A distal end portion of an elongate shaft member of a catheter may be inserted into a liquid within a vessel. While the distal end portion of the elongate shaft member is inserted in the liquid in the vessel, a manipulable portion of the catheter may be manipulated within the liquid to remove an undesired fluid therefrom. The liquid may be pressurized to cause the liquid to flow into a lumen of the elongate shaft member from a distal end of the elongate shaft member at least toward a proximal end of the elongate shaft member to facilitate flushing of the undesired fluid from the lumen. The distal end portion of the elongate shaft member of the catheter may be inserted into the liquid within the vessel while at least the elongate shaft member is in a substantially horizontal orientation.

A tube connector is configured to connect between a main tube and a peristaltically-actuated tube. The tube connector includes a first connection part configured to be connected to the main tube; a second connection part configured to be connected to the peristaltically-actuated tube; a communication part being provided between the first connection part and the second connection part and having a communication flow path for communicating between a first flow path through which fluid flows in the first connection part and a second flow path through which the fluid flows in the second connection part; and a main body section. The first flow path and the second flow path are formed to have a constant diameter and are formed so as to extend along the axial direction of the main body section. A diameter of the first flow path is smaller than a diameter of the second flow path. The communication flow path is formed so as to gradually enlarge in diameter from a first flow path side to a second flow path side. A central axis of the first flow path and a central axis of the second flow path are shifted toward the radial direction of the main body section.

An infusion pump includes: a main body configured to have an infusion tube fixed thereto, wherein the main body includes: a first fixing unit, a second fixing unit that is movable between (i) a pressing position in which the infusion tube is pressed against the first fixing unit, and (ii) a release position in which the pressing of the infusion tube against the first fixing unit is released, by being rotated with respect to a rotary shaft, an urging unit configured to urge the second fixing unit toward the release position, the urging unit comprising an urging member mounted on the rotary shaft, a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal toward the infusion tube sandwiched between the first fixing unit and the second fixing unit, and a reception unit configured to receive the signal transmitted from the transmission unit.

A medication infusion device comprises a memory means at a medication reservoir storing data identifying medication in the reservoir, a memory reading means at an infusion pump unit reads data from said memory means, and control means controls an infusion, based on data read by said memory reading means, to start the infusion when the medication is correct. A fluid connection detection means detects fluid connection of the medication reservoir to the infusion pump unit and transmits to control means whether the medication reservoir is connected. The control means controls an infusion in accordance with the transmission from the fluid connection detection means so that when there is no connection between the medication reservoir and infusion pump unit, the infusion pump unit will not be started or, if already started, stopped.

A method for safe radioisotope preparation and injection of H.sub.2.sup.15O for use in Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The disclosure also relates to a safety valve for controlling a flow of H215O for use in PET, to a use of said safety valve and to a method for preparing and injecting H.sub.2.sup.15O.

A method for safe radioisotope preparation and injection of H.sub.2.sup.15O for use in Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The disclosure also relates to a safety valve for controlling a flow of H215O for use in PET, to a use of said safety valve and to a method for preparing and injecting H.sub.2.sup.15O.

A catheter system may include a luer adapter, which may include an outer surface having threading or a recess. The catheter system may also include a flow control plug, which may include a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the flow control plug may include a filter element permeable to air and not to blood. The distal end of the flow control plug may include a cylinder and a taper-shaped luer tip spaced apart from the cylinder. An inner surface of the cylinder may include a protrusion engaged in a snap-fit with the recess or corresponding threading mated with the threading.

A catheter system may include a luer adapter, which may include an outer surface having threading or a recess. The catheter system may also include a flow control plug, which may include a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the flow control plug may include a filter element permeable to air and not to blood. The distal end of the flow control plug may include a cylinder and a taper-shaped luer tip spaced apart from the cylinder. An inner surface of the cylinder may include a protrusion engaged in a snap-fit with the recess or corresponding threading mated with the threading.

A gas trap apparatus (100) is for medical fluids, such as in infusion systems. The apparatus has a chamber (101), an inlet (103) to the bubble entrapment chamber with multiple of inlet ports (104, 105), and an outlet with at least one outlet port (110). The ports and the chamber are arranged to allow mixing of gases from the different fluids and which are trapped in the chamber. The inlet ports merge at a confluence space and the chamber comprises a diffuser with apertures (107) around an inflow tube for inflow of fluids into the chamber with a lateral dimensional component. Where the inlet ports (104, 105) have a diameter in the range of 1.5 mm to 8.0 mm, and the distance between an upper end of a confluence space between the ports (104, 105) and the diffuser apertures (107) is no more than 20 mm. This promotes turbulence as the fluids mix, and this turbulence continues through the diffuser, thereby enhancing bubble formation and hence migration of the gas as bubbles away from the outlet, towards an upper end of the chamber in use.

A control method for discharging bubble in a syringe pump is disclosed. The method includes detecting whether there is a bubble in a syringe barrel of a syringe pump by means of a bubble detection device; determining the position of the bubble if there is a bubble is in the syringe barrel; and according to the position of the bubble, controlling the syringe pump to perform a discharging operation so as to discharge the bubble from the syringe barrel.