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US 11,305,333 B2Granted
Methods for forming low stress component for medical devices
AssigneeInsulet Corporation
InventorIan McLaughlin
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are approaches of forming a component, such as a valve, for a medical device. One approach includes providing a cylinder within a tube, the tube and the cylinder joined together in an interference fit, and annealing the tube and the cylinder, wherein the tube and the cylinder are no longer joined together in the interference fit following the annealing.
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A method of forming a device for a wearable drug delivery system, the method comprising:
- joining together a first component within an interior of a second component, wherein the first and second components are engaged together in an interference fit;
- annealing the first and second components;
- and
- cooling the first and second components after the annealing until the first and second components are no longer engaged together in the interference fit.
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A method of forming a valve for a medical device, comprising:
- providing a cylinder within a tube, the tube and the cylinder joined together in an interference fit such that an outer diameter of the cylinder is greater than an inner diameter of the tube;
- annealing the tube and the cylinder;
- and
- cooling the tube and the cylinder, wherein the tube and the cylinder are no longer joined together in the interference fit following the annealing and the cooling.
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A method of forming a valve for a wearable medical device, comprising:
- providing a cylinder within a tube, the tube and the cylinder joined together in an interference fit;
- annealing the tube and the cylinder;
- and
- cooling the tube and the cylinder after the annealing until the cylinder and the tube are no longer engaged in the interference fit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.