Patent ID: 8584850
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A container for collecting sharps, said container comprising: a receptacle having an interior region; a cover mounted above the interior region having an opening including a slot portion defined by a rim extending in a generally horizontal plane configured and dimensioned to receive syringes in a substantially vertical orientation, and an aperture portion defined by a rim extending in a plane other than that of the slot portion configured and dimensioned to receive syringes in a substantially horizontal orientation, the cover having an interior surface opposite the aperture portion of the opening, said interior surface having a detent extending inwardly from the interior surface toward the aperture portion of the opening; a door connected to the cover at a hinge and pivotally displaceable between an open position, which permits syringes to be deposited into the receptacle through the slot portion and through the aperture portion, and a closed position, which prevents syringes from being deposited into the receptacle through the slot portion and through the aperture portion, the door having a leading edge opposite the hinge, the leading edge of the door being configured to slide along the interior surface of the cover upon movement of the door from the open position to the closed position, wherein the leading edge of the door engages the detent when in the closed position to hold the door in the closed position; and a cowl extending below the slot portion and the aperture portion to guide the syringes received in the substantially vertical orientation through the slot portion and in the substantially horizontal orientation toward the interior region of the receptacle.