Molecular imaging vial transport container and fluid injection system interface
First Claim
1. A pharmaceutical transport container, comprising:
- a first body portion adapted to receive at least a portion of a pharmaceutical vial and defining an opening for establishing fluid communication with the vial, and comprising a proximal end;
a second body portion engageable with the first body portion to fully enclose the vial, the second body portion having a distal end engageable with the proximal end of the first body portion and a closed proximal end, and defining an interior cavity therebetween; and
a flexible ring positioned in the interior cavity of the second body portion and configured to flex between a relaxed state and a radially-outward extended state;
wherein the second body portion is adapted to cooperate with a receiving docking station of a fluid injection system to establish a fluid connection between the vial and a fluid connector element disposed within the docking station as the second body portion is inserted axially into the docking station, andwherein insertion of the first body portion into the interior cavity of the second body portion causes the flexible ring to deform from the relaxed state to the extended state thereby allowing the proximal end of the first body portion to be inserted therethrough, and after such insertion the flexible ring returns to the relaxed state to secure a removable engagement between the first body portion and the second body portion.
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical transport container includes a first body portion adapted to receive at least a portion of a pharmaceutical vial, a second body portion removably engaged with the first body portion to fully enclose the vial, and a flexible ring positioned in an interior cavity of the second body portion and configured to flex between a relaxed state and a radially-outward extended state. The pharmaceutical transport container may also include a removable end cap having a receiving chamber to receive the first body portion, and/or a guide tab extending from an exterior surface of the second body portion to engage a guide slot defined in a fluid injection system docking station, whereby the transport container translates axially and rotationally into the docking station to establish a fluid connection between the vial and a fluid connector mechanism or element disposed within the docking station.
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25 Claims
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1. A pharmaceutical transport container, comprising:
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a first body portion adapted to receive at least a portion of a pharmaceutical vial and defining an opening for establishing fluid communication with the vial, and comprising a proximal end; a second body portion engageable with the first body portion to fully enclose the vial, the second body portion having a distal end engageable with the proximal end of the first body portion and a closed proximal end, and defining an interior cavity therebetween; and a flexible ring positioned in the interior cavity of the second body portion and configured to flex between a relaxed state and a radially-outward extended state; wherein the second body portion is adapted to cooperate with a receiving docking station of a fluid injection system to establish a fluid connection between the vial and a fluid connector element disposed within the docking station as the second body portion is inserted axially into the docking station, and wherein insertion of the first body portion into the interior cavity of the second body portion causes the flexible ring to deform from the relaxed state to the extended state thereby allowing the proximal end of the first body portion to be inserted therethrough, and after such insertion the flexible ring returns to the relaxed state to secure a removable engagement between the first body portion and the second body portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A pharmaceutical transport container, comprising:
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a first body portion adapted to receive at least a portion of a pharmaceutical vial and defining an opening for establishing fluid communication with the vial, and comprising a proximal end; a second body portion engageable with the first body portion to fully enclose the vial, the second body portion having a distal end engageable with the proximal end of the first body portion and a closed proximal end and defining an interior cavity therebetween; and a flexible ring positioned in the interior cavity of the second body portion and configured to flex between a relaxed state and a radially-outward extended state, wherein insertion of the first body portion into the interior cavity of the second body portion causes the flexible ring to deform from the relaxed state to the extended state thereby allowing the proximal end of the first body portion to be inserted therethrough, and after such insertion the flexible ring returns to the relaxed state to secure a removable engagement between the first body portion and the second body portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A pharmaceutical fluid injection system, comprising:
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a pharmaceutical transport container, comprising; a first body portion adapted to receive at least a portion of a pharmaceutical vial and defining an opening for establishing fluid communication with the vial, and comprising a proximal end; a second body portion engageable with the first body portion to fully enclose the vial, the second body portion having a distal end engageable with the proximal end of the first body portion and a closed proximal end and defining an interior cavity therebetween; a flexible ring positioned in the interior cavity of the second body portion and configured to flex between a relaxed state and a radially-outward extended state; and a docking station to axially receive the pharmaceutical transport container therein, the docking station comprising a fluid connector element to establish fluid connection with the vial as the pharmaceutical transport container is received axially into the docking station, wherein insertion of the first body portion into the interior cavity of the second body portion causes the flexible ring to deform from the relaxed state to the extended state thereby allowing the proximal end of the first body portion to be inserted therethrough, and after such insertion the flexible ring returns to the relaxed state to secure a removable engagement between the first body portion and the second body portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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