Patent ID: 7351227
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: A61M,G21F

Abstract:
1. A protection device for a syringe used for injection of radioactive product(s), comprising: an envelope of radioprotective material, the envelope shaped to cover a cylindrical body of a syringe, the syringe further including a needle, a reception cone, a piston, the piston including a stem with a head, an opening fitted at a front end of the envelope, the opening for letting through the needle or the reception cone, and another opening at a rear end of the envelope for insertion and withdrawal of the syringe, as well as for operating the stem, and a structure of radioprotective material associated with the envelope, the structure forming a protective shield at least partially facing the another opening at the rear end of the envelope, while enabling the operation of the piston, wherein, the protective shield has the general form of a tubular jacket fitted with a bottom, said jacket covers the another opening at the rear end of the protective envelope, said jacket comprises interconnection means removable with respect to the stem, and the removable interconnection means comprises a lock arranged to press the head of the operating stem against an internal face of the bottom of said jacket.