Contrast media injection data management system
First Claim
1. A medical system, comprising:
- a contrast media injector system comprising;
a powerhead comprising;
a housing;
a motorized drive ram designed to move along an axis, wherein at least a portion of said motorized drive ram is located within said housing; and
a syringe mount; and
a power injector control module comprising an injector communication bus;
an imaging system operatively interconnected with said contrast media injector system;
a first console comprising a first display and a first user input device, wherein said first console is operatively interconnected with at least one of said contrast media injector system and said imaging system;
a contrast media storage/dispensing unit comprising a plurality of contrast media containers;
a first renal function assessment module, wherein said first renal function assessment module is configured to provide at least one patient renal function check prior to injecting contrast media into a patient using said contrast media injector system;
a medical information system; and
an injection data management module comprising a first data conversion module, wherein said injection data management module is disposed between and operatively interconnected with each of said injector communication bus and said medical information system, wherein said contrast media storage/dispensing unit further comprises a second renal function assessment module.
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Abstract
Contrast administration data that relates to operation of a contrast media injector system (602) may be converted from at least one format (e.g., a CAN-compliant format) to at least one other format (e.g., an HL-7-compliant format) for use by a medical system (600). Data on contrast media prescribed for an imaging operation using an imaging system (690), data on contrast media dispensed from a contrast media storage/dispensing unit (500) for use in this imaging operation, and data on contrast media actually administered/injected by a contrast media injector system (602) for this imaging operation may be stored in a data structure (780). Patient renal function data may be used to control the dispensing of contrast media from the contrast media/storage/dispensing unit (500), to control the operation of the contrast media injector system (602), or both, and may be stored in the data structure (780) as well.
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1. A medical system, comprising:
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a contrast media injector system comprising; a powerhead comprising; a housing; a motorized drive ram designed to move along an axis, wherein at least a portion of said motorized drive ram is located within said housing; and a syringe mount; and a power injector control module comprising an injector communication bus; an imaging system operatively interconnected with said contrast media injector system; a first console comprising a first display and a first user input device, wherein said first console is operatively interconnected with at least one of said contrast media injector system and said imaging system; a contrast media storage/dispensing unit comprising a plurality of contrast media containers; a first renal function assessment module, wherein said first renal function assessment module is configured to provide at least one patient renal function check prior to injecting contrast media into a patient using said contrast media injector system; a medical information system; and an injection data management module comprising a first data conversion module, wherein said injection data management module is disposed between and operatively interconnected with each of said injector communication bus and said medical information system, wherein said contrast media storage/dispensing unit further comprises a second renal function assessment module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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