Containment, shielding, information display, distribution and administration of radioactive pharmaceuticals

• US 20050107698A1
• Filed: 09/23/2004
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Don Powers
• Original Assignee: Don Powers
• Inventors: Powers, Donald L., Chilton, Henry M., Fischer, Craig H.
• Granted Patent: US 7,537,560 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/436
• CPC Class Codes: G21F 5/015 for storing radioactive sources, e.g. source carriers for irradiation units; Radioisotope containers

Abstract

A shielded radioactive medical apparatus has a tubular housing with a quick release cap configured for closing an open end of the tubular housing. A quick release mechanism holds the quick release cap on an open end of the tubular housing. A data display module on the housing communicates with an outside computer for receiving and transmitting information. The data display model also calculates and displays the radioactivity of a dose within the housing.

Claims

1. A shielded radioactive medical apparatus for use in medical treatments requiring radioactive objects, the apparatus comprising:

a tubular housing having a closed end and an open end,

a quick release cap having a distal end and a proximate end, the proximate end configured for closing the open end of the tubular housing, and

a quick release mechanism configured for engaging and holding the quick release cap on the open end of the tubular housing and quickly releasing the quick release cap when actuated by a user.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a lower radioactive shield located within the tubular housing and

an upper radioactive shield located within the quick release cap.

3. A shielded radioactive medical apparatus for use in medical treatments requiring radioactive objects, the apparatus comprising:

a tubular housing having a closed end and an open end,

a release cap having a distal end and a proximate end, the proximate end configured for closing the open end of the tubular housing,

a lower radioactive shield located within the tubular housing, and

an upper radioactive shield located within the release cap.

4. A shielded radioactive medical apparatus for carrying syringes containing radioactive material, the apparatus comprising:

a housing configured to contain and carry the syringes,

a data display module associated with the housing for communicating with an outside computer system, the data display module comprising;

a power supply,

a central processing unit,

a memory,

a user input,

a display, and

a communication component.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 further comprising:

a quick release cap and

a quick release mechanism configured for engaging and holding the quick release cap on the open end of the housing and quickly releasing the quick release cap when actuated by a user.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 further comprising:

a lower radioactively shielded sleeve located within the tubular housing, the lower sleeve configured to hold the body of a syringe and

an upper radioactively shielded sleeve located within the release cap, the upper radioactively shielded sleeve configured to hold the top of a syringe.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the release cap is a quick release cap and the apparatus further comprising:

a quick release mechanism configured for engaging and holding the quick release cap on the open end of the tubular housing and quickly releasing the quick release cap when actuated by a user,

a lower radioactively shielded sleeve located within the tubular housing, the lower sleeve configured to hold the body of a syringe and

an upper radioactively shielded sleeve located within the release cap, the upper radioactively shielded sleeve configured to hold the top of a syringe.

8. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein the data display module:

communicates with the outside computer system,

receives from the outside computer system a data information bundle having information relating to the syringe containing radioactive material,

calculates a radioactivity of a dose, and

displays the radioactivity of the dose.

9. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein:

the communication component is connected to the outside computer system by wireless means,

the memory comprises a programmable read only memory that stores an operating system and a read-write memory that stores transient data,

the central processing unit calculates the radioactivity continuously,

the display shows the real-time radioactivity, and

the user input allows the user to input a sequence of buttons representing dose data, the dose data comprising a time of dose, an amount administered, and an identity of the user.