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Systems, methods and apparatus for infusion of radiopharmaceuticals

US9627097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Mark A. Jackson · Rochester, US
Paritosh Dhawale · Selkirk, US
Hernan Rodrigo Lara · Milwaukee, US
Michael Brussermann · Munster, DE
Ulrich Ketzscher · Hamm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 2, 2004
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H40/63
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems, apparatus and methods are provided through which an injector system automates a process of injecting an individual dose from a multiple dose of a radiotracer material. In some embodiments, the injector system includes a first dose calibrator system that receives a multidose vial of a radiotracer, a second dose calibrator system, an injection pump and an intravenous needle. In some embodiments, the first dose calibrator system and the multidose vial have an integrated shape. In some embodiments, the first dose calibrator system includes a pneumatic arm that receives the multidose vial.

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