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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2008
Julian D. Kavazov, Arcadia, CA (US);
Sheldon B. Moberg, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Ian B. Hanson, Northridge, CA (US);
Colin A. Chong, Burbank, CA (US);
Eric M. Lorenzen, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Rafael Bikovsky, Oak Park, CA (US);
Truong Gia Luan, Winnetka, CA (US);
Julian D. Kavazov, Arcadia, CA (US);
Sheldon B. Moberg, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Ian B. Hanson, Northridge, CA (US);
Colin A. Chong, Burbank, CA (US);
Eric M. Lorenzen, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Rafael Bikovsky, Oak Park, CA (US);
Truong Gia Luan, Winnetka, CA (US);
Medtronic MiniMed, Inc., Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to limiting a presence of air bubbles in a fluidic medium expelled from a reservoir. In various embodiments, a reservoir is shaped so as to limit a presence of air bubbles in a fluidic medium expelled from the reservoir. Also, in various embodiments, a plunger head within a reservoir is shaped so as to limit a presence of air bubbles in a fluidic medium expelled from the reservoir. In some embodiments, both a reservoir and a plunger head within the reservoir are shaped so as to limit a presence of air bubbles in a fluidic medium expelled from the reservoir.