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Infectious waste container for blood collection needles

US5810167A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 28, 1997
Grant dateSep 22, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2005/3206
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An infectious waste container for blood collection needles comprises a container body (1) for containing blood collection needles, a lid body (2) attached to the container body (1), and needle-removing means (3) attached to the lid body (1) for removing a blood collection needle from a blood collection needle holder, the needle-removing means having a holder insertion section (31) and a holder suspension section (32) and being axisymmetrially provided with first and second notched portions (33, 34) extending from the holder insertion section to the holder suspension section. The first notched portion is stretched to a downwardly slanted portion protruded inwardly from a bottom of the first notched portion, the second notched portion is extended to a position deeper than a level of the slanted portion by a certain distance and terminated within the holder suspension section.

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