Medrad, Inc.

Craig John Bowser

Michael A Spohn

Robert J Ashcraft, Jr

P Eric Pavlik

Albert John Yarzebinski

David M Reilly

Joseph B Havrilla

A syringe adapter, which permits use of syringes of various types and sizes to be used with a front-loading injector, includes a piston extension and an adapter face plate. The piston extension includes structure for connecting the piston extension to a drive piston of the injector and a plunger of the syringe. The adapter face plate includes a mounting device for attaching the adapter face plate to an injector and a recess for receiving the distal flange of the syringe. The adapter face plate may also include locking pivot arms for releasably engaging the syringe flange.

Front-loading syringe adapter for front-loading medical injector

The present syringe adapter ( ), which permits use of syringes ( ) of various types, sizes and configurations to be used with a front-loading injector ( ), includes a removable injector face plate ( ) having a releasable mounting mechanism ( ) for attaching the adapter face plate ( ) to a front-load injector ( ), a reducing sleeve ( ) having a recess ( ) for receiving the distal flange ( ) of syringe ( ), locking pivot arms ( ) pivotly attached to the reducing sleeve ( ) to releasably engage syringe flange ( ), and a piston extension ( ) provided for extending the injector drive piston ( ) for engagement with syringe plunger ( ).

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Ford City, PA, United States of America

Craig John Bowser