Adjusting a condition of a fluid medium to produce an image of a patient
US6901283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/13
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for producing an image of a patient preferably includes a source of contrast medium, a pressurizing unit operably associated with the source of contrast medium for injecting the contrast medium into the patient, an imaging unit providing an internal image of the patient based upon a condition of the contrast medium in the patient, a control unit adapted to adjust the condition of the contrast medium injected into the patient, an electronic interface in communication with at least one of the pressurizing unit and the imaging unit, and a fluid path disposed between the pressurizing unit and the patient.
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