Disposable fluid connector having multiple tubing components and an electrical connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9566381-B2
Application number	US-201213620198-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2012
Priority date	Nov 21, 2005
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

A disposable fluid connector includes a first single-use tubing component having proximal and distal ends and a second single-use tubing component having proximal and distal ends, where the first single-use tubing component and the second single-use tubing component are each usable only for a single patient procedure. The disposable fluid connector also includes a connection comprising an electrical connector that is configured to electrically connect the connection to both a powered injector and to an external medical device, where the disposable fluid connector comprises a disposable cassette including a portion that is non-removably attached to both the first single-use tubing component and the second single-use tubing component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A disposable fluid connector to be used with a powered injector that injects medical fluid into a patient, the disposable fluid connector comprising:
a first single-use tubing component having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end of the first single-use tubing component to be operatively coupled to an output of a first re-usable syringe of the powered injector, and the distal end of the first single-use tubing component to be operatively coupled to a patient line;
a second single-use tubing component having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end of the second single-use tubing component to be operatively coupled to an output of a second re-usable syringe of the powered injector, and the distal end of the second single-use tubing component to be operatively coupled to the patient line, wherein the first single-use tubing component and the second single-use tubing component are each usable only for a single patient procedure, and wherein the first re-usable syringe and the second re-usable syringe are each reusable for multiple patient procedures; and
a connection comprising an electrical connector that is configured to electrically connect the connection to both the powered injector and to an external medical device,
wherein when the connection is electrically connected to the powered injector and electrically connected to the external medical device, the connection is configured to electrically connect the external medical device to the powered injector, and
wherein the disposable fluid connector comprises a disposable cassette including a portion that is non-removably attached to both the first single-use tubing component and the second single-use tubing component, such that the disposable fluid connector is loadable and unloadable as one assembly into the powered injector.

2. The disposable fluid connector of claim 1 , wherein:
the proximal end of the first single-use tubing component, when connected to the powered injector, is coupled to first re-usable tubing that is coupled an output port of the first syringe; and
the proximal end of the second single-use tubing component, when connected to the powered injector, is coupled to second re-usable tubing that is coupled to an output port of the second syringe.

3. The disposable fluid connector of claim 2 , wherein:
the distal end of the first single-use tubing component is coupled to a first input port of a fluid valve;
the distal end of the second single-use tubing component is coupled to a second input port of the fluid valve; and
an output port of the fluid valve is coupled to the patient line.

4. The disposable fluid connector of claim 3 , wherein the fluid valve is an elastomeric valve.

Assignees

• Barron Traci
• Clausen-Stuck Niels
• Fisher Mark
• Graceffa Joseph
• Hajicek David J
• Hieb Martin G
• Karahalios Anastasios G
• Kensok Karen
• Kim Robert
• Lunzer Lawrence
• Maiers Manfred
• Menendez Jr Adolfo
• Mohiuddin Khader
• Oftedahl Richard A
• Roos Volker
• O'Leary Jeremiah
• Acist Medical Sys Inc

Inventors

• Barron Traci
• Clausen-Stuck Niels
• Fisher Mark
• Graceffa Joseph
• Hajicek David J
• Hieb Martin G
• Karahalios Anastasios G
• Kensok Karen
• Kim Robert
• Lunzer Lawrence
• Maiers Manfred
• Menendez Jr Adolfo
• Mohiuddin Khader
• Oftedahl Richard A
• Roos Volker
• O'Leary Jeremiah

Classifications

• A61M5/007 Primary

  for contrast media · CPC title

• A61M5/1452

  pressurised by means of pistons · CPC title

• A61M5/14216

  Reciprocating piston type · CPC title

• A61B6/481

  involving the use of contrast agents · CPC title

• A61M5/16809

  by repeated filling and emptying of an intermediate volume (pressure infusion using positive displacement pumps A61M5/142) · CPC title