System and method utilizing an integrated camera with a fluid injector

A computer-implemented method for operating a fluid injector system configured for use in administering at least one fluid to a patient, the method comprising:

• capturing, with at least one image capture device, facial identification information or biometric information regarding a user in an environment surrounding the fluid injector system and an image or a video of a fluid container positioned near the fluid injector system;
• receiving, with a control device comprising at least one processor, the image data or the video data captured by the at least one image capture device regarding the user and the fluid container;
• comparing the received facial identification or biometric identification information regarding the user to a stored facial identification information or biometric identification information to determine whether the user is an individual authorized to use the fluid injector system;
• setting the fluid injector system to a preferred user interface upon receiving a confirmed match between the received facial identification information or the biometric identification information and the stored facial identification information or the biometric identification information, in which the preferred user interface is a user interface configuration that has been previously set on the fluid injector system corresponding to a specific user, and
• displaying the received image or video of the fluid container on the preferred user interface.

A computer program product for operating a fluid injector system configured for use in administering at least one fluid to a patient, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• capture, with at least one image capture device, image data or video data in an environment surrounding the fluid injector system, wherein the at least one image capture device is at least one of:
• a) integrally formed with an injector housing of the fluid injector system, and b) operatively connected to an injector housing of the fluid injector system via an extendable member that permits the at least one image capture device to be moved relative to the injector housing;
• receive the image data or the video data captured by the at least one image capture device;
• determine whether the received image data or the received video data comprises at least one predetermined characteristic;
• and
• perform at least one action in response to determining whether the received image data or the received video data comprises at least one predetermined characteristic;
• wherein the one or more instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
• receive, with a control device of the fluid injector system and from the at least one image capture device, facial identification information or biometric identification information regarding a user based on an image or a video of the user positioned near the fluid injector system and image or video data regarding a fluid container positioned near the fluid injector system,
• compare, using the control device, the received facial identification information or biometric identification information regarding the user to a stored facial identification information or biometric identification information to determine whether the user is an individual authorized to use the fluid injector system,
• upon receiving a confirmed match between the received facial identification information or biometric identification information and the stored facial identification information or biometric identification information, set the fluid injector system to a preferred user interface in which the preferred user interface is a user interface configuration that has been previously set on the fluid injector system corresponding to a specific user, and
• display the received image or video data of the fluid container on the preferred user interface.