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Abstract
A container system is provided for removing a needle portion from a needle holder of a needle system. The system includes a receptacle defining an opening, a lid configured to cover the receptacle opening, wherein the lid defines an aperture having a shape configured to receive a needle system having a first configuration. The system also includes an adapter configured for engagement in the lid aperture, wherein the adapter defines an aperture having a shape configured to receive a needle system having a second configuration, and wherein the engagement of the adapter in the lid aperture resists rotation of the adapter with respect to the lid.
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- The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for unwinding a needle portion. More specifically, the invention relates to an adapter configured to unwind a needle portion from a needle holder so that the needle can be deposited in a disposal container.
- Due to concerns regarding contamination and injury, it is desirable to have a safe and simple method of disposing used medical needles (e.g. syringes, sharps). Emphasis has been placed on designing containers (e.g. phlebotomy disposal containers) that isolate the previously disposed needles from the medical professional that uses the container. Further, efforts have been made to provide a disposal container which a medical professional can operate easily and conveniently.
- A typical needle disposal system is illustrated in
FIG. 1 and is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,322,164 issued to Richardson et al., which is incorporated herein by reference for its teachings related to needle disposal systems. Thedisposal container 2 shown inFIG. 1 includes acontainer body 4 and a lid 6. The lid 6 includes askirt 8 which may be used to engage a top flange of container body 4 (not shown). - It is desirable to insert a used needle through an opening in the lid so that the used needle may be dropped into the
container body 4 through the opening. Accordingly, lid 6 includes afirst aperture 10 and asecond aperture 12.Aperture 10 may be covered by apivotal closure 14, andaperture 12 may be covered by apivotal closure 16.Pivotal closures bridge 18 so that they may be operated in tandem.Aperture 10 is sized larger thanaperture 12. Withpivotal closure 14 open, medical waste that fits throughaperture 10 is simply deposited throughaperture 10 and drops intocontainer body 4. - Aperture 12 is specifically sized to receive a
needle system 19, which is also illustrated inFIG. 1 and described by Richardson et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 5,322,164.Needle system 19 includes aneedle holder 22 and aneedle 26.Needle holder 22 includes a lower opening (not shown) that receives and retainsneedle 26. In order to retain theneedle 26 using the lower opening,needle holder 22 includes two spring loadedside locks 24. Whenside locks 24 are depressed inwardly, the lower opening expands. Whenside locks 24 are not depressed inwardly, as shown inFIG. 1 , the lower opening is in a retracted position. When the lower opening (not shown) is in the expanded position,needle 26 separates fromneedle holder 22. When the lower opening is in the retracted position,needle 26 is retained byneedle holder 22.Aperture 12 includes tapered sides (not shown) which receive a lower portion of theouter wall 23 ofneedle holder 22. Asneedle 26 is guided intoaperture 12, the tapered sides (not shown) contact and depressside locks 24, so that the lower opening expands andneedle 26 is separated fromneedle holder 22.Needle 26 drops intocontainer body 4, andneedle holder 22 is retained or discarded in an appropriate manner. - Lid 6 also defines
needle detaching device 20 adjacent toaperture 12. Needle detachingdevice 20 may be used to unscrew needles which are threaded to a needle holder. - While the disposal system illustrated in
FIG. 1 provides an effective disposal system for certain medical waste, it does not efficiently accommodate every type of needle system in use. Particularly, many unwinding type needle systems can not be unwound and discarded by using the system illustrated inFIG. 1 . An unwinding type needle system typically includes a needle and a needle holder, often threaded together. In order to dispose of a needle of an unwinding type needle system, the needle is preferably unwound from the needle holder so that the needle may drop into an accompanying disposal container. -
Aperture 12 is not configured to unwind a needle from every configuration of needle holder. For example, whileneedle detaching device 20 may be used to unwind some types of needles from some types of needle holders, it can not accommodate every type of needle system which requires unwinding for disposal. - As such, medical professionals are often forced to choose one needle system and a corresponding disposal system over another type of system, or alternatively medical professionals stock numerous types of needle systems and disposal systems (resulting in higher costs). Accordingly, there remains a need for a disposal system that can accommodate more than one type of needle holder system.
- According to one aspect of this invention, an apparatus is provided for adapting a disposal container with an opening having a first configuration for use with a needle system having a second configuration. Specifically, in a preferred embodiment, the invention provides an adapter to be inserted into an aperture of a disposal container lid, so that the container may be used to unwind needles from needle systems with varying configurations.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a prior art needle disposal system. -
FIG. 2 is a top view of an embodiment of a lid adapted for use with a disposal container in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a partial top view of the lid shown inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 4 is a cross sectional side view of an embodiment of an aperture included in the lid shown inFIG. 2 . -
FIG. 5 is another cross sectional side view of the aperture shown inFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of and embodiment of an adapter in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 7 is a top view of the adapter shown inFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the adapter shown inFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 9 is a side view of the adapter shown inFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 10 is a cross sectional side view of the adapter shown inFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 11 is another cross sectional side view of the adapter shown inFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a lid for a disposal container including an adapter in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention -
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a needle holder that can be used in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. - This invention will now be described with reference to several embodiments selected for illustration in the drawings. It will be appreciated that the scope and spirit of the invention are not limited to the illustrated embodiments. It will further be appreciated that the drawings are not rendered to any particular proportion or scale. Also, any dimensions referred to in the description of the illustrated embodiments are provided merely for the purpose for illustration. The invention is not limited to any particular dimensions, materials, or other details of the illustrated embodiments.
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FIGS. 2-13 , a container system is provided for removing a needle portion from aneedle holder 64 of a needle system. The container system includes a receptacle (similar tocontainer body 4 illustrated inFIG. 1 ) defining an opening and alid 30 configured to cover the opening of the receptacle. Thelid 30 defines anaperture 38 having a shape configured to receive a needle system having a first configuration. The container system also includes anadapter 50 that is configured for engagement inlid aperture 38. Theadapter 50 defines anaperture 52 having a shape configured to receive a needle system having a second configuration. Theadapter 50 is engaged within thelid aperture 38 such that rotation of theadapter 50 with respect to saidlid 38 is resisted. - In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 2 provides an illustration of a top view of alid 30 which can be used as an alternative to the prior art lid 6 shown inFIG. 1 .Lid 30 shown inFIG. 2 includes anaperture 36 and a funnel-shapedaperture 38.Aperture 36 can be covered by apivotal closure 32, and a funnel-shapedaperture 38 can be covered by apivotal closure 34. ABridge 42 may be provided, connectingpivotal closures pivotal closures Lid 30 also includesneedle detaching device 40, which can be used to unwind various types of needle systems. - Medical waste, such as used needles, can be discarded by opening
pivotal closure 32 and depositing the waste into thedisposal container 2 throughaperture 36. The discarded waste will drop into a container body attached tolid 30, similar tocontainer body 4, shown inFIG. 1 . -
Needle detaching device 40 can be used to unwind various needle systems that utilize unwinding for their disposal. For example, various needle systems may include a needle holder and a needle portion. Often, the needle portion includes a needle and a protective sheath made of plastic or the like; however, the needle portion may include a needle alone. The needle holder and the needle portion may be connected by threading a threaded portion of one of the elements into a receiving threaded portion of the other element. For example, the needle portion may include a threaded male end, and the needle holder may include a threaded female end. As such, to connect the needle holder and the needle portion, the needle portion is threaded to the needle holder. After using the needle system to draw blood or the like, the needle portion is preferably unwound from the needle holder in order to dispose of the needle portion. This can be accomplished by inserting the needle portion of the needle system into theneedle detaching device 40 and rotating the needle holder until the needle portion separates from the needle holder and drops into the container body. -
FIG. 3 provides a partial top view oflid 30 and illustratesneedle detaching device 40 and funnel shapedaperture 38 in greater detail. In the exemplary embodiment shown inFIG. 3 , funnel-shapedaperture 38 includes a pair ofdepressions 44. The functionality ofdepressions 44 will be explained below. AlthoughFIG. 3 shows twodepressions 44, this is simply an example of a number of depressions that could be included in the funnel-shapedaperture 38. It is understood that a single depression, or three or more depressions, could alternatively be included in funnel-shapedaperture 38. -
FIG. 4 provides a cross sectional side view of funnel-shapedaperture 38.Pivotal closure 34 is shown covering funnel-shapedaperture 38. Funnel-shapedaperture 38 includes a tapered insidewall 46 which extends tobottom edge 48. The pair ofdepressions 44, which are recesses formed ininside wall 46, are also shown inFIG. 4 . Although theaperture 38 is described as being substantially funnel-shaped, theaperture 38 could have a different shape such as a cylindrical shape or a square shape or a wide variety of alternative shapes. -
FIG. 5 provides an additional cross sectional side view of funnel-shapedaperture 38 that is perpendicular to the view shown inFIG. 4 . Again,pivotal closure 34 is shown covering funnel-shapedaperture 38. Also, insidewall 46 is shown extending tobottom edge 48. A front view ofdepression 44, as opposed to the side view provided inFIG. 4 , is also included inFIG. 5 . - As explained above,
needle detaching device 40 noraperture 38, shown inFIGS. 2 and 3 , can accommodate every type of needle system that uses an unwinding disposal system. Therefore, as shown inFIG. 6 , an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides anadapter 50 that can be inserted into funnel-shapedaperture 38 oflid 30. As explained above,aperture 38 is not necessarily funnel-shaped, but should simply be able to accommodate anadapter 50. By using the adapter, alternative needle systems can be unwound, as will be explained below. Therefore, a single disposal container withlid 30 can be used to discard needle systems having either a configuration that can be accommodated by the aperture formed in the lid (e.g., aperture 38) or (2) a configuration that can be accommodated by the aperture formed in the adapter (e.g., aperture 52). - As shown in the perspective view of an
exemplary adapter 50 provided inFIG. 6 ,adapter 50 includes anupper edge 58 and alower edge 59.Upper edge 58 extends through abeveled edge 56, and intoside walls 54.Side walls 54 extend to thelower edge 59.Side walls 54 define a rectangular-shapedaperture 52, which can be used to unwind needle systems which are accommodated by a rectangular aperture. Although the shape ofadapter 50 is defined inFIG. 6 byupper edge 58, bevelededge 56,side walls 54, andlower edge 59, this is only an example of an adapter shape.Adapter 50 could take on any number of shapes so long as theadapter 50 can be accommodated within a lid aperture such as, for example,aperture 38. For example,adapter 50 could have a funnel-shaped exterior surface that would match the tapered shape of funnel-shapedaperture 38. -
Lower edge 59 includes a pair of detents 60 (only asingle detent 60 is visible from the perspective view inFIG. 6 ). Althoughlower edge 59 includes twodetents 60, this is simply an exemplary embodiment, and asingle detent 60, or three ormore detents 60, could alternatively be included. Whenadapter 50 is inserted into funnel-shapedaperture 38, eachdetent 60 is received by adepression 44 included in funnel-shapedaperture 38. The engagement ofdetents 60 anddepressions 44 results in a resistance to rotation of theadapter 50 within funnel-shapedaperture 38. Funnel-shapedaperture 38, illustrated inFIGS. 3 and 4 , includes twodepressions 44.Adapter 50, illustrated inFIG. 6 , includes twodetents 60. Therefore, whenadapter 50 is inserted into funnel-shapedaperture 38, eachdetent 60 is received by asingle depression 44. In an alternative embodiment, there could bemore depressions 44 in funnel-shapedaperture 38 thandetents 60 onadapter 50. In other words, the number ofdepressions 44 in the funnel-shapedopening 38 should preferably be the same or greater than the number ofdetents 60 on theadapter 50. - As illustrated in the exemplary embodiment included in
FIG. 6 ,adapter 50 includes two flanges 62 (alternatively known as “feet”) which extend below lower edge 59 (only asingle flange 62 is visible from the perspective view inFIG. 6 ). Whenadapter 50 is inserted into funnel-shapedaperture 38 oflid 30, eachflange 62 clasps aroundbottom edge 48 of funnel-shapedaperture 38. This engagement betweenflanges 62 andbottom edge 48 releasably or permanently securesadapter 50 within funnel-shapedaperture 38 and provides resistance against the removal ofadapter 50 from funnel-shapedaperture 38. -
FIG. 7 provides a top view of anexemplary adapter 50. As stated above,adapter 50 includesupper edge 58 which extends downward throughbeveled edge 56, and intoside walls 54.Side walls 54 define rectangular-shapedaperture 52. Rectangular-shapedaperture 52 may be used to unwind needle systems which are accommodated by a rectangular aperture.Adapter 50 could, however, include an aperture with a shape other than a rectangular shape. For example, it may be desirable to provide a triangular-shaped or diamond-shaped aperture in theadapter 50 to accommodate differently configured needle systems, and other shapes are contemplated as well, depending upon the needle holder's configuration and design preferences. -
FIG. 8 provides a bottom view of anexemplary adapter 50.Adapter 50 includesupper edge 58 which extends through bevelededge 56 intoside walls 54.Side walls 54 define rectangular-shapedaperture 52.Side walls 54 extend downwardly tolower edge 59. In the exemplary embodiment shown inFIG. 8 ,adapter 50 includes twodetents 60 that extend radially outwardly fromlower edge 59, and twoflanges 62 that extend downwardly fromlower edge 59 and radially outwardly. Whenadapter 50 is inserted into funnel-shapedaperture 38 oflid 30,detents 60 of theadapter 50 are received bydepressions 44 of funnel-shapedaperture 38, thereby resisting rotation ofadapter 50 within funnel-shapedaperture 38. Further, upon the engagement ofadapter 50 with funnel-shapedaperture 38,flanges 62 snap below and clasp aroundbottom edge 48 of the funnel-shapedaperture 38, thereby resisting axial removal ofadapter 50 from funnel-shapedaperture 38. -
FIG. 9 provides a side view of anexemplary adapter 50.Adapter 50 includesupper edge 58 which extends through bevelededge 56 intoside walls 54.Side walls 54 extend downward intolower edge 59.Detents 60 extend outwardly fromlower edge 59. An external view of flange 62 (only one of the twoflanges 62 is visible inFIG. 9 ), which extends downward fromlower edge 59, is also provided. -
FIG. 10 provides a cross sectional view of anexemplary adapter 50. This cross sectional view illustrates the extension ofupper edge 58 through bevelededge 56 and intoside walls 54, and further illustrates the extension ofside walls 54 tolower edge 59.Side walls 54 define rectangular-shapedaperture 52.Detents 60 extend out fromlower edge 59. Also provided is an internal view offlange 62. -
FIG. 11 provides another cross sectional view of anexemplary adapter 50. This view is perpendicular to the cross sectional view provided inFIG. 10 . Again,upper edge 58 extends through bevelededge 56 intoside walls 54.Side walls 54, which define rectangular-shapedaperture 52, extend downward tolower edge 59, and then further extend downward intoflanges 62. -
FIG. 12 provides a perspective view of anexemplary lid 30, with anadapter 50 engaged in the funnel-shapedaperture 38 of thelid 30.Lid 30 includesaperture 36, in addition to funnel-shapedaperture 38. Funnel-shapedaperture 38 receivesadapter 50. Specifically, depressions 44 (not shown inFIG. 12 ) of funnel-shapedaperture 38 receive detents 60 (not shown inFIG. 12 ) of theadapter 50, and thereby provide resistance to rotation ofadapter 50 within funnel-shapedaperture 38. Further, flanges 62 (not shown inFIG. 12 ) snap and clasp around bottom edge 48 (not shown inFIG. 12 ) of funnel-shapedaperture 38, thereby providing resistance to the removal ofadapter 50 from funnel-shapedaperture 38. Withadapter 50 engaged within funnel-shapedaperture 38, rectangular-shapedaperture 52 may be used to unwind needle systems that would be accommodated by the rectangular shape ofaperture 52. -
FIG. 13 provides a perspective view of anexemplary needle holder 64.Needle holder 64 and a needle portion (not shown) are included in a needle system which requires unwinding for disposal. The needle portion may include a needle and a protective sheath, or simply may include a needle alone, with no protective sheath.Needle holder 64 includes a threadedreceiver 66. A needle portion (not shown) is threaded into threadedreceiver 66. Although the needle portion and needle holder are engaged to one another by threading the needle portion into the threadedreceiver 66, this is only an example of how the needle portion and the needle holder may be coupled. The needle system, including theneedle holder 64 and the needle portion, are used for their intended medical purpose. It is then desirable to dispose of the used needle system. - The use and operation of a disposal container according to this invention will now be described. Generally, this invention makes it possible to unwind a needle portion from a needle holder of a needle system having a second configuration using a container system including a receptacle and a lid such as
lid 30, wherein the lid has an aperture such asaperture 38 configured to receive a needle system having a first configuration. An adapter such asadapter 50 configured to receive the needle system having the second configuration is engaged in the lid aperture, thereby modifying the lid from being configured to receive the needle system having the first configuration to being configured to receive the needle system having the second configuration. At least a portion of the needle system having the second configuration is inserted into the adapter aperture such as theaperture 52 of theadapter 50, thereby engaging the needle portion to resist rotation of the needle portion with respect to the adapter. The needle holder is then rotated with respect to the adapter, thereby unwinding the needle portion from the needle system such that the needle portion is released into the receptacle. - More specifically, with reference to the embodiment selected for illustration in the Figures, in order to dispose of the needle system, a disposal container with a
lid 30 is preferably utilized. In a preferred embodiment,lid 30 preferably includes funnel-shapedaperture 38, andadapter 50 is engaged within funnel-shapedaperture 38. In an exemplary embodiment,adapter 50 provides rectangular-shapedaperture 52. The needle portion of the needle system is inserted into rectangular-shapedaperture 52. Theneedle holder 64 is then rotated such that the needle portion unthreads from threadedreceiver 66 ofneedle holder 64, and separates from theneedle holder 64. The needle portion drops into the disposal container. The medical professional may then dispose of the needle holder in any approved manner, or may retain theneedle holder 64 as desired. - Variations and modifications of the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the Figures can be made without departing from the scope of this invention. It should be recognized that the aperture provided in the lid of the container system can be provided with any configuration and is, therefore, not to be limited to a funnel-shaped aperture. Likewise, the adapter can be provided with an aperture having any configuration and is not to be limited to a rectangular-shaped aperture. It is preferred, however, that the configuration of the lid's aperture differs from that of the adapter's aperture in either its size or its shape. In this way, the use of the adapter in connection with a container system changes the configuration of the engagement mechanism from one configuration or size to another configuration or size. By changing the configuration of the container's engagement mechanism, for example, the adapter makes it possible to reconfigure a container system that was manufactured for use with one type or size of needle holder system for use with another type of needle holder system.
- For the foregoing reasons, neither the selected configuration of the aperture in the lid nor the selected configuration of the aperture in the adapter is important to this invention. Instead, those configurations are selected based on design parameters, manufacturing techniques, cost considerations, and other factors.
- Also, the nature of the means for engaging an adapter within a lid aperture is not important to this invention. Most preferably, the means for engagement between the adapter and the lid resists rotational movement of the adapter with respect to the lid and/or resists axial movement of the adapter with respect to the lid. It is recognized, however, that the means for engagement between the adapter and the lid can alternatively be configured to permit movement, perhaps both axial and rotational, between the adapter and the lid if so desired.
- It will be appreciated that additional variations and modifications of the disclosed, preferred embodiments can be made without departing from the scope of this invention, which is defined separately in the appended claims.
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1.-12. (canceled)
13. A method of unwinding a needle portion from a needle holder of a needle system having a second configuration using a container system including a receptacle and a lid, the lid having an aperture configured to receive a needle system having a first configuration, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) engaging an adapter configured to receive the needle system having the second configuration in the lid aperture, thereby modifying the lid from being configured to receive the needle system having the first configuration to being configured to receive the needle system having the second configuration;
(b) inserting at least a portion of the needle system having the second configuration into the adapter aperture, thereby engaging the needle portion to resist rotation of the needle portion with respect to the adapter; and
(c) rotating the needle holder with respect to the adapter, thereby unwinding the needle portion from the needle system such that the needle portion can be released into the receptacle.
14. The method of claim 13 , said engaging step comprising mating a detent formed on the adapter with a depression defined by the lid.
15. The method of claim 13 , said engaging step comprising mating each of two or more detents formed on the adapter with a respective one of two or more depressions defined by the lid.
16. The method of claim 13 , said engaging step comprising engaging a flange provided on the adapter with an edge of the lid.
17. The method of claim 13 , said engaging step comprising engaging two or more flanges provided on the adapter with an edge of the lid.
18. A method for use with a needle system and a receptacle having an opening, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) covering the opening of the receptacle with a lid defining an aperture for engaging a needle system having a first configuration;
(b) selecting a needle system having a second configuration that includes a needle portion and a needle holder;
(c) engaging an adapter defining an aperture for engaging the needle system having the second configuration in the lid aperture, thereby modifying the lid from being configured to engage the needle system having the first configuration to being configured to engage the needle system having the second configuration; and
(d) inserting the needle portion of the needle system having the second configuration into the adapter aperture, thereby engaging the needle portion with the adapter.
19. The method of claim 18 , said engaging step comprising engaging the needle portion to resist rotation of the needle portion with respect to the adapter.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising the step of:
rotating the needle holder with respect to the adapter, thereby unwinding the needle portion from the needle holder such that the needle portion is released into the receptacle.
21.-23. (canceled)
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