Patent ID: 11865298
Assignee: BRACCO DIAGNOSTICS INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 10:
11. The infusion system of claim 10, wherein
the controller is communicatively coupled to the multi-way divergence valve and configured to control flow from the eluate line to a select one of the infusion tubing line and the waste line via the multi-way divergence valve; and
the controller is further configured during a quality control process to:
control the pump to pump the eluant through the strontium-rubidium radioisotope generator and generate the radioactive eluate,
determine a radioactive activity of the radioactive eluate based on the beta emissions measured via the beta detector while the radioactive eluate is directed to the waste container,
upon the radioactive activity of the radioactive eluate reaching a threshold level of rubidium activity, control the multi-way divergence valve to place the infusion tubing line in fluid communication with the eluate line,
further control the pump to fill the eluate-receiving container with the radioactive eluate,
control the gamma detector to detect the gamma emissions from the radioactive eluate in the eluate-receiving container after a period of time sufficient for substantially all rubidium in the radioactive eluate to decay, and
determine the activity of strontium in the eluate-receiving container based on the gamma emissions measured by the gamma detector.