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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1993
Richard J Melker, Gainesville, FL (US);
Gary J Miller, Gainesville, FL (US);
Christopher D Batich, Gainesville, FL (US);
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
A sharp instrument encasement system is disclosed for encasing the sharp points or edges of medical instruments. The system comprises a container having two fluid-tight compartments separated by a frangible membrane, one compartment containing a hardenable resin and the other containing a filler comprising a particulate material that is substantially incompressible. Upon insertion of a medical instrument through a penetrable top and through the frangible membrane, the contents of the compartments mix, creating a reaction that hardens the resin and particulate material mixture and encases the sharp portions of the medical instrument.