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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2018
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Amit Limaye, Wayne, NJ (US);
David Schiff, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Eric Chang, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for entirely removing a medical sharp from a holder to which it is connected, including a body (), a heating unit () disposed in the body, a receiving unit () fixedly disposed in the body and configured to receive the holder, and a collet () movably disposed within the body and configured to receive the medical sharp. The apparatus also includes a first biasing member () disposed within the body, and a user interface () coupled to the collet and configured to displace the collet away from the receiving unit, actuate the first biasing member to increase a bias on the collet toward the receiving unit, and actuate the heating unit.