Medical sharp removal and storage device
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsAmit Limaye, David Schiff, Eric Chang
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Abstract
An apparatus for entirely removing a medical sharp from a holder to which it is connected, including a body (102), a heating unit (104) disposed in the body, a receiving unit (114) fixedly disposed in the body and configured to receive the holder, and a collet (122) movably disposed within the body and configured to receive the medical sharp. The apparatus also includes a first biasing member (130) disposed within the body, and a user interface (136) coupled to the collet and configured to displace the collet away from the receiving unit, actuate the first biasing member to increase a bias on the collet toward the receiving unit, and actuate the heating unit.
Claims24
An apparatus for entirely removing a medical sharp from a holder to which it is connected, comprising:
- a body;
- a heating unit disposed in the body;
- a receiving unit fixedly disposed in the body and configured to receive the holder;
- a collet movably disposed within the body and configured to receive the medical sharp;
- a first biasing member disposed within the body;
- and
- a user interface coupled to the collet and configured to displace the collet away from the receiving unit, actuate the first biasing member to increase a bias on the collet toward the receiving unit, and actuate the heating unit.
A method of entirely removing a medical sharp from a holder to which it is connected, comprising:
- inserting a medical sharp and at least a portion of a holder to which it is connected into a receiving unit of a device;
- displacing a user interface in a first direction to pull the medical sharp in a first direction and activate an induction coil in the device;
- and
- maintaining a force on the user interface until the induction coil heats the medical sharp sufficiently to separate the medical sharp from the holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.