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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1999
Jack C. White, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Joseph J. Rodgers, Gainesville, GA (US);
Glenn A. Dill, Fayetteville, GA (US);
Mary Christine Jacobs, Atlanta, GA (US);
Theragenics Corporation, Buford, GA (US);
Abstract
A container for storing and transporting device containing radioactive materials used for medical procedures is disclosed. Such devices may include a radioactive shielding material which contains a portion of the radioactivity emitted by the radioactive material. The container has an upper portion and a lower portion, and at least one of the portions includes a radiation shielding material, such as lead, steel or other appropriate shielding materials. Devices containing radioactive material are placed within the container. The container secures the devices against lateral movement within the container. The radiation shielding material of the lower portion of the container may cooperate with the radiation shielding material of the device to contain more of the emitted radiation than is contained by the device alone. The container and the holder may be sterilizable to allow such devices to be transported and sterilized for medical use.