Patent ID: 6974443

Claim:
An injector system comprising: a syringe comprising: a body portion; and a plunger movably disposed within the body portion; and an injector comprising: a housing defining a front opening therein; a drive member extendible through the front opening of the housing for imparting motive force to the plunger disposed within the syringe; and a pressure jacket assembly associated with the housing for substantially enclosing the syringe during an injection procedure, the pressure jacket assembly comprising: a jacket cylinder having an open front end for receiving the syringe and a rear end associated with the housing; and at least one front member associated with the housing, the at least one front member pivotable between a closed position for retaining the syringe within the jacket cylinder and an open position for allowing the syringe to be inserted into and removed from the front end of the jacket cylinder, the at least one front member engaging the syringe to retain the syringe within the jacket cylinder.