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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Klaus Urich, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Schering Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/315 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/315 ;
Abstract
A syringe for use with an injector includes a body comprising a distal discharge end, a plunger movably disposed within the body, and an agitation element disposed within the body between the plunger and the distal discharge end. The agitation element is acted on by a magnetic field to agitate the contents of the syringe. The magnetic field is generated by a source operably associated with the syringe or the injector. Preferably, the syringe contains an ultrasound contrast agent that is agitated by the agitation element. An injector system and a method for agitating the contents of a syringe are also provided.