Safe lancet disposer

A safe lancet disposer, comprising:

• a cutting unit, comprising:
• an insertion plate having therein an insertion hole into which an end of a needle of a lancet used for blood collection is inserted;
• a support plate disposed under the insertion plate, with a guide groove formed in an upper surface of the support plate and extending from a first end of the support plate towards a second end, an elongated guide hole formed in the guide groove and communicating with the insertion hole, and a guide slot extending from the second end of the support plate to an intermediate position along the guide groove;
• and a cutting plate movably disposed in both the guide groove and the guide slot, with a cutting hole formed in the cutting plate and communicating with both the insertion hole and the elongated guide hole so as to cut the end of the needle inserted into the cutting hole through the insertion hole, a stop protrusion integrally provided under the cutting plate and extending towards the guide slot, and a mounting hole formed through the cutting plate;
• a receiving unit, comprising:
• a receiving housing perpendicularly disposed under the support plate, with a receiving hole longitudinally formed through the receiving housing and communicating with the elongated guide hole;
• and a receiving container removably inserted into the receiving hole so that the cut end of the needle which drops through the elongated guide hole is contained in the receiving container;
• and
• an operating unit, comprising:
• an operating lever rotatably mounted to a second surface of the receiving housing such that an upper end of the operating lever is coupled to the cutting plate through the guide slot, thus moving the cutting plate so as to cut the end of the needle inserted into the cutting hole,
• wherein the operating lever comprises:
• a first lever body extending downwards from a position level with the upper end of the second surface of the receiving housing;
• a second lever body extending from a lower end of the first lever body outwards and downwards at a predetermined angle with respect to the second surface of the receiving housing;
• a third lever body extending downwards from a lower end of the second lever body;
• an operating protrusion provided on an upper surface of the first lever body and inserted into the mounting hole formed in the stop protrusion;
• second hinge protrusions provided on a first surface of the first lever body so that the second hinge protrusions are rotatably mounted to the first hinge protrusion via a hinge while being in close contact with opposite sides of the first hinge protrusion;
• a second spring seat formed in the first lever body below the second hinge protrusions so that a second end of the lever spring, which extends from the first spring seat to an outside, is inserted into the second spring scat;
• and a second knurled surface formed on a lower end of the third lever body at a position facing the first knurled surface.

A safe lancet disposer, comprising:

• a cutting unit, comprising:
• an insertion plate having therein an insertion hole into which an end of a needle of a lancet used for blood collection is inserted;
• a support plate disposed under the insertion plate, with a guide groove formed in an upper surface of the support plate and extending from a first end of the support plate towards a second end, an elongated guide hole formed in the guide groove and communicating with the insertion hole, and a guide slot extending from the second end of the support plate to an intermediate position along the guide groove;
• and a cutting plate movably disposed in both the guide groove and the guide slot, with a cutting hole formed in the cutting plate and communicating with both the insertion hole and the elongated guide hole so as to cut the end of the needle inserted into the cutting hole through the insertion hole, a stop protrusion integrally provided under the cutting plate and extending towards the guide slot, and a mounting hole formed through the cutting plate;
• a receiving unit, comprising:
• a receiving housing perpendicularly disposed under the support plate, with a receiving hole longitudinally formed through the receiving housing and communicating with the elongated guide hole:
• and a receiving container removably inserted into the receiving hole so that the cut end of the needle which drops through the elongated guide hole is contained in the receiving container;
• an operating unit, comprising:
• an operating lever rotatably mounted to a second surface of the receiving housing such that an upper end of the operating lever is coupled to the cutting plate through the guide slot, thus moving the cutting plate so as to cut the end of the needle inserted into the cutting hole;
• and
• an internal thread formed on a lower end of an inner surface of the receiving hole;
• and an external thread formed on a circumferential outer surface of a stopper, which operably closes the receiving hole so that the external thread corresponds to and engages with the internal thread.

A safe lancet disposer, comprising:

• a cutting unit, comprising:
• an insertion plate having therein an insertion hole into which an end of a needle of a lancet used for blood collection is inserted;
• a support plate disposed under the insertion plate, with a guide groove formed in an upper surface of the support elate and extending from a first end of the support plate towards a second end, an elongated guide hole formed in the guide groove and communicating with the insertion hole, and a guide slot extending from the second end of the support plate to an intermediate position along the guide groove;
• and a cutting plate movably disposed in both the guide groove and the guide slot, with a cutting hole formed in the cutting plate and communicating with both the insertion hole and the elongated guide hole so as to cut the end of the needle inserted into the cutting hole through the insertion hole, a stop protrusion integrally provided under the cutting plate and extending towards the guide slot, and a mounting hole formed through the cutting plate;
• a receiving unit, comprising:
• a receiving housing perpendicularly disposed under the support plate, with a receiving hole longitudinally formed through the receiving housing and communicating with the elongated guide hole;
• and a receiving container removably inserted into the receiving hole so that the cut end of the needle which drops through the elongated guide hole is contained in the receiving container;
• and
• an operating unit, comprising:
• an operating lever rotatably mounted to a second surface of the receiving housing such that an upper end of the operating lever is coupled to the cutting plate through the guide slot, thus moving the cutting plate so as to cut the end of the needle inserted into the cutting hole,
• wherein the receiving container has a cylindrical shape, which is open at an upper end thereof and closed at a lower end thereof, and the receiving container comprises:
• an integral lid holding ring extending downwards from the lower end of the receiving container;
• and a lid held by the lid holding ring so that, when the receiving container is full of cut ends of needles and is to be discarded, the opened upper end of the receiving container is closed using the lid.