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Needle removal/containment and transport apparatus for safe storage and disposal of hypodermic needles/syringe assemblies

  • US 5,183,156 A
  • Filed: 06/15/1992
  • Issued: 02/02/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A needle removal and storage device adapted to disengage hypodermic needles attached to a syringe body via a needle a hub member, and to be connected to a storage container providing entry means to collect and store the used needle implements for disposal, comprising:

  • a base plate member connectable to said container and providing a receiving slot formed thereinto;

    a needle engaging member formed along a second plate attached to said base plate member, said second plate angled towards the interior of said container, wherein said needle engaging member comprises a pair of opposed finger members integrated with said second plate to define a engaging slot disposed generally opposite said receiving slot in lateral alignment therewith, the entrance into said engaging slot being at a generally lower elevation than that of said receiver slot;

    said needle hub member slidably translatable into engagement with said finger members such that said syringe body may be attached from said hub member, wherein said detached needle and syringe is translatable out of said engaging slot back towards said receiving slot such that said hub member is disposed below said base plate member, permitting said needle to drop into said container through said entry means, said hub member engagable with the underside of said base plate member in response to upward pulling forces applied to said syringe body to ensure complete detachment of said need and syringe body.

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