Syringe adapter for front-loading medical injector
First Claim
1. An adapter for releasably attaching a syringe to a front-loading injector head, wherein the syringe includes a body, and a plunger reciprocally mounted therein, and wherein the injector head includes a front wall, an opening formed therein, and a drive member having a drive head reciprocally mounted within the injector head and extendible through the opening, the adapter comprising:
- a syringe carrier having a front end, a rear end, and syringe retaining means located between the carrier front end and rear end for engaging at least a portion of the syringe to retain the syringe within at least a portion of the carrier during an injection procedure;
first readily releasable mounting means positioned proximate to the carrier rear end for mounting the carrier in a desired position relative to the front wall of the injector head;
a follower reciprocally mounted within the carrier and including a front end and a rear end, the front end engagable with the syringe plunger when the syringe is installed in the carrier; and
second readily releasable mounting means positioned proximate to the rear end of the follower for mounting the follower in a desired position relative to the drive head.
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Abstract
The adapters of the present invention are used for releasably attaching syringes of various types having a body, a plunger reciprocally mounted therein, and a flange near the rear end of the syringe body, to a front-loading injector head. In a preferred embodiment, the adapter includes a syringe carrier having a front end, a rear end, and syringe retaining channel located between the carrier front and rear ends for engaging at least a portion of the syringe flange; mounting flanges near the carrier rear end for releasably mounting the carrier in a desired position relative to the front wall of the injector head; a follower reciprocally mounted within the carrier having a front end engagable with the syringe plunger when the syringe is installed in the carrier; and a drive head opening communicating with a pair of drive head slots positioned proximate to the rear end of the follower for releasably mounting the follower in a desired position relative to the drive head of the injector head.
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1. An adapter for releasably attaching a syringe to a front-loading injector head, wherein the syringe includes a body, and a plunger reciprocally mounted therein, and wherein the injector head includes a front wall, an opening formed therein, and a drive member having a drive head reciprocally mounted within the injector head and extendible through the opening, the adapter comprising:
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a syringe carrier having a front end, a rear end, and syringe retaining means located between the carrier front end and rear end for engaging at least a portion of the syringe to retain the syringe within at least a portion of the carrier during an injection procedure; first readily releasable mounting means positioned proximate to the carrier rear end for mounting the carrier in a desired position relative to the front wall of the injector head; a follower reciprocally mounted within the carrier and including a front end and a rear end, the front end engagable with the syringe plunger when the syringe is installed in the carrier; and second readily releasable mounting means positioned proximate to the rear end of the follower for mounting the follower in a desired position relative to the drive head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A syringe system for use with a front-loading injector head wherein the injector head includes a front wall and an opening formed therein, and a drive member having a drive head reciprocally mounted within the injector head and extendible through the opening, the system comprising:
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a syringe including a body, and a plunger reciprocally mounted therein; and an adapter for receiving the syringe and including a carrier having a front end, a rear end, and syringe retaining means located between the carrier front and rear ends for engaging at least a portion of the syringe to retain the syringe within the carrier during an injection procedure; first readily releasable mounting means positioned proximate to the carrier rear end for mounting the carrier in a desired position relative to the front wall of the injector housing; a follower reciprocally mounted within the carrier and including a front end and a rear end, the front end engagable with the syringe plunger when the syringe is installed in the carrier; and second readily releasable mounting means positioned proximate to the rear end of the follower for mounting the follower in a desired position relative to the drive head. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification