Patent ID: 7268359
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: A61M,G21F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A radiopharmaceutical pig for transporting a radiopharmaceutical syringe comprising: an upper portion removably securable to a lower portion, the upper portion and lower portion each including an exterior shell, a radiation shield and a non-porous lining, and defining an internal chamber for the radiopharmaceutical syringe; the upper and lower exterior shells, radiation shields and non-porous linings each having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the exterior shell of the upper and lower portions surrounds the radiation shield and the non-porous lining of the upper and lower portions, wherein the radiation shield of the upper and lower portions surrounds the non-porous lining of the upper and lower portions, wherein the non-porous lining of the upper and lower portions is adhered to the interior surface of the radiation shield of the upper and lower portions, and wherein the lower portion of the internal chamber has a closed end and an open end, the lower portion being elongated and configured to engage the radiopharmaceutical syringe to limit its insertion into the internal chamber of the non-porous lining in order to keep the radiopharmaceutical syringe spaced from the closed end of the lower portion of the internal chamber.