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Container and method for transporting a syringe containing radioactive material
Assignee: Cardinal Health 414 LLC
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Filing: 1996-09-11
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Granted: 1997-09-30
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Expires: 2016-09-11
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for transporting syringes containing radioactive material. The apparatus includes a radiopharmaceutical pig having an inner chamber in which a sharps container can be secured. The sharps container has a housing and an attachable cap. The method includes assembling the radiopharmaceutical pig so that the chamber of the radiopharmaceutical pig contains the syringe in the sharps container housing. The radiopharmaceutical pig is disassembled, where upon the syringe is removed, discharged, and then replaced in the sharps container housing. The cap of the sharps container is affixed to the housing of the sharps container, thus enclosing the contaminated syringe therein. The radiopharmaceutical pig is assembled so that its chamber contains the sharps container and the syringe. The radiopharmaceutical pig is transported to a disposal area, where it is disassembled and the sharps container containing the syringe is placed in a particular disposal container.
Inventors
- 👤 Don E. Reich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 18:05
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21F; G21F5/00; G21F5/015; G21F5/018; A; A61; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/002; A61M5/178; A61M5/1785; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49815; Y10T29/49817; Y10T29/49819; Y10T29/49822; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49828; Y10T29/49829; Y10T29/49863; Y10T29/4987; Y10T29/49876; Y10T29/49879; Y10T29/49904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A transportation container for a syringe containing radioactive material comprising, a radiopharmaceutical pig having an interior surface defining an internal chamber, the radiopharmaceutical pig including radiation-resistant material surrounding the chamber; and a sharps container having a cap and a housing sized to fit within the chamber of the radiopharmaceutical pig, the cap and the housing each having a closed end and an open mating end, with one of the mating ends fitting inside the other to fixedly retain the cap to the housing in an assembled state, the assembled cap and housing having an interior surface sized to hold the syringe therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A transportation container for a syringe containing radioactive material comprising, a radiopharmaceutical pig having an interior surface defining an internal chamber, the radiopharmaceutical pig including radiation-resistant material surrounding the chamber; and a sharps container having a cap and a housing sized to fit within the chamber of the radiopharmaceutical pig, the cap and the housing each having a closed end and an open mating end, with one of the mating ends fitting inside the other to fixedly retain the cap to the housing in an assembled state, the assembled cap and housing having an interior surface sized to hold the syringe therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The transport container as defined in claim 1, wherein the housing has a window through which at least part of the syringe is visible when it is inside the fastened container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The transport container as defined in claim 1, wherein the housing is constructed from a transparent material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The transport container as defined in claim 1, wherein the mating end of the cap has at least two resilient snaps; and the mating end of the housing has at least two ledges, each of which is aligned with an associated resilient snap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
The transportation container as described in claim 1, wherein the mating end of the cap includes at least two radially spaced, cylindrical ridges extending longitudinally toward the mating end of the closure; the mating end of the housing further including a cylindrical sealing wall extending longitudinally to fit between the ridges on the cap when the housing is attached to the cap, thereby creating a leak resistant seal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The transportation container as defined in claim 1, wherein the mating end of the cap fits inside the mating end of the housing.
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