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System and method for air detection in fluid injector

US12251544B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 2019
Grant dateMar 18, 2025
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2205/502
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An injector system for delivering a medical fluid may include at least one syringe defining a reservoir operatively connected to a piston; and at least one processor programmed or configured to, based on an air check protocol for detecting air in the reservoir, determine a baseline value comprising baseline compressibility data for the at least one syringe of the injector system, deliver the first amount of the medical fluid from the reservoir; refill the reservoir with a second amount of the medical fluid; based on the air check protocol, perform an air check pressurization sequence by gathering air check compressibility data for the at least one syringe of the injector system; and based on the air check protocol, compare the air check compressibility data with the baseline compressibility data to determine a volume of air present in the reservoir.

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