Front-loading medical injector adapted to releasably engage a syringe regardless of the orientation of the syringe with respect to the injector
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1. A method of connecting a syringe comprising a syringe body having a proximal end, a distal end with a nozzle, and at least one attachment member protruding radially outward relative to the syringe body at the proximal end of the syringe to an injector comprising a syringe retaining mechanism, the method comprising:
- moving the at least one attachment member of the syringe into the syringe retaining mechanism without regard to a rotational orientation of the syringe about a syringe longitudinal axis relative to a longitudinal axis of the syringe retaining mechanism; and
releasably engaging the at least one attachment member of the syringe with the syringe retaining mechanism of the injector.
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Abstract
A syringe for use with an injector includes a body having a rear end and a front end, a plunger movably disposed within the body, an attachment member associated with the body and adapted to releasably engage a syringe retaining mechanism of the injector regardless of the orientation of the syringe with respect to the injector, and an encoding device operable to provide syringe information to the injector.
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1. A method of connecting a syringe comprising a syringe body having a proximal end, a distal end with a nozzle, and at least one attachment member protruding radially outward relative to the syringe body at the proximal end of the syringe to an injector comprising a syringe retaining mechanism, the method comprising:
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moving the at least one attachment member of the syringe into the syringe retaining mechanism without regard to a rotational orientation of the syringe about a syringe longitudinal axis relative to a longitudinal axis of the syringe retaining mechanism; and releasably engaging the at least one attachment member of the syringe with the syringe retaining mechanism of the injector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of connecting a syringe comprising a syringe body having a proximal end, a distal end with a nozzle, and at least one attachment member protruding radially outward relative to the syringe body at the proximal end of the syringe to an injector comprising a syringe retaining mechanism, the method comprising:
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moving the at least one attachment member of the syringe into the syringe retaining mechanism without regard to a rotational orientation of the syringe about a syringe longitudinal axis relative to a longitudinal axis of the syringe retaining mechanism; releasably engaging the at least one attachment member of the syringe with the syringe retaining mechanism of the injector; and providing an encoding device on the syringe, wherein the encoding device is adapted to provide syringe information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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