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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lawrence E. Guerra, Shawnee, KS (US);
Assignee:
Pointe-Safe, L.L.C., Lenexa, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 1/00 ;
Abstract
A needle destruction device is provided. This device has a housing with a first electrode and a second electrode positioned therein in such a way as to create an annular space between the electrodes. In use, a needle is inserted into an opening in the housing and then into the annular space between the electrodes. This creates a short circuit, and the needle is destroyed by the high temperature resulting from the short circuit.