Patent ID: 8986251
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of operation for a medical fluid injector, the method comprising: adapting a syringe plunger of a syringe so that the syringe may be utilized with a medical fluid injector, wherein the adapting comprises releasably interconnecting a plunger adapter and the syringe plunger, wherein the syringe plunger is disposed within a body of the syringe; installing the syringe on the medical fluid injector after completion of the adapting; contacting a drive ram engaging feature of the plunger adapter with a drive ram coupling mechanism of the medical fluid injector after the installing; and moving the syringe plunger rearwardly while the plunger adapter and the syringe plunger remain releasably interconnected with one another, wherein the moving comprises pulling the plunger adapter rearward using a drive ram of the medical fluid injector and while the drive ram coupling mechanism remains in contact with the drive ram engaging feature of the plunger adapter.