US Patent:
20040116861, Jun 17, 2004
Inventors:
Mark Trocki - Cheswick PA, US
Mark Hitchins - Sewickley PA, US
Kevin Cowan - Allison Park PA, US
James Dedig - Pittsburgh PA, US
Francis Sciulli - Crafton PA, US
Steven Rygg - Irwin PA, US
Larry Fuchs - Ford City PA, US
Edward Rhinehart - Monroeville PA, US
Robert Parks - Pittsburgh PA, US
International Classification:
A61M037/00
Abstract:
An injector system includes an injector and a syringe. The syringe preferably includes a body having a forward end and a rearward end, and a plunger movably disposed in the body. The injector preferably includes a housing and a piston movably disposed at least partially within the housing. The piston is adapted to drive the plunger of the syringe in a forward direction without a connective engagement therebetween to dispense fluid from the forward end of the body during an injection procedure, and to connectively engages the plunger to retract the plunger within the syringe.