Patent ID: 6963073

Claim:
A radiopharmaceutical pig device that enables separation of two pig sections from each other without any need to manually grasp a rotationally stationary one of the two pig sections while moving a movable one of the pig sections to effect the separation, comprising: two pig sections configured to accommodate and enclose radiopharmaceutical contents while the two pig sections are in an engaged condition, the two pig sections including a rotationally stationary one and a movable one; and two complementary engaging elements that engage each other, the two complementary engaging elements including an integral one and a separate one, the integral one being integrally formed with the rotationally stationary one of the two pig sections, the separate one being configured to hold rotationally stationary the integral one while being held rotationally stationary and while the two complementary engaging elements are engaged with each other, the two pig elements being arranged to permit separation from each other in response to disengaging the two complementary engaging elements from each other and thereafter moving the movable one of the two pig sections away from the rotationally stationary one of the two pig sections, but without any need to manually grasp the rotationally stationary one of the two pig sections to effect the separation.