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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2009
Colin A. Chong, Burbank, CA (US);
Truong Gia Luan, Winnetka, CA (US);
Rafael Bikovsky, Oak Park, CA (US);
Arsen Ibranyan, Glendale, CA (US);
Colin A. Chong, Burbank, CA (US);
Truong Gia Luan, Winnetka, CA (US);
Rafael Bikovsky, Oak Park, CA (US);
Arsen Ibranyan, Glendale, CA (US);
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
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.