Patent ID: 9707410
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61J,A61M,A61N,B65B

Claim:
1. A kit for dispensing radiopharmaceuticals, said kit comprising: a sealed container defining a container cavity; a dispense manifold comprising a manifold body defining an elongate fluid conduit, a filter at one end of said conduit, at least one valve located along said fluid conduit for selectably directing a fluid in said fluid conduit toward a first or second dispense conduit, each said first and second dispense conduit supporting a respective one of a first and second fill needle affixed to the end thereof; a connector cap for each said dispense conduit extending from said manifold, wherein each said dispense needle is held by the needle holder of its respective connector cap in the first position, and wherein the vial collar of each said connector cap is affixed to a vial such that the collar aperture is in overlying registry with the septum sealing its respective vial; wherein said dispense manifold and each said connector cap and vial are adapted to be held within the container cavity and wherein each said needle holder body of its respective connector cap is moveable from said first position to said second position while in said container, and wherein the connector cap comprises: a vial collar comprising a vial collar body defining a collar aperture to be positioned in overlying registry with the septum of the vial; and a needle holder comprising a needle holder body providing a means for holding one or more elongate needles in registry with the collar aperture, said needle holder body being moveable with respect to said vial collar between a first position spaced from said vial collar and a second position proximate said vial collar, such that the one or more needles held by said needle holder will puncture through the vial septum.