Shield adapters
View Patent ↗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.
1. A syringe shield comprising:
a first shield panel having a syringe bore designed and configured to correspond to the shape of a syringe; and
a second shield panel having a syringe bore designed and configured to correspond to the shape of a syringe;
wherein reversible coupling of the first shield panel and the second shield panel provides a continuous syringe bore configured to encase a syringe and provide a plunger access bore configured to allow access to a plunger associated with the syringe, and
wherein the first shield panel and the second shield panel are disposed within an aft portion and a separate forward portion of the syringe shield, and wherein the separate forward portion is openable independent of the aft portion to allow access to at least a portion of the continuous syringe bore.
2. The syringe shield of claim 1 , wherein the aft portion and the separate forward portion are hingedly attached to the syringe shield.
3. The syringe shield of claim 1 , wherein the first shield panel and the second shield panel comprise a radioactive emissions blocking material.
4. The syringe shield of claim 3 , wherein a syringe is completely or nearly completely encased by the radioactive emissions blocking material in the continuous syringe bore.
5. The syringe shield of claim 3 , wherein the radioactive emissions blocking material is selected from the group consisting of tungsten, tungsten alloys, molybdenum, molybdenum alloys, lead, lead alloys, lead-lined wood, leaded glass, polymer composite materials, ceramic materials, borated polymers, and combinations thereof.
6. The syringe shield of claim 1 , wherein the continuous syringe bore is sized to accommodate a syringe having a diameter sufficient to hold 0.5 ml, 1 ml, 3 ml, 5 ml, 10 ml, 15 ml, 20 ml, 30 ml, 40 ml, 50 ml, 60 ml, and combinations thereof.
7. The syringe shield of claim 1 , further comprising an integrated cap.
8. The syringe shield of claim 1 , further comprising a removable cap.
9. The syringe shield of claim 1 , further comprising a sleeve encasing the first shield panel, the second shield panel, or combinations thereof.
10. The syringe shield of claim 9 , wherein the sleeve is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of metals, metal alloys, polymeric materials, polymer composites material, and combinations thereof.
11. The syringe shield of claim 9 , wherein the sleeve is composed of aluminum or polycarbonate.
12. The syringe shield of claim 1 , further comprising a sleeve integrally attached to each of the first shield panel and the second shield panel.
13. The syringe shield of claim 12 , wherein the sleeve is composed of a material selected from the group consisting of metals, metal alloys, polymeric materials, polymer composite materials, and combinations thereof.
14. The syringe shield of claim 12 , wherein the sleeve is composed of aluminum or polycarbonate.
15. The syringe shield of claim 1 , further comprising a clamping means configured to connect the first shield panel and the second shield panel.
16. The syringe shield of claim 1 , further comprising a two piece collar configured to encircle an injector device and reversibly connect the syringe shield to the injector device.
17. The syringe shield of claim 1 , further comprising a carrier handle.