Patent ID: 6621031
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A medical instrument destruction and vaporizing device comprising:a housing having an opening; a pair of electrodes disposed in said housing in spaced-apart relationship; a selected electrode of said pair resiliently biased towards said non-selected electrode of said pair; said selected electrode being elongated with one fixed end thereof secured to said housing and an opposite end terminating in a terminal; a stationary contact disposed in said housing in fixed spaced-apart relationship with respect to said non-selected electrode; an insulative button carried on said selected electrode midway between opposite ends thereof in alignment with said housing opening so as to be forcibly engaged by a needle projecting into and through said housing opening; and electrical circuit means operably connected between said electrodes to provide a high current to form a plasma spot of intense heat transferring to the needle for complete vaporization and destruction.