Patent ID: 11865304
Assignee: CARILION CLINIC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the system comprises:
a cradle configured to receive a shielded transport container, wherein the shielded transport container is constructed and arranged to receive the syringe with the nuclear medication;
a lid configured to permit placement of the shielded transport container into the cradle in an open position and block access to the cradle in a closed position, wherein the lid is configured to shield the external user from radiation emitted from the nuclear medication in the syringe when the lid is in the closed position;
a first actuator configured to contact and remove access covers of the shielded transport container to expose a needle end of the syringe and to expose a plunger of the syringe, wherein the first actuator is further configured to position the exposed needle end of the syringe to align the needle end of the syringe with an intravenous injection port fluidically coupled to an intravenous fluid line connected to the patient;
a second actuator configured to engage and depress the exposed plunger of the positioned syringe to inject the nuclear medication into the intravenous injection port; and
a processor configured to control the first actuator and the second actuator.