Surgical needle counter and sharps collection box with removable closure tapes

Description

FIG. 1 is a reduced scale perspective view of a surgical needle counter and sharps collection box with removable closure tapes, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a reduced scale perspective view of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 4; and,

FIG. 6 is a reduced scale perspective view of a third embodiment thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D374282
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 14, 1995
Date of Patent: Oct 1, 1996
Inventor: Moshe M. Hoftman (Chatsworth, CA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Frank Martinez
Attorney: Allan M. Shapiro
Application Number: 0/36,164