Systems and methods allowing for reservoir air bubble management

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8172929
APP PUB NO 20110230834A1
SERIAL NO

13118358

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Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to limiting a presence of air bubbles in fluidic media in a reservoir. Air passages may allow air to escape from fluidic media in a reservoir. Membranes may allow for trapping air bubbles in fluidic media before fluidic media enters a reservoir. A membrane may allow air to flow from a first reservoir containing fluidic media to a second reservoir while plunger heads within each of the reservoirs are moved within the reservoirs. An inner reservoir with a membrane may be moveable within an outer reservoir to allow air to move from the outer reservoir to the inner reservoir. An inner reservoir containing pressurized gas may allow fluidic media to be transferred to an outer reservoir.

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  • MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bikovsky, Rafael Oak Park, US 44 3042
Griffin, Christopher G Sylmar, US 32 4537
Hezzell, David Thousand Oaks, US 3 176
Ibranyan, Arsen Glendale, US 29 1745
Kavazov, Julian D Arcadia, US 60 6396
Lee, Mike Glendale, US 31 1212
Luan, Truong Gia Winnetka, US 16 606
Miller, Thomas Valencia, US 175 3594
Shen, Benjamin X Davis, US 3 176

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