Patent ID: 7025757

Claim:
A device for loading a fluid into a syringe comprising a body having a plunger slidably disposed therein and an attachment mechanism associated with the body for attaching the syringe to an injector comprising a mounting mechanism adapted to cooperate with the attachment mechanism on the syringe to mount the syringe on the injector, the device comprising: a syringe mounting mechanism adapted to cooperate with the attachment mechanism of the syringe to attach the syringe to the device; a drive member adapted to impart motion to the syringe plunger; a lever arm connected to the drive member to impart reciprocal linear motion to the syringe plunger; and a support frame defining a first slot and a second slot therein, the second slot being substantially perpendicular to the first slot, the lever arm being rotatably connected to the drive via a first pin positioned between the forward end and the rearward end of the lever arm and a second pin positioned forward of the first pin, the first pin traveling in the first slot and the second pin traveling in the second slot during rotation of the lever arm.