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Why don't we already have an Artificial Pancreas?
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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 1198113" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>Liability is the simple answer. I've been looking at OpenAPS for a while (and am desperate to get my hands on an appropriate pump to build one, having failed miserably so far) and the nexus of it being Open Source is that you have to put the bits together so any liability is purely incurred by yourself.</p><p></p><p>The companies making pumps/cgms and looking at AP capabilities have spent a large amount of time making sure they are comfortable about how everything works and have the appropriate safeguards in place. They have also undertaken vast amounts of trials to ensure their models work and are safe. The last thing they want is to be sued by the family of a T1D due to the AP giving that person too much insulin and causing death or a severe enough hypo to cause brain damage. </p><p></p><p>The basics of an AP algorithm are fairly simple, but ensuring it operates safely is much more involved and covers a great deal more pieces. That's been the main limiter. </p><p></p><p>The second is simply cost. Both pumps and CGM are not cheap, so in order to make the whole thing work, you have to invest a load of money and sell to a relatively small market. Recouping the costs of the above is extremely difficult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 1198113, member: 30007"] Liability is the simple answer. I've been looking at OpenAPS for a while (and am desperate to get my hands on an appropriate pump to build one, having failed miserably so far) and the nexus of it being Open Source is that you have to put the bits together so any liability is purely incurred by yourself. The companies making pumps/cgms and looking at AP capabilities have spent a large amount of time making sure they are comfortable about how everything works and have the appropriate safeguards in place. They have also undertaken vast amounts of trials to ensure their models work and are safe. The last thing they want is to be sued by the family of a T1D due to the AP giving that person too much insulin and causing death or a severe enough hypo to cause brain damage. The basics of an AP algorithm are fairly simple, but ensuring it operates safely is much more involved and covers a great deal more pieces. That's been the main limiter. The second is simply cost. Both pumps and CGM are not cheap, so in order to make the whole thing work, you have to invest a load of money and sell to a relatively small market. Recouping the costs of the above is extremely difficult. [/QUOTE]
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