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A surgical needle discard container which includes a plurality of needle receiving compartments defined therein. A lid is rotatably attached to one end of the container to block access to compartments not in use. An aperture defined in the lid provides access to one of the compartments. The aperture

A surgical needle discard container which includes a plurality of needle receiving compartments defined therein. A lid is rotatably attached to one end of the container to block access to compartments not in use. An aperture defined in the lid provides access to one of the compartments. The aperture is selectively aligned with each compartment as the lid is rotated relative to the container by an advancing mechanism. A cutting device associated with the lid and container severs the portion of a suture that extends beyond the end of the container from a needle disposed in one of the compartments by rotating the lid relative to the container.

대표청구항 ▼

A surgical needle discard container for storing used surgical needles, comprising: a container having a plurality of separate compartments defined therein, each compartment being sized so as to receive a surgical needle therein; a lid rotatably attached to one end of said container, said lid having

A surgical needle discard container for storing used surgical needles, comprising: a container having a plurality of separate compartments defined therein, each compartment being sized so as to receive a surgical needle therein; a lid rotatably attached to one end of said container, said lid having an aperture defined therein, said aperture being selectively aligned with each of said compartments as said lid is rotated relative to said container; and a mechanism associated with said container and said lid, said mechanism permitting incremental rotation of said lid relative to said container in only one direction to selectively align said aperture with said compartments.