CPC A61M 5/007 (2013.01) [A61M 5/16827 (2013.01); A61M 5/1408 (2013.01); A61M 5/1452 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1403 (2013.01); A61M 2005/14208 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method for delivering a medical fluid, comprising:
delivering a fluid volume at a preselected total volumetric flowrate during a first duration of a fluid delivery procedure, wherein the fluid volume is comprised of a volumetric amount of a contrast agent and a volumetric amount of a flush fluid;
controllably varying the volumetric amount of the contrast agent in the fluid volume during the first duration of the fluid delivery procedure, wherein the volumetric amount of the contrast agent is controllably decreased at an exponentially decaying rate during at least a portion of the first duration; and
controllably varying the volumetric amount of the flush fluid in the fluid volume while the volumetric amount of the contrast agent is being controllably decreased so as to substantially maintain the preselected total volumetric flowrate throughout the first duration of the fluid delivery procedure,
wherein the delivery of the contrast agent is substantially completed during the first duration.
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