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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2005
John F. Kalafut, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David A. Mishler, Slippery Rock, PA (US);
John F. Kalafut, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David A. Mishler, Slippery Rock, PA (US);
MEDRAD, Inc., Indianola, PA (US);
Abstract
A fluid injection apparatus includes at least one pressurizing mechanism and at least a first fluid container (for example, a syringe or a bulk container) operably associated with the at least one pressurizing mechanism. The first fluid container is adapted to contain a first fluid to be injected. The fluid injection apparatus also includes a controller operably associated with the at least one pressurizing mechanism. The controller includes a programming system to allow programming of an injection protocol including, for example, a plurality of phases. At least one parameter generator is provided to determine parameters of at least one of the plurality of phases of the protocol based at least in part upon a type of the injection procedure.