Patent ID: 6676634
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A syringe adapter for an injector comprising a drive piston and an injector face plate defining an opening therein through which the drive piston is extendable, the syringe adapter comprising:an adapter face plate defining an adapter opening therein through which the drive piston is extendable to connect to a plunger of a syringe, the adapter face plate comprising: at least one mounting device for attaching the adapter face plate to one of the injector face plate and the injector after the injector face plate is removed therefrom; and an attachment mechanism for allowing the syringe to be removably mounted on the adapter face plate, the attachment mechanism comprising a base for receiving the syringe, a pair of pivoting arms attached to the base and movable from an opened position to a closed position to engage the syringe, and a locking member extending from the base to secure the pair of pivoting arms in the closed position after the syringe is received by the base.