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Originally Posted by EricH
I said infusion pump. I think the irrigation pump is the new version.
Come to think of it, most of Dean's and DEKA's inventions have been for the medical community. The exceptions would be the catapult and the water machine. (And I could make a valid argument that the water machine is for the medical community.)
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The insulin pump and the infusion pump are the same thing, the most common use of the AutoSyringe portable infusion pump is for insulin.
The irrigation pump is used for a number of surgical procedures such as arthroscopy. These surgical techniques use small incisions and cameras to view the procedure. The irrigation pump pumps fluid into the area (a joint in the case of arthroscopy) to distend it and make space to perform the surgery.