Syringe mount for a medical fluid injector
First Claim
1. A method of using a syringe mount of a medical fluid injector, the medical fluid injector comprising a drive ram having a longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
- moving a syringe through an aperture of the syringe mount and into an interior cavity of the syringe mount to insert the syringe into a separate orifice defined in a first component of the syringe mount;
moving the first component in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the syringe to move the longitudinal axis of the syringe towards the longitudinal axis of the drive ram, wherein the syringe is located within the orifice during the moving of the first component; and
the moving of the first component causing movement of a second component of the syringe mount toward the longitudinal axis of the syringe.
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Abstract
In certain embodiments, a syringe mount of the invention may include a plate, an actuator, and one or more movable members located between the plate and the actuator. Each of the plate and the actuator may have an orifice defined therein, and an imaginary reference axis of the syringe mount may extend through one or both of these orifices. The actuator may be movable relative to the plate in a direction substantially perpendicular to the reference axis. Further, the moveable member(s) may be designed to move (e.g., pivot) toward the reference axis due to movement of the actuator from a first position to a second position and to move (e.g., pivot) away from the reference axis due to movement of the actuator from the second position to the first position.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of using a syringe mount of a medical fluid injector, the medical fluid injector comprising a drive ram having a longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
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moving a syringe through an aperture of the syringe mount and into an interior cavity of the syringe mount to insert the syringe into a separate orifice defined in a first component of the syringe mount; moving the first component in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the syringe to move the longitudinal axis of the syringe towards the longitudinal axis of the drive ram, wherein the syringe is located within the orifice during the moving of the first component; and the moving of the first component causing movement of a second component of the syringe mount toward the longitudinal axis of the syringe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of using a syringe mount of a medical fluid injector, the medical fluid injector comprising a drive ram having a longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
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moving a syringe parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drive ram to insert the syringe into an orifice defined in a first component of the syringe mount; moving the first component in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the syringe to change the position of the orifice of the first component relative to the longitudinal axis of the drive ram; and the moving of the first component causing movement of a second component of the syringe mount toward the longitudinal axis of the syringe. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of using a syringe mount of a medical fluid injector, the medical fluid injector comprising a drive ram having a longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
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moving a syringe in an insertion direction to insert the syringe into an orifice defined in a first component of the syringe mount; and moving the first component in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the syringe to change a position of the longitudinal axis of the syringe relative to the longitudinal axis of the drive ram, wherein the insertion and first directions are different, and wherein the moving of the first component is while the syringe is located within the orifice and causes movement of a second component of the syringe mount toward the longitudinal axis of the syringe. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of using a syringe mount of a medical fluid injector, the medical fluid injector comprising a drive ram having a longitudinal axis, the method comprising:
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inserting a syringe into an orifice defined in a first component of the syringe mount and while the first component is both in a first position and interconnected with the medical fluid injector, wherein a longitudinal axis of the syringe is spaced from the longitudinal axis of the drive ram with the first component being in the first position; and moving the first component from the first position to a second position while the syringe is located within the orifice, wherein the moving of the first component is in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the syringe, causes movement of a second component of the syringe mount toward the longitudinal axis of the syringe, and moves the longitudinal axis of the syringe into a substantially coaxial relationship with the longitudinal axis of the drive ram. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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