Patent ID: 6371938
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A61M,B05C,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of mounting syringes on an injector defining a front opening therein and comprising drive means extendible through the front opening for imparting motive force to plungers disposed within the syringes, comprising:providing a pressure jacket assembly associated with the injector for substantially enclosing the syringes during an injection procedure, the pressure jacket assembly comprising a jacket cylinder having an open front end for receiving the syringes therethrough and a rear end associated with the injector, at least one support member comprising a front end and a rear end, the rear end of the at least one support member associated with the injector, and a front member coupled to the front end of the at least one support member, the front member pivotable between a closed position for retaining the syringes within the jacket cylinder and an open position for allowing the syringes to be inserted into and removed from the front end of the jacket cylinder, the front member operable to engage front walls of the syringes to retain the syringes within the jacket cylinder; inserting a rear end of a syringe into the open front end of the jacket cylinder; and pivoting the front member from the open position to the closed position to retain the syringe within the jacket cylinder.