Patent ID: 11883636
Assignee: BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method for engaging a syringe plunger with a piston head of a fluid injector system, the method comprising:
advancing the piston head at least partially into an interior cavity of the syringe plunger; and
advancing a cam sleeve disposed in the piston head in an axial direction relative to the piston head,
wherein the advancing of the cam sleeve causes one or more pins at least partially disposed in one or more tracks of the cam sleeve to move from a first, disengaged position, wherein the one or more pins are radially withdrawn into the piston head, to a second, engaged position, wherein the one or more pins protrude radially outward to engage at least a portion of the syringe plunger.