Abstract:
A powerhead (120) of a power injector is disclosed that allows for wireless interconnection with devices mounted to the powerhead (120). A faceplate (122) may be mounted to the powerhead (120). The faceplate (122) may allow for the installation of a syringe (144) thereto. The faceplate (122) may receive power from the powerhead (122) via an inductive coupling between a primary coil (128) disposed within the powerhead (120) and a secondary coil (130) disposed within the faceplate (122). The faceplate (122) may be operable to wirelessly communicate with the powerhead (120) via the inductive coupling or via any appropriate wireless communication method. The faceplate (122) may include a syringe heater (142) operable to heat a fluid within the syringe (144). The faceplate (122) may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader operable to read an RFID tag of the syringe (144).
Abstract:
A power injector (302) with syringe communication logic (316) is disclosed. A communication with a syringe (320) for the power injector (302) may be initiated via data provided by one or more of a tilt sensor (306), a syringe clamp sensor (308), a prefilled syringe sensor (310), or an imaging energy output sensor (312).
Abstract:
A sterilization device (166) comprising: a housing (168); a sterilization chamber (176) disposed within said housing; an ultraviolet light source (158) operable to illuminate said sterilization chamber with ultraviolet light; a blind hole (174) extending into said housing and into said sterilization chamber, wherein said blind hole is the only hole extending into said housing and into said sterilization chamber; a movable member (184), wherein in a first position of said movable member said movable member is free from interference with said blind hole, wherein in a second position of said movable member, said movable member partially covers said blind hole; and illumination control logic (182) operable to prevent said ultraviolet light source from being illuminated when said movable member is in said first position, wherein said illumination control logic is operable to energize said ultraviolet light source to illuminate said sterilization chamber when said movable member is in said second position.
Abstract:
A power injector syringe clamp assembly (300) is disclosed. This clamp assembly (300) includes a first clamp member (302) and a second clamp member (312), where at least one of these clamp members (302, 312) is movable to provide open and closed configurations for the clamp assembly (300). The clamp assembly (300) also includes at least one RFID reader antenna for communicating with at least one RFID tag (336) on a power injector syringe (330), at least when positioned within the clamp assembly (300).
Abstract:
A powerhead (120) of a power injector is disclosed that allows for wireless interconnection with devices mounted to the powerhead (120). A faceplate (122) may be mounted to the powerhead (120). The faceplate (122) may allow for the installation of a syringe (144) thereto. The faceplate (122) may receive power from the powerhead (122) via an inductive coupling between a primary coil (128) disposed within the powerhead (120) and a secondary coil (130) disposed within the faceplate (122). The faceplate (122) may be operable to wirelessly communicate with the powerhead (120) via the inductive coupling or via any appropriate wireless communication method. The faceplate (122) may include a syringe heater (142) operable to heat a fluid within the syringe (144). The faceplate (122) may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader operable to read an RFID tag of the syringe (144).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to management of information relating to medical fluids, containers therefor, and medical fluid administration devices for administering such medical fluids to patients. Data tags (e.g., RFID tags) are generally associated with containers of the invention and may be electromagnetically read from and/or written to using an electromagnetic device, for example, that may be associated with a medical fluid administration device of the invention.
Abstract:
A power injector (40) includes a movable ram (74) operable to interface with and move a plunger (90a/b) of a syringe (86a/b). The power injector (40) may be operable to automatically determine a proper home position for the particular type of syringe (86a/b) to be used in a fluid injection sequence. The power injector (40) may also include ram homing logic (182) operable to automatically move the ram (74) to a home position after an injection. Such automatic homing of the ram (74) may, for example, be initiated by the end of an injection sequence in preparation for another injection sequence, by the opening of a faceplate (102a/b), by a user input, or by any combination thereof.
Abstract:
Disclosed are systems and methods for power injectors incorporating a keep vein open functionality that is operable when an injection protocol (112) is suspended. The injector includes control logic (110) configured to include the injection protocol (112), and a separate drip mode injection protocol (114) executable only during a suspension of the injection protocol (112). In one embodiment, the drip mode injection protocol (114) is automatically or manually initiated immediately after and in response to the suspension of the injection protocol (112). In another embodiment, the drip mode injection protocol (114) is automatically initiated after a predetermined delay from start of the suspension of the injection protocol (112). The configuration parameters for the drip mode injection protocol (114) may be programmable prior to the initiation of an injection procedure, immediately prior to the execution of the drip mode injection protocol (114), or hard-coded into the injector.
Abstract:
A status messaging protocol (140) for a power injector (10) is disclosed. A setup screen (230) may be displayed on a graphical user interface (11) associated with the power injector (10). A status message (268) is displayed in a status message zone (266) on the setup screen (230). As the status of the power injector (10) changes, the status message (268) in the status message zone (266) on the setup screen (230) is updated.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of syringe plunger driver or ram retraction protocols for a power injector are disclosed. In a first ram retraction protocol (184a), a first ram may be partially retracted (232), followed by a full retraction of a second ram (234), followed by a completion of the retraction of the first ram (238). In a second ram retraction protocol (184b), a first ram may be partially retracted (252), followed by a partial retraction of a second ram (254), and sometime thereafter each of the first and second rams may be completely retracted (260, 262). In a third ram retraction protocol (184c), the first and second rams are simultaneously and partially retracted (272), and sometime thereafter each of the first and second rams are completely retracted (276). In a fourth ram retraction protocol (184d), the first and second rams are simultaneously and fully retracted (292) based upon a programmed input or the like.