Patents by Inventor Ross H. Potter

Ross H. Potter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4854324
    Abstract: An angiographic injector device for use in x-ray photography for delivering contrast media to a patient at controlled rates and pressures. A processor elicits injection parameters from an operator or a pre-programmed injection module, and on the basis of the injection parameters, calculates appropriate control signals for use in a closed-loop servo system to actuate the plunger of a syringe containing the contrast media. Injection parameters includes flow rate, volume, duration, pressure limit and rise-fall time of flow rate. The device also includes control circuits for inhibiting the injection device in response to a contrast media pressure limit, failure in the processor or injection control system, or upon reaching a predetermined volume of injected media. A mechanical stop member cooperates with the control circuit for blocking movement of the syringe plunger upon reaching the predetermined injected volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Medrad, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan D. Hirschman, David M. Reilly, Ross H. Potter, John A. Stulen, Eric M. Toft, John G. Clark