Apparatus and method for unwinding a needle portion
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorsRobert Joseph Panek, Jr., John C. Japuntich, James A. Arendt
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Abstract
A container system is provided for removing a needle portion from a needle holder of a needle system. The system includes a receptacle defining an opening, a lid configured to cover the receptacle opening, wherein the lid defines an aperture having a shape configured to receive a needle system having a first configuration. The system also includes an adapter configured for engagement in the lid aperture, wherein the adapter defines an aperture having a shape configured to receive a needle system having a second configuration, and wherein the engagement of the adapter in the lid aperture resists rotation of the adapter with respect to the lid.
Claims13
A container system for removing a needle portion from a needle holder of a needle system, said container system comprising:
- a receptacle defining an opening;
- a lid configured to cover said receptacle opening, said lid defining a first means having a first configuration for receiving a first needle system and for facilitating removal of the needle portion from the needle holder of the first needle system;
- and
- an adapter configured for engagement with said first means, said adapter defining a second means having a second configuration for receiving a second needle system and for facilitating removal of the needle portion from the needle holder of the second needle system.
A container system for removing a needle portion from a needle holder of a needle system, said container system comprising:
- means for containing a needle portion, said containing means defining a first means having a first configuration for receiving a first needle system and for facilitating removal of the needle portion from the needle holder of the first needle system;
- and
- means for adapting said first means of said containing means to receive a needle system having a second configuration, said adapting means being configured for engagement with said first means, and said adapting means defining a second means having a second configuration for receiving a second needle system and for facilitating removal of the needle portion from the needle holder of the second needle system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.