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US 12,285,587 · App. 17/000,999 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Multi-fluid medical injector system and methods of operation

Inventors: Michael A. Riley (Saxonburg, PA); Ralph Schriver (Tarentum, PA)
Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
A61M5/1407A61B6/481A61M5/007A61M5/142A61M5/14546A61M5/1458A61M5/16827A61M5/1782A61B6/507A61M2005/1402A61M2005/1403A61M2005/14553
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Patent No.
US 12,285,587
App. No.
17/000,999
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-fluid injector system and methods of operation thereof are presented. One embodiment of such a fluid injector system includes an automatic refill procedure for a fluid injector system comprising a fluid injector and an operably engaged syringe. The procedure includes the step of determining, using an electronic control device operably controlling the fluid injector system, whether a fluid injection procedure involving the syringe is impending. If the electronic control device determines that the fluid injection procedure is not impending, such that the automatic refill will not interfere with the fluid injection procedure, an automatic refill of the syringe is initiated.

Claims (32)

1. An injector, comprising:

an injector housing enclosing electro-mechanical drive components;

at least a pair of piston elements reciprocally operated by the electro-mechanical drive components, the pair of piston elements adapted to engage respective syringe plungers of syringes associated with the injector;

an electronic control device associated with the injector for at least automated control of the pair of piston elements; and

at least one control button arranged on the injector housing, the at least one control button electronically coupled to the electronic control device associated with the injector to provide direct input to the electronic control device, the at least one control button providing control features, the at least one control button comprising at least a Fill/Purge control button configured to automatically fill the respective syringes with fluid and purge out air in the respective syringes upon actuation.

2. The injector of claim 1 , wherein the at least one control button is hard-wired to the electronic control device associated with the injector.

3. The injector of claim 1 , wherein the at least one control button comprises at least one of: Unload and Refill.

4. The injector of claim 3 , wherein the Refill control button is configured to cause refilling with fluid of one or more of the respective syringes upon actuation.

5. The injector of claim 4 , wherein a refill rate and volume to refill the syringes is programmed as part of an initial data entry set-up for the electronic control device, or is preprogrammed into the electronic control device.

6. The injector of claim 3 , wherein the Unload control button is configured to cause the pair of piston elements to move rearward in the respective syringes to move the syringe plungers to a storage position within the respective syringes.

7. An injector, comprising:

an injector housing enclosing electro-mechanical drive components;

at least a pair of piston elements reciprocally operated by the electro-mechanical drive components, the piston elements adapted to engage respective syringe plungers of syringes associated with the injector;

an electronic control device associated with the injector for at least automated control of the pair of piston elements; and

a graphical user interface; wherein the graphical user interface displays a plurality of control buttons having discrete functions,

wherein upon activation of a first of the plurality of control buttons, the electronic control device controls the pair of piston elements consistent with a control feature associated with the first of the plurality of control buttons, the plurality of control buttons providing control features to an attendant operator of the injector, the plurality of control buttons comprising at least a Fill/Purge control button configured to automatically fill the respective syringes with fluid and purge out air in the respective syringes upon actuation.

8. The injector of claim 7 , wherein the graphical user interface is disposed on the injector housing.

9. The injector of claim 7 , wherein the graphical user interface is remote from the injector housing.

10. The injector of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of control button comprises at least one of: an Unload control button and a Refill control button.

11. The injector of claim 10 , wherein the Refill control button is configured to cause refilling with fluid of one or more of the respective syringes upon actuation.

12. The injector of claim 11 , wherein a refill rate and volume to refill the syringes is programmed as part of an initial data entry set-up for the electronic control device, or is preprogrammed into the electronic control device.

13. The injector of claim 10 , wherein the Unload control button is configured to cause the pair of piston elements to move rearward in the respective syringes to move the syringe plungers to a storage position within the respective syringes.

14. An injector, comprising:

an injector housing enclosing electro-mechanical drive components;

at least a pair of piston elements reciprocally operated by the electro-mechanical drive components, the pair of piston elements adapted to engage respective syringe plungers of syringes associated with the injector;

an electronic control device associated with the injector for at least automated control of the pair of piston elements;

a graphical user interface; wherein the graphical user interface displays a plurality of control buttons having discrete functions;

at least one physical control button arranged on the injector housing, the at least one physical control button electronically coupled to the electronic control device associated with the injector to provide direct input to the electronic control device, the at least one physical control button and the plurality of control buttons providing control features comprising at least a Fill/Purge control feature configured to automatically fill the respective syringes with fluid and purge out air in the respective syringes upon actuation.

15. The injector of claim 14 , wherein the control features comprise at least one of: Unload and Refill.

16. The injector of claim 15 , wherein the Refill control feature is configured to cause refilling with fluid of one or more of the respective syringes upon actuation.

17. The injector of claim 16 , wherein a refill rate and volume to refill the syringes is programmed as part of an initial data entry set-up for the electronic control device, or is preprogrammed into the electronic control device.

18. The injector of claim 15 , wherein the Unload control feature is configured to cause the pair of piston elements to move rearward in the respective syringes to move the syringe plungers to a storage position within the respective syringes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2020
From: RILEY, MICHAEL; SCHRIVER, RALPH H.
To: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
Reel/Frame 054464/0770 →
Continuity (5)
Division 15299913 · Oct 21, 2016
Division 14041920 · Sep 30, 2013
Division 13386765
Provisional Application 61228294 · Jul 24, 2009
Related Publication 20200390968A1 · Dec 17, 2020
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