Patent ID: 7624864

Claim:
A needle capture device comprising: an elongate metal channel having a first hinged end flap extending from a first channel wall, where said first end flap is sized and configured to allow a needle to pass into said channel in a first direction, and where said end flap binds upon said needle when a force is applied to move said needle in a second direction; and a second hinged end flap extending from a second, opposing channel wall, where said second end flap is sized and configured to allow a needle to pass into said channel in said second direction, and where said second end flap binds upon said needle when a force is applied to move said needle in said first direction, and where the hinged portions of the end flaps are arranged so that a needle extending through a first end flap is forced into the folded hinge point portion of the second end flap, and where the hinged portions of the end flaps are arranged so that a needle extending through a second end flap is forced into the folded hinge point portion of the first end flap.