Patent ID: 6733478
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
An injector system comprising:an injector comprising: a housing containing a motor operable to drive a piston, a sensor, and a control unit in communication with the sensor and the motor; and a syringe comprising: a body comprising a front end and a rear end; a plunger disposed within the body and operable to be driven by the piston of the injector; and an encoding device on the plunger and operable to provide syringe information to the sensor, whereby the sensor is operable to read the syringe information provided by the encoding device and to forward the syringe information to the control unit of the injector, the control unit operable to receive the syringe information from the sensor and to control the motor of the injector based on the syringe information.