Insulin Pumps on Pacemakers or Defibrillators is Just a Matter of Time...

With the announcement of the FDA approval of Medtronic's Paradigm closed-loop insulin pump paired with the soon-to-be-released IS-4 pacemaker generator-to-lead connector standard (which permits four wire connection points in the connection block of a defibrillator or pacemaker for each wire placed into a patient instead of just two connection points as on the currently-available IS-1 standard), we are now a step closer to a fully-implantable insulin infusion device that can also monitor blood glucose levels. Other sensors will soon follow. My job's secure at least another week....

--Wes