Author: claimsbot

1. An electrical coupling device for use with an engine having a crankshaft and an engine block, the device comprising:
a rotating portion connected to the crankshaft, the rotating portion rotating with rotation of the crankshaft;
a non-rotating portion having a brush biased against the rotating portion;
a flexible member fixed to the non-rotating portion and the engine block, the flexible member establishing an electrical connection between the engine block and crankshaft; and
a bearing connected between the non-rotating portion and the rotating portion.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the bearing is positioned outside of the brush.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the flexible member is sufficiently flexible to compensate for radial wobble of the bearing.
4. The device of claim 1 wherein the flexible member includes a first portion, second portion, and third portion, the first portion being offset from the third portion and the second portion extending between the first and third portions.
5. The device of claim 4 wherein the first portion includes an aperture for connecting to the non-rotating portion and the third portion includes an aperture for connecting to the engine block.
6. The device of claim 4 wherein the first portion is parallel to the third portion.
7. The device of claim 1 wherein the brush is biased against the rotating portion with a spring.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein the flexible member is composed of a different material than the engine block.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A disinfection cap for a medical connector, the medical connector including a male connector connection section, in which a valve body blocking an opening of a top face wall is pushed in to form a flow path when a male connector is connected thereto. and a medical connector side locking section configured to prevent pullout of the male connector by engagement with a male connector side locking section, the disinfection cap comprising:
a cap main body including a cap side locking section configured to prevent pullout of the cap main body by engagement with the medical connector side locking section; and
a wiping body held by the cap main body, the wiping body including an impregnation section impregnated with an antiseptic solution,
wherein the wiping body is movable with respect to the cap main body so as to wipe at least a surface of the top face wall, an inner peripheral face of the opening, or a surface of the valve body in the male connector connection section with the impregnation section with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
2. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the wiping body is rotatable around an axis of the male connector connection section with respect to the cap main body with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
3. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the wiping body is movable along an axis of the male connector connection section with respect to the cap main body with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
4. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the wiping body is movable with respect to the cap main body so as to wipe at least the inner peripheral face of the opening with the impregnation section with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
5. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the wiping body includes an operation section coupled to the impregnation section through a coupling section that extends through a through hole formed on the cap main body.
6. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the cap main body is made of a rigid material.
7. The disinfection cap according to claim 1, wherein the impregnation section includes an impregnation material.
8. The disinfection cap according to claim 7, wherein the impregnation material is a sponge.
9. The disinfection cap according to claim 7, wherein the impregnation material is nonwoven.
10. The disinfection cap according to claim 7, wherein the impregnation sections includes a flange, a plurality of projections projecting from a lower face of the flange.
11. The disinfection cap according to claim 10, wherein the impregnation material includes a plurality of recesses, the plurality of projections being inserted into the plurality of recesses.
12. A disinfection system comprising:
a disinfection cap including a cap main body including a cap side locking section configured to prevent pullout of the cap main body by engagement with the medical connector side locking section and a wiping body held by the cap main body, the wiping body including an impregnation section impregnated with an antiseptic solution; and
a medical connector, the medical connector including a male connector connection section, in which a valve body blocking an opening of a top face wall is pushed in to form a flow path when a male connector is connected thereto, and a medical connector side locking section configured to prevent pullout of the male connector by engagement with a male connector side locking section;
wherein the wiping body is movable with respect to the cap main body so as to wipe at least a surface of the top face wall, an inner peripheral face of the opening, or a surface of the valve body in the male connector connection section with the impregnation section with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
13. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the wiping body is rotatable around an axis of the male connector connection section with respect to the cap main body with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
14. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the wiping body is movable along an axis of the male connector connection section with respect to the cap main body with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
15. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the wiping body is movable with respect to the cap main body so as to wipe at least the inner peripheral face of the opening with the impregnation section with the cap side locking section engaged with the medical connector side locking section.
16. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the wiping body includes an operation section coupled to the impregnation section through a coupling section that extends through a through hole formed on the cap main body.
17. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the medical connector side locking mechanism includes a plurality of projections and the cap side locking section includes an axial injection groove and a peripheral grove, the peripheral direction groove engaging the plurality of projection to prevent pullout of the cap main body.
18. The disinfection system according to claim 17, wherein the medical connector comprises a T-type port.
19. The disinfection system according to claim 12, wherein the medical connector side locking mechanism includes an external thread and the cap side locking section includes an internal thread in the cap main body, the external thread engaging the internal thread to prevent pullout of the cap main body.
20. The disinfection system according to claim 19, wherein the medical connector comprises a mixed injection plug.

1-17. (canceled)
18. A radio communication system comprising:
a first base station employing a first radio access technology and having a first cover area;
a second base station employing the first radio access technology and having a second cover area that is partly and entirely included in the first cover area, the second base station being a CSG (Closed Subscriber Group) type base station communicating with only registered mobile stations that are registered in advance;
a third base station employing a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology and having a third cover area that is same as the second cover area;
a mobile station including communication means capable of communicating with each of the first base station and the second base station by employing the first radio access technology, and capable of communicating with the third base station by employing the second radio access technology; and
a home subscriber server that correlates the second base station, which is the CSG type base station, with the communicable mobile station,
wherein information indicating presence of the third base station is included in a database of the home subscriber server, the database being made correspondent to the second base station,
the home subscriber server notifies, to the mobile station, information indicating the presence of the third base station having the same cover area as covered by the second base station, and
the mobile station receives, in accordance with the notification from the home subscriber server, the information indicating the presence of the third base station having the same cover area as covered by the second base station.
19. The radio communication system according to claim 18, wherein the database of the home subscriber server further includes related information for accessing the third base station.
20. The radio communication system according to claim 18, wherein the home subscriber server notifies the information of the third base station to the mobile station at time when the mobile station is registered in the second base station that is the CSG type base station, and
the mobile station receives the information of the third base station in accordance with the notification from the home subscriber server.
21. The radio communication system according to claim 18, wherein when the information of the third base station is updated, the home subscriber server notifies the updated information of the third base station to the mobile station, and
the mobile station updates the information of the third base station in accordance with the notification from the home subscriber server.
22. The radio communication system according to claim 18, wherein the second base station holds the information indicating the presence of the third base station having the third cover area and notifies, upon update of the information of the third base station, the update of the information of the third base station to the home subscriber server,
the home subscriber server updates the information of the third base station in accordance with the notification from the second base station and notifies the updated information of the third base station to the mobile station, and
the mobile station updates the information of the third base station in accordance with the notification from the home subscriber server.
23. The radio communication system according to claim 18, wherein the mobile station communicates with the third base station by employing a radio access technology, which is different from the radio access technology employed by the second base station, in accordance with the information indicating the presence of the third base station having the same cover area covered by the second base station.
24. A radio communication system comprising:
a first base station employing a first radio access technology and having a first cover area;
a second base station employing the first radio access technology and having a second cover area that is partly or entirely included in the first cover area, the second base station being a CSG (Closed Subscriber Group) type base station communicating with only registered mobile stations that are registered in advance;
a third base station employing a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology and having a third cover area that is same as the second cover area; and
a mobile station including communication means capable of communicating with each of the first base station and the second base station by employing the first radio access technology, and capable of communicating with the third base station by employing the second radio access technology,
wherein the second base station holds information indicating presence of the third base station.
25. A mobile station used in a radio communication system comprising:
a first base station employing a first radio access technology and having a first cover area;
a second base station employing the first radio access technology and having a second cover area that is partly or entirely included in the first cover area, the second base station being a CSG (Closed Subscriber Group) type base station; and
a third base station employing a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology and having a third cover area that is same as the second cover area,
the mobile station communicating with each of the base stations adapted for the first and second radio access technologies by employing the first radio access technology or the second radio access technology,
wherein the mobile station holds a database regarding the second base station as the CSG type base station with which the relevant mobile station is able to communicate, and
the database includes information indicating presence of the third base station having the same cover area as covered by the second base station.
26. The mobile station according to claim 25, wherein the database further includes related information for accessing the third base station.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

What is claimed is:

1. A fluid injection apparatus for use with a syringe, comprising:
an injector comprising a housing defining an opening for a drive piston extendable from the injector housing for imparting motive forces to a syringe plunger disposed within the syringe;
a pressure jacket associated with the injector for securing the syringe during an injection procedure, the pressure jacket having a distal end defining a syringe receiving opening for receiving the syringe and a proximal end associated with the injector housing and generally aligned with the opening; and
a syringe sensor adapted to be engaged by the syringe when the syringe is loaded into the pressure jacket, the syringe sensor adapted to generate a signal indicating the presence of the syringe in the pressure jacket.
2. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 1, further comprising at least one light source associated with the injector housing and positioned to illuminate the syringe received in the pressure jacket.
3. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one light source is contained within a light source housing associated with the injector housing.
4. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 3, wherein the at least one light source includes at least one light emitting diode disposed within the light source housing.
5. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one light source includes opposing light sources disposed substantially at opposite sides of the pressure jacket.
6. The fluid injector apparatus of claim 5, wherein the opposing light sources are contained within respective light source housings associated with the injector housing.
7. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 5, wherein the opposing light sources each include at least one light emitting diode disposed within the respective light source housings.
8. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 2, wherein the pressure jacket includes a light-diffusing structure substantially at the proximal end thereof for diffusing light from the at least one light source into the syringe.
9. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 8, wherein a recessed portion of the pressure jacket forms the light-diffusing structure, the recessed portion defining a beveled surface for diffusing the light into the syringe.
10. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 9, wherein the beveled surface extends at least partially about the circumference of the pressure jacket.
11. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 9, wherein the light-diffusing structure is located substantially opposite from the at least one light source.
12. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 1, wherein the syringe sensor is spring-loaded, such that contact by the syringe and axial displacement of the syringe into the pressure jacket activates the syringe sensor.
13. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 1, wherein the proximal end of the pressure jacket defines an engagement recess and the injector housing includes an engagement tab adapted to cooperate with the engagement recess for removably associating the pressure jacket and the injector housing.
14. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 13, wherein the engagement tab is biased to engage the engagement recess.
15. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 14, wherein the proximal end of the pressure jacket defines a cam surface for displacing the engagement tab radially when the pressure jacket is connected to the injector housing.
16. A fluid injection apparatus for use with a syringe, comprising:
an injector comprising a housing defining an opening for a drive piston extendable from the injector housing for imparting motive forces to a syringe plunger disposed within the syringe; and
a pressure jacket associated with the injector housing for securing the syringe during an injection procedure, the pressure jacket having a distal end defining a syringe receiving opening for receiving the syringe and a proximal end removably associated with the injector housing and generally aligned with the opening;
wherein the proximal end of the pressure jacket defines an engagement recess or an engagement tab and the injector housing further comprises a respective mating engagement tab or an engagement recess cooperating with the other of the engagement recess or engagement tab on the pressure jacket for maintaining the removable association between the pressure jacket and the injector housing.
17. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 16, wherein the injector housing comprises an engagement tab that is biased to engage an engagement recess defined on the pressure jacket.
18. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 17, wherein the proximal end of the pressure jacket defines a cam surface for displacing the engagement tab radially when the pressure jacket is connected to the injector housing.
19. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 16, further comprising at least one light source associated with the injector housing and positioned to illuminate the syringe received in the pressure jacket.
20. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least one light source is contained within a light source housing associated with the injector housing.
21. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 20, wherein the at least one light source includes at least one light emitting diode disposed within the light source housing.
22. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 20, wherein the at least one light source includes at least one light source directed toward the pressure jacket.
23. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least one light source includes opposing light sources disposed substantially at opposite sides of the pressure jacket.
24. The fluid injector apparatus of claim 23, wherein the opposing light sources are contained within respective light source housings associated with the injector housing.
25. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 24, wherein the opposing light sources each include at least one light emitting diode disposed within the respective light source housings.
26. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 19, wherein the pressure jacket includes a light-diffusing structure substantially at the proximal end thereof for diffusing light from the at least one light source into the syringe.
27. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 26, wherein a recessed portion of the pressure jacket forms the light-diffusing structure, the recessed portion defining a beveled surface for diffusing the light into the syringe.
28. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 27, wherein the beveled surface extends at least partially about the circumference of the pressure jacket.
29. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 26, wherein the light-diffusing structure is located substantially opposite from the at least one light source.
30. A fluid injection apparatus for use with a syringe, the fluid injection apparatus comprising:
an injector comprising a housing defining an opening for a drive piston extendable from the injector housing for imparting motive forces to a syringe plunger disposed within the syringe;
a pressure jacket associated with the injector housing for securing the syringe during an injection procedure, the pressure jacket having a distal end defining a syringe receiving opening for receiving the syringe and a proximal end associated with the injector housing and generally aligned with the opening; and
at least one light source associated with the injector housing and positioned to illuminate the syringe received in the pressure jacket.
31. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 30, wherein the at least one light source is contained within a light source housing associated with the injector housing.
32. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 31, wherein the at least one light source includes at least one light emitting diode disposed within the light source housing.
33. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 32, wherein the at least one light source includes at least one light source directed toward the pressure jacket and at least one forward directed light source.
34. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 30, wherein the at least one light source includes opposing light sources disposed substantially at opposite sides of the pressure jacket.
35. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 34, wherein the opposing light sources are contained within respective light source housings associated with the injector housing.
36. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 35, wherein the opposing light sources each include at least one light emitting diode disposed within the respective light source housings.
37. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 30, wherein the pressure jacket includes a light-diffusing structure substantially at the proximal end thereof for diffusing light from the at least one light source into the syringe.
38. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 37, wherein a recessed portion of the pressure jacket forms the light-diffusing structure, the recessed portion defining a beveled surface for diffusing the light into the syringe.
39. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 38, wherein the beveled surface extends at least partially about the circumference of the pressure jacket.
40. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 37, wherein the light-diffusing structure is located substantially opposite from the at least one light source.
41. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 30, wherein the pressure jacket is made of substantially clear plastic.
42. The fluid injection apparatus of claim 41, wherein the substantially clear plastic is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, and polycarbonate.
43. A pressure jacket for use with a syringe, comprising:
a body formed of substantially clear plastic and adapted to receive the syringe; and
a light-diffusing structure provided on the body and adapted to diffuse light passing therethrough emitted by an externally located light source.
44. The pressure jacket of claim 43, wherein a recessed portion of the body forms the light-diffusing structure.
45. The pressure jacket of claim 44, wherein the recessed portion defines a beveled surface for diffusing the light into the syringe when loaded in the pressure jacket.
46. The pressure jacket of claim 45, wherein the beveled surface extends at least partially about the circumference of the pressure jacket.
47. A syringe comprising:
a body comprising a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end comprising an expansion section and an outward extending lip.
48. The syringe of claim 47, further including a plunger movably disposed in the body, and substantially seated in the expansion section in a pre-use state of the syringe.
49. The syringe of claim 48, wherein the plunger has a coupling end comprising a pair of coupling members.
50. The syringe of claim 49, wherein the coupling members comprise flexible coupling members.
51. The syringe of claim 47, wherein the distal end of the body includes a conical portion forming a discharge outlet.
52. The syringe of claim 51, wherein the conical portion includes a light-sensitive fluid dot as an optical aid.
53. The syringe of claim 51, further including an alignment flange formed on the conical portion, the alignment flange defining a hollow area therein.
54. The syringe of claim 53, wherein the alignment flange extends outward from the conical portion sufficiently to be grasped by a user of the syringe and used as a handle for manipulating the syringe.
55. The syringe of claim 53, further including a plunger movably disposed in the body, and substantially seated in the expansion section in a pre-use state of the syringe, the plunger comprising a coupling end with a pair of coupling members defining a slot therebetween, the slot substantially aligned with the alignment flange such that the alignment flange provides an indication of the orientation of the slot.
56. The syringe of claim 47, wherein the outward extending lip has an outer diameter no greater than the outer diameter of a center section of the body.
57. The syringe of claim 47, wherein a wall thickness of the body narrows to a reduced wall thickness at the expansion section such that an inner diameter of the expansion section is larger than the inner diameter of a center section of the body generally connecting the distal and proximal ends of the body, for allowing the expansion section to expand when a plunger is disposed in the expansion section.
58. The syringe of claim 57, wherein the reduced wall thickness allows the expansion section to expand to an outer diameter no greater than approximately the outer diameter of the center section when a syringe plunger is disposed in the expansion section.
59. The syringe of claim 57, wherein the body is made of a deformable material permitting the expansion section to expand to an outer diameter no greater than approximately the outer diameter of the center section when a syringe plunger is disposed in the expansion section.
60. The syringe of claim 57, wherein an outer surface of the body is tapered or stepped inward toward a central axis of the body and an inner surface of the body is tapered or stepped outward away from the central axis of the body to form the reduced wall thickness.
61. The syringe of claim 57, wherein at least one of an outer surface of the body is tapered or stepped inward toward a central axis of the body and an inner surface of the body is tapered or stepped outward away from the central axis of the body to form the reduced wall thickness.
62. A method of associating a syringe with a fluid injection apparatus, comprising:
providing an injector comprising a housing defining an opening for a drive piston extendable from the housing for imparting motive forces to a syringe plunger disposed within the syringe, the injector further comprising a pressure jacket associated with the injector for securing the syringe during an injection procedure, the pressure jacket having a distal end defining a syringe receiving opening for receiving the syringe and a proximal end, the injector further comprising a syringe sensor associated with the housing;
loading the syringe into the syringe receiving opening in the distal end of the pressure jacket; and
engaging the syringe sensor with the syringe when the syringe is substantially fully received in the pressure jacket.
63. The method of claim 62, further comprising the syringe sensor generating a signal indicating the presence of the syringe in the pressure jacket when the syringe engages the syringe sensor.
64. The method of claim 62, further comprising illuminating the syringe with at least one light source associated with the housing.
65. The method of claim 62, further comprising associating the proximal end of the pressure jacket with the housing.
66. The method of claim 65, wherein the proximal end of the pressure jacket is removably associated with the housing.
67. The method of claim 65, wherein the proximal end of the pressure jacket defines an engagement recess and the housing comprises a mating engagement tab, such that the engagement tab engages the engagement recess when the proximal end of the pressure jacket is associated with the housing.
68. An anti-rotation connection between an injector and a syringe plunger disposed within a syringe, comprising:
a drive piston extendable from the injector and having a plunger engaging end; and
a syringe plunger having a distal end and a proximal end adapted for engagement by the plunger engaging end of the drive piston;
wherein the plunger engaging end of the drive piston comprises an anti-rotation element adapted to interact with the proximal end of the plunger to prevent or limit rotation of the syringe plunger in the syringe.
69. The anti-rotation connection of claim 68, wherein the anti-rotation element comprises at least one pin extending between the plunger engaging end of the drive piston and the proximal end of the syringe plunger when the drive piston is engaged with the syringe plunger.
70. The anti-rotation connection of claim 69, wherein the at least one pin engages at least one pin receiving opening in the proximal end of the syringe plunger when the drive piston is engaged with the syringe plunger.
71. The anti-rotation connection of claim 69, wherein the at least one pin extends from an end plate forming the plunger engaging end of the drive piston.
72. The anti-rotation connection of claim 68, wherein the proximal end of the syringe plunger comprises at least one coupling member adapted for engagement by the plunger engaging end of the drive piston.
73. The anti-rotation connection of claim 72, wherein the anti-rotation element comprises at least one pin extending from the plunger engaging end of the drive piston and associated with the at least one coupling member when the drive piston is engaged with the syringe plunger.
74. The anti-rotation connection of claim 73, wherein the at least one pin extends from an end plate forming the plunger engaging end of the drive piston.
75. The anti-rotation connection of claim 72, wherein the anti-rotation element comprises opposing pins extending from the plunger engaging end of the drive piston and the at least one coupling member comprises a pair of coupling members, such that the opposing pins are associated with the respective coupling members when the drive piston is engaged with the syringe plunger.
76. The anti-rotation connection of claim 75, wherein the coupling members comprise flexible coupling members.
77. The anti-rotation connection of claim 72, wherein the anti-rotation element comprises at least one tab formed on the plunger engaging end of the drive piston and associated with the at least one coupling member when the drive piston is engaged with the syringe plunger.
78. The anti-rotation connection of claim 77, wherein the at least one tab extends from an end plate forming the plunger engaging end of the drive piston.
79. The anti-rotation connection of claim 72, wherein the anti-rotation element comprises opposing tabs formed on the plunger engaging end of the drive piston and the at least one coupling member comprises a pair of coupling members, such that the opposing tabs are associated with the respective coupling members when the drive piston is engaged with the syringe plunger.
80. The anti-rotation connection of claim 79, wherein the coupling members comprise flexible coupling members.
81. The anti-rotation connection of claim 72, wherein the anti-rotation element comprises an edge formed on the drive piston and adapted to be engaged by the at least one coupling member when the drive piston is engaged with the syringe plunger to prevent rotation of the syringe plunger in the syringe.
82. The anti-rotation connection of claim 81, wherein the drive piston includes an end plate forming the plunger engaging end, and wherein the edge is formed on the end plate.
83. The anti-rotation connection of claim 72, wherein the anti-rotation element comprises opposing edges formed on the drive piston, and the at least one coupling member comprises a pair of coupling members, the opposing edges adapted to be engaged by the respective coupling members when the drive piston is engaged with the syringe plunger to prevent rotation of the syringe plunger in the syringe.
84. The anti-rotation connection of claim 83, wherein the drive piston includes an end plate forming the plunger engaging end, and wherein the opposing edges are formed on the end plate.
85. The anti-rotation connection of claim 83, wherein the coupling members comprise flexible coupling members.
86. A fluid injection system comprising:
an injector comprising a drive piston having a plunger engaging end;
a syringe comprising a body and a plunger movably disposed within the body, the plunger having a proximal end adapted for engagement by the plunger engaging end of the drive piston; and
an anti-rotation connection formed by complementary anti-rotation elements associated with the proximal end of the plunger and the plunger engaging end of the drive piston to limit rotation of the plunger within the syringe body.
87. The fluid injection system of claim 86 wherein the anti-rotation elements comprise at least one pin extending from the plunger engaging end of the drive piston and at least one pin receiving opening formed in the proximal end of the plunger.