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;
placing a plunger head within the reservoir body, the plunger head being moveable in an axial direction within the reservoir body;
connecting a plunger arm to the plunger head, the plunger arm configured to selectively engage and disengage with a drive member, the plunger arm for moving the plunger head in the axial direction of the reservoir body when the plunger arm is engaged with and driven by the drive member, the plunger arm configured to be carried with the reservoir body away from the drive member when the plunger arm is disengaged from the drive member; and
after filling the interior volume of the reservoir body, connecting a casing to the reservoir body to cover at least a portion of the plunger arm and to allow the plunger arm to move in the axial direction relative to the reservoir body, the casing configured to be carried with the reservoir body away from the drive member when the casing is connected to the reservoir body and the plunger arm is disengaged and separated from the drive member.
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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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19 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; placing a plunger head within the reservoir body, the plunger head being moveable in an axial direction within the reservoir body; connecting a plunger arm to the plunger head, the plunger arm configured to selectively engage and disengage with a drive member, the plunger arm for moving the plunger head in the axial direction of the reservoir body when the plunger arm is engaged with and driven by the drive member, the plunger arm configured to be carried with the reservoir body away from the drive member when the plunger arm is disengaged from the drive member; and after filling the interior volume of the reservoir body, connecting a casing to the reservoir body to cover at least a portion of the plunger arm and to allow the plunger arm to move in the axial direction relative to the reservoir body, the casing configured to be carried with the reservoir body away from the drive member when the casing is connected to the reservoir body and the plunger arm is disengaged and separated from the drive member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. 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; placing a plunger head within the reservoir body, the plunger head being moveable in an axial direction within the reservoir body; and after filling the interior volume of the reservoir body, connecting a plunger arm to the plunger head, the plunger arm configured to selectively engage and disengage with a drive member, the plunger arm for moving the plunger head in the axial direction of the reservoir body when the plunger arm is engaged with and driven by the drive member, the plunger arm configured to be carried with the reservoir body away from the drive member when the plunger arm is disengaged from the drive member; wherein filling an interior volume of the reservoir body is performed in a first environment and wherein connecting the plunger arm to the plunger head is performed in a second environment that is different from the first environment.
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11. 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; placing a plunger head within the reservoir body, the plunger head being moveable in an axial direction within the reservoir body; after filling the interior volume of the reservoir body, connecting a plunger arm to the plunger head, the plunger arm configured to selectively engage and disengage with a drive member, the plunger arm for moving the plunger head in the axial direction of the reservoir body when the plunger arm is engaged with and driven by the drive member, the plunger arm configured to be carried with the reservoir body away from the drive member when the plunger arm is disengaged from the drive member; and connecting a casing to the reservoir body, to cover at least a portion of a plunger arm and to allow the plunger arm to move in the axial direction relative to the reservoir body, the casing configured to be carried with the reservoir body away from the drive member when the casing is connected to the reservoir body and the plunger arm is disengaged and separated from the drive member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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16. 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; placing a plunger head within the reservoir body, the plunger head being moveable in an axial direction within the reservoir body; and after filling the interior volume of the reservoir body, connecting a plunger arm to the plunger head, the plunger arm configured to selectively engage and disengage with a drive member, the plunger arm for moving the plunger head in the axial direction of the reservoir body when the plunger arm engaged with and driven by the drive member, the plunger arm configured to be carried with the reservoir body away from the drive member when the plunger arm is disengaged from the drive member; wherein connecting the plunger arm to the plunger head comprises removing the reservoir body from a first environment in which the filling is performed and placing the reservoir body in a second environment for the connecting.
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19. A system for transferring fluidic media, the system comprising:
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a reservoir body having an interior volume for receiving and containing a fluidic media; a plunger head installed within the reservoir body and adapted to be moveable in an axial direction within the reservoir body; a plunger arm connected to the plunger head, the plunger arm configured to selectively engage and disengage with a drive member, the plunger arm for moving the plunger head in the axial direction of the reservoir body when the plunger arm is engaged with and driven by the drive member, the plunger arm configured to be carried with the reservoir body away from the drive member when the plunger arm is disengaged from the drive member; and a casing attached to at least a portion of the reservoir body after the fluidic media has been received in the interior volume of the reservoir body, the casing enveloping at least a portion of a plunger arm that is 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 the casing.
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