Abstract: A medical needle disposal package for disposing of needles, such as surgical needles, IV needles, syringe needles, lancets, and other like sharp surgical devices. A package with hard sides, a hard bottom and sticky tape on the bottom and/or sides, contains STYROFOAM-like material. The used surgical needles or devices are stuck into the STYROFOAM. The package provides that a needle can be stuck into the STYROFOAM with one hand. At a latter time, the package and needles are disposed of by accepted surgical waste disposal procedures. The package can also be provided with an engagable top.

Abstract: A syringe is molded with an integral needle cover or guard that pivots about a main living hinge on the side of the syringe near the base of the needle. A tension spring formed from an L shaped integrally molded part of the syringe and guard extends from a location closer to the syringe than the main living hinge to the center part of the pivoting guard. The user, while holding the syringe with one hand, can extend a finger to initiate rotation of the guard toward the needle. This extends the tension spring at first, but beyond a certain angle, the tension spring contracts again, pulling the guard the rest of the way into a position surrounding the needle.

Abstract: Apparatus for permitting an individual to unsheath and resheath the needles of hypodermic syringes, catheters, etc., with the use of only one hand. The apparatus permits free use of the individual's other hand when such is required, e.g., when restraint of the patient is necessary in order to properly and safely administer an injection from a hypodermic needle or the like. The apparatus securely holds and positions a medical needle sheath during such times that a medical needle is removed from and reinserted into the sheath.

Abstract: A unitary one-piece needle-guide and bottle-holder device in which one portion of the device is adapted to securely yet removably receive a portion of a bottle or vial such that a central area of the needle-penetratable cap on the bottle is exposed to a needle-guide channel which in turn communicates with a needle guide for guiding a syringe to an abutment therein which allows constant or same-depth penetration of the needle into a vial every time the guide device is used and without risk or harm to the user.

Abstract: A sharps disposal system (2) includes a fiberboard container (6) mounted to a wall (8) by a lockable cage (4). The container has an entrance opening (70) formed through the top (20), sized for the deposit of sharps into its interior. A baffle (60) extends within the interior from the back downwardly and forwardly and is sized and positioned to discourage manual access to the interior while directing sharps into the interior. The container also includes a lid (84) hinged to the top for movement between stable opened and closed positions to permit one hand operation when opened. For disposal the lid is secured to the top using a foam adhesive strip (104) to provide a secure, substantially leakproof seal. The container is coated on the inside surface with a hydrophobic material and has the seams and corners sealed to make the interior of the container substantially leakproof. A view port (50) can be provided to permit the user to determine when the container is full.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for the immediate elimination of hazards associated with exposure to biocontaminated needles. The apparatus includes a protective housing fabricated of a material that resists penetration by a needle and a resilient material capable of being easily penetrated by a needle but which offers substantial resistance to withdrawal of the needle.

Abstract: A syringe carrier comprising an elongate member with a plurality of bores thereon for retaining the capped needles of syringes is described. The elongate member is capable of holding a number of syringes and corresponding indicia for each syringe. The syringes are retained within inclined bores on the member, which allows for the easy removal and replacement of the syringe needle, without the need to hold the syringe cap with one's hand. The device can safely carry a number of syringes, as well as allow for the safe removal and insertion of the needle from the syringe cap.

Abstract: A breather package for surgical elements such as sutures or suture-needle assemblies having a layer of fibrous material and a layer of plastic material forming a pocket therebetween. Longitudinal heat seals and transverse top and bottom seals are provided which form the package. The layer of fibrous material is provided with longitudinal strips of release agent material through which the longitudinal heat seals are formed. An apparatus for forming such a package is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an injection needle having a hub and a cannula whose back end terminates within the hub. The method comprises the step of mounting the hub on a first subassembly jig, inserting the cannula into a center hole of the hub, applying an adhesive to a bonding area of the hub and cannula, curing the adhesive, dismounting the hub-cannula assembly from the first subassembly jig, applying silicone-containing-liquid to the back end, mounting the hub-cannula assembly on a second subassembly jig removing excess amount of silicone-containing-liquid within the cannula, covering the front end with a cap, housing the hub-cannula-cap assembly with a container, dismounting the hub-cannula-cap-container assembly from the second subassembly jig, and sealing an opening of the container. The apparatus used for carrying out the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A needle removal and storage device comprising a plate member attachable to a suitable container. The plate member is formed with a an engaging slot defined by a pair of opposed finger members. The engaging slot is laterally aligned with a receiving slot disposed at an elevation generally higher with respect thereto. The needle hub is slidably translated through the engaging slot into engagement with the finger members whereupon the syringe can be disengaged from the needle. The disengaged needle and syringe are then removed from the engaging slot and translated into the receiving slot such that the needle hub is disposed on the underside of the plate member permitting the needle to drop into the container.

Abstract: A device for the removal and replacement of a needle shield having a distal end, an open proximal end and a side wall therebetween having an outside surface includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end. The housing includes a bore therein beginning at the proximal end. A threaded portion is provided in the housing along the bore and accessible through the bore. The threaded structure is spaced from the proximal end of the housing and is capable of engaging and holding the outside surface of a needle shield which is placed into the bore through the proximal end of the housing and rotated in a direction to advance the needle shield distally along the threaded structure.

Abstract: A hypodermic syringe and needle disposal container is disclosed. The disposal container comprises a plastic hinged case sized for encasing the majority of sizes of hypodermic syringes, with needles. Two securing tabs, opposite the hinge, secure the case in the closed position, thus securing the contents in the disposal container and preventing any contact with the secured contents by the handler. The disposal containers further includes a seal along its interior border for inhibiting fluids from leaking from the container. The disposal containers are retrieved by messengers for disposal in designated sites.

Abstract: The needle assembly holder of the present invention has mounted about its receptacle end a rotatable safety sheath so that irrespective of how the top of the cannula of the needle assembly is oriented with respect to the holder, the user can nonetheless obtain an unobstructed view of the tip of the cannula by rotating the safety sheath out of her line of sight.

Abstract: A sheath for the disposal of medical needles, the sheath having a tubular portion which is closed at one end. The other end is open and has gripping means to grip the boss portion of the needle. The sheath is then manipulated to remove the needle from the syringe, leaving the needle fully protected in the sheath.

Abstract: Individual manual device for the manipulation and the withdrawal of used needles for injection or for taking samples, which device makes it possible to avoid all contact between the needles and the user and is of the type comprising at least one jaw holding the needle during its withdrawal, wherein the device essentially comprises:a handle (1) for gripping by the user,a conical endpiece (3) for receiving the needle and comprising a fixed jaw,a movable jaw controlled by the user and depositing the needle by cooperating with the fixed jaw.

Abstract: A monopolar needle assembly comprises a disposable insulated needle having an uninsulated tip projecting from a needle stem and a sheath for covering the needle. The protective sheath is preferably plastic and injection molded. The needle is disposed within a protective sheath until the needle is inserted into the patient, thereby preventing contamination of the needle. As embodied herein, the exterior and interior surfaces of the protective sheath are tapered to conform essentially to the elongated configuration of the needle. The portion of the sheath proximate the needle stem includes flanges projecting from the exterior of the sheath to prevent the monopolar needle assembly of the present invention from rolling if it is dropped.

Abstract: Apparatus for storing prior to and after use, a hypodermic syringe which includes a hypodermic needle such that the chance of the spread of infectious disease is minimized.

Abstract: A needle cover assembly for a needle with a clamp to slidably clip the assembly onto the needle support, a needle enclosure to fit over the needle tip and an extension connecting the clamp with the needle enclosure so that the needle can be covered in a one-handed operation.

Abstract: A disposable hypodermic needle sheath and remover which is designed as a disposable two-part container, having two halves. The container can be placed in an open position and a used needle placed into its ribs. The ribs have needle receiving grooves or channels which are disposed within the container and will snugly grasp the needle when the container is closed. The needle sheath and remover permits a needle to be covered immediately after use due to its portability, thus reducing the likelihood that the used needle will cause injury.

Abstract: The invention provides, in combination, a guard tube for surrounding and protecting a needle of a syringe, the barrel of the syringe being slidable within the guard between an extended position in which the needle is enclosed by and sealed within the guard and a retracted position in which the needle either protrudes from the guard through an aperture in an end-piece or is destructively crushed against the blocked off end-piece as the syringe barrel is forcibly slid into that retracted position, and a crush tube in the form of a tubular receptacle closed at one end in which the forward end of the syringe-guard assembly is placed prior to the destruction step. The crush tube may include a disposable liner, in order to completely isolate the assembly during the crushing of the needle and to enable the assembly to be easily and safely disposed of, without risk of leakage of contaminants.

Abstract: A needle cap holder of a syringe. It is of compressible material, such as rubber, having a central portion tapered inwardly from the top and bottom. It has a central, vertical cylindrical opening for receiving a needle cap of the syringe. It has a concave bottom portion.

Abstract: A needle receptacle that includes a sheath with a cradle portion and attached barrel end and may include top and end covers as a syringe and needle housing. The cradle portion is open along its top portion and includes parallel spaced apart finger protective flanges at opposite sides of a finger grasping portion formed therearound. The barrel end is tapered into a needle receiving portion and includes a flared connection between the cradle and the barrel end to serve as a guide for needles inserted into the barrel, which barrel also includes a detent extending radially therein for preventing needle turning.

Abstract: This single-use drip-feed device comprises, in this order, mutually joined together and communicating, a connector which can be linked to a feed tube supplying a drip-feed liquid, a narrow linking tube and a needle having two diametrically opposite flexible tabs for handling, and with the aim of rendering harmless the needle after use, has a tubular cover fitted in a freely sliding manner over the narrow tube, with, beginning at the extremity towards the needle, two longitudinal slots diametrically opposite each other into which the tabs of the needle are inserted so as to cover completely the point of the latter; the cover is made of a material which cannot be pierced by the needle but at the same time is sufficiently elastic to permit insertion of the tabs into the slots.

Abstract: A hypodermic needle guard designed to avoid needle sticks comprising a hand shield in the form of a flat plate with a flexible, tubular needle cap holder connected about a hole in the plate's center. Needle cap-enclosed hypodermic needles attached to medical appliances such as syringes, are inserted through the hole into the holder, where the user grasps the cap through the holder tube by compressing the tube with finger pressure. The needle attached to the appliance is then withdrawn. The process is reversed to safely recap the hyperdermic needle.

Abstract: The object of the invention is a box for gathering dangerous products or small objects. The box of the invention is formed of a lid (1) and a receptacle (2); the lid is provided on its upper face with a closure consisting of a slide (4) and a pair of slideways (5) and is of frusto-pyramidal shape; the lid and the receptacle are provided along their open edge with irreversible locking means which prevent their separation once they have been assembled. Application to gathering refuse, particularly in hospitals.

Abstract: A receptacle for extracting hypodermic needles from syringes. The extracted needles are held within the receptacle which has a notched surface that converges to a longitudinal slot. The needle enters the receptacle sideways through the slot. Retention means maintain a syringe and needle in position so that separation of the needle is safely effected.

Abstract: A disposal system for sharp instruments comprises a rectangular container, and a plurality of elongated aligned receptacles therein for receiving sharp instruments. The receptacles each comprise a puncture resistant casing defining an entry opening, a rupturable seal deployed over the entry opening and a curable liquid contained within the casing and seal, said liquid being curable to a hardened state upon rupture of the seal. A lid pivots over the seal prior to use, and one or more of the containers is positionable on a wall bracket. A sharp instrument is inserted through the rupturable seal and immersed in the liquid within the receptacle, whereupon the liquid hardens and encases the instrument. The seal is provided with ascending numbers, respectively positioned over the entry openings, to provide a count of receptacles which have been used.

Abstract: A disposable tray assembly forming a housing for an aspiration kit is disclosed. The tray assembly includes a base and an upper tray member sealingly connected to the base to define a sealed internal chamber or reservoir for extracted fluids. Access to the reservoir is provided by an elastomeric plug through which a needle may be inserted. A soluble capsule filled with disinfectant is in registry with the plug so that fluids discharged by the neeedle are subjected to the disinfectant.

Abstract: An apparatus for resheathing hypodermic needles having a hollow cylindrical sheathguard to encompass a needle sheath inserted therein; a means of retaining the needle sheath within the sheathguard; a horizontal protective barrier below the aperture of the sheathguard and parallel thereto; a means for supporting the barrel of a hypodermic syringe engaged in the device; a means of guiding the syringe with hypodermic needle during resheathing; and a vertical protective barrier adjacent to the aperture of said sheathguard and perpendicular thereto.

Abstract: The needle guard protects medical personnel from accidental punctures associated with a surgical needle. The needle guard apparatus comprises two members, and a retainer. The surgical needle is securely retained between the two members when the retainer is in the engaged position. Preferably, when the retainer is in the engaged position, the surgical needle can only be removed from the needle guard by disengaging the retainer. After the sewing operation has been completed, the surgical needle and part of the suture extend outside of the two pieces of tissue. The surgical needle is then positioned within the needle guard, and the needle guard are securely engaged about the surgical needle. The portion of the suture extending between the needle guard and the tissue is used for knotting. The portion of the suture extending between the knot and the needle guard is cut, and the needle guard with the encased surgical needle is discarded of.

Abstract: A medical instrument holder and sharps disposal device is disclosed wherein a pair of plastic container body halves are provided to be manipulated between opened and closed positions by associated hinge means and a mechanical lock. A medical instrument rest in the form of a one piece molded plastic insert is provided on one of the body halves for positioning medical instruments thereon when the container is in its open position. A cushion of reticulated foam material is provided to receive and envelope the tips of sharps associated with the instruments laid upon the rest. Sharps removal means are provided for assisting in the release of medical instrument sharps from the associated medical instruments. A magnetic means is also provided within one of the container body halves for receiving and holding such removed sharps to facilitate the counting a subsequent disposal thereof within the container when a medical operation has been completed and the sharps and container are to be discarded.

Abstract: A storage/carrying device for safely and conveniently transporting to a patient's bedside sterile needle and syringe devices used in medication and blood collection procedures, and, additionally, to safely transport such implements to ultimate disposal after use, substantially without risk of contaminating contact with the storage/carrying device, or injury or infection to the person handling the device. The storage/carrying device is formed as an integral, unitary assembly comprising first and second transport wells, an extension transport well, a pair of carrying trays, and a carrying handle. The first transport well is adapted to securely store used intravenous-type needles, including the plastic tubing attached to such needles, for transport to ultimate disposal, and can be further adapted to similarly store the syringe portions of used needle/syringe assemblies.

Abstract: A sheath for a medical needle device such as a syringe or blood collection device comprises a barrel, hub, cone and shield. The needle device is guided into a visible aperture surrounded by the shield at the top of the cone for ultimate extension of the needle through the hub and into the barrel. The sheath precludes splashing of body fluids onto the user upon capping as well as accidental puncture. The barrel, hub and cone elements of the sheath provide a plurality of friction-fit engagements with the medical needle device to preclude accidental decapping and seepage of fluids from the sheathed needle and onto the user.

Abstract: A universal safety adapter which is usable with different types of needles and syringes has integral first and second sections and a housing flexibly connected to one of the sections. In the case of the first section being adaptable to be mated with the hub of a needle assembly, the housing is flexibly connected thereto by way of a living hinge. The needle assembly is threadedly mated with an internally threaded annular collar surrounding a protrusion which is to be coupled to the hub of the needle assembly. The second section of the safety adapter, in a first embodiment, includes a female luer that is adaptable to be mated with different types of syringes, such as a luer slip syringe or a luer lock syringe. Once the needle assembly has been threadedly mated to the first section of the safety adapter, to ensure that the cannula of the needle assembly is not exposed so as to preclude accidental pricking by the needle, the housing is pivoted to a position whereby it completely envelops the cannula.

Abstract: A compact, autoclavable needle safety device includes an adjustable cavity having an open position sized to receive a needle protective cap and a closed position to grip the cap within the cavity. The cavity is biased toward one of the positions and adjustable to the other position by single-handed actuation of a handle. In the closed position, the cap is gripped in place while allowing withdrawal of a syringe including a needle for use. The device maintains the cap open-end-up on an underlying surface for reinserting the needle to avoid exposing the user's hand to needle stick injury.

Abstract: A syringe needle cap resheathing and removal apparatus is capable of single-handedly resheathing and removing needle caps of three different standard needle cap shapes. The apparatus can be fastened with an overcenter clamp to a patient's bed rail or other convenient location within a hospital. Three needle cap stations reachable by a common access gap in the apparatus correspond to three standard types of needle caps. The gap is angled to the horizontal to permit convenient visual and mechanical access to the respective needle cap operational stations. The apparatus can be rotated relative to the attachment of the clamp for the convenience and preference of the nurse or doctor.

Abstract: An injection apparatus has a jacket having a front end and a cartridge for containing a liquid having a rubber membrane closing a front end of the cartridge at the front end of the jacket. A double-ended needle is held in a needle holder such that both ends thereof are exposed and oriented, one end at the membrane for piercing the membrane to obtain the liquid from the cartridge, and the opposite end for injecting the liquid. First cooperative threads on a cap and the jacket are for screwing the cap onto the jacket and unscrewing the cap therefrom, the first cooperative threads having a first pitch and a first rotational hand.

Abstract: A sheath for the disposal of medical needles, the sheath having a tubular portion which is closed at one end. The other end is open and has gripping means to grip the boss portion of the needle. The sheath is then manipulated to remove the needle from the syringe, leaving the needle fully protected in the sheath.

Abstract: A needle assembly for use in withdrawing bodily fluids has a body and a hollow needle extending through the body along a centrally located axis therethrough. The needle has a first end extending outwardly along the axis from a first side of the body and a second end extending from a second side of the body opposite the first side. The two cover elements are pivotally connected to the body for rotation toward and away each other in a plane containing the needle about two pivot points thereon. The cover elements have free ends extending outwardly from the body. Each cover element has a longitudinal extending interior cavity with an open side. This cavity extends beyond the tip of the first end of the needle so that when the two cover elements are rotated towards one another into a closed position, the needle is entirely surrounded by an enlarged cavity. When the needle is to be exposed, the cover elements are rotated away from one another into an open position exposing the tip of the needle.

Abstract: A device for use as a single use, disposable, sterile irrigation kit for catheter irrigation, comprising a prefilled sterile piston syringe containing from about 45 to about 75 cc of a fluid selected from sterile water, saline solution and dilute aqueous acetic acid solutions, said syringe including a catheter tip sized to operably connect to a conventional catheter tube, a cap on said tip removably mounted to selectively prevent escape of said fluid from said syringe and prevent movement of said piston while said cap is on said tip, said kit further including a disposable pouch for enclosing said filled syringe, said pouch and said filled syringe being sterilized after enclosure of said syringe in said pouch, said device further including a container having a tear-off top labeled with the specific solution in said syringe and a color code system marking at least a portion of said device with a color identifying the particular solution, said container enclosing said pouch containing said filled syringe and fu

Abstract: A system for use with evacuated, rubber stoppered sample tubes and double-ended needles facilitates blood collecting operations and prevents accidental punctures from contaminated needles after use. The tube is held in a tubular cartridge with a sliding control for to and fro controlled motion. A holder engages the mid portion of the needle and the cartridge and the sliding control slides the tube onto the needle after blood vessel puncture and slides it off the needle after collection. A finger control releases the needle while avoiding exposure to the point. A refined receptacle in a phebotomy tray holds used needles and dumps them in controlled fashion without overturning the tray.

Abstract: A covered needle assembly having a needle member and a cover member pivotably connected to each other, the cover member having a long narrow opening for the needle to pass through when the cover member is pivoted away from the needle when ready for use, the opening being covered by a manually strippable tape which is removed prior to use of the needle; one embodiment providing a means to render the needle inserviceable after use.

Abstract: A device for sterile disposal of a device used to withdraw or inject fluids from or into the body comprising a tubular sheath disposed in a rolled-up fashion around the body fluid device proximate one end thereof. The length of the sheath is great enough to permit the sheath, when unrolled, to extend beyond the end of the body fluid device and for a sufficient distance to permit ready enclosure thereof and subsequent sealing off of the contents of the sheath. A method for using the device is also disclosed. The device is particularly useful in combination with a catheter of conventional design.

Abstract: A medical syringe holder is described which comprises a base for holding a hollow syringe needle holder in an inclined position and having an annular elastic collar for engaging and retaining the needle cover when the syringe is withdrawn from the device.

Abstract: A sheath for a hypodermic needle or other sharp instrument which is adapted with an apparatus to protect the hand of a person attempting to insert the hypodermic needle or sharp instrument into the sheath and the protection apparatus, wherein the protection apparatus generally comprises a radial shield or a shroud extending out from the sheath a distance which is adequate to block, deflect, or separate a stray hypodermic needle which inadvertantly misses the entry port of the sheath from a person's sheath-holding hand.

Abstract: A combination needle sheath and sterility package comprising a lower needle cover to surround and protect the distal end of a sterile, double ended hypodermic needle cannula and an upper sleeve to surround and protect the proximal end of the cannula. The upper sleeve can be opened to permit the bore of a conventional hypodermic syringe to be received therewithin, so that the proximal end of the needle cannula can communicate fluidically with the syringe cylinder. By virtue of the needle sheath/sterility package as disclosed herein, the sterility of the needle cannula may be reliably preserved during handling and prior to use, while the possibility of an accidental needle stick during attachment of the cannula to the syringe may be advantageously minimized.

Abstract: A needle assembly and cylindrical cover housing which are usable with a conventional hypodermic syringe. The needle assembly has a circular mount on it with catch slots and slanted surfaces. The cover housing has inward projections which are flexible so that the hypodermic syringe can be received in the cover housing and also for frictionally engaging in the catch slots so as to secure the needle assembly completely in the cover housing after usage.

Abstract: A package assembly designed to removably contain an elongated product wherein the product may particularly be a medical product such as a catheter or like instrument incorporating a sharp point end. The package is structured to provide secure storage of the medical product in a sterile environment prior to opening, clear exposure to a portion of the product for grasping and removal thereof and reinsertion of the product and enclosing thereof, so as to ensure safety in the disposal of the product by effectively enclosing the portion thereof incorporating a pointed needle end thereby avoiding inadvertent harm during or after the packaged product has been disposed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device and method for safely conveniently disposing of used needles. Several embodiments are provided. However, in a preferred embodiment, the device will be disposable and will comprise a container for accommodating the needle, said container having a flattened end and upper surface defining an elongated slit widened at one end, said slit shaped to accommodate the needle along its longitudinal axis; at least one resilient flap extending into said slit for retaining the needle in said container; a U-shaped opening disposed in said flattened end and continguous with said slit for separating the needle from a syringe; and a plurality of wings, flanking said slit and extending outwardly from said surface for protecting an individual using the device from accidental contact with the needle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improvements in conventional protection barrel and cap packagings for hypodermic needles, whereby a structural guard is provided to encourage a user's fingers to locate directly behind the guard, and around the outer surface of an opening into the protected barrel. A person inserting a needle into a barrel automatically seeks to grasp the barrel proximate its open end, to avoid yawing of the barrel during the manipulative process. The present invention facilitates holding of a barrel proximate the opening, while providing, as an extension therefrom, a needle entrance guide means which extends axially and laterally therefrom. The laterally expanded barrel opening defines a transition ramp surface into the barrel open end.