Injection system having readable information stores and method for controlling the operation thereof
First Claim
1. An injection system, comprising:
- a fluid delivery system comprising a fluid container and a pumping mechanism having an inlet in fluid connection with the fluid container and an outlet having a connector;
at least one tubing set adapted to be placed in removable fluid connection with the outlet of the pumping mechanism and a patient, the at least one tubing set comprising a mating connector adapted to be connected to the connector on the outlet of the pumping mechanism;
a drive mechanism in operative connection with the pumping mechanism to pump fluid from the fluid container;
a first information store associated with the pumping mechanism and providing at least configuration information relating thereto;
a second information store associated with the at least one tubing set and providing configuration information relating thereto, wherein the configuration information provided by the second information store includes the volume of the at least one tubing set; and
a controller in operative connection with the drive mechanism and adapted to read the first information store and the second information store to at least partly control the operation of the drive mechanism based thereon,wherein the volume information enables the controller to control a priming function in which the pumping mechanism and the at least one tubing set are primed with fluid from the fluid container.
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Abstract
An injection system includes a fluid delivery system, a drive mechanism, a controller and a tubing set. The fluid delivery system includes a fluid container and a pumping mechanism having an inlet in fluid connection with the fluid container and an outlet. The tubing set is adapted to be placed in removable fluid connection with the outlet of the pumping mechanism and a patient. The drive mechanism is in operative connection with the pumping mechanism to pump fluid from the fluid container. First and second information stores, such as bar codes or RFID tags, are associated with the pumping mechanism and the tubing set, respectively. The controller is in operative connection with the drive mechanism and adapted to read the first information store and the second information store to at least partly control the operation of the drive mechanism based thereon.
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50 Claims
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1. An injection system, comprising:
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a fluid delivery system comprising a fluid container and a pumping mechanism having an inlet in fluid connection with the fluid container and an outlet having a connector; at least one tubing set adapted to be placed in removable fluid connection with the outlet of the pumping mechanism and a patient, the at least one tubing set comprising a mating connector adapted to be connected to the connector on the outlet of the pumping mechanism; a drive mechanism in operative connection with the pumping mechanism to pump fluid from the fluid container; a first information store associated with the pumping mechanism and providing at least configuration information relating thereto; a second information store associated with the at least one tubing set and providing configuration information relating thereto, wherein the configuration information provided by the second information store includes the volume of the at least one tubing set; and a controller in operative connection with the drive mechanism and adapted to read the first information store and the second information store to at least partly control the operation of the drive mechanism based thereon, wherein the volume information enables the controller to control a priming function in which the pumping mechanism and the at least one tubing set are primed with fluid from the fluid container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of controlling the operation of an injection system comprising a drive mechanism and a controller in operative connection with the drive mechanism, the method comprising:
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providing a fluid delivery system comprising;
a fluid container and a pumping mechanism wherein the pumping mechanism has an inlet in fluid connection with the fluid container and an outlet; and
one or more delivery set information stores providing at least configuration information relating to the fluid delivery system;removably connecting the pumping mechanism to the drive mechanism; reading the configuration information provided by the one or more delivery set information stores; providing at least one tubing set having a tubing set information store providing tubing set configuration information, wherein the tubing set configuration information includes a volume of the at least one tubing set; removably connecting the at least one tubing set to the outlet of the pumping mechanism; reading the tubing set configuration information provided by the at least one tubing set information store; controlling the operation of the injection system based at least in part on the configuration information and the tubing set configuration information, wherein the controller is adapted to read the one or more delivery set information stores and the tubing set information store; and based on the volume of the at least one tubing set, controlling a priming function in which the pumping mechanism and the at least one tubing set are primed with fluid from the fluid container. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An injection system, comprising:
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a fluid delivery system comprising a fluid container and a pumping mechanism having an inlet in fluid connection with the fluid container and an outlet having a connector; at least one tubing set adapted to be placed in removable fluid connection with the outlet of the pumping mechanism and a patient, the at least one tubing set comprising a mating connector adapted to be connected to the connector on the outlet of the pumping mechanism; a drive mechanism in operative connection with the pumping mechanism to pump fluid from the fluid container; a first information store associated with the pumping mechanism and providing at least configuration information related thereto; a second information store associated with the at least one tubing set and providing configuration information relating thereto; a controller in operative connection with the drive mechanism and adapted to read the first information store and the second information store to at least partly control the operation of the drive mechanism based thereon; at least a second fluid container in fluid connection with the inlet of the pumping mechanism; and a control valve associated with the inlet of the pumping mechanism, the control valve adapted to control the amount of fluid from the fluid container and the at least second fluid container that is injected into the patient. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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