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A rigid, disposable container for safety containing and disposing of medical-surgical materials, including needles, syringes, scalpels and dressings after use, comprises five, lightweight plastic pieces which snap together without tools to form a closed container having a one-way barrier at a larger

A rigid, disposable container for safety containing and disposing of medical-surgical materials, including needles, syringes, scalpels and dressings after use, comprises five, lightweight plastic pieces which snap together without tools to form a closed container having a one-way barrier at a larger opening for the insertion of used materials therethrough, which barrier can be removed if desired, and additional apertures having sharps-removing features molded therein to permit the simultaneous removal of sharps from associated devices and their disposal therethrough. A flush, lockable, sliding cover is provided on the container to close the disposal openings against passage of macroscopic material either partially during use or completely before disposal.

대표청구항 ▼

A rigid container for holding and disposing of used surgical sharps and other medical-surgical materials, comprising: enclosure means for rigidly enclosing a space to contain said disposed medical-surgical materials, wherein said enclosure means further comprises a first part having an open top and

A rigid container for holding and disposing of used surgical sharps and other medical-surgical materials, comprising: enclosure means for rigidly enclosing a space to contain said disposed medical-surgical materials, wherein said enclosure means further comprises a first part having an open top and faster means disposed thereon; and a second part having an open bottom and fastener means disposed thereon to engagably-mate and fasten with said first part to form said rigidly enclosed space, said enclosure means having at least one aperture therethrough to permit the passage of said materials into said space; and one-way barrier means at said at least one aperture to permit the insertion of said medical-surgical materials therethrough into said space and to prevent the passage of said materials therefrom, said barrier means comprising rigid flap means disposed substantially across a portion only of said aperture to form a barrier hingably-attached at one edge to said enclosure means and so disposed to hinge inwardly to said space when displaced by said insertion of said medical-surgical materials therethrough and to return to said normally-closed position otherwise; wherein: said aperture for the passage of said medical-surgical materials therethrough has an area slightly larger than the area of a transverse plane through an average human hand; and said flap means further includes a leaf molded into said enclosure at said aperture along one edge of said leaf to extend substantially entirely across said aperture in a direction parallel to said edge and only partially across said aperture in a direction perpendicular to said edge such that said leaf blocks a portion only of said aperture; and such that said leaf blocks a portion only of said aperture; and closure means are provided in addition to said barrier means attached to said enclosure means to close at least one aperture against the further insertion or removal of said medical-surgical materials therethrough.