Conductive coding of syringe information
First Claim
1. A system for identifying information regarding a syringe assembly used with a fluid injector, the system comprising:
- at least one syringe assembly having a barrel extending from a distal end to an open proximal end;
at least one indicator provided on at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the barrel;
a fluid injector having at least one syringe port adapted to receive the at least one syringe assembly; and
at least one sensor provided on or within at least a portion of the at least one syringe port,wherein the at least one sensor comprises a conductive elastomeric pad that contacts the at least one indicator and a flex printed circuit board that interprets the information regarding the at least one syringe assembly, andwherein the at least one indicator conducts electricity corresponding to the information regarding the at least one syringe assembly, which is identified by the at least one sensor.
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Abstract
A system for identifying information regarding a syringe assembly used with a fluid injector includes at least one syringe assembly having a barrel extending from a distal end to an open proximal end, at least one indicator provided on at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the barrel, an injector having at least one syringe port adapted to receive the at least one syringe assembly, and at least one sensor provided on or within at least a portion of each syringe port. The at least one indicator may conduct electricity corresponding to information regarding the at least one syringe assembly, which is identified by the at least one sensor.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for identifying information regarding a syringe assembly used with a fluid injector, the system comprising:
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at least one syringe assembly having a barrel extending from a distal end to an open proximal end; at least one indicator provided on at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the barrel; a fluid injector having at least one syringe port adapted to receive the at least one syringe assembly; and at least one sensor provided on or within at least a portion of the at least one syringe port, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a conductive elastomeric pad that contacts the at least one indicator and a flex printed circuit board that interprets the information regarding the at least one syringe assembly, and wherein the at least one indicator conducts electricity corresponding to the information regarding the at least one syringe assembly, which is identified by the at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A syringe assembly, comprising:
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a barrel extending from a distal end to an open proximal end, and at least one indicator comprising at least one conductive ink provided on at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of the barrel, wherein the at least one indicator is configured to conduct electricity from at least one first electrical contact to at last one second electrical contact that corresponds to information regarding the at least one syringe assembly when contacted by at least one sensor provided on or within at least a portion of at least one syringe port of a fluid injector, and wherein the at least one sensor comprises a conductive elastomeric pad that contacts the at least one indicator and a flex printed circuit board that interprets the information regarding the at least one syringe assembly. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for reading identifying information regarding a syringe assembly provided within a fluid injector, the method comprising:
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providing a syringe assembly having at least one indicator comprising at least one conductive ink provided on at least a portion of a barrel of the syringe assembly; inserting the syringe assembly into a syringe port of a fluid injector; contacting the at least one indicator against a conductive elastomeric pad of at least one sensor provided within at least a portion of the syringe port, thereby causing the at least one indicator to conduct electricity from at least one first electrical contact to at least one second electrical contact; and receiving identifying and interpreting information by a flex printed circuit board regarding the syringe assembly based on the electricity conducted by the at least one indicator.
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Specification