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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Vu Phan, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/10 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61B 50/36 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/3278 (2013.01); A61B 50/362 (2016.02); A61M 5/3205 (2013.01); A61B 2050/364 (2016.02); Y10T 83/222 (2015.04); Y10T 225/371 (2015.04);
Abstract
A process of manufacturing a sharps container and a method of storing needles are disclosed. The sharps container utilizes a blocking member which does not interfere with a needle being inserted into the sharps container, and a latch mechanism which does not require a protruding tab. The latch mechanism requires at least a dual action to open the sharps container, and limits the movement required for opening the sharps container.