Patent ID: 7081105

Claim:
An injector system comprising: a syringe for holding a liquid medium and; an injector comprising: a housing having a front wall; a drive member moveable through the front wall of the housing; and a pressure jacket assembly for operabiy associating the syringe with the housing, the pressure jacket assembly comprising; a rearward end mounted on the front wall of the housing; a forward open end for receiving the syringe therethrough such that the syringe is loaded into the pressure jacket assembly via the forward open end; and a first retaining member mounted on an inside surface of the pressure jacket assembly adjacent the forward open end thereof; and the syringe comprising: a body comprising a main section, a conical section in fluid communication with the main section and a fluid discharge section in fluid communication with the conical section; a plunger movably disposed in the body, the plunger comprising one or more hook members extending rearward from the plunger for connecting the plunger to the drive member of the injector; at least one handle portion for facilitating handling of the syringe, the at least one handle portion operably associated with and extending forwardly from the conical section of the body; and a second retaining member on the syringe and engageable with the first retaining member, the first and second retaining members cooperating to retain the syringe inside the pressure jacket.