User's Manual

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CHAPTER 1 Description
Introduction
The Medtronic MiniMed 2007D Implantable Insulin Pump System, shown in
Figure 1, brings together sophisticated new technologies to provide continuous
intraperitoneal insulin therapy for patients with Insulin Dependent Diabetes
Mellitus (IDDM). The development of the Medtronic MiniMed 2007D
Implantable Insulin Pump System is the result of years of cooperative research
and development between Medtronic MiniMed and:
• The Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory
• U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space
Flight Center. U.S. National Institutes of Health
Figure 1: Implantable Insulin Pump and
Personal Pump Communicator (PPC)