IP Library Granted Patent US 11,305,333
Granted Patent B2
US 11,305,333 · App. 16/836,356 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Methods for forming low stress component for medical devices

Inventor: Ian McLaughlin (Groton, MA)
Assignee: INSULET CORPORATION
B21K1/20
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Patent No.
US 11,305,333
App. No.
16/836,356
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (38)

1. 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.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising pressing the second component over an exterior of the first component to cause the second component to expand.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second components are the same or different materials.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing the first component to elongate after the annealing.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a central port through the first component;

providing an exterior port through the second component; and

actuating the first and second components with respect to one another to align the central port with the exterior port.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein actuating the first and second components comprises rotating the first and second components with respect to one another or axially moving the first and second components with respect to one another.

7. 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.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising providing an oil between the tube and the cylinder.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising pressing the tube over the cylinder to cause the cylinder to expand.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the cylinder and the tube are the same material.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the cylinder and the tube are different material.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising causing the cylinder to elongate after the annealing.

13. The method of claim 7 , further comprising providing a port through the tube or the cylinder.

14. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

providing a central port through the cylinder;

providing an exterior port through the tube; and

actuating the tube and the cylinder with respect to one another to align the central port with the exterior port.

15. 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.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising providing an oil between the tube and the cylinder.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein providing the cylinder within the tube comprises pressing the tube over the cylinder to cause the tube to expand.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the cylinder and the tube are the same or different materials.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising causing the cylinder to elongate after the annealing.

20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

providing a central port through the cylinder;

providing an exterior port through the tube; and

actuating the tube and the cylinder with respect to one another to align the central port with the exterior port.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Nov 16, 2022
From: INSULET CORPORATION
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061951/0977 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2020
From: MCLAUGHLIN, IAN
To: INSULET CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052425/0648 →
Continuity (1)
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