Fluid management device having rotating carousel with container holders for vertically positioning a container during automated spiking and injection into patient
First Claim
1. A fluid management device for automatic supply of a medical fluid to a fluid injector for injection into a patient, the device comprising:
- at least one rotating carousel with a vertical axis of rotation;
at least two container holders each configured for holding a separate corresponding container, wherein the at least two container holders are fixedly attached to the at least one rotating carousel prior to, during, and after spiking, and during supply of the medical fluid to the fluid injector for injection into the patient, wherein each of the at least two container holders positions the corresponding container vertically with a septum covered end of a neck of the corresponding container facing downwards prior to, during, and after spiking, and during supply of the medical fluid to the fluid injector for injection into the patient;
a spike holder mounted below the at least one rotating carousel and oriented such that the spike holder axially aligns a spike with an axis of the corresponding container loaded into the container holder and being held in a spiking position, wherein the spike holder is moveably mounted to a linear slide allowing the spike holder to slide upwards in a vertical direction to spike the corresponding container and to slide downwards in the vertical direction for de-spiking the corresponding container and wherein the spike holder is driven by an automated spiking system; and
a central electronic control system adapted to communicate with the automated spiking system, wherein the central electronic control system comprises a timer that once the corresponding container has been spiked can determine if the corresponding container has exceeded a maximum in-use time, determine if the spike has exceeded a maximum in-use time, or combinations thereof.
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Abstract
A fluid management system adapted to automatically supply fluid for injection into a patient is disclosed. The fluid management system includes a fluid management device, a fluid transfer system and a fluid injector. The fluid management device serves to store and administrate multi-dose containers. The fluid transfer system connects an outlet of these containers to the injector which withdraws a fluid from the containers via the fluid transfer system and injects the fluid to an administration device at the patient. The fluid management device includes at least one rotating carousel having a vertical axis of rotation, at least two container holders attached to the rotating carousel and adapted to position the container vertically with a septum covered end facing downwards, and a spike holder mounted below the rotating carousel and oriented so the spike holder axially aligns a spike connected to the spike holder with the axis of the container.
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18 Claims
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1. A fluid management device for automatic supply of a medical fluid to a fluid injector for injection into a patient, the device comprising:
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at least one rotating carousel with a vertical axis of rotation; at least two container holders each configured for holding a separate corresponding container, wherein the at least two container holders are fixedly attached to the at least one rotating carousel prior to, during, and after spiking, and during supply of the medical fluid to the fluid injector for injection into the patient, wherein each of the at least two container holders positions the corresponding container vertically with a septum covered end of a neck of the corresponding container facing downwards prior to, during, and after spiking, and during supply of the medical fluid to the fluid injector for injection into the patient; a spike holder mounted below the at least one rotating carousel and oriented such that the spike holder axially aligns a spike with an axis of the corresponding container loaded into the container holder and being held in a spiking position, wherein the spike holder is moveably mounted to a linear slide allowing the spike holder to slide upwards in a vertical direction to spike the corresponding container and to slide downwards in the vertical direction for de-spiking the corresponding container and wherein the spike holder is driven by an automated spiking system; and a central electronic control system adapted to communicate with the automated spiking system, wherein the central electronic control system comprises a timer that once the corresponding container has been spiked can determine if the corresponding container has exceeded a maximum in-use time, determine if the spike has exceeded a maximum in-use time, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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