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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1998
Michael A. Spohn, Butler, PA (US);
Robert J. Ashcraft, Jr., Butler, PA (US);
Craig John Bowser, Ford City, PA (US);
P. Eric Pavlik, Vandergrift, PA (US);
Albert John Yarzebinski, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Medrad, Inc., Indianola, PA (US);
Abstract
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 ( ).