Free-standing safety cap for permanently storing contaminated me

Details Free-standing safety cap for permanently storing contaminated me Free-standing safety cap for permanently storing contaminated me

1996-07-10

1998-02-17

Yasko, John D.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604263, 128919, 206365, A61M 500

Patent

active

057186898

ABSTRACT:
A free-standing safety cap for storing contaminated medical instruments includes a sleeve, a stand on one end of the sleeve and a one-way locking mechanism on the other end. A user places the cap on a flat surface so that it is free standing and, without grasping the cap, inserts the instrument's contaminated sharp end into the cap. The one-way locking mechanism permanently secures the contaminated sharp end inside the cap. The stand can be formed with an opening for accessing the sleeve so that the cap can used for storing both the sterile and the contaminated instrument. This greatly reduces the risk of accidental puncture wounds to the cleaning and waste disposal personnel.

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