RESERVOIR FILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A method of making a system for transferring fluidic media, the method comprising:
- filling an interior volume of a reservoir body with fluidic media in a first type of environment;
placing a plunger head within the reservoir body in the first type of environment, the plunger head adapted to be moveable in an axial direction within the reservoir body;
attaching a casing adjacent to at least a portion of the reservoir body in a second type of environment, the casing configured to envelop at least a portion of a plunger arm operatively connected to the plunger head, the casing further configured to allow the plunger arm to move in the axial direction relative to the reservoir body and at least partially within the reservoir body.
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Abstract
A reservoir may be filled with fluidic media in a first type of environment, a plunger head may be placed within the reservoir in the first type of environment, and a casing that may be configured to envelop at least a portion of a plunger arm operatively connected to the plunger head may be attached adjacent to at least a portion of the reservoir in a second type of environment. A reservoir may be provided having a first and second portion for respectively containing fluidic media, the second portion may be adapted to be removable, the reservoir may be selectively filled with a first volume or a second volume of fluidic media, a seal member may be placed in the reservoir, and the second portion may be removed in a case where the reservoir contains the first volume of fluidic media.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of making a system for transferring fluidic media, the method comprising:
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filling an interior volume of a reservoir body with fluidic media in a first type of environment; placing a plunger head within the reservoir body in the first type of environment, the plunger head adapted to be moveable in an axial direction within the reservoir body; attaching a casing adjacent to at least a portion of the reservoir body in a second type of environment, the casing configured to envelop at least a portion of a plunger arm operatively connected to the plunger head, the casing further configured to allow the plunger arm to move in the axial direction relative to the reservoir body and at least partially within the reservoir body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of making a system for containing fluidic media, the method comprising:
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providing a reservoir body having a first portion and a second portion for respectively containing fluidic media; adapting the second portion to be removable from the reservoir body; selectively filling the reservoir body with one of a first volume of fluidic media and a second volume of fluidic media; placing a seal member in the reservoir body, the seal member to be arranged in at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the reservoir body; and removing the second portion in a case where the first portion is sufficiently filled with the first volume of fluidic media and the seal member is arranged at least partially in the first portion of the reservoir body. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for containing fluidic media, the system comprising:
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a reservoir body having an interior volume for containing one of a first amount of fluidic media and a second amount of fluidic media, the reservoir body comprising; a first portion having an interior volume corresponding to a first part of the interior volume of the reservoir body, the interior volume of the first portion for containing a volume equal to the first amount of fluidic media; a second portion having an interior volume corresponding to a second part of the interior volume of the reservoir body, the interior volume of the first portion and the interior volume of the second portion for collectively containing a volume equal to the second amount of fluidic media; a plunger head located in at least one of the first portion and the second portion of the reservoir body, the second portion adapted to be removable from the first portion, wherein the second portion is to be removed in a case where the plunger head is at least partially in the first portion and the interior volume of the reservoir body contains a volume of fluidic media equal to the first amount of fluidic media. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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