Patent ID: 8333952

Claim:
A microfluidic radiopharmaceutical synthesis system comprising a reaction vessel adapted to receive a radioisotope and at least one reagent, said reaction vessel being in heat-transfer communication with a heat source, whereby when said radioisotope and said at least one reagent are mixed in said reaction vessel and heat is applied to said reaction vessel from said heat source, a radiopharmaceutical solution is synthesized; a solid-phase extraction column adapted to purify said radiopharmaceutical solution; a filter adapted to sterilize said radiopharmaceutical solution; and a vessel adapted to receive said radiopharmaceutical solution following its passage through said solid-phase extraction column and said filter, said vessel to hold a quantity of purified radiopharmaceutical solution approximately equal to, but no less than, one (1) unit dose of radiopharmaceutical; wherein said reaction vessel, said solid-phase extraction column, and said filter are incorporated into a disposable card, said card being discarded after one (1) run, and wherein said system is scaled to produce per run a quantity of purified radiopharmaceutical solution approximately equal to, but no less than, one (1) unit dose of radiopharmaceutical.