Reporting from AAMI 2011
After missing last year’s meeting in Tampa, I’m back at AAMI – one of the two events that I try to attend every year. The focus on connectivity has increased as there is a full track devoted to the topic this year.
One change this year, is that my blog posts from the conference will be appearing on the Medical Electronic Design magazine blog, found here. As usual, I’ll also be taking lots of photos, some of which may also be posted on the MED blog. Eventually most all the photos (the good ones that aren’t confidential) will be posted on my Flickr account, here.
Consumer Connectivity Issues
From time to time, patients or family members leave comments about problems they’ve had. This is not a consumer oriented site, and most patient’s are not in a position to avail themselves of assistance from me or another industry consultants. But I do welcome and respond to consumer oriented inquiries. Unfortunately, these situations rarely result in simple straight forward replies that solve the problems.
Here’s a query I received this week:
I have been reading about connectivity of medical devices, of which I know nothing, because I am a teacher and am having signal issues, while at work, with my wireless Omnipod Insulin Pump. The alarm sounds and it stops delivering insulin. The support team at Insulet Corp. says that there is some sort of “fluck” going on. This answer does not satisfy me. My classroom has been known to have what our tech people call, “dead zones.” If you don’t mind, can you, or others, offer some insight into this situation? Thanks. My doctor is at Tufts in Boston. He’s just great.
Here’s my reply:
