1. An apparatus, comprising:
a vial that comprises a vial bottom and a vial cap that connect to enclose one or more radioactive seeds; and
a radiation shielding container that comprises a bottom portion and a top portion that connect to enclose the vial;
wherein the radiation shielding container and the vial comprise one or more vents for movement of a sterilant therethrough for sterilization of the one or more radioactive seeds within the vial;
wherein the bottom portion of the radiation shielding container comprises a structure that engages the vial bottom to prevent rotational movement of the vial bottom during removal of the vial cap.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the radiation shielding container comprises a radiation shielding shell around an internal chamber that houses the vial, wherein the one or more vents of the radiation shielding container comprise one or more tortuous paths through the radiation shielding shell.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the one or more tortuous paths comprise a first tortuous path through the bottom portion and a second tortuous path through the top portion.
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the one or more tortuous paths comprise one or more bends or turns to prevent a line-of-sight path between the internal chamber and an exterior of the radiation shielding container.
5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the one or more tortuous paths comprise an opening size that allows the sterilant into the internal chamber but prevents an exit of one of the one or more radioactive seeds from the internal chamber.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more vents of the vial comprise a sterile barrier that allows passage of the sterilant into the vial for sterilization of the one or more radioactive seeds within the vial.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the sterile barrier prevents passage of microbes.
8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the sterile barrier comprises a Gore-Tex\xae vent in the vial cap.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the structure that engages the vial bottom comprises a circumferential protrusion with one or more notches.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the vial bottom comprises a plurality of outer faces, wherein the one or more notches receive the vial bottom and abut one or more of the plurality of outer faces to prevent rotational movement of the vial bottom during rotational removal of the vial cap.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more notches abut the one or more of the plurality of outer faces to allow rotational removal of the vial cap while the vial bottom is secured within the bottom portion of the radiation shielding container.
12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the vial bottom comprises a hexagonal shape with six outer faces;
wherein the circumferential protrusion comprises six notches to receive six corners of the hexagonal shaped vial bottom to prevent rotational movement of the vial bottom during rotational removal of the vial cap.
13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the circumferential protrusion is integral with or press fit into the bottom portion of the radiation shielding container.
14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vial comprises a cylindrical inner chamber, wherein a top portion of the cylindrical inner chamber comprises a substantially same diameter as a bottom portion of the cylindrical inner chamber.
15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the vial is made of a material that can be autoclaved and maintain structural integrity.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the material of the vial comprises polycarbonate, anti-static plastic, or glass.
17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the radiation shielding container is made of stainless steel.
18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein radiation shielding container comprises a shipping container for the vial of the one or more radioactive seeds.
19. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a sterile bag;
wherein the radiation shielding container is sterilized and sealed in the sterile bag to maintain sterility of the radiation shielding container during shipping.
20. An apparatus, comprising:
a vial that comprises a vial bottom and a vial cap that connect to enclose one or more radioactive seeds; and
a radiation shielding container that comprises a bottom portion and a top portion that connect to enclose the vial;
wherein the radiation shielding container comprises one or more tortuous paths that allow passage of a sterilant and prevent passage of radiation from the one or more radioactive seeds;
wherein the vial comprises a sterile barrier that allows passage of the sterilant into the vial for sterilization of the one or more radioactive seeds within the vial;
wherein the bottom portion of the radiation shielding container comprises a structure that engages the vial bottom to prevent rotational movement of the vial bottom during rotational removal of the vial cap.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the vial bottom comprises a plurality of outer faces, wherein the bottom portion of the radiation shielding container comprises a circumferential protrusion with one or more notches;
wherein the one or more notches receive the vial bottom and abut one or more of the plurality of faces to prevent rotational movement of the vial bottom during rotational removal of the vial cap.
22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the vial bottom comprises a hexagonal shape with six outer faces;
wherein the circumferential protrusion comprises six notches to receive six corners of the hexagonal shaped vial bottom to prevent rotational movement of the vial bottom during rotational removal of the vial cap.
23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the sterile barrier comprises a Gore-Tex vent in the vial cap, wherein the Gore-Tex vent prevents passage of microbes into the vial to maintain sterility of the one or more radioactive seeds within the vial.
24. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the vial is made of a material that can be autoclaved and maintain structural integrity.
25. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the radiation shielding container comprises a radiation shielding shell around an internal chamber that houses the vial;
wherein the one or more tortuous paths comprise one or more bends or turns through the radiation shielding shell to prevent a line-of-sight path between the internal chamber and an exterior of the radiation shielding container.
26. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the vial comprises a cylindrical inner chamber, wherein a top portion of the cylindrical inner chamber comprises a substantially same diameter as a bottom portion of the cylindrical inner chamber.
27. An apparatus, comprising:
a vial that comprises a vial bottom and a vial cap that connect to enclose one or more radioactive seeds;
means for housing the vial that shields a user from radiation emitted by the one or more radioactive seeds;
means for allowing passage of a sterilant into the means for housing;
means for allowing passage of the sterilant into the vial for sterilization of the one or more radioactive seeds within the vial; and
means for engaging the vial bottom to prevent rotational movement of the vial bottom during removal of the vial cap.
28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the vial bottom comprises a plurality of outer faces;
wherein the means for engaging the vial bottom to prevent rotational movement of the vial bottom during removal of the vial cap comprises means for abutting one or more of the plurality of faces to prevent rotational movement of the vial bottom during rotational removal of the vial cap.
29. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the means for allowing passage of the sterilant into the vial for sterilization of the one or more radioactive seeds within the vial comprises means for preventing passage of microbes into the vial to maintain sterility of the one or more radioactive seeds within the vial.
30. The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising:
means for maintaining sterility of the radiation shielding container and the one or more radioactive seeds during shipping of the radiation shielding container.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A computer-implemented method of operating a mobile communication terminal to regulate user alerts that are generated therefrom, the computer-implemented method comprising:
responding to receipt of a defined message through a RF transceiver circuit while the terminal has remained stationary for at least a threshold time by setting an alert logic indicator through operations performed by the computer circuit;
responding to sensed movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set by generating a user alert from the terminal to a user through operations performed by the computer circuit; and
responding to receipt at the terminal of a call paging message for an incoming call from a cellular system while the terminal has remained stationary for less than the threshold time by transferring the incoming call to is voice mailbox, which is associated with the terminal, after a first duration of the call paging message remaining unanswered by a user,
wherein responding to receipt of a defined message through a RF transceiver circuit while the terminal has remained stationary for at least a threshold time by setting an alert logic indicator comprises responding to receipt at the terminal of the call paging message from the cellular system while the terminal has remained stationary for at least the threshold time by transferring the incoming call to the voice mailbox after a second duration, which is different than the first duration, of the call paging message remaining unanswered by the user.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein
responding to receipt of a defined message through a RF transceiver circuit while the terminal has remained stationary for at least a threshold time by setting an alert logic indicator further comprises generating a user alert from the terminal to the user through operations performed by the computer circuit; and
responding to sensed movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set by generating a user alert from the terminal to a user comprises generating another user alert from the terminal to the user and resetting the alert logic indicator.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein;
responding to receipt of a defined message through a RF transceiver circuit after the terminal has remained stationary for at least a threshold time by setting an alert logic indicator further comprises preventing generating of a user alert from the terminal to the user until subsequent movement of the terminal is sensed.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein responding to sensed movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set by generating a user alert from the terminal to a user comprises:
triggering a vibration device to vibrate the terminal to alert the user in response to sensing, movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein responding to sensed movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set by generating a user alert from the terminal to a riser comprises:
triggering a speaker device to generate a defined audible signal to the user in response to sensing movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set.
6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein:
responding to receipt of a defined message through a RF transceiver circuit while the terminal has remained stationary for at least a threshold time by setting an alert logic indicator comprises responding to receipt at the terminal of a textmultimedia message from another communication terminal while the terminal has remained stationary for at least the threshold time by triggering a vibration device to vibrate the terminal andor triggering a speaker devise to generate a defined audible signal as an indication to the user that the message was received and by setting the alert logic indicator; and
responding to sensed movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set by generating a user alert from the terminal to a user comprises triggering the vibration device to vibrate the terminal andor triggering the speaker devise to generate a defined audible signal as a repeated alert to the user that the message was received and resetting the alert logic indicator.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein:
responding to receipt of a defined message through a RF transceiver circuit while the terminal has remained stationary for at least a threshold time by setting an alert logic indicator comprises responding to receipt at the terminal of a cell paging message from a cellular system while the terminal has remained stationary for at least the threshold time by triggering a vibration devise to vibrate the terminal andor triggering a speaker device to generate a defined audible signal as an indication to the user that the call paging message was received and by setting the alert logic indicator; and
responding to sensed movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set by generating a user alert from the terminal to a user comprises triggering the vibration device to vibrate the terminal andor triggering the speaker device to generate a defined audible signal as a repeated alert to the user that the call paging message was received and resetting the alert logic indicator.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the second duration is greater than the first duration.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein responding to receipt or a defined message through a RF transceiver circuit while the terminal has remained stationary for at least a threshold time by setting an alert logic indicator comprises:
resetting a timer value of a counter circuit responsive to sensed movement of the terminal; and
determining that the terminal has remained stationary for at least the threshold time in response to the timer value exceeding a defined threshold value.
10. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
a movement sensing circuit that is configured to generate a movement signal indicating movement of the mobile communication terminal;
a RF transceiver circuit that is configured to communicate through a wireless air interface; and
a computer circuit that is configured to respond to receipt of a defined message through the RF transceiver circuit while the movement signal indicates that the terminal has remained stationary for at least a threshold time by setting an alert logic indicator, and configured to respond to sensed movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set by generating a user alert from the terminal to a user,
wherein the computer circuit is further configured to respond to receipt of a call paging message for an incoming call from a cellular system through the RF transceiver circuit while the terminal has remained stationary for less than the threshold time by transferring the incoming call to a voice mailbox, which is associated with the terminal, after expiration of a first duration of the call paging message remaining unanswered by a user, and configured to respond to receipt of the call paging message from the cellular system while the terminal has remained stationary for at least the threshold time by transferring the incoming call to the voice mailbox after expiration of a second duration, which is different than the first duration, of the call paging message remaining unanswered by a user.
11. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein:
the computer circuit is further configured to respond to receipt of the defined messaged through the RF transceiver circuit while the terminal has remained stationary for at least the threshold time by generating a user alert from the terminal to the user, and to respond to sensed movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set by repeating the generation of the user alert to the user.
12. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein:
the computer circuit is further configured to respond to receipt of the defined message through the RF transceiver circuit while the terminal has remained stationary for at least the threshold time by preventing generating of a alert from the terminal to the user until the movement signal subsequently indicates movement of the terminal.
13. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein:
the computer circuit is further configured to respond to receipt of a textmultimedia message through the RF transceiver circuit while the terminal has remained stationary for at least the threshold time by triggering a vibration device to vibrate the terminal andor triggering a speaker device to generate a defined audible signal as an indication to the user that the message was received and by setting the alert logic indicator, and configured to respond to sensed movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set by triggering the vibration device to vibrate the terminal andor triggering the speaker device to generate a defined audible signal as a repeated alert to the user that the message was received and by resetting the alert logic indicator.
14. The mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein:
the computer circuit is further configured to respond to receipt of a call paging message from a cellular system through the RF transceiver circuit while the terminal has remained stationary for at least the threshold time by triggering a vibration device to vibrate the terminal andor triggering a speaker device to generate a defined audible signal as an indication to the user that the call paging message was received and by setting the alert logic indicator, and configured to respond to sensed movement of the terminal while the alert logic indicator is set by triggering the vibration device to vibrate the terminal andor triggering the speaker device to generate a defined audible signal as a repeated alert to the user that the call paging message was received and by resetting the alert logic indicator.