Patent ID: 8919555

Claim:
A device for retaining medical sharps after surgical use, said device comprising: a base having a floor and a center post extending upward from said floor; a tray having multiple dividers defining individual slots, and having a center hub which houses the center post; and a cover having a cover opening of a substantially similar size as one of the slots of the tray, and having a central opening housing the center hub of the tray; said cover and said base confining the tray but permitting limited movement of the tray between an upper position and a lower position; and at least one spring biasing said tray toward said upper position, wherein the center hub serves as a button which can be depressed to push the tray to said lower position, and further comprising a mechanism which causes the tray to advance about the center post in an angular increment equal to the space of an individualized slot each time the button is depressed.