Sharps medical instrument organizer

A sharps medical instrument organizer comprising:

• a plurality of linearly oriented metallic sharps medical instruments each having a minimum length;
• a magnetic member having a substantially square cross section and a north pole separated from a south pole by a distance that is about eight times the width of the substantially square cross section;
• and
• a nonmetallic housing for the magnetic member, wherein:
• the nonmetallic housing has opposing planar surfaces at least one of which has a projection from the periphery thereof;
• and
• a magnetic field, substantially in the shape of a torus, emanating from the magnetic member so as to:
• force opposing ends of the plurality of linearly oriented metallic sharps medical instruments on a surface of the nonmetallic housing respectively:
• towards the geometric center of the top external surface of the nonmetallic housing;
• and
• away from the geometric center of the top external surface of the nonmetallic housing so as to extend past the projection from the periphery of the nonmetallic housing, wherein each said opposing planar surface of the nonmetallic housing has a dimension greater than the minimum length of each said linearly oriented metallic sharps medical instrument;
• and
• force the plurality of linearly oriented metallic sharps medical instruments on the surface of the nonmetallic housing so as to be:
• oriented in substantially the same plane;
• and
• arranged in a substantially circular pattern.

A sharps medical instrument organizer comprising:

• a plurality of linearly oriented metallic sharps medical instruments each having a minimum length and first and second opposing ends;
• a magnetic member;
• and
• a nonmetallic housing for the magnetic member, wherein:
• the nonmetallic housing has opposing top and bottom planar surfaces;
• a lip projects substantially perpendicularly from the periphery of the top planar surface, wherein the lip at the periphery of the planar surface is connected to the opposing said planar surface by a tapered external surface;
• the magnetic member has north and south poles and a substantially square cross section the width of which is about eight times that of the distance separating north and south poles;
• and
• portions of a magnetic field, each being substantially in the shape of a torus, emanate from the magnetic member such that:
• the plurality of metallic linearly oriented metallic sharps medical instruments are attracted to the top planar surface of the nonmetallic housing;
• the second end of each said metallic linearly oriented metallic sharps medical instrument opposite the first end is attracted towards the geometric center of the top and bottom planar surfaces, wherein each of the top and bottom planar surfaces have a dimension greater than the minimum length of each said metallic linearly oriented metallic sharps medical instrument;
• the second end of each said metallic linearly oriented metallic sharps medical instrument is attracted radially outward from the geometric center of the top and bottom planar surfaces so as to extend over and past the lip at the periphery of the top planar surface;
• and
• the plurality of metallic linearly oriented metallic sharps medical instruments on the surface of the nonmetallic housing are:
• oriented in substantially the same plane;
• and
• substantially arranged in a circular pattern.