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FLUID INJECTION APPARATUS HAVING A SYRINGE PRESENCE SENSOR

  • US 20090216193A1
  • Filed: 05/08/2009
  • Published: 08/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fluid injection apparatus for use with a syringe, comprising:

  • an injector comprising a housing defining an opening for a drive piston extendable from the injector housing for imparting motive forces to a syringe plunger disposed within the syringe;

    a pressure jacket associated with the injector for securing the syringe during an injection procedure, the pressure jacket having a distal end defining a syringe receiving opening for receiving the syringe and a proximal end associated with the injector housing and generally aligned with the opening; and

    a syringe sensor adapted to be engaged by the syringe when the syringe is loaded into the pressure jacket, the syringe sensor adapted to generate a signal indicating the presence of the syringe in the pressure jacket.

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