Patent ID: 8118163
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: A61B,B65D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus adapted for entrapment and disposal of contaminated medical sharps comprising: a shell having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the shell comprises a first, open position and a second, closed position a lip extending substantially around an entire perimeter of at least one of the lower portion and the upper portion; a pre-defined hinge connecting the upper portion to the lower portion; wherein an inside surface of the lip comprises a sealing flange, the sealing flange substantially extending inside a sealing receiver of at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion, wherein the sealing flange is adapted to prevent a contaminated medical sharp from puncturing across an interface between the upper portion and the lower portion of the closed shell; an opening located along an edge of at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion defining a break in the sealing flange, the opening configured to allow a medical sharp to project out of the shell when the shell is closed; a first pad affixed to an inside surface of the lower portion, the first pad comprising a first gap-filling deformable layer disposed within the inside surface of the lower portion; a sealing foam or gel configured to prevent fluid leakage through the opening when the shell is closed around used medical sharps, having random cross-sectional shapes, projecting through the opening; and wherein the first pad further comprises a first adhesive layer.