A container for collecting sharps includes an opening adapted to receive sharps in a substantially vertical orientation, and an interior region for storing sharps received through the opening. The container includes a means for reorienting the sharps into an arrangement in which the sharps lie subst
A container for collecting sharps includes an opening adapted to receive sharps in a substantially vertical orientation, and an interior region for storing sharps received through the opening. The container includes a means for reorienting the sharps into an arrangement in which the sharps lie substantially parallel to one another within the interior region of the container. A method for configuring a sharps collection container includes the step of positioning a contoured surface of a guide element beneath an opening of the container to reorient sharps that are deposited through the opening into an arrangement in which the sharps are stored substantially parallel to one another in the container.
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1. A container for collecting sharps, said container comprising a body portion including an opening configured and dimensioned to receive sharps in a substantially vertical orientation, an interior region located beneath the opening for collecting sharps received through the opening, and a deflector
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A container for collecting sharps, said container comprising a body portion including an opening configured and dimensioned to receive sharps in a substantially vertical orientation, an interior region located beneath the opening for collecting sharps received through the opening, and a deflector pivotally mounted beneath the opening at a pivot member, the deflector being positioned to guide sharps between the opening and the interior region, said deflector comprising a first ramp surface and a second ramp surface, said first and second ramp surfaces being interconnected and fixed with respect to one another, said first and second ramp surfaces being arranged symmetrically beneath the opening and extending from a position proximal the opening toward the interior region of the container and diverging away from one another as the ramp surfaces extend into the container, the first ramp surface forming a first drop chute adapted to pass sharps from the opening and into the container, the second ramp surface forming a second drop chute adapted to pass sharps from the opening and into the container, each of said first and second ramp surfaces being positioned for engaging the sharps received through the opening such that the deflector pivots to facilitate reorientation of the sharps from the substantially vertical orientation to an arrangement in which the sharps are positioned substantially parallel to one another, wherein said first ramp surface has a concave face extending into the interior region of the body portion from the opening, such that engagement of the sharps with the concave face of the first ramp surface slows the vertical velocity of the sharps. 2. The container of claim 1, wherein said first ramp surface extends toward a first sidewall of the container for directing sharps toward the first sidewall, and said second ramp surface extends toward a second sidewall of the container for directing sharps toward the second sidewall. 3. The container of claim 1 further comprising a hood defining a hood interior region configured to accommodate the deflector. 4. The container of claim 3, wherein said hood is semi-circular and forms an arcuate inner wall. 5. The container of claim 1, wherein said deflector is poised in balanced equilibrium. 6. The container of claim 1, wherein the body portion includes at least one window allowing viewing of sharps positioned within the interior region. 7. A container for collecting sharps in a container interior region, said container comprising: a hood defining a hood interior region, said hood having a single opening configured and dimensioned to receive sharps in a substantially vertical orientation, the opening of the hood and the hood interior region being located above the container interior region; anda deflector mounted at a location within the hood interior region and positioned to guide sharps between the opening and the container interior region below the hood interior region and below said deflector, said deflector comprising first and second ramp surfaces arranged beneath the opening and being pivotally mounted beneath the opening at a pivot member, said first and second ramp surfaces being arranged symmetrically beneath the opening and extending from a position proximal the opening toward the interior region of the container and diverging away from one another as the ramp surfaces extend into the container, the first ramp surface forming a first drop chute adapted to pass sharps from the opening and into the container, the second ramp surface forming a second drop chute adapted to pass sharps from the opening and into the container, each of the first and second ramp surfaces being configured, dimensioned, and positioned for engaging the sharps received through the opening such that the deflector pivots to facilitate reorientation of the sharps from the substantially vertical orientation to an arrangement in which the sharps are positioned substantially parallel to one another. 8. The container of claim 7, wherein said deflector is positioned substantially within the hood interior region. 9. The container of claim 7, wherein said first ramp surface extends toward a first sidewall of the container for directing sharps toward the first sidewall, and said second ramp surface extends toward a second sidewall of the container for directing sharps toward the second sidewall. 10. The container of claim 7, wherein said hood is semi-circular and forms an arcuate inner wall. 11. A container for collecting sharps comprising: a body portion including a plurality of side walls defining an interior region configured and dimensioned to receive a plurality of sharps, the interior region having a settling location for the sharps, and an opening configured and dimensioned to receive sharps in a substantially vertical orientation;a deflector pivotally mounted within the body portion, said deflector comprising first and second ramp surfaces arranged beneath the opening, said first and second ramp surfaces being arranged symmetrically beneath the opening and extending from a position proximal the opening toward the interior region of the container and diverging away from one another as the ramp surfaces extend into the container, the first ramp surface forming a first drop chute adapted to pass sharps from the opening and into the container, the second ramp surface forming a second drop chute adapted to pass sharps from the opening and into the container, the deflector being positioned for engaging the sharps received through the opening to facilitate reorientation of the sharps from the substantially vertical orientation to an arrangement in which the sharps are positioned substantially parallel to one another within the body portion at the settling location; andat least one window formed in at least one of the side walls of the body portion allowing viewing of the sharps positioned within the interior region. 12. The container of claim 11, wherein the first ramp surface is configured and dimensioned such that sharps passing into the interior region via the first drop chute are arranged within the interior region in a first horizontal orientation, and the second ramp surface is configured and dimensioned such that sharps passing into the interior region via the second drop chute are positioned within the interior region in a second horizontal orientation opposite the first horizontal orientation.
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