Surgical needle discard container
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1. A surgical needle discard container for storing used surgical needles, comprising:
- a container having a plurality of separate compartments defined therein, each compartment being sized so as to receive a surgical needle therein;
a lid rotatably attached to one end of said container, said lid having an aperture defined therein, said aperture being selectively aligned with each of said compartments as said lid is rotated relative to said container; and
a mechanism associated with said container and said lid, said mechanism permitting incremental rotation of said lid relative to said container in only one direction to selectively align said aperture with said compartments.
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Abstract
A surgical needle discard container which includes a plurality of needle receiving compartments defined therein. A lid is rotatably attached to one end of the container to block access to compartments not in use. An aperture defined in the lid provides access to one of the compartments. The aperture is selectively aligned with each compartment as the lid is rotated relative to the container by an advancing mechanism. A cutting device associated with the lid and container severs the portion of a suture that extends beyond the end of the container from a needle disposed in one of the compartments by rotating the lid relative to the container.
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1. A surgical needle discard container for storing used surgical needles, comprising:
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a container having a plurality of separate compartments defined therein, each compartment being sized so as to receive a surgical needle therein; a lid rotatably attached to one end of said container, said lid having an aperture defined therein, said aperture being selectively aligned with each of said compartments as said lid is rotated relative to said container; and a mechanism associated with said container and said lid, said mechanism permitting incremental rotation of said lid relative to said container in only one direction to selectively align said aperture with said compartments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for collecting used surgical needles in a device comprising a plurality of compartments, the method characterized by the steps of:
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dropping a needle through an aperture in a lid into a first compartment having at least one transparent wall for visual inspection of the needle; rotatably advancing said lid through a predetermined amount to cover said first compartment while simultaneously opening a second compartment; and severing a suture that extends through said aperture from the needle that has been dropped into said first compartment simultaneously with said step of covering said first compartment.
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18. A device for collecting used surgical needles, the device comprising a plurality of compartments, each having at least one transparent wall, the device characterized by:
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first means for permitting a needle to be inserted into a first compartment; means for rotatably advancing through a predetermined distance said first means, thereby covering said first compartment while opening a second compartment; and means for cutting a suture from the needle simultaneously while said first means is advanced. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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