US 8,911,341 B2 · Hypodermic needle containment system

Abstract

Containment systems and methods safely and permanently encapsulate a sharp portion of a sharp medical instrument (e.g. a hypodermic needle). The containment system includes a cap or other container having a rim defining an open end configured to receive the sharp portion therein and an ingress port configured to permit injection of a liquid hardenable solution into the container to encapsulate the sharp portion. The method of use includes inserting the sharp metal instrument into the container, and injecting a liquid hardenable solution into the container through the ingress port to encapsulate the sharp portion of the medical instrument. The hardenable solution then hardens, encapsulating the sharp portion of the medical instrument. The liquid hardenable solution is injected by a base or base unit configured to receive the container and to inject the solution through the ingress port.

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Dependent claims

A containment system for encapsulating a sharp medical instrument comprising:

a container comprising:
a rim defining an open end configured to receive a sharp portion of the medical instrument;
and
an ingress port configured to permit injection of a liquid hardenable solution into the container to encapsulate a sharp portion of the medical instrument;
and
a base comprising:
a recess configured to receive at least a portion of the container distal the rim therein;
an actuator configured to be contacted by an end of the container distal the rim and to be displaced by continued insertion of the container into the recess;
and
an injection system configured to inject the liquid hardenable solution into the container upon displacement of the actuator.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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