Sharps container for removing and containing blades from round scalpel handles

A sharps container apparatus, comprising

• a plurality of interconnected floor and wall portions that define, on one side thereof a containment volume, and on an opposite side thereof an outside area;
• a slot of a first type having a length and width dimensioned to receive and engage from a round scalpel handle (RSH), a round scalpel handle (RSH) blade therein to prevent rotational movement of the RSH blade while allowing rotation of the round scalpel handle (RSH), the slot of the first type formed through at least one wall portion of the sharps container for causing, upon rotational movement of the round scalpel handle, single-handed disengagement of the RSH blade from the round scalpel handle and disposal of the RSH blade in the containment volume;
• a slot of a second type having a length and width dimensioned to receive a hypodermic syringe tip therein in a manner so as to grip the hypodermic syringe tip by an amount sufficient to enable a separation force to be applied between the syringe tip and a syringe, the slot of the second type formed through at least one wall portion of the sharps container for causing, upon application of a separation force between the syringe tip and the syringe, single-handed disengagement of the syringe tip from the from the syringe;
• and
• a slot of a third type having a length and width dimensioned to receive both a scalpel blade of a third type and a portion of a handle of a third type therein, the slot having shoulder portions which prevents linear movement of the scalpel blade of the third type while at the same time allowing linear movement of the portion of a handle of a third type received therein, such linear movement enabling the scalpel blade of the third type to be releasably engaged to the portion of the handle of the third type, the slot of the third type formed through at least one wall portion of the sharps container for causing, upon linear movement of the portion of the handle of the third type while preventing linear movement of the scalpel blade of the third type, single-handed disengagement of the scalpel blade of the third type from the handle of the third type and disposal of the scalpel blade of the third type in the containment volume.