FLUID INJECTION SYSTEM COMPRISING A MOTION TRANSFER CABLE
First Claim
1. An injection system for transferring a volume of fluid from a pre-filled syringe into a patient, comprising:
- a syringe assembly comprising a syringe adapter configured to securely receive a syringe and a plunger assembly configured to be selectively moved relative to the syringe adapter;
at least one motor assembly configured to impart a force on and move an actuator in at least one direction;
a motion transfer cable comprising a first end and a second end and an inner core extending between said first end and said second end;
wherein the first end of the motion transfer cable is mechanically coupled to the actuator;
wherein the second end of the motion transfer cable is mechanically coupled to the plunger assembly of the syringe assembly;
wherein movement of the actuator by the motor is transferred through the motion transfer cable to the plunger assembly, resulting in the plunger assembly moving a desired distance relative to the syringe secured to the syringe assembly;
wherein fluid exiting the syringe as a result of movement by the actuator, the motion transfer cable and the plunger assembly passes through a distal outlet of the syringe; and
wherein the syringe assembly is configured to be grasped and manipulated by a clinician during an injection procedure.
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Abstract
An injection system for transferring a volume of fluid from a syringe into a patient comprises a syringe assembly having a syringe adapter configured to securely receive a pre-filled syringe and a plunger assembly configured to be selectively moved relative to the syringe adapter. The injection system further comprises a fluid delivery module comprising at least one motor to move an actuator in at least one direction. In some embodiments, the injection system additionally comprises a motion transfer cable. In one embodiment, one end of the motion transfer cable is mechanically coupled to the actuator of the fluid delivery module, and the other end is mechanically coupled to the plunger assembly of the syringe assembly. In some embodiments, movement of the actuator by the motor is transferred through the motion transfer cable to the plunger assembly, resulting in the plunger assembly moving a desired distance relative to the pre-filled syringe.
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1. An injection system for transferring a volume of fluid from a pre-filled syringe into a patient, comprising:
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a syringe assembly comprising a syringe adapter configured to securely receive a syringe and a plunger assembly configured to be selectively moved relative to the syringe adapter; at least one motor assembly configured to impart a force on and move an actuator in at least one direction; a motion transfer cable comprising a first end and a second end and an inner core extending between said first end and said second end; wherein the first end of the motion transfer cable is mechanically coupled to the actuator; wherein the second end of the motion transfer cable is mechanically coupled to the plunger assembly of the syringe assembly; wherein movement of the actuator by the motor is transferred through the motion transfer cable to the plunger assembly, resulting in the plunger assembly moving a desired distance relative to the syringe secured to the syringe assembly; wherein fluid exiting the syringe as a result of movement by the actuator, the motion transfer cable and the plunger assembly passes through a distal outlet of the syringe; and wherein the syringe assembly is configured to be grasped and manipulated by a clinician during an injection procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of injecting a fluid stored within a pre-filled syringe into a patient, comprising:
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securing a pre-filled syringe to a syringe adapter of a syringe assembly of an injection system; wherein the injection system further comprises a motor assembly and a motion transfer cable, the motion transfer cable comprising an inner core, wherein the motion transfer cable mechanically couples the syringe assembly to the motor assembly; coupling a first terminal of the motion transfer cable to an actuator of the motor assembly, wherein at least one motor of the motor assembly is configured to selectively move the actuator; coupling the second terminal of the motion transfer cable to a plunger assembly of the syringe assembly, said plunger assembly being configured to selectively move within an interior of the pre-filled syringe in order to discharge fluid from an outlet of the pre-filled syringe; moving the actuator using the motor assembly in response to an injection instruction, wherein moving the actuator causes a corresponding linear motion in the first and second terminals and the inner core of the motion transfer cable extending between said first and second terminals; wherein movement of the second terminal toward the pre-filled syringe urges the plunger assembly into the interior of the pre-filled syringe and transfers a volume of fluid through the outlet of the pre-filled syringe; wherein fluid exiting the outlet of the pre-filled syringe passes through a needle assembly removably secured to a distal end of the pre-filled syringe and into a target anatomical location of a patient; and wherein the syringe assembly is configured to be grasped and manipulated by a clinician during an injection procedure. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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