Systems for controlling injection and/or imaging procedures

US7937134B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MEDRAD, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Arthur E. Uber, III · Pittsburgh, US
• Edward J. Rhinehart · Monroeville, US
• Rosemary Almon-Martin · Butler, US
• David M. Griffiths · Pittsburgh, US
• Francis J. Sciulli · Scott Township, US
• Walter Grumski · Pittsburgh, US
• Vera Pagano · Ross Township, US
• Karen Zelenski · Seven Fields, US
• Alan D. Hirschman · Glenshaw, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 23, 2007
• Grant date: May 3, 2011
• Expiry date: Oct 19, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H30/20
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for producing a contrast-enhanced medical image of a patient includes a source of a contrast or enhancement medium, a pressurizing unit in fluid connection with the source of contrast or enhancement medium, an energy source operable to apply energy to a region of the patient, an imaging unit providing a visual display of an internal view of the patient based upon a signal resulting from the energy applied to the region of the patient, and a control unit. In an embodiment, the signal is affected by a condition of the contrast or enhancement medium in the patient. To control the procedures, the control unit adjusts the condition of the contrast or enhancement medium in the patient based upon the signal. A communication interface preferably enables information between an injector subsystem and an imaging subsystem.