FLUID PURGE IN A MEDICAL INJECTION SYSTEM
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Abstract
One embodiment of the invention provides a method to purge air or liquid from a powered injection system. In this embodiment, the method includes driving a first pumping device in a first operational mode to inject an amount of a first liquid medium through disposable tubing and a disposable valve, driving the first pumping device in a second operational mode to deform the disposable valve, and driving a second pumping device to inject an amount of a second liquid medium through the disposable tubing and the deformed valve. In one embodiment, the first pumping device comprises a first syringe, the second pumping device comprises a second syringe, and the disposable valve comprises an elastomeric valve.
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A fluid valve assembly, comprising:
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a valve holder; an elastomeric valve; a valve body having a longitudinal axis; a first input port having a first input port longitudinal axis; a second input port having a second input port longitudinal axis; and an output port, wherein the second input port longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the valve body longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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