Inductively Coupled Injector Faceplate
First Claim
1. A power injector comprising:
- a powerhead, wherein said powerhead comprises a first coil; and
a detachable faceplate interconnected to said powerhead, wherein said faceplate comprises a second coil, wherein said faceplate comprises a syringe mount, wherein when said faceplate is attached to said powerhead, said first coil and said second coil are positioned relative to each other such that said first coil and said second coil are inductively coupled.
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Abstract
A powerhead (120) of a power injector is disclosed that allows for wireless interconnection with devices mounted to the powerhead (120). A faceplate (122) may be mounted to the powerhead (120). The faceplate (122) may allow for the installation of a syringe (144) thereto. The faceplate (122) may receive power from the powerhead (122) via an inductive coupling between a primary coil (128) disposed within the powerhead (120) and a secondary coil (130) disposed within the faceplate (122). The faceplate (122) may be operable to wirelessly communicate with the powerhead (120) via the inductive coupling or via any appropriate wireless communication method. The faceplate (122) may include a syringe heater (142) operable to heat a fluid within the syringe (144). The faceplate (122) may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader operable to read an RFID tag of the syringe (144).
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26 Claims
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1. A power injector comprising:
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a powerhead, wherein said powerhead comprises a first coil; and a detachable faceplate interconnected to said powerhead, wherein said faceplate comprises a second coil, wherein said faceplate comprises a syringe mount, wherein when said faceplate is attached to said powerhead, said first coil and said second coil are positioned relative to each other such that said first coil and said second coil are inductively coupled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A powerhead of a power injector, said powerhead comprising:
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a ram; a faceplate mounting; and a first coil, wherein a first volume is defined as a volume that is occupied by a faceplate when said faceplate is mounted to said faceplate mounting, wherein said first coil is disposed such that an electrical field formed when current passes through said first coil penetrates said first volume. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A power injector comprising:
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a powerhead comprising a ram and a first coil; a syringe; a second coil disposed outside of said powerhead, wherein said second coil is inductively coupled to said first coil; and a power delivery control module disposed within said powerhead and operable to regulate power delivery from said first coil to said second coil, wherein said power delivery control module is operable to deliver at least 7 watts of power to said second coil. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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Specification