Patent ID: 7694822

Claim:
A medical implement dispenser and disposal system comprising: an enclosure having a body portion defining a vertical longitudinal axis; a dispensing chamber within the body portion configured to contain clean medical implements; a collection chamber within the body portion above the dispensing chamber along the vertical longitudinal axis and configured to collect soiled medical implements; the body portion defining an access opening positioned for passage of the clean medical implements from the dispensing chamber and the body portion further defining an inlet opening positioned for passage of the soiled medical implements into the collection chamber; a barrier positioned within the body portion, the barrier separating the dispensing chamber from the collection chamber, the barrier limiting the passage of the soiled medical implements from the collection chamber to the dispensing chamber; a spring cooperating with the barrier, wherein the spring translates the barrier in response to the passage of the clean medical implements from the dispensing chamber; and a first receptacle positioned above the barrier and configured to collect the soiled medical implements, the first receptacle further limiting the passage of the soiled medical implements into the dispensing chamber.