US 12,441,037 B2
Delivery device apparatuses, systems, and methods
Edward J. Pearsall, Manchester, NH (US); Eitan C. Zeira, Hollis, NH (US); Hans E. Johnson, Salem, NH (US); Lee A. Batchelder, Auburn, NH (US); and Daniel F. Cote, Jr., New Boston, NH (US)
Assigned to DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed by DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed on Jun. 5, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/229,092.
Application 19/229,092 is a continuation of application No. 18/971,815, filed on Dec. 6, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/727,877, filed on Dec. 4, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/686,316, filed on Aug. 23, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/686,331, filed on Aug. 23, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/686,325, filed on Aug. 23, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/551,596, filed on Feb. 9, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/551,600, filed on Feb. 9, 2024.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/551,628, filed on Feb. 9, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2025/0296270 A1, Sep. 25, 2025
Int. Cl. B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29C 45/26 (2006.01); B29C 45/27 (2006.01); B29C 45/40 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/66 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 45/14819 (2013.01) [B29C 45/2673 (2013.01); B29C 45/2703 (2013.01); B29C 45/4005 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0053 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14122 (2013.01); B29C 2045/664 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7544 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of overmolding a component to a sharp bearing body from which at least one microneedle projects comprising:
depositing each of the at least one microneedle in a respective pocket defined in a first shut-off of a mold, each of the at least one microneedle being self-centered by the geometry of the respective pockets as the microneedles are deposited;
enclosing the sharp bearing body within first and second blocks of a mold;
clamping the sharp bearing body, with a resting clamping force, between the first shut-off and a second shut-off of the mold with a sharp bearing face of the sharp bearing body disposed normal to the force of gravity;
exerting pressure against the mold with clamping platens in a direction normal to the sharp bearing face;
forming the component with an axial dimension which extends in a direction other than normal to the sharp bearing face while overmolding material to a sidewall around the periphery of the sharp bearing body and a portion of the face of the sharp bearing body opposite the sharp bearing face;
venting gas through vents abreast an interface between the sidewall and overmolded material; and
retaining the second block of the mold against a base during orchestration of a portion of an ejection sequence in which the first block and component are ejected from the mold.