Fluid injector system, method of preventing fluid backflow, and computer program product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025152813-A1
Application number	US-202519022008-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 15, 2025
Priority date	Aug 28, 2018
Publication date	May 15, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A fluid injector system and computer program product on a control device of the fluid injector system is described. The control device has at least one processor programmed or configured to actuate a second drive component to pressurize and inject the second fluid through the fluid conduit, and while the second drive component is actuated, actuate a first drive component to introduce intermittent pulses of the first fluid to create a flow front interface between the first fluid and the second fluid in the fluid conduit to prevent backflow of the second fluid through the fluid conduit into the first fluid reservoir.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A computer program product for preventing at least a second fluid from a second fluid reservoir from flowing back into a first fluid reservoir using a fluid injector system configured to perform an injection protocol, the fluid injector system comprising a control device operatively associated with each of a first drive component configured to pressurize and inject a first fluid through a fluid conduit, and at least a second drive component configured to pressurize and inject the second fluid through the fluid conduit, the fluid conduit being in selective fluid communication with the first fluid reservoir and the second fluid reservoir, wherein the computer program product comprises non-transitory computer readable media comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
actuate the second drive component to pressurize and inject the second fluid through the fluid conduit; and while the second drive component is actuated, actuate the first drive component to introduce intermittent pulses of the first fluid to create a flow front interface between the first fluid and the second fluid in the fluid conduit to prevent backflow of the second fluid through the fluid conduit into the first fluid reservoir.

2 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further caused to actuate the first drive component to continue to introduce intermittent pulses of the first fluid until a pressure of the first fluid reaches a pressure that is substantially the same as a pressure of the second fluid.

3 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further caused to further actuate the first drive component of the two or more drive components to introduce intermittent pulses of the first fluid at a frequency or amplitude selected from the group consisting of an increasing frequency, a decreasing frequency, an increasing amplitude, a decreasing amplitude, and any combination thereof, based on at least one of a difference in pressure in the first fluid reservoir compared to the second fluid reservoir, a difference in an observed ratio of the first fluid and the second fluid compared to a desired ratio of the first fluid and the second fluid, a change in a fluid flow rate or pressure in the fluid conduit, a detection of backflow of the second fluid, a difference in fluid properties of the first fluid and the second fluid, and combinations of any thereof.

4 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further caused to decrease at least one of a frequency and an amplitude of or alter a wave form of the intermittent pulses of the first fluid and deliver the first fluid at a first fluid flow rate and the second fluid at a second fluid flow rate at a desired ratio of the first fluid and the second fluid through the fluid conduit.

5 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further caused to monitor at least one of a pressure in the first fluid reservoir and a pressure in the second fluid reservoir during injection of the first fluid and the second fluid to determine if a difference between the pressure in the first fluid reservoir and the pressure in the second fluid reservoir reaches a first predetermined value.

6 . The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein, once the first predetermined value is reached, the at least one processor is further caused to start a second set of intermittent pulses of the first fluid through the fluid conduit in order to prevent the second fluid from entering the first fluid reservoir.

7 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further caused to monitor an injection pressure in the fluid conduit and determine whether the injection pressure changes by a second predetermined value.

8 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further programmed or configured to calculate a predetermined injection pressure based on at least one of a programmed injection protocol and user input information, and in response, adjust a pre-set waveform of the intermittent pulses.

9 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further caused to continuously monitor a rate of change of an injection pressure in the fluid conduit, and in response, adjust at least one of a pulse interval, a pulse flow rate, and a pulse volume of the intermittent pulses based on a lookup table or a predetermined algorithm.

10 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein, when the intermittent pulses of the first fluid are introduced, the at least one processor is further caused to select a pulse interval from a lookup table or a predetermined algorithm.

11 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the lookup table and the predetermined algorithm is stored in a memory device.

12 . The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein, when the intermittent pulses of the first fluid are introduced, the at least one processor is further caused to select a pulse flow rate from a lookup table or a predetermined algorithm.

13 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein, when the intermittent pulses of the first fluid are introduced, the at least one processor is further caused to select a pulse volume from a lookup table or a predetermined algorithm.

14 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein less than 40 milliliters of the first fluid are introduced into the fluid conduit before a pressure of the first fluid reaches a pressure that is substantially the same as a pressure of the second fluid.

15 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein less than 25 milliliters of the first fluid are introduced into the fluid conduit before a pressure of the first fluid reaches a pressure that is substantially the same as a pressure of the second fluid.

16 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein, while the first drive component introduces intermittent pulses of the first fluid to create the flow front interface between the first fluid and the second fluid in the fluid conduit, a total volume of the first fluid introduced into the fluid conduit is less than the sum of a user programmed volume and 15 milliliters.

17 . The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein, when the first drive component is actuated, a capacitance volume of the first fluid reservoir increases and none of the second fluid enters the first fluid reservoir.

Assignees

• Bayer Healthcare Llc

Inventors

• Mcdermott Michael
• Barone William
• Volkar John

Classifications

• A61M2005/14208

  with a programmable infusion control system, characterised by the infusion program · CPC title

• A61M2005/1406

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• A61M5/16854

  by monitoring line pressure · CPC title

• A61M5/1422

  with double acting or multiple pistons · CPC title

• A61M5/007 Primary

  for contrast media · CPC title