Portable containment device for contaminated medical objects

A portable device for containment of contaminated medical objects during a medical procedure, including a container receiving the contaminated medical objects and having an opening through which the contaminated medical objects are placed by the medical practitioner, and a valve in operative association with the opening in said container precluding egress of the contaminated medical objects placed in said container, the improvement comprising:

• said container configured to mount on the medical practitioner, said container further including an apron extending in a direction away from said valve for assisting the medical practitioner in locating the opening of said container and for guiding contaminated medical objects into said valve, said apron having a first side and a second side, said first side extending substantially further away from said valve than said second side extends away from said valve;
• and,
• a holder in operative association with said container for mounting said container on the medical practitioner.