Post Medical

David R Thead

John C Evans

William H Thead

A method and an apparatus for disabling and disposing of a single-use hypodermic syringe from re-use by severing the syringe barrel above the syringe needle and collecting the severed portion of the barrel, including the syringe needle directly in an associated, puncture-resistant receiving receptacle. The apparatus includes a severing means having an opening for receiving at least that end of the syringe having a needle attached thereto and a syringe stop for delimiting the passage of the syringe into the opening and stabilizing the syringe in the opening as the syringe barrel is severed from the syringe above the syringe needle, and a collection receptacle having an open end adapted for receiving the severing means and for collecting the severed portion of the syringe barrel including the syringe needle directly therein. The severing means includes a severing mechanism for severing the syringe barrel from the syringe above the syringe needle and an actuating mechanism for actuating the severing mechanism to sever the barrel of the syringe above the needle. The method for disabling and disposing of a syringe needle from a single-use hypodermic syringe using this apparatus includes the steps of inserting the syringe into the syringe receiving opening until the syringe barrel hub abuts the syringe stop, rotating the actuating mechanism to sever the syringe barrel from the syringe above the syringe needle, and collecting the severed portion of the syringe barrel, including the needle attached thereto in the collection receptacle.

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Atlanta, GA, United States of America

David R Thead