WO1994021538A1 - Waste disposal unit - Google Patents

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WO1994021538A1
WO1994021538A1 PCT/US1994/003124 US9403124W WO9421538A1 WO 1994021538 A1 WO1994021538 A1 WO 1994021538A1 US 9403124 W US9403124 W US 9403124W WO 9421538 A1 WO9421538 A1 WO 9421538A1
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box
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Norman Mclennan Anderson
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Jackson, Carol, Ann
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/31—Details
    • A61M5/32—Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
    • A61M5/3205—Apparatus for removing or disposing of used needles or syringes, e.g. containers; Means for protection against accidental injuries from used needles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B50/30—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
    • A61B50/36—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles
    • A61B50/362—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles for sharps
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B2050/005—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover
    • A61B2050/0051—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover closable by rotation
    • A61B2050/0056—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover closable by rotation about a lateral axis in the lid plane

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  • WASTE DISPOSAL UNIT This invention relates to a unit for the disposal of waste, and particularly of syringes and other "sharps".
  • Sharps boxes are widely used in hospitals and doctors' surgeries. However, there are many circumstances, e.g. when a doctor is on call, where syringes etc are used but no conventional sharps box is available. It is also very desirable to ensure that the risk of a doctor's accidentally pricking himself with a needle, when disposing of a syringe, is minimised.
  • a sharps box which may be portable, is particularly adapted for the disposal of syringes of the type comprising mutually- fitting body and needle parts.
  • the box comprises two apertures, one of which is relatively small and into which the needle part can be introduced and retained while the body part is removed.
  • the second aperture is elongate, through which the body part can be inserted, and has a cover biased towards closure.
  • a box according to the present invention is extremely simple in design, and can be readily manufactured as a two- piece plastics moulding, each piece being produced in a two-part mould. If necessary, the hinged cover may be made separately.
  • the present invention is particularly adapted for use with syringes of the type in which the body portion has an outlet member co-operating with the inlet part of the needle portion which itself has an external flange.
  • the relatively small aperture in the box is suitably a slot of the key-hole type, so that the whole of the needle member can be inserted through the circular part of the slot and the flange engaged behind the walls of the U-shaped part of the slot. This allows the user to detach the needle part from the body part without any risk of contact, whereupon the body part is disposed through the elongate aperture.
  • Figure 2 at least shows an integral box l having, internally, a wall 2 defining relatively small and large chambers 3 and 4. These chambers are intended to hold respectively the needle part and the body part of a used syringe.
  • the needle part may be inserted through a key ⁇ hole slot 5 in the chamber 3 (in the manner described above) and the body part through an elongate aperture 6 in the chamber 4.
  • the elongate aperture 6 has two flexible cover members- 7 biased towards closure.
  • the advantages of the novel device lie in its simplicity and effectiveness. It can be particularly suited to hold up to, say, 10 to 20 syringes. This may be particularly suitable for a general practitioner, in which case the device should be no longer than fits in a typical briefcase, e.g. having maximum width and depth dimensions of 100-150 mm, and a length of up to, say, 200-300 mm.
  • the device may be integral, as illustrated in the drawings.
  • the device may be made reusable, e.g. provided in the form of two sections that may be hinged and releasably-held together, e.g. by providing a suitable lock of any conventional type.
  • Boxes of the dimensions given above are easily portable. If desired, they may be made much larger, for general use in hospitals and doctors' surgeries, to replace conventional sharps boxes.

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Abstract

A waste disposal unit is defined by a box (1) for receiving used syringes. The box includes a small chamber (3) and a large chamber (4). A key-hole slot (5) on the box functions to receive the needle part of a used syringe into the small chamber. An elongate aperture (6) on the box functions to receive the body part of the syringe into the large chamber. The elongate aperture includes two flexible cover members (7) which are biased towards closure of the chamber.

Description

WASTE DISPOSAL UNIT This invention relates to a unit for the disposal of waste, and particularly of syringes and other "sharps".
Sharps boxes are widely used in hospitals and doctors' surgeries. However, there are many circumstances, e.g. when a doctor is on call, where syringes etc are used but no conventional sharps box is available. It is also very desirable to ensure that the risk of a doctor's accidentally pricking himself with a needle, when disposing of a syringe, is minimised.
According to the present invention, a sharps box, which may be portable, is particularly adapted for the disposal of syringes of the type comprising mutually- fitting body and needle parts. The box comprises two apertures, one of which is relatively small and into which the needle part can be introduced and retained while the body part is removed. The second aperture is elongate, through which the body part can be inserted, and has a cover biased towards closure. A box according to the present invention is extremely simple in design, and can be readily manufactured as a two- piece plastics moulding, each piece being produced in a two-part mould. If necessary, the hinged cover may be made separately. The present invention is particularly adapted for use with syringes of the type in which the body portion has an outlet member co-operating with the inlet part of the needle portion which itself has an external flange. The relatively small aperture in the box is suitably a slot of the key-hole type, so that the whole of the needle member can be inserted through the circular part of the slot and the flange engaged behind the walls of the U-shaped part of the slot. This allows the user to detach the needle part from the body part without any risk of contact, whereupon the body part is disposed through the elongate aperture. The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box embodying the invention and Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view, the section being along a plane bisecting the same embodiment.
Figure 2 at least shows an integral box l having, internally, a wall 2 defining relatively small and large chambers 3 and 4. These chambers are intended to hold respectively the needle part and the body part of a used syringe. The needle part may be inserted through a key¬ hole slot 5 in the chamber 3 (in the manner described above) and the body part through an elongate aperture 6 in the chamber 4. The elongate aperture 6 has two flexible cover members- 7 biased towards closure.
The advantages of the novel device lie in its simplicity and effectiveness. It can be particularly suited to hold up to, say, 10 to 20 syringes. This may be particularly suitable for a general practitioner, in which case the device should be no longer than fits in a typical briefcase, e.g. having maximum width and depth dimensions of 100-150 mm, and a length of up to, say, 200-300 mm. For occasional use, the device may be integral, as illustrated in the drawings. In another embodiment of the invention, the device may be made reusable, e.g. provided in the form of two sections that may be hinged and releasably-held together, e.g. by providing a suitable lock of any conventional type.
Boxes of the dimensions given above are easily portable. If desired, they may be made much larger, for general use in hospitals and doctors' surgeries, to replace conventional sharps boxes.

Claims

1. A box for the disposal of syringes of the type comprising mutually-fitting body and needle parts, the box comprising a relatively small aperture into which the needle part can be inserted and retained while the body part is removed, and an elongate aperture, having a cover biased towards closure, through which the body part can be introduced..
2. A box according to claim 1, which is integral.
3. A box. according to claim 1, in two hinged sections releasably-held together.
4. A box 'according to any preceding claim, which comprises separate chambers respectively associated with the apertures, the chamber for syringe body parts being the larger.
5. A box according to any preceding claim, wherein the relatively small aperture is in the form of key-hole slot.
6. A box according to any preceding claim, in the form of a two-piece plastics moulding.
7. A box substantially as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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US4869366A (en) * 1987-09-22 1989-09-26 John Bruno Receptacle assembly for storage and disposal of potentially injurious implements such as used scalpel blades, hypodermic needles and the like
US5057656A (en) * 1987-11-11 1991-10-15 Galber Maria A Safety container for used syringes, provided with means for removing the needles from the syringe body
US4809850A (en) * 1988-03-28 1989-03-07 Custom Medical Plastics, Inc. Self-closing sharps container with hand protection
US4927076A (en) * 1989-01-24 1990-05-22 Hemox, Inc. Medical appliance disposal container
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CN103690250A (en) * 2013-12-31 2014-04-02 苏州大学 Needle head and needle barrel separator for medical syringe
CN103691038A (en) * 2013-12-31 2014-04-02 苏州大学 Multifunctional needle-syringe separator
CN104225728A (en) * 2014-09-09 2014-12-24 河南科技大学第一附属医院 Insulin injection needle collection box
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