Patent SG-11201804778R-A (SG)
Title: Method of operating an injection system
Inventor: CHASSOT PIERRE-YVES
IPC: A61M5/142
Filed: 2017-02-08
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -' Organization International Bureau ires.. 00) (43) International Publication Date ..... ..sr ,„„o 17 August 2017 (17.08.2017) WIPO I PCT (10) WO International 1111111111113111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 2017/137421 Publication Number Al (51) International Patent Classification: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, A61M 5/142 (2006.01) A61M 39/28 (2006.01) KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, (21) International Application Number: NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, PCT/EP2017/052716 RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, (22) International Filing Date: TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, 8 February 2017 (08.02.2017) ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (8 4 ) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (26) Publication Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, (30) Priority Data: TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, EP16154762.5 9 February 2016 (09.02.2016) EP TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (71) Applicant: BRACCO INJENEERING S.A. [CH/CH]; LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, Avenue de Sevelin 46, 1004 Lausanne (CH). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, (72) Inventor: CHASSOT, Pierre-Yves; Avenue de Sevelin GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). 46, 1004 Lausanne (CH). Declarations under Rule 4.17: (74) Agent: MACCHETTA, Francesco; Bracco Imaging SpA — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a Via Caduti di Marcinelle 13, 20134 Milano (IT). patent (Rule 4.170) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, Published: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, — with international search report (Art. 21 ( 3 )) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, 1-1 .4t Il ei il• (54) Title: METHOD OF OPERATING AN INJECTION SYSTEM Ir**- fse) (57) : A solution is proposed for operating an injection system comprising a pressurizing unit and at least one supply station 1-1 for supplying a medical fluid to the pressurizing unit, the supply station comprising at least one receptacle for containing said medic - Ir' al fluid, a delivery arrangement in fluid communication with the receptacle and the pressurizing unit for delivering the medical fluid 1-1 c:::, to a patient, and clamping means associated with the delivery arrangement for regulating the flow of the medical fluid through the ei delivery arrangement. The method comprises the steps of: operating the pressurizing unit till a first injection procedure is completed; 0 maintaining the injection system in a standby condition before a second injection procedure is started, and operating the pressurizing unit till the second injection procedure is completed. The step of maintaining the injection system in a standby condition comprises the step of acting on the clamping means for de-clamping the delivery arrangement.