Medical needle removal and storage device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9579469-B2
Application number	US-201414447408-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2014
Priority date	Jun 8, 2011
Publication date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017

Abstract

An apparatus for removing a needle from a needle holder, including a grasping unit for selectively grasping the needle; a receiving unit for receiving the needle holder, displaceably disposed relative to the grasping unit; a biasing member biasing the receiving unit in a first direction; and separating means for separating the entire needle from the needle holder. Preferably, the needle is heated to melt, soften, or otherwise weaken a material and/or adhesive connecting the needle with the needle holder. Preferably the heating is electrical heating, including completing an electrical circuit through the needle and passing current through the needle, and/or passing current through a heating element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for removing a needle from a needle holder, comprising:
a grasping unit for grasping the needle;
a receiving unit for receiving the needle holder, at least one of said grasping unit and said receiving unit being displaceable with respect to the other of said grasping unit and said receiving unit;
a biasing unit biasing at least one of said grasping unit and said receiving unit in a first direction; and
separating means for separating the entire needle from the needle holder;
wherein the receiving unit comprises an activating unit for automatically causing arms of the grasping unit to grasp the needle upon displacement of the displaceable one of said grasping unit and said receiving unit in a second direction opposite to the first direction;
wherein the needle holder comprises a bead adhered to the needle;
wherein a pen injector for selective connection with the needle-bead assembly includes an adaptor for connecting the needle-bead assembly thereto; and
wherein the separating means comprises blades disposed on cantilevered arms for cutting the bead upon displacement of the displaceable one of said grasping unit and said receiving unit in the second direction, the cantilevered arms being disposed on the receiving unit.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the bead is perforated.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the bead comprises a cylinder for holding the needle connected by radial spoke arms to an outer cylinder.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the bead comprises a cylinder with internally extending radial spoke arms that hold the needle.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a needle dispenser integrated with the apparatus.

Assignees

• Becton Dickinson Co

Inventors

• Limaye Amit U

Classifications

• A61M5/3278 Primary

  Apparatus for destroying used needles or syringes (needle resheathing means destroying the needle A61M5/321) · CPC title

• A61M2205/8206

  battery-operated · CPC title

• A61M5/002

  Packages specially adapted therefor, e.g. for syringes or needles, kits for diabetics (needle protection, e.g. caps, A61M5/3202; for sharps A61B50/3001) · CPC title

• Y10T29/49822

  by applying force · CPC title

• A61M2005/3279

  Breaking syringe nozzles or needle hubs · CPC title