Patent ID: 8452380

Claim:
An interface device adapted for facilitating communication between an injector device and medical diagnostic imaging equipment, the interface device comprising: a control unit having one or more stored medical imaging equipment operational protocols for multiple manufacturers of medical imaging equipment, the control unit having one or more stored injector device operational protocols for the injector device for multiple manufacturers of injector devices, the control unit configured to process information from the injector device and the imaging equipment; a dedicated input in communication with the control unit and configured to receive information from the imaging equipment; a dedicated output in communication with the control unit and configured to send information from the control unit to the imaging equipment; and one or more input/output interfaces in communication with the control unit and configured to send and receive information between the control unit and the injector device, the one or more input/output interfaces permitting the selection of a desired medical imaging equipment operational protocol, the one or more input/output interfaces permitting the selection of a desired injector device operational protocol.