Patent ID: 6923319
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A sharps container for facilitating (i) the safe transportation of a large number of unused pen needle assemblies, (ii) the safe dispensing of said unused pen needle assemblies from said container and (iii) the safe manual, sequential feeding of used pen needles into said container for safe storage therein, said pen needles having a cylindrical shape and a pre-selected outer diameter, said container comprising: A. a housing means sized to hold, in a bottom portion thereof, a plurality of unused pen needle assemblies, said housing having a bottom portion exit opening for facilitating the withdrawal there through of unused pen needle assemblies; B. means within said housing means for receiving and storing used pen needles; and C. used pen needle receiving and ejecting means connected to said housing means and including: whereby, when a pen needle is positioned in said recessed means and said manually rotatable means is rotated about said axis sufficiently so that said cam follower means contacts and follows said cam means, said ejector means will force said pen needle axially out of said recessed means into said means within said housing for receiving and storing used pen needles.