An open-source artificial pancreas

Posted Jan 30, 2019 20:51 UTC (Wed) by thithib (guest, #115203)
Parent article: An open-source artificial pancreas

> The OpenAPS "rig" can communicate with both Android and iOS devices. "You can text your pancreas ... you really can", she said, or use and an assistant like "Siri" to send input to the rig.

That scares me, even if according to openaps.org's FAQ, the safety mechanisms are expected to prevent malicious behaviors.

An open-source artificial pancreas

Posted Jan 30, 2019 21:53 UTC (Wed) by jani (subscriber, #74547) [Link] (1 responses)

It's not just that. IIUC the protocols to talk to the CGMs and pumps have all been reverse engineered. The article says they can only use a specific pump *because* it has a vulnerability. This industry isn't really known for opening up their specs. I guess it's fear of liability and competition.

But it's not like the certified devices are without bugs. And they don't exactly get software updates. It's just a different kind of scary.

An open-source artificial pancreas

Posted Jan 30, 2019 22:47 UTC (Wed) by nilsmeyer (guest, #122604) [Link]

I think as a matter of public safety the code should be open source.