Shield adapted to fit medical injector syringe

• US 9,707,342 B2
• Filed: 09/03/2015
• Issued: 07/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC (Bayer AG)
• Original Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC (Bayer AG)
• Inventors: Uber, III, Arthur E., Trocki, Mark, Mabie, Marc A., Tucker, Barry L., Hoffman, Raymond C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lacyk, John
• Application Number:
  US14/844,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20150374914A1
• Time in Patent Office: 684 Days
• Field of Search: 600 1- 8, 2505061, 2505071, 2505151
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3104 Caps for syringes without needle
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/0211 Ceramics
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/0238 the material being a coating or protective layer
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/007 for contrast media
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1785 comprising radioactive shield means syringe shields or holders for storage of radioactive sources G21F5/018
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/31 Details
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/1021 Radioactive fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/1094 Shielding, protecting against radiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/1002 Intraluminal radiation therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/1007 Arrangements or means for the introduction of sources into the body
• CPC Class Codes: G21F 5/018 Syringe shields or holders syringe shielding for applying radioactive material to the body A61M5/1785
• CPC Class Codes: G21F 5/06 Details of, or accessories to, the containers

Abstract

A syringe shield useful for containing a syringe loaded with radioactive and/or light sensitive drugs is disclosed. The syringe shield may reduce a healthcare provider'"'"'s exposure to radiation and/or may reduce or eliminate ambient light contamination to optically sensitive components in the syringe.

Claims

1. A syringe shield system for a fluid delivery device, the system comprising:

a collar syringe shield support attached to the fluid delivery device;

a shield panel having blocking material and a syringe bore configured to correspond to a syringe, wherein the syringe bore has a discharge end aperture and a plunger end aperture; and

a sleeve encasing the shield panel, wherein the sleeve is coupled to the collar syringe shield support, wherein the sleeve includes a lower sleeve and an upper sleeve having a forward cover and a rearward cover openable independent of the forward cover.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the lower sleeve and the upper sleeve is coupled to the collar syringe shield support.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is configured to move between a deployed position and a stored position.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is reversibly coupled to the collar syringe shield support.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the shield panel includes a bore having a diameter adapted to a shape and a size of a syringe.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the forward cover is adapted to shield at least a forward end of the sleeve and the rearward cover is adapted to shield at least a rearward end of the sleeve, and wherein at least one of the forward cover and the rearward cover is attached to the sleeve.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one of the forward cover and the rearward cover is removably attached to the sleeve.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the forward cover has a bore configured to correspond to a discharge end of the syringe.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the collar syringe shield support includes a collar mount configured to attach to the fluid delivery device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the collar syringe shield support is removably attachable to the fluid delivery device as an adapter.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the collar syringe shield support includes at least one orifice wherein an actuation device of the fluid delivery device can pass through the at least one orifice to contact the syringe.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the shield panel is integral to the sleeve.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the discharge end aperture of the syringe bore is smaller in diameter than the plunger end aperture of the syringe bore, wherein the discharge end aperture is designed to correspond to a discharge end of the syringe.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the blocking material is selected from the group consisting of radioactive emission blocking material, optical blocking material, and any combination thereof.

15. A syringe shield system for a fluid delivery device, the system comprising:

a syringe mount configured to attach to the fluid delivery device;

a shield panel including at least a blocking material and having a syringe bore configured to correspond to a syringe, wherein the syringe bore has a discharge end aperture and a plunger end aperture; and

a sleeve encasing the shield panel and having a sleeve attachment coupled to the syringe mount, wherein the sleeve includes a lower sleeve and an upper sleeve having a forward cover and a rearward cover openable independent of the forward cover.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the sleeve attachment is coupled to at least one of the lower sleeve and the upper sleeve.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein one of the lower sleeve and the upper sleeve is removably attachable to the other of the lower sleeve and the upper sleeve.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the sleeve attachment is one of a flange and a groove.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the shield panel includes a plurality of sections.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the forward cover of the sleeve is attached to a discharge end of the shield panel, the forward cover including a blocking material and having a longitudinal axis bore configured to receive a discharge end of the syringe.