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US 5,402,887 AGranted
Needle extractor for disposable containers
AssigneeMed-Safe Systems, Inc.
InventorRichard A. Shillington
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Abstract
A disposable container closure assembly includes a needle removal slot having gear teeth along one side thereof for engaging flutes on a needle hub for rotating the needle relative to a non-rotatable holder passed therealong.
Claims20
A geared needle remover for use with disposable container assemblies comprising:
- closure frame means for mounting in an opening of a substantially rigid container;
- an opening in said frame means for receiving a disposable article;
- and
- needle removal slot means in said closure frame adjacent said opening, said slot means having gear teeth along one side thereof for engaging flutes on a needle hub for rotating said needle relative to a non-rotatable holder passed therealong.
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A closure assembly for a disposable container, comprising:
- frame means for mounting on an opening defined by a peripheral rim of a substantially rigid container;
- an opening in said frame means for receiving a disposable article;
- and
- needle removal slot means in said frame means adjacent said opening and comprising an elongated slot defined by spaced apart opposed side walls, one of said side walls having gear teeth for engaging flutes on a needle hub, and the other side wall being substantially straight for biasing said flutes into said gear teeth for inducing rotation of a needle moved along said slot.
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A closure assembly for medical sharps container comprising:
- frame means for mounting on an upwardly extending opening defined by a peripheral rim of a substantially rigid container;
- an opening in said frame means for receiving a disposable article;
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- needle removal slot means in said frame means adjacent said opening and comprising an elongated slot having an inlet portion of a width for accepting a needle and excluding a hub, a geared portion having gear teeth and of a width for accepting a fluted portion of a hub, and an end portion having a width for an entire hub to pass through.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.