Patents by Inventor Farid MuAddi

Farid MuAddi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4553687
    Abstract: A device for facilitating the destruction and storage for disposal of used hypodermic needles and for the destruction and storage of parts of disposable hypodermic syringes is disclosed. The device includes a closed compartment with an aperture in one wall for receiving a hypodermic needle and permitting it to be severed and to fall into a storage receptacle. Various ways of retaining the severed needle tips in the receptacle are shown, including a magnet and a viscous liquid which partially coats the severed tips. The device also includes a second aperture dimensioned to similarly allow the severance of the tip of a hypodermic syringe and a receptacle for the storage of the severed syringe tips. In one embodiment, the device includes a perforable matrix or sponge-like region into which a used needle may be temporarily inserted for short term storage prior to being severed. An arrangement for mounting the device on hospital furniture or equipment is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1985
    Inventors: Desira Harkins, Farid MuAddi