Low temperature methods for hermetically sealing reservoir devices
First Claim
1. A method for hermetically sealing an opening in a reservoir of a containment device comprising:
- applying a polymeric material to an opening in a reservoir of a containment device, the reservoir comprising reservoir contents to be hermetically isolated within the reservoir, the applied polymeric material closing off the opening and forming a temporary seal; and
adhering a hermetic sealing material onto the polymeric material to hermetically seal the opening.
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Abstract
Methods are provided for hermetically sealing an opening in a reservoir of a containment device. The method comprises applying a polymeric material to an opening in a reservoir of a containment device, the reservoir comprising reservoir contents (such as a drug or a sensor) to be hermetically isolated within the reservoir, the applied polymeric material closing off the opening and forming a temporary seal; and adhering a hermetic sealing material onto the polymeric material to hermetically seal the opening. The reservoir can be a micro-reservoir. The containment device can comprises an array of two or more of reservoirs, and the method comprises hermetically sealing each of the two or more reservoirs.
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46 Claims
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1. A method for hermetically sealing an opening in a reservoir of a containment device comprising:
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applying a polymeric material to an opening in a reservoir of a containment device, the reservoir comprising reservoir contents to be hermetically isolated within the reservoir, the applied polymeric material closing off the opening and forming a temporary seal; and
adhering a hermetic sealing material onto the polymeric material to hermetically seal the opening. - 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, 35, 36, 37, 45)
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38. A method for hermetically sealing a plurality of openings of reservoirs in a containment device comprising:
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providing a device which comprises a substrate in which a plurality of reservoirs are defined, the substrate having a sealing surface circumscribing the openings of the reservoirs;
applying a polymeric material to the openings to close off the opening and form a temporary seal; and
adhering a hermetic sealing material onto the polymeric material and onto the sealing surface to hermetically seal the opening. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46)
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