Patent ID: 7708718

Claim:
A radiation shielding syringe carrier comprising: a main body formed from a radiation dense material having a central core, said main body having a side cutout therein shaped for receiving and holding a syringe; a top cap formed from a radiation dense material shaped to be releasably attached to a top portion of said main body including a downwardly depending portion shaped to be slidably received in said side cutout; and said top cap further includes an injecting rod slidingly attached to said top cap, said injecting rod including a thumb pad gripping mechanism comprised of a lip located at the bottom of said injecting rod shaped to engage an underside of a syringe plunger thumb pad and a resiliently biased finger spaced therefrom shaped to engage a topside of a syringe plunger thumb pad to allow manipulation of said syringe plunger through manipulation of said injecting rod.