Hydraulic remote for a medical fluid injector
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1. A method of controlling a medical fluid injector using a hydraulic remote coupled to the injector, the method comprising:
- moving a plunger of the hydraulic remote to generate a pressure in a fluid medium, wherein the moving a plunger comprises a user manually engaging and manipulating the plunger;
sensing the pressure generated by the hydraulic remote in the fluid medium, wherein the sensing comprises;
generating a first signal associated with the sensed pressure, the first signal being generated by a first pressure transducer; and
generating a second signal associated with a preset threshold, the second signal being generated by a second pressure transducer; and
operating a motor of the injector to move a plunger drive ram of the injector, wherein the operating comprises using an output of a control circuit and where this output is based on the sensed pressure, wherein movement of the plunger drive ram from the operating comprises controlling movement of the plunger drive ram based on the first and second signals.
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Abstract
A hand-held remote for a medical fluid injector includes a syringe and a conduit which may be coupled to a pressure transducer on a control circuit of the injector. Movement of a plunger within a syringe body on the syringe creates a pressure which is sensed by the pressure transducer and the control circuit responds to the sensed pressure by causing fluid to be ejected from, or drawn into, a syringe mounted to the injector. The pressure developed by the remote provides tactile feedback to an operator for improved control over injections.
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1. A method of controlling a medical fluid injector using a hydraulic remote coupled to the injector, the method comprising:
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moving a plunger of the hydraulic remote to generate a pressure in a fluid medium, wherein the moving a plunger comprises a user manually engaging and manipulating the plunger; sensing the pressure generated by the hydraulic remote in the fluid medium, wherein the sensing comprises; generating a first signal associated with the sensed pressure, the first signal being generated by a first pressure transducer; and generating a second signal associated with a preset threshold, the second signal being generated by a second pressure transducer; and operating a motor of the injector to move a plunger drive ram of the injector, wherein the operating comprises using an output of a control circuit and where this output is based on the sensed pressure, wherein movement of the plunger drive ram from the operating comprises controlling movement of the plunger drive ram based on the first and second signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a medical fluid injector having a control circuit, the method comprising:
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electrically coupling a circuit board to the control circuit of the injector, wherein the circuit board comprises at least one pressure transducer, wherein the circuit board is separate from and operatively connected with the control circuit, and wherein the control circuit controls operation of a motor of the injector; fluidly connecting a hydraulic remote to the at least one pressure transducer; operating the hydraulic remote manually by a user; sensing a pressure from the operating the hydraulic remote, wherein the sensing comprises using the at least one pressure transducer; and controlling operation of the motor of the injector to move a plunger drive ram of the injector, wherein the controlling is based on the sensed pressure, wherein movement of the plunger drive ram by the controlling operation occurs when the sensed pressure is greater than a preset threshold, wherein the at least one pressure transducer comprises first and second pressure transducers, and wherein the sensing comprises; generating a first signal associated with the sensed pressure, the first signal being generated by the first pressure transducer; and generating a second signal associated with the preset threshold, the second signal being generated by the second pressure transducer; wherein movement of the plunger drive ram by the controlling operation comprises controlling movement of the plunger drive ram based on the first and second signals. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling a medical fluid injector using a hydraulic remote coupled to the injector, the method comprising:
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moving a plunger of the hydraulic remote, wherein the moving a plunger comprises a user manually engaging and manipulating the plunger, and wherein the plunger acts on a fluid medium for the hydraulic remote; using a first pressure transducer to sense a pressure that is generated in the fluid medium by the moving; using a second pressure transducer to sense the pressure that is generated in the fluid medium by the moving, outputting a first signal from the first pressure transducer to a control circuit for the injector, wherein the first signal is representative of a magnitude of the pressure that is sensed by the first pressure transducer; operating a motor of the injector to move a plunger drive ram of the injector in response to movement of the plunger of the hydraulic remote, wherein the operating comprises using an output of the control circuit and where this output is based on the first signal from the first pressure transducer; and comparing the pressure in the fluid medium that is sensed by the second pressure transducer to a pressure threshold, wherein the injector is enabled when the pressure that is sensed by the second pressure transducer exceeds the pressure threshold such that the first signal from the first pressure transducer controls movement of the plunger drive ram of the injector by the operating, and wherein the injector is inoperative by the hydraulic remote when the pressure that is sensed by the second pressure transducer fails to exceed the pressure threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of controlling a medical fluid injector using a hydraulic remote coupled to the injector, the method comprising:
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moving a plunger of the hydraulic remote, wherein the moving a plunger comprises a user manually engaging and manipulating the plunger, and wherein the plunger acts on a fluid medium for the hydraulic remote; using a first pressure transducer to sense a pressure that is generated in the fluid medium by the moving; using a second pressure transducer to sense the pressure that is generated in the fluid medium by the moving; outputting a first signal from the first pressure transducer to a control circuit for the injector, wherein the first signal is representative of a magnitude of the pressure that is sensed by the first pressure transducer; and operating a motor of the injector to move a plunger drive ram of the injector in response to movement of the plunger of the hydraulic remote, wherein the operating comprises using an output of the control circuit and where this output is based on the first signal from the first pressure transducer, and wherein the operating comprises the output of the control circuit being based on both the first signal from the first pressure transducer and a second signal from the second pressure transducer.
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