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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2018
Bracco Diagnostics Inc., Monroe Township, NJ (US);
Stephen E. Hidem, Edina, MN (US);
Aaron M. Fontaine, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Janet L. Gelbach, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Patrick M. McDonald, Omaha, NE (US);
Kathryn M. Hunter, Knoxville, TN (US);
Rolf E. Swenson, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Julius P. Zodda, Mercerville, NJ (US);
Bracco Diagnostics Inc., Monroe Township, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods for setting up, maintaining and operating a radiopharmaceutical infusion system, that includes a radioisotope generator, are facilitated by a computer of the system. The computer may include pre-programmed instructions and a computer interface, for interaction with a user of the system, for example, in order to track contained volumes of eluant and/or eluate, and/or to track time from completion of an elution performed by the system, and/or to calculate one or more system and/or injection parameters for quality control, and/or to perform purges of the system, and/or to facilitate diagnostic imaging.