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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2004
Jonathan R. Coppeta, Windham, NH (US);
Scott A. Uhland, Roslindale, MA (US);
Benjamin F. Polito, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Norman F. Sheppard, Jr., Bedford, MA (US);
Christina M. Feakes, Brighton, MA (US);
Douglas B. Snell, Amesbury, MA (US);
John T. Santini, Jr., North Chelmsford, MA (US);
Jonathan R. Coppeta, Windham, NH (US);
Scott A. Uhland, Roslindale, MA (US);
Benjamin F. Polito, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Norman F. Sheppard, Jr., Bedford, MA (US);
Christina M. Feakes, Brighton, MA (US);
Douglas B. Snell, Amesbury, MA (US);
John T. Santini, Jr., North Chelmsford, MA (US);
MicroCHIPS, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
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.