US3585835A - Hypodermic syringe and needle destroyer - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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- A61M5/32—Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
- A61M5/3205—Apparatus for removing or disposing of used needles or syringes, e.g. containers; Means for protection against accidental injuries from used needles
- A61M5/3278—Apparatus for destroying used needles or syringes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B23D—PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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- A61M5/178—Syringes
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- A61M5/32—Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
- A61M5/3205—Apparatus for removing or disposing of used needles or syringes, e.g. containers; Means for protection against accidental injuries from used needles
- A61M5/3278—Apparatus for destroying used needles or syringes
- A61M2005/3282—Apparatus for destroying used needles or syringes using mechanical means, e.g. mills
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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- A61M5/178—Syringes
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- A61M5/32—Needles; Details of needles pertaining to their connection with syringe or hub; Accessories for bringing the needle into, or holding the needle on, the body; Devices for protection of needles
- A61M5/3205—Apparatus for removing or disposing of used needles or syringes, e.g. containers; Means for protection against accidental injuries from used needles
- A61M5/3278—Apparatus for destroying used needles or syringes
- A61M2005/3284—Deformaton of needle by deflection or bending
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- the present invention pertains to syringe destroyers and, more particularly, to devices for destroying both a hypodermic syringe and the needle forming a part thereof.
- hypodermic syringes are removed from disposal containers and fall into the hands of children. These syringes frequently contain a residue of substances which are harmful, and the needles are frequently contaminated such that contact with the syringe may cause the spread of contagious disease or induce infection. Further, in some circumstances, hypodermic syringes fall into the hands of drug users.
- lt is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a device that will destroy hypodermic syringes.
- a pair of jaws are pivotally secured to each other so that they may be moved upon each other.
- One of the jaw members forms a baseand includes upstanding walls or plates for supporting the cylinder of a hypodennic syringe and the hypodermic needle extending therefrom.
- the opposite jaw member is provided with bending plates which overlap the needle supporting slots.
- the upper jaw member is also provided with a depending puncture knife which engages the cylinder of the syringe and punctures the latter as the jaw members are closed upon each other.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hypodermic syringe and needle destroyer constructed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of HO. 1 taken along line 2-2.
- FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of a portion of F l6. 1 useful in describing the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a top view of the bottom jaw member of FIG. 1 showing a hypodermic syringe in place.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of H6. 1 taken along line 5-5 and showing a hypodermic syringe in place after it has been destroyed.
- the hypodermic syringe and needle destroyer of the present invention includes jaw members and 11 pivotally connected to each other by a pin 12 so that the jaw members may be moved toward and away from each other.
- Jaw member 10 forms a base and includes plates 13, 14 and extending perpendicularly upwardly therefrom. Plates 13 and 14 may be formed of the same sheet of steel as the base 10; the plates 13 and 15 each contain V-shaped slots 17 and 18 respectively for receiving the cylinder 20 of a hypodermic syringe 25.
- the plate 14 includes a slot 27 for receiving the hypodermic needle 28 of the syringe when the latter is supported in the V-shaped slots 17 and 18.
- the needle-bending plate 30 depends perpendicularly from the jaw member 11 and is positioned to overlap the slot 17 as the jaw members 10 and 11 are closed upon each other.
- the space between the plates 30 and 14, when the jaw members are closed upon each other, should preferably be the thickness of standard hypodermic needles; however, it has been found that substantial variation from this interplate distance may be tolerated since sufficient end play is provided by the pivot pin 12 such that slight lateral movement between jaw members 10 and 11 compensates for this interplate variation.
- a puncture blade is secured to and depends perpendicularly from jaw member 11.
- the blade 35 is positioned relative to the V-shaped slot 18 so that the blade tip 36 will engage the cylinder 20 of the hypodermic syringe 25 at approximately a point directly above the apex 37 of the V-shaped slot 18 so that the cylinder does not roll while being punctured.
- the blade 35 is positioned relative to the plate 15 so that the principal forces exerted by the blade 35 are delivered to the base jaw member 10 through the plate 15.
- a coil spring 40 is mounted on the jaw member 11 and surrounds the blade 35 with the axis of the coil substantially parallel to the axis of the blade 35.
- a second needle-supporting slot 45 is provided in the plate 13; a pair of needle-destroying plates 46 and 47 (the former formed by the depending lip of the jaw 11) are secured to the jaw 11 and are positioned to straddle the slot 45 when the jaw members 10 and 11 are closed upon each other.
- a hypodermic syringe 25 is placed in the V- shaped slots 17 and 18 with the needle 28 thereof extending through the slot 17.
- the jaw member 11 is subsequently pivoted downwardly, thereby. closing the jaw members upon each other.
- the spring 40 engages the cylinder 20 of the hypodermic syringe 25, forcing the latter into firm engagement with the V-shaped slot 18 in the support plate 15.
- Continued downward movement of the jaw member 11 compresses the coil spring 40 and forces the blade 35 into the cylinder 20 while simultaneously causing the needle-bending plate 30 to overlap the slot 17, causing the needle 28 to be partially bent.
- the coil spring 40 urges the impaled syringe cylinder 20 off the blade.
- the syringe cylinder has thus been rendered unuseful and unrepairable. While it has been customary to simply insert the needle between two surfaces and manually bend the needle, needles destroyed" by such techniques have been repairable and reusable. In contrast, the needle 28, having been bent into such a sharp radius as caused by the above-described operation, effectively closes the channel within the needle, and attempts to straighten the needle cannot open the channel without breaking the needle.
- the hypodermic syringe cylinder 25 is constructed of a frangible material which, unlike the most common plastic materials, will break or shatter, leaving dangerous splinters if broken.
- the nose portions 50 of the hypodermic syringe as well as the needle 28 are disposable. Under these circumstances, the needle is effectively destroyed by giving it a U-shaped crimp. Crimping of the needle is effected by inserting the needle in the slot 45 and closing the jaw members 10 and 11 upon each other in a manner previously described. The needle-destroying plates 46 and 47 straddling the slot 45 completely flatten the needle and effectively destroy it.
- the required collapsing of the internal channel of the needle is effected by a sharp bend and that the sharp bend is very difficult to accomplish manually.
- the double needle destroyer plates 46 and 47 are utilized since only a single plate would require careful manipulation by the operator supporting the other end of the needle.
- a hypodermic syringe and needle destroyer comprising: first and second jaw members pivotally secured to each other to permit said members to pivotally close upon each other; said first jaw member having a support plate extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom toward said second jaw member, said support plate having a V-shaped notch therein for supporting a hypodermic syringe; a puncture blade extending substantially perpendicularly from said second jaw member and positioned on said second jaw member to puncture a hypodermic syringe cylinder supported by said support plate when said jaw members are closed upon each other; a coiled spring mounted on and extending from said second jaw member in surrounding relation to said puncture blade; one of 3.
- the combination set forth in claim 1 including a second needle support plate extending perpendicularly from one of said jaw members and having a slot therein to receive a hypodermic needle, a pair of needle-deforming plates extending perpendicularly from the other of said jaw members and positioned to straddle said second needle support plate and overlap said slot when said jaw members are closed upon each other.
- said spring is a coil spring mounted over said puncture blade with the axis of the coil substantially parallel to the blade.
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US3736824A (en) * | 1971-07-12 | 1973-06-05 | Becton Dickinson Co | Hypodermic needle destruction device |
US3785233A (en) * | 1972-05-09 | 1974-01-15 | M Robinson | Cutting punches for destroying hypodermic syringes |
US4255996A (en) * | 1979-11-19 | 1981-03-17 | American Hospital Supply Corporation | Needle destroyer with improved mechanical advantage |
US4404881A (en) * | 1981-08-19 | 1983-09-20 | Sage Products, Inc. | Needle and syringe destructor |
US4417460A (en) * | 1981-03-09 | 1983-11-29 | Moriconi Dario J | Hypodermic syringe destruction device |
US20070179443A1 (en) * | 2006-01-30 | 2007-08-02 | Johnson Aka Mindes Evelyne | Pocket-sized needle remover and receptacle |
WO2010034847A1 (en) * | 2008-09-29 | 2010-04-01 | Saraito, Sl | Device for recycling sharp and cutting medical waste |
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US3736824A (en) * | 1971-07-12 | 1973-06-05 | Becton Dickinson Co | Hypodermic needle destruction device |
US3785233A (en) * | 1972-05-09 | 1974-01-15 | M Robinson | Cutting punches for destroying hypodermic syringes |
US4255996A (en) * | 1979-11-19 | 1981-03-17 | American Hospital Supply Corporation | Needle destroyer with improved mechanical advantage |
US4417460A (en) * | 1981-03-09 | 1983-11-29 | Moriconi Dario J | Hypodermic syringe destruction device |
US4404881A (en) * | 1981-08-19 | 1983-09-20 | Sage Products, Inc. | Needle and syringe destructor |
US20070179443A1 (en) * | 2006-01-30 | 2007-08-02 | Johnson Aka Mindes Evelyne | Pocket-sized needle remover and receptacle |
US7389873B2 (en) * | 2006-01-30 | 2008-06-24 | Johnson Aka Mindes Evelyne | Pocket-sized needle remover and receptacle |
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