Chemical Liquid Injector
First Claim
1. A chemical liquid injector for injecting a chemical liquid from a liquid syringe including a cylinder member and a piston member slidably inserted into the cylinder member into a patient through an extension tube, comprising:
- a cylinder holding mechanism for removably holding a cylinder member of a liquid syringe;
a piston driving mechanism for moving a piston member relative to the held cylinder member;
a wave emitting element for emitting a wave to a predetermined position on an outer surface of the held cylinder member at a predetermined angle;
a wave detecting element for detecting the intensity of the wave at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the held cylinder member;
abnormality determining means for determining occurrence of abnormality when the detected intensity of the wave does not comply with a predetermined allowable range; and
alarm notifying means for outputting a check alarm when the occurrence of abnormality is determined.
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Abstract
A wave emitting element emits a light beam to the predetermined position on the outer surface of the cylinder member of the liquid syringe at the predetermined angle, and the light beam is detected at the predetermined position on the outer surface of the cylinder member by a wave detecting element. When the light beam is detected, occurrence of abnormality is determined. Since the position on the cylinder member from which the light beam is directed when the liquid fills the cylinder member is different from that when air is trapped into or fills the cylinder member due to a change in refractive index, the occurrence of abnormality is determined and the check alarm is output when air is trapped into or fills the cylinder member. Thus, a chemical liquid injector which can detect and alarm air, if injected, when the liquid is injected into the patient from the liquid syringe through the extension tube is provided.
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24 Claims
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1. A chemical liquid injector for injecting a chemical liquid from a liquid syringe including a cylinder member and a piston member slidably inserted into the cylinder member into a patient through an extension tube, comprising:
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a cylinder holding mechanism for removably holding a cylinder member of a liquid syringe;
a piston driving mechanism for moving a piston member relative to the held cylinder member;
a wave emitting element for emitting a wave to a predetermined position on an outer surface of the held cylinder member at a predetermined angle;
a wave detecting element for detecting the intensity of the wave at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the held cylinder member;
abnormality determining means for determining occurrence of abnormality when the detected intensity of the wave does not comply with a predetermined allowable range; and
alarm notifying means for outputting a check alarm when the occurrence of abnormality is determined. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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2. A chemical liquid injector for injecting a chemical liquid from a liquid syringe including a cylinder member and a piston member slidably inserted into the cylinder member into a patient through an extension tube, comprising:
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a cylinder holding mechanism for removably holding a cylinder member of a liquid syringe;
a piston driving mechanism for moving a piston member relative to the held cylinder member;
a wave emitting element for emitting a wave to a predetermined position on an outer surface of an extension tube;
a wave detecting element for detecting the intensity of the wave at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the extension tube;
abnormality determining means for determining occurrence of abnormality when the detected intensity of the wave does not comply with a predetermined allowable range; and
alarm notifying means for outputting a check alarm when the occurrence of abnormality is determined.
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3. A chemical liquid injector for injecting a chemical liquid from a liquid syringe including a cylinder member and a piston member slidably inserted into the cylinder member into a patient through an extension tube, comprising:
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a cylinder holding mechanism for removably holding a cylinder member of a liquid syringe;
a piston driving mechanism for moving a piston member relative to the held cylinder member;
a wave emitting element for emitting a wave to a predetermined position on an outer surface of the held cylinder member at a predetermined angle;
a wave detecting element for detecting the wave at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the held cylinder member;
time measuring means for measuring a time period from the emission to the detection of the wave;
abnormality determining means for determining occurrence of abnormality when the measured time period does not comply with a predetermined allowable range; and
alarm notifying means for outputting a check alarm when the occurrence of abnormality is determined.
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4. A chemical liquid injector for injecting a chemical liquid from a liquid syringe including a cylinder member and a piston member slidably inserted into the cylinder member into a patient through an extension tube, comprising:
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a cylinder holding mechanism for removably holding a cylinder member of a liquid syringe;
a piston driving mechanism for moving a piston member relative to the held cylinder member;
a wave emitting element for emitting a wave to a predetermined position on an outer surface of an extension tube at a predetermined angle;
a wave detecting element for detecting the wave at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the extension tube;
time measuring means for measuring a time period from the emission to the detection of the wave;
abnormality determining means for determining occurrence of abnormality when the measured time period does not comply with a predetermined allowable range; and
alarm notifying means for outputting a check alarm when the occurrence of abnormality is determined.
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7. A chemical liquid injector for injecting a chemical liquid from a liquid syringe including a cylinder member and a piston member slidably inserted into the cylinder member into a patient through an extension tube, comprising:
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a cylinder holding mechanism for removably holding a cylinder member of a liquid syringe;
a piston driving mechanism for moving a piston member relative to the held cylinder member;
a wave emitting element for emitting light beam to a predetermined position on an outer surface of the held cylinder member at a predetermined angle;
a wave detecting element for detecting the light beam at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the held cylinder member;
abnormality determining means for determining occurrence of abnormality when the light beam is detected; and
alarm notifying means for outputting a check alarm when the occurrence of abnormality is determined.
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8. A chemical liquid injector for injecting a chemical liquid from a liquid syringe including a cylinder member and a piston member slidably inserted into the cylinder member into a patient through an extension tube, comprising:
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a cylinder holding mechanism for removably holding a cylinder member of a liquid syringe;
a piston driving mechanism for moving a piston member relative to the held cylinder member;
a wave emitting element for emitting light beam to a predetermined position on an outer surface of a extension tube at a predetermined angle;
a wave detecting element for detecting the light beam at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the extension tube;
abnormality determining means for determining occurrence of abnormality when the light beam is detected; and
alarm notifying means for outputting a check alarm when the occurrence of abnormality is determined.
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9. A chemical liquid injector for injecting a chemical liquid from a liquid syringe including a cylinder member and a piston member slidably inserted into the cylinder member into a patient through an extension tube, comprising:
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a cylinder holding mechanism for removably holding a cylinder member of a liquid syringe;
a piston driving mechanism for moving a piston member relative to the held cylinder member;
a wave emitting element for emitting an ultrasonic wave to a predetermined position on an outer surface of the held cylinder member at a predetermined angle;
a wave detecting element for detecting the ultrasonic wave at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the held cylinder member;
characteristic analyzing means for analyzing a resonance characteristic of the detected ultrasonic wave;
abnormality determining means for determining occurrence of abnormality from the analyzed resonance characteristic; and
alarm notifying means for outputting a check alarm when the occurrence of abnormality is determined.
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10. A chemical liquid injector for injecting a chemical liquid from a liquid syringe including a cylinder member and a piston member slidably inserted into the cylinder member into a patient through an extension tube, comprising:
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a cylinder holding mechanism for removably holding a cylinder member of a liquid syringe;
a piston driving mechanism for moving a piston member relative to the held cylinder member;
a wave emitting element for emitting an ultrasonic wave to a predetermined position on an outer surface of an extension tube at a predetermined angle;
a wave detecting element for detecting the ultrasonic wave at a predetermined position on the outer surface of the extension tube;
characteristic analyzing means for analyzing a resonance characteristic of the detected ultrasonic wave;
abnormality determining means for determining occurrence of abnormality from the analyzed resonance characteristic; and
alarm notifying means for outputting a check alarm when the occurrence of abnormality is determined. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A chemical liquid injector for injecting a chemical liquid from a liquid syringe including a cylinder member and a piston member slidably inserted into the cylinder member into a patient through an extension tube, comprising:
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a cylinder holding mechanism for removably holding a cylinder member of a liquid syringe;
a piston driving mechanism for moving a piston member relative to the held cylinder member;
a capacitance detecting sensor for detecting a capacitance on an outer surface of the held cylinder member;
abnormality determining means for determining occurrence of abnormality when the detected capacitance does not comply with a predetermined allowable range; and
alarm notifying means for outputting a check alarm when the occurrence of abnormality is determined. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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14. A chemical liquid injector for injecting a chemical liquid from a liquid syringe including a cylinder member and a piston member slidably inserted into the cylinder member into a patient through an extension tube, comprising:
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a cylinder holding mechanism for removably holding a cylinder member of a liquid syringe;
a piston driving mechanism for moving a piston member relative to the held cylinder member;
a capacitance detecting sensor for detecting a capacitance on an outer surface of an extension tube;
abnormality determining means for determining occurrence of abnormality when the detected capacitance does not comply with a predetermined allowable range; and
alarm notifying means for outputting a check alarm when the occurrence of abnormality is determined.
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