Single-head power injector with contrast media leakage management
First Claim
1. A power injector comprising:
- a first drive source;
a powerhead comprising a drive ram that is interconnected with said first drive source and that is movable along a reference axis in at least a first direction through operation of at least said first drive source, wherein said powerhead further comprises a front plate, and wherein said front plate comprises a ram aperture, aligned with said drive ram, and at least one drainage channel;
a syringe mount installed on said powerhead; and
a flowpath that extends from said ram aperture to an exterior of said power injector when a syringe is interconnected with said syringe mount, wherein said flowpath comprises said at least one drainage channel and with said at least one drainage channel extending to said exterior of said power injector.
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Abstract
A power injector (200) is disclosed that includes a number of features to address leakage of contrast media from a syringe that may occur while operating the power injector (200), for instance when loading fluid into a syringe after being installed on a powerhead (210) of the injector (200) and/or when purging air from such a syringe. One or more drainage channels (240) may be incorporated on a faceplate mounting (234) which in turn receives a faceplate (310), which in turn receives a syringe. A cover assembly (260) may utilize a form-in-place gasket (274) between its top cover (262) and its bottom cover (290). A bezel (330) includes an overlay (334) that is disposed over a touch screen display (380) that is aligned with a display aperture (264) through the top cover (262), and the bezel (330) may include a gasket (350) to seal against the top cover (262).
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30 Claims
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1. A power injector comprising:
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a first drive source; a powerhead comprising a drive ram that is interconnected with said first drive source and that is movable along a reference axis in at least a first direction through operation of at least said first drive source, wherein said powerhead further comprises a front plate, and wherein said front plate comprises a ram aperture, aligned with said drive ram, and at least one drainage channel; a syringe mount installed on said powerhead; and a flowpath that extends from said ram aperture to an exterior of said power injector when a syringe is interconnected with said syringe mount, wherein said flowpath comprises said at least one drainage channel and with said at least one drainage channel extending to said exterior of said power injector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A power injector comprising:
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a first drive source; a powerhead comprising a drive ram that is interconnected with said first drive source and that is movable along a reference axis in at least a first direction through operation of at least said first drive source, wherein said powerhead further comprises a front plate, wherein said front plate comprises a ram aperture, aligned with said drive ram, and at least one drainage channel, wherein said front plate further comprises a faceplate mounting, and wherein said at least one drainage channel is formed on said faceplate mounting; and a syringe mount installed on said powerhead, wherein said syringe mount comprises a faceplate, wherein said faceplate detachably mounted to said faceplate mounting. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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