Power injector with flow rate assessment
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1. A method of operation for a medical fluid delivery system, the method comprising the steps of:
- discharging medical fluid from said medical fluid delivery system in accordance with a phase of a fluid delivery protocol, wherein said phase is configured to deliver a programmed volume of said medical fluid at a programmed target flow rate; and
displaying a first output, wherein said first output comprises a numerical comparison between a current flow rate of said discharging step and said target flow rate, wherein said numerical comparison comprises a single number, and wherein said discharging step is executed in an attempt to provide said target flow rate.
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Abstract
A flow rate assessment protocol (140) that may be utilized by a power injector (10) is disclosed. This flow rate assessment protocol (140) monitors a flow rate (156) during execution of a medical fluid delivery protocol (154). This monitored flow rate is compared with a target flow rate (158). A comparative output of this monitored flow rate and target flow rate is displayed (160), for instance on a graphical user interface (11).
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1. A method of operation for a medical fluid delivery system, the method comprising the steps of:
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discharging medical fluid from said medical fluid delivery system in accordance with a phase of a fluid delivery protocol, wherein said phase is configured to deliver a programmed volume of said medical fluid at a programmed target flow rate; and displaying a first output, wherein said first output comprises a numerical comparison between a current flow rate of said discharging step and said target flow rate, wherein said numerical comparison comprises a single number, and wherein said discharging step is executed in an attempt to provide said target flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operation for a medical fluid delivery system, the method comprising the steps of:
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discharging medical fluid from said medical fluid delivery system in accordance with a phase of a fluid delivery protocol, wherein said phase is configured to deliver a programmed volume of said medical fluid at a programmed target flow rate; and displaying a first output, wherein said first output comprises a numerical comparison between a current flow rate of said discharging step and said target flow rate, wherein said discharging step is executed in an attempt to provide said target flow rate, and wherein said displaying step is executed only when said current flow rate differs from said target flow rate by more than a predetermined amount.
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20. A method of operation for a medical fluid delivery system, the method comprising the steps of:
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discharging medical fluid from said medical fluid delivery system in accordance with a phase of a fluid delivery protocol, wherein said phase is configured to deliver a programmed volume of said medical fluid at a programmed target flow rate; and displaying a first output, wherein said first output comprises a numerical comparison between a current flow rate of said discharging step and said target flow rate, wherein said discharging step is executed in an attempt to provide said target flow rate, and wherein said displaying step comprises expressing said current flow rate as a percentage of said target flow rate.
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21. A method of operation for a medical fluid delivery system, the method comprising the steps of:
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discharging medical fluid from said medical fluid delivery system in accordance with a phase of a fluid delivery protocol, wherein said phase is configured to deliver a programmed volume of said medical fluid at a programmed target flow rate; displaying a first output, wherein said first output comprises a numerical comparison between a current flow rate of said discharging step and said target flow rate, and wherein said discharging step is executed in an attempt to provide said target flow rate; and terminating said discharging step if said current flow rate is less than a predetermined percentage of said target flow rate.
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