Pierceable plug for needle
AssigneeLantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Haepers, Jack N. Wentz, JR., Virginia Ann Hankard, Khursida Shahidullah, Tricia D. Butland, Patricia A. Corosa, David P. Rice, Samantha Moran
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Abstract
A pierceable plug for closing off a piercing end of a needle is described herein. The plug has an end that is configured to be pierced by the needle to close off the piercing end of the needle. The plug may be radiation sterilizable and may be made of a material that includes an antimicrobial agent. The plug may be used to close off a needle end that is in fluid communication with a radioactive substance.
Claims29
A plug configured to be pierced by a needle, comprising:
- a handle at a first end of the plug;
- a curved surface at a second end of the plug, the curved surface being configured to be pierced by the needle;
- and
- a side surface positioned between the first end and the second end of the plug.
The plug of any one of the above claims, wherein the plug is made of a radiation sterilizable material.
The plug of any one of the above claims, wherein the plug is made of silicone.
The plug of any one of the above claims, wherein the plug is made of a material that contains an antimicrobial agent.
A system comprising:
- a radionuclide generator having a column and a port comprising a needle;
- and
- a plug configured to be pierced by the needle, the plug comprising a handle at a first end of the plug and a curved surface at a second end of the plug, the curved surface being configured to be pierced by the needle.
A method of closing off a piercing end of a needle, comprising:
- providing a plug having a handle and an end configured to be pierced by a needle;
- grasping the handle of the plug and moving the end of the plug toward a piercing end of a needle;
- and
- pushing the plug onto the piercing end of the needle such that the needle pierces into the end of the plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.