Automated filling systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system for transferring fluidic media, the system comprising:
- a housing portion for receiving a reservoir connected to a vial through a transfer guard;
a bias member held by the housing portion and arranged to provide a bias force directed to change a relative position of a plunger head within an interior volume of the reservoir, when the reservoir is received by the housing portion;
wherein the housing portion and the bias member are configured to transfer fluidic media between the vial and the reservoir, through the transfer guard, when the transfer guard is connected to the reservoir and the vial, the reservoir is received by the housing portion, and the bias force of the bias member changes the relative position of the plunger head within the interior volume of the reservoir.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to transferring fluidic media from a vial to a reservoir. In various embodiments, fluidic media may be transferred from the vial to the reservoir by moving a housing portion to move a plunger head located in the reservoir to draw fluidic media from the vial to the reservoir. In other embodiments, fluidic media may be transferred from the vial to the reservoir while the reservoir is held by a holding unit and vibrated by a vibrator to remove air from the fluidic media. In some embodiments, fluidic media may be transferred from the vial to the reservoir by moving a handle operatively connected to a bias member for assisting with the transfer of fluidic media. In other embodiments, the transfer of fluidic media may be assisted by a bias member and a needle connecting atmosphere and the vial.
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1. A system for transferring fluidic media, the system comprising:
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a housing portion for receiving a reservoir connected to a vial through a transfer guard; a bias member held by the housing portion and arranged to provide a bias force directed to change a relative position of a plunger head within an interior volume of the reservoir, when the reservoir is received by the housing portion; wherein the housing portion and the bias member are configured to transfer fluidic media between the vial and the reservoir, through the transfer guard, when the transfer guard is connected to the reservoir and the vial, the reservoir is received by the housing portion, and the bias force of the bias member changes the relative position of the plunger head within the interior volume of the reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for transferring fluidic media, the method comprising:
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receiving a reservoir by a housing portion; connecting a transfer guard to provide a fluid path from a vial to the reservoir; arranging a bias member in the housing portion to provide a bias force directed to change a relative position of a plunger head within an interior volume of the reservoir, when the reservoir is received by the housing portion; changing the relative position of the plunger head within the interior volume of the reservoir by the bias force of the bias member to transfer fluidic media between the vial and the reservoir, when the transfer guard is connected to the reservoir and the vial, and the reservoir is received by the housing portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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