Containment device for safely removing, storing and ultimately disposing of needles from hypodermic needle/syringe assemblies
US4801013A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M5/3205
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A needle removal and storage device for removing needles from hypodermic needle/syringe assemblies and automatically receiving and safely storing removed needles within the device. The device includes a storage/containment member closed at one end and proportioned to receive used needles, and a top assembly at the open end of the storage/containment member which provides an opening to receive a needle in its hub portion. The top assembly is provided with a pair of grasping members mounted to generally opposite sides of the storage/containment member at its open end. The grasping members are adapted to receive the needle hub portion of a needle/syringe assembly and grasp the hub portion when squeezed together to permit removal of the needle from the syringe. The storage/containment member is generally flexible and resilient at its open end to permit the grasping members to be squeezed together so as to constrict the opening in the top assembly and grasp the needle hub at its ribbed portion for removal of the needle from the syringe, yet resiliently bias the grasping members away from each other after the grasping force is released to allow the needle to drop vertically into the stor…
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