US 2013/0170931 A1 · MICROFLUIDIC HANDLING SYSTEM

Abstract

Techniques and devices are provided related to a handling system for cassettes for radiolabeled compound synthesis that include a magazine that is unshielded and that is configured to receive a plurality of microfluidic synthesis cassettes. In one embodiment, the plurality of microfluidic synthesis cassettes include nonradioactive reagents to generate a radiolabeled compound when reacted with a radioactive species. In this manner, a cassette handling device may be stored unshielded and may be coupled to a cassette handling platform to allow advancement of the plurality of microfluidic synthesis cassettes into the cassette handling platform and, in turn, a shielded radiosynthesis machine.

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Dependent claims

A cassette handling device for handling cassettes for radiolabeled compound synthesis comprising:

a first microfluidic synthesis cassette comprising nonradioactive reagents to generate a first radiolabeled compound when reacted with a first radioactive species;
a second microfluidic synthesis cassette comprising nonradioactive reagents to generate a second radiolabeled compound when reacted with a second radioactive species;
a magazine comprising first and second slots accommodating the first and second microfluidic synthesis cassettes, respectively;
and
an interface adapted to couple the magazine to a cassette handling platform configured to receive the first or second microfluidic synthesis cassettes, wherein the cassette handling platform is configured to operatively couple to a radiosynthesis device, and wherein the radiosynthesis device is shielded and the cassette handing device is unshielded.

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Abstract

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