Connection and alignment systems and methods
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1. A delivery system for delivering fluidic media to a user, the delivery system comprising:
- a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user;
a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion, one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion supporting a reservoir having an interior volume for containing fluidic media, to be selectively delivered to the user through a port of the reservoir, the first housing portion and the second housing portion configured to be moved relative to each other along an engagement path to operatively engage each other;
a fluid connector supported by the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a position to engage the reservoir in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are moved relative to each other along the engagement path to operatively engage each other;
a first alignment structure for aligning the first housing portion and the second housing portion at a first position along the engagement path; and
a second alignment structure for aligning the fluid connector with the port of the reservoir at a second position along the engagement path.
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A delivery system for delivering fluidic media to a user having a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from a first housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion configured to be slidable relative to each other to operatively engage each other; and a fluid connector supported by one the housing portions in a position to engage a reservoir supported by an other of the housing portions in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are slid relative to each other to operatively engage each other.
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1. A delivery system for delivering fluidic media to a user, the delivery system comprising:
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a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user; a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion, one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion supporting a reservoir having an interior volume for containing fluidic media, to be selectively delivered to the user through a port of the reservoir, the first housing portion and the second housing portion configured to be moved relative to each other along an engagement path to operatively engage each other; a fluid connector supported by the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a position to engage the reservoir in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are moved relative to each other along the engagement path to operatively engage each other; a first alignment structure for aligning the first housing portion and the second housing portion at a first position along the engagement path; and a second alignment structure for aligning the fluid connector with the port of the reservoir at a second position along the engagement path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A delivery system, for delivering fluidic media to a user, the delivery system comprising:
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a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user; a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion, one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion for supporting a reservoir having an interior volume for containing fluidic media, the first housing portion and the second housing portion configured to be moved relative to each other along an engagement path to operatively engage each other; a fluid connector supported by the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a position to engage the reservoir in a case where the reservoir is supported by the one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion and the first housing portion and the second housing portion are moved relative to each other along the engagement path to operatively engage each other; and a first alignment structure for aligning the first housing portion and the second housing portion at a first position along the engagement path; and a second alignment structure for aligning the fluid connector with a port of the reservoir at a second position along the engagement path; the first alignment structure including a protrusion supported by one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion and a groove on the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion relative to the one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion supporting the protrusion, the protrusion for moving along at least a portion of the groove and engaging a surface defining the groove as the first housing portion slides relative to the second housing portion to the second position; wherein the surface defining the groove is tapered to allow the protrusion to engage the surface of the groove in a friction fit manner as the first housing portion is moved relative to the second housing portion along the engagement path toward the second position.
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36. A delivery system, for delivering fluidic media to a user, the delivery system comprising:
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a first housing portion adapted to be carried by a user; a second housing portion configured to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion, one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion for supporting a reservoir having an interior volume for containing fluidic media, the first housing portion and the second housing portion configured to be moved relative to each other along an engagement path to operatively engage each other; a fluid connector supported by the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a position to engage the reservoir in a case where the reservoir is supported by the one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion and the first housing portion and the second housing portion are moved relative to each other along the engagement path to operatively engage each other; and a first alignment structure for aligning the first housing portion and the second housing portion at a first position along the engagement path; and a second alignment structure for aligning the fluid connector with a port of the reservoir at a second position along the engagement path; the first alignment structure including a protrusion supported by one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion and a groove on the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion relative to the one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion supporting the protrusion, the protrusion for moving along at least a portion of the groove and engaging a surface defining the groove as the first housing portion slides relative to the second housing portion to the second position; wherein the protrusion is tapered to allow the protrusion to engage the surface in a friction fit manner as the first housing portion is moved relative to the second housing portion along the engagement path toward the second position.
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37. A method of making a medical device, the method comprising:
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adapting a first housing portion to be carried by a user; configuring a second housing portion to be selectively operatively engaged with and disengaged from the first housing portion, one of the first housing portion and the second housing portion supporting a reservoir having an interior volume for containing fluidic media to be selectively delivered to the user through a port of the reservoir, the first housing portion and the second housing portion configured to be slidable relative to each other to operatively engage each other; supporting a fluid connector by the other of the first housing portion and the second housing portion in a position to engage the reservoir in a case where the first housing portion and the second housing portion are slid relative to each other to operatively engage each other; providing a first alignment structure for aligning the first housing portion and the second housing portion at a first position along the engagement path; and providing a second alignment structure for aligning the fluid connector with the port of the reservoir at a second position along the engagement path.
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