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Apparatus and methods for transporting and discarding medical materials

  • US 5,570,783 A
  • Filed: 04/06/1995
  • Issued: 11/05/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A container for use in transport and disposal of medical instruments, comprising:

  • a container body having an opening and an internal volume;

    a self-closing biased flap at an associated ingress site superiorly disposed as a part of the container to provide for selective deposit of used medical instruments into the volume, said flap being securely connected to the container body as part of a covering for the opening; and

    a safety guard disposed within the internal volume which denies a direct pathway through the ingress site to medical instruments and waste disposed within the volume, said safety guard comprising an access hole through which medical products having a size which permits ingress through the alternate ingress aperture are passed into the internal volume.

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