Device for safely transporting one or more hypodermic needles or the like from point of use to point of ultimate disposal
US5172808A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S220/908
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A storage/carrying device for safely and conveniently transporting used needle and syringe devices for medication purposes and blood collection procedures, and, additionally, to safely transport such implements to ultimate disposal after use, which includes a generally tubular container having a needle engaging insert fixedly positioned at the bottom thereof. The needle engaging insert is adapted to receive and fixedly engage the needle portion of a used needle/syringe device to substantially reduce the potential for the syringe to roll within the container during transport, and substantially reduce the risk of the needle/syringe dislodging from the container in the event the container is inadvertently dropped or inverted during use. The tubular container preferably is weighted at its bottom and can be conveniently dimensioned to be carried on the person of the user independent of any storage/carrying device.
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