Disposal device for sampling materials
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1. A disposal device comprising a housing surrounding an interior chamber, an opening through said housing, and means for resisting removal or discharge of items from the interior chamber through the opening.
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A disposal device for a medical test item such as a blood glucose test strip or a lancet, the device including an outer shell bounding an interior chamber, an opening through the shell in communication with the chamber, and a clip for securing the device to an external structure. Curved or angled panels, or flexible sections of the shell can be provided at or adjacent the opening to resist removal or discharge of contents.
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- 1. A disposal device comprising a housing surrounding an interior chamber, an opening through said housing, and means for resisting removal or discharge of items from the interior chamber through the opening.
- 7. A disposal device comprising a shell enclosing an interior chamber, and wherein an opening is provided through the shell to permit a disposed item to be deposited into the interior chamber, the shell further comprising a fin projecting into the interior chamber from adjacent the opening to resist removal or discharge of disposed items deposited into the interior chamber.
- 15. A disposal device comprising a shell surrounding an interior chamber, wherein a slot is provided through the shell, said slot bounded by confronting first and second sides that flex to an open configuration to permit objects to pass through the slot into the interior chamber, and that return to a normally closed configuration under their own resilience to prevent discharge or removal of objects from the interior chamber through the slot.
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20. A disposal device comprising:
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a housing having a top, a bottom, at least one sidewall, and a panel angled obliquely relative to the top and to the sidewall; and
an opening through said housing, said opening located through or adjacent the obliquely angled panel.
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