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Pressure control systems for medical injectors and syringes used therewith

US6488661B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 8, 1999
Grant dateDec 3, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M5/488
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a pressure control system for an injector. The pressure control system includes a compliant piston or piston extension member that connects to the plunger of a injector-actuated syringe to prevent pressure overshoots when a closed or blocked fluid delivery pathway is encountered during an injection procedure.

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