Apparatus and method for disposing of contaminated needles

Special receptacle or package – For a tool – Body treatment

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206366, 206363, 206367, B65D 8310

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048485691

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus includes a magazine for containing a plurality of shields so that a user can insert the tip of a hypodermic needle into one of the shields and then slide the shield out of the magazine means as a protective cover over the tip. A plurality of penetrable shields are provided within the magazine. The magazine includes an elongated structure defining a passage having an open end and an outwardly opening channel that extends along the passage to the open end. The passage is dimensioned and arranged to receive the penetrable so that the shields can be individually slid along the passage and out of the open end for dispensing purposes. The channel is dimensioned and arranged so that a user can insert the tip of the hypodermic needle through the channel and into a selected one of the shields and then slide the selected shield along the passage and out of the open end by moving the hypodermic needle along the channel.

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patent: 3876067 (1975-04-01), Schwarz
patent: 4365709 (1982-12-01), Lestea

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