Radiopharmaceutical capsule safe
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1. A radiopharmaceutical capsule safe, comprising:
- a safe comprising a safe bottom and a safe lid, said safe bottom and said safe lid each being formed from radiopaque material, said safe bottom having a vial bottom-receiving cavity formed therein and said safe lid having a vial cap-receiving cavity formed therein; and
a capsule vial comprising a vial bottom and a vial cap securable to said vial bottom, said vial cap being formed from radiotransmissive material and said vial bottom being configured to receive a radiopharmaceutical capsule therein;
wherein said vial bottom-receiving cavity and said vial bottom are cooperatively configured such that said vial bottom is receivable within said vial bottom-receiving cavity and wherein said vial cap-receiving cavity and said vial cap are cooperatively configured such that said vial cap is receivable within said vial cap-receiving cavity;
whereby said capsule vial can be encased completely within said safe to contain radiation emitted by said radiopharmaceutical capsule when said safe lid is engaged with said safe bottom, and whereby said radiopharmaceutical capsule can be assayed while environmentally sealed within said vial capsule by removing said safe lid from engagement with said safe bottom;
wherein both the vial cap and the vial bottom are releasably lock-engageable respectively with said safe bottom and said safewherein said vial bottom has two or more bottom tabs extending outwardly therefrom, said vial cap has two or more cap tabs extending outwardly therefrom, and said vial cap and said vial bottom are threadably engageable with each other; and
wherein said safe bottom has two or more lower slots extending along the vial bottom-receiving cavity to receive the bottom tabs and said safe lid has two or more upper slots extending along the vial cap-receiving cavity to receive the cap tabs;
whereby said vial cap can be disengaged from said vial bottom by rotating said safe lid relative to said safe bottom.
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Abstract
A radiopharmaceutical capsule safe has a two-piece capsule vial that is sealed within a two-piece radiopaque safe which, in turn, is preferably contained within an outer jar. The cap of the two-piece vial is radiotransmissive such that the radiopharmaceutical capsule can be assayed simply by removing the lid portion of the safe from the bottom of the safe while leaving the radiopharmaceutical capsule environmentally sealed within the vial. After replacing the safe lid, the vial is opened by rotating the safe lid, which automatically turns the vial cap to disengage it from the vial bottom for dosing of the capsule to a patient.
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16 Claims
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1. A radiopharmaceutical capsule safe, comprising:
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a safe comprising a safe bottom and a safe lid, said safe bottom and said safe lid each being formed from radiopaque material, said safe bottom having a vial bottom-receiving cavity formed therein and said safe lid having a vial cap-receiving cavity formed therein; and a capsule vial comprising a vial bottom and a vial cap securable to said vial bottom, said vial cap being formed from radiotransmissive material and said vial bottom being configured to receive a radiopharmaceutical capsule therein; wherein said vial bottom-receiving cavity and said vial bottom are cooperatively configured such that said vial bottom is receivable within said vial bottom-receiving cavity and wherein said vial cap-receiving cavity and said vial cap are cooperatively configured such that said vial cap is receivable within said vial cap-receiving cavity; whereby said capsule vial can be encased completely within said safe to contain radiation emitted by said radiopharmaceutical capsule when said safe lid is engaged with said safe bottom, and whereby said radiopharmaceutical capsule can be assayed while environmentally sealed within said vial capsule by removing said safe lid from engagement with said safe bottom; wherein both the vial cap and the vial bottom are releasably lock-engageable respectively with said safe bottom and said safe wherein said vial bottom has two or more bottom tabs extending outwardly therefrom, said vial cap has two or more cap tabs extending outwardly therefrom, and said vial cap and said vial bottom are threadably engageable with each other; and wherein said safe bottom has two or more lower slots extending along the vial bottom-receiving cavity to receive the bottom tabs and said safe lid has two or more upper slots extending along the vial cap-receiving cavity to receive the cap tabs; whereby said vial cap can be disengaged from said vial bottom by rotating said safe lid relative to said safe bottom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16)
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13. A method of packaging a radiopharmaceutical capsule, said method comprising the steps:
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providing a safe comprising a safe bottom and a safe lid, each being formed from radiopague material, said safe bottom and said safe lid being engageable with each other; providing a capsule vial comprising a vial bottom and a vial cap, said vial cap being formed from radiotransmissive material and being engageable with said vial bottom wherein at least one of the vial cap and the vial bottom is releasably lock-engageable respectively with said safe bottom and said safe lid; disposing said vial bottom in a vial bottom-receiving cavity formed in said safe bottom; disposing said vial cap in a vial cap-receiving cavity formed in said safe lid; disposing a radiopharmaceutical capsule in said vial bottom; engaging said vial cap to said vial bottom; and engaging said safe lid to said safe bottom; and further comprising disposing activated charcoal in said vial bottom-receiving cavity before disposing said vial bottom in said vial bottom-receiving cavity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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