Hex Nut Advantage | Mirion Technologies (Capintec), Inc.

The Hex Nut Story

Our solution saves your back and lowers your exposure.

Hex nut story 1 Unit Dose PET Pigs have a unique hex nut on the base. All PET Pigs are encased in polycarbonate. No exposed lead – safe for automatic washing systems.

Hex nut story 2 Unit Dose PET Pigs have a unique hex nut on the base. All PET Pigs are encased in polycarbonate. No exposed lead – safe for automatic washing systems.

Hex nut story 3

Mounted hex-shaped plate to facilitate one-handed loading
and unloading of pigs.

One-handed operation – using forceps remove the syringe and assay the dose. Place the dose in a PET syringe shield.
Note: The syringe shield is ready on a holder mounted to the chamber shield.

Hex nut story 4

Place the syringe shield in the Manual Dose Injector.

Hex nut story 5 Finally, place
the Manual Dose Injector on the Compact Adjustable Height Radiation Shield.

The hex nut facilitates one-handed opening and closing of the pig, thereby reducing hand exposure.