Needle breaking and storage device

Severing by tearing or breaking – Breaking or tearing apparatus – Including means to apply thermal shock to work

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

241 99, B26F 300

Patent

active

045536872

ABSTRACT:
A device for facilitating the destruction and storage for disposal of used hypodermic needles and for the destruction and storage of parts of disposable hypodermic syringes is disclosed. The device includes a closed compartment with an aperture in one wall for receiving a hypodermic needle and permitting it to be severed and to fall into a storage receptacle. Various ways of retaining the severed needle tips in the receptacle are shown, including a magnet and a viscous liquid which partially coats the severed tips. The device also includes a second aperture dimensioned to similarly allow the severance of the tip of a hypodermic syringe and a receptacle for the storage of the severed syringe tips. In one embodiment, the device includes a perforable matrix or sponge-like region into which a used needle may be temporarily inserted for short term storage prior to being severed. An arrangement for mounting the device on hospital furniture or equipment is also disclosed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2488956 (1949-11-01), Yeskett
patent: 3404593 (1968-10-01), Arcarese et al.
patent: 3796359 (1974-03-01), Dick
patent: 3851555 (1974-12-01), Eldridge et al.
patent: 3893608 (1975-07-01), Koenig
patent: 4275628 (1981-06-01), Greenhouse
patent: 4404881 (1983-09-01), Hanifl

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Needle breaking and storage device does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Needle breaking and storage device, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Needle breaking and storage device will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-79343

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.