Patent ID: 7815606

Claim:
A syringe adapter system for a power injector having a drive ram, comprising: an adapter body having a front end and a rear end, the front end including a cavity attachable to a syringe, the rear end being attachable to the power injector, the adapter body having a central bore fashioned in the rear end and extending therethrough to the cavity; a sealing ring extending around a circumference of the central bore and extending radially inward from the central bore; a ram extender receivable within and extendable through the central bore and the sealing ring, wherein the ram extender is attachable to the drive ram; and, wherein the sealing ring substantially prevents liquid present in the adapter body from leaking through the central bore into the power injector wherein the cavity defines an interior space bounded by one or more side walls and a cavity bottom; and, further comprising a drain aperture fashioned radially through a side wall of the adapter body and proximal to the cavity bottom, wherein the drain aperture fluidly communicates liquid in the cavity to drain from the adapter body.