found: Work cat.: U.S. Cong. Senate. Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The potential for an artificial pancreas, hearing ... 2007:p. 2 (development of a closed-loop artificial pancreas; to link together the insulin pump and the continuous glucose monitor)
found: Wikipedia, Oct. 22, 2007(artificial pancreas; a technology in development to help diabetic persons automatically control their blood glucose level by providing the substitute endocrine functionality of a healthy pancreas; the medical equipment approach -- using an insulin pump under closed loop control using real-time data from a continuous blood glucose sensor)
found: MESH browser, Dec. 12, 2007(Insulin Infusian Systems Entry term: Pancreas, Artificial Endocrine. Scope note: Portable or implantable devices for infusion of insulin. Includes open-loop systems which may be patient-operated or controlled by a pre-set program and are designed for constant delivery of small quantities of insulin, increased during food ingestion, and closed-loop systems which deliver quantities of insulin automatically based on an electronic glucose sensor.)
