Patent ID: 6026959
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A one-time-usable resealable receptacle for storing a medical device having a sharp element for cutting or piercing tissue, said receptacle comprising;a body having first and second interconnected chambers, a flange surrounding both chambers, and an opening defined by an inner peripheral edge of said flange, the first and second chambers having different depths with the first chamber being deeper than the second chamber and configured for receiving said sharp element, the second chamber having a floor higher than a floor of the first chamber;a foam block disposed in said first chamber, said foam block frictionally retaining said sharp element when pierced thereby;a cover which is permanently attached to a first portion of said flange which surrounds said first chamber except where said first chamber is interconnected with said second chamber, and which releasably attaches to a second portion of said flange which surrounds said second chamber except where said second chamber is interconnected with said first chamber, said cover, when unattached to said second portion of said flange, providing access to said second chamber and, when attached to said second portion of said flange, limiting access to said second chamber.