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US 4,667,821 AGranted
Swivel top closure for phlebotomy container
AssigneeMed-Safe Systems, Inc.
InventorRichard A. Shillington
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Abstract
A closure top for a phlebotomy needle disposal container is rotatably mounted in the container for rotating about its axis and includes a hub wrench for engaging the hub of the needle on the syringe body and rotating the needle upon rotation of the closure for unscrewing the needle and removing it from the syringe body.
Claims18
A needle removal closure comprising:
- a container having an upper edge portion defining an open end;
- a closure including an annular portion having a central opening fixed on said container upper edge portion;
- a disc rotatably mounted on said fixed annular portion within said central opening;
- and
- needle coupling means on said disc for coupling a needle thereto for rotation of said needle therewith for threadably removing said needle from a holder upon said rotation of said disc.
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A needle removal closure assembly comprising in combination:
- a disposable container for disposing of used needles, said container having an upper edge portion defining an open end;
- a closure including an annular portion having a central opening fixed on said container upper edge portion;
- a disc rotatably mounted on said fixed portion within said central opening;
- and
- needle coupling means on said disc offset from the rotary axis thereof for coupling a needle thereto for rotation of said needle therewith for threadably removing said needle from a holder upon said rotation of said disc.
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A disposable container for disposing of hazardous objects, said container comprising:
- wall means defining a box-like container having an upper edge portion defining an open end;
- a closure including an annular portion having a central opening fixed to said container upper edge portion;
- a disc rotatably mounted on said fixed portion within said central opening for unlimited rotation relative to said container;
- and,
- an elongated irregular aperture formed in said circular disc offset from the rotary axis thereof, said aperture defining needle means at one end thereof for coupling a needle thereto for rotation of said needle therewith for threadably removing said needle from a holder upon said rotation of said disc relative to said box-like container, and pulling means at the other end for engaging a flange of a needle for pulling said needle from the threaded bore of a holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.