Hand carried device for destroying hypodermic syringes and needles

• US 3,914,865 A
• Filed: 07/19/1974
• Issued: 10/28/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Andrew A. Oakes
• Original Assignee: Andrew A. Oakes
• Inventors: Oakes, Andrew A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Al Lawrence
• Assistant Examiner(s): Peters, J. C.
• Application Number:
  US05/490,091
• Time in Patent Office: 466 Days
• Field of Search: 83/580,167,199 30/112,131,134 241/99
• US Class Current: 30/131
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3282 using mechanical means, e.g. mills
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3278 Apparatus for destroying used needles or syringes needle resheathing means destroying the needle A61M5/321
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/222 With receptacle or support for cut product

Abstract

A hand carried, hand operated portable device for destroying hypodermic cannulas and syringe barrels, Luer and slip tips of plastic syringe barrels is disclosed. The device comprises a portable housing enclosing a needle chamber for the safe storage of sheared cannula pieces. Mounted on the housing is a means for shearing cannulas, (20 to 30 guage) whereupon the sheared cannula falls into the storage compartment. Once a sheared cannula has entered the storage compartment, it cannot be conveniently removed unless the device is destroyed. Optionally mounted on the housing is a means for shearing the plastic barrel, Luer and slip tip of a hypodermic syringe, to prevent its misuse after its intended use. The device of the invention is highly portable, hand operated and disposable following a plurality of uses.

Claims

1. A hand carried, hand operated portable device for destroying hypodermic cannulas and plastic syringe barrels, Luer and slip tip or syringes which comprises:

a. a hand carriable housing;

b. a storage chamber completely enclosed by said housing and having only a single entry port, said entry port being adapted to receive a hypodermic cannula into said storage chamber only and being communicative with the exterior of said housing;

c. manually operated means mounted on said housing for shearing cannulas inserted into said entry port said means being operable while said housing is carried in a hand;

d. an aperture through said housing adapted to receive the barrel of a plastic hypodermic syringe and Luer or slip tip, and e. manually operated means mounted on said housing for shearing plastic hypodermic syringe barrel Luers or slip tips, which have been inserted into said aperture said means being operable while said housing is carried in a hand.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein said means for shearing cannulas comprises a lever mounted on said housing;

a fixed shear plate mounted on said housing; and

a movable shear plate in association with said fixed shear plate;

said movable shear plate being moved by levering said lever.

3. A device according to claim 2 wherein said lever is movable against a tension spring.

4. A device according to claim 1 wherein said means for shearing plastic barrels, Luer and slip tips of syringes comprises a lever mounted on said housing and a shearing blade attached to said lever.

5. A device according to claim 4 wherein said housing acts as a support for the barrel to be sheared.

6. A device according to claim 1 wherein said means for shearing barrels comprise a single lever in association with shear means and mounted on said housing.

7. A device according to claim 6 wherein said shear means comprises a shear blade attached to said lever for shearing barrels and a fixed shear plate mounted on the housing in association with a movable shear plate mounted on said housing and which is movable by said lever.

8. A device according to claim 1 wherein said entry port into said storage chamber is defined by a projection of the housinG into said chamber.

9. A device according to claim 1 having additionally a means for retaining the severed portion of a plastic syringe barrel.

10. A device according to claim 9 wherein said means for retaining said severed portion of a plastic syringe barrel comprises a retention spring in association with said manually operated means for shearing said syringe barrels.

11. A hand carried, hand operated portable device for destroying hypodermic cannulas which comprises:

a housing;

a storage chamber completely enclosed by said housing and having a single entry port through said housing into said chamber, said entry port being adapted to receive a hypodermic cannula into said chamber only;

grip means laterally disposed to said housing for holding said device;

a shearing surface held in a first position adjacent to said entry port by spring means and movable across said entry port by shear actuating means;

shear actuating means cooperating with said grip;

an aperture through said housing adapted to receive the barrel of a plastic hypodermic syringe and Luer or slip tip, and a manually operated means mounted on said housing for shearing plastic hypodermic syringe barrels, Luers or slip tips which may have been inserted into said aperture.

12. A device according to claim 11 wherein said grip means is a handle attached to said housing.

13. A device according to claim 11 wherein said shear actuating means is a lever pivotally mounted in association with said grip means.