B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
65
D
26/182, 190/35.5
B65D 1/34 (2006.01) A61B 19/02 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01) A61F 2/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1215658
CLOSABLE CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING AND DISPOSING OF SURGICAL SHARPS ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A closable container is provided for receiving and disposing of surgical sharps following their use in any surgical procedure. Surgical sharps include suture needles, blades, pins, and hypodermic needles, all of which may easily cut or puncture tissue, and all of which may become contaminated after use due to contact with contaminated tissue. The container is formed using a continuous vacuum-forming process, generally on form, fill and seal packaging machines that may be somewhat modified, from continuous rolls of sheet thermoplastic material, so that the container comprises pair of trays with a living hinge between them. An upstanding lip around one of the trays is accommodated in the other tray when the container is closed. A magnetic material is adhered to the outside flat surface of at least one of the trays so as not to come into contact with the instruments that may touch the tray, such as needle holders used during suturing. A foam layer may be placed in one of the trays; and both of the trays and foam when installed may or may not be marked with indicia for easy counting depending on the surgeon's or nurses individual preference. A suture organizer comprising a convoluted layered structure, may also be provided. The container may then be reprocessed through the same machine to seal it inside a package so that it can be provided in a sterile condition for opening in the operating theater. The container, though deformable, is sufficiently semi-rigid and tough so as to prevent sharps from piercing through the container walls to the outside; and together with its lip and hinge, provides a safe receptacle for the disposal of surgical sharps.
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Alikhan Raza
Missalla Manfred
Hewson Donald E.
Ritmed Limited
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