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Dually sealable, non-leaking vial for shipping radioactive materials

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4405229
A dually sealable, non-leaking vial is described for shipping liquid radioactive materials, particularly sterile radioactive materials, and other sterile liquid materials in which the mouth of the vial, as shipped, is sealed by a needle pierceable septum seal and in which a threaded cap is located and held over the septum seal and mouth with the threads thereby held out of engagement with mating threads on the vial by the septum seal. However, upon removal of the septum seal after shipment, the threads of the cap mate with the threads of the vial whereby the cap can be removably threaded tightly over the mouth to seal it. The capped and septum-sealed loaded vial is placed in a heat shrinkable plastic envelope having a bottom end wall and an upstanding cylindrical wall of greater height than the capped, septum-sealed vial and of lesser thickness than the bottom end wall and the envelope is heat shrunk circumferentially, tightly and sealably around the capped septum-sealed vial with the upper part of the envelope being shrunk circumferentially and downwardly tightly over the margin of the upper surface of the cap to securely seal the capped septum-sealed vial. (Official Gazette)
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-29-010798
Assignee:
to New England Nuclear Corp.
Patent Number(s):
US 3770155
OSTI ID:
4405229
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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