Abstract: A flow control device for installation in a bore in a compliant housing comprises a central flow control mechanism and generally cylindrical body with an outer surface having a base diameter and comprising a plurality of annular ridges, coaxial with the device, arrayed in an axial series and separated by grooves, and projecting radially outward above the base diameter of the device, and a method of securing a flow control device within a bore formed in a compliant housing, comprises the steps of forming the outer surface of the device to have a generally cylindrical shape and a base diameter and comprising a plurality of annular ridges, coaxial with the device, arrayed in an axial series, separated by grooves and projecting radially outward above the base diameter of the device, the base diameter formed or selected to be slightly less than the inside diameter of the bore, and pressing the device into the bore to the desired location at a rate not exceeding the rate at which the material of the housing displac