Title :
The invention of the programmable implantable medication system
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
The author describes the genesis of his idea for a programmable implantable medication system and the problems encountered in going from idea to the first prototype. He discusses the funding, development, and marketing of his device. He provides some observations on the process of getting medical inventions into public use.<>
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; medical computing; patient treatment; device development; funding; marketing; medical inventions; programmable implantable medication system; public use; Batteries; Insulin; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Pacemakers; Physics; Prototypes; Pumps; Read only memory; Space technology;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
