Patent ID: 6276527
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
A sharps container for receiving and storing a plurality of needles against accidental dislodgement, comprising;(A) a container defining a bottom, a top, a sidewall connecting said bottom and said top, and a vertically extending wall disposed within and horizontally spaced from said sidewall;(B) a resilient disc disposed within said container and defining a plurality of slots and segments, and each said segment having a free end spaced from said wall by less than the thickness of a needle; and(C) a cover for said container defining a plurality of needle-receiving passageways therethrough adjacent said wall and communicating with a space between said wall and said segment free ends;each said segment free end being individually deflectable toward said bottom adjacent said wall by insertion of a needle downwardly through one of said passageways and then into the space intermediate said wall and said segment free end, and said segment resisting withdrawal of the needle as said segment free end attempts to return from its deflected orientation during withdrawal of the needle.