Patent ID: 7019317
Filing Date: 2006-03-28
Classification: G21F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus suited to transport radiopharmaceuticals, comprising: a radiopharmaceutical pig with two halves each defining a respective cavity and being secured together so that the respective cavities together form a closed chamber, each of the two halves including a respective lead shield each with a surface; and encapsulating material arranged to encapsulate and seal the surface of at least one of the two lead shields to define a portion of the closed chamber by bounding same, the closed chamber being configured to accommodate a radiopharmaceutical syringe; and at least one housing within the closed chamber, the housing being formed of a non-puncture resistant material that is configured to give way to puncturing in response to driving of a tip of an attached needle of the radiopharmaceutical syringe under manual forces into the housing, the housing being elongated and configured to be open at one end and closed at an opposite end to define a space to accommodate insertion of the attached needle of the radiopharmaceutical syringe through the one end that is open so that a tip of the needle remains clear of the opposite end that is closed when flanges of the radiopharmaceutical syringe are held in position between the lead shields.