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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
May. 30, 1997
Bing Bing Zhu, Northridge, CA (US);
Monty Mong Fu, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Richard L Green, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Haig S Bagerdjian, Reseda, CA (US);
Syncor International Corp., Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved drawing station system for handling radioactive material for use in syringes in the health care industry. The system includes a drawing station, a syringe shield and two different radiopharmaceutical pigs. The drawing station has a base with a support and two arms mounted thereto to support a first radiopharmaceutical pig enclosing a container of radioactive material. The radiopharmaceutical pig is releasably mounted to the second arm so that the radiopharmaceutical pig is pivotable about two predetermined axes to position the container for penetration by the syringe needle to draw radioactive material from the container into the syringe.