GB2316595A - Portable device for destroying needles - Google Patents

Portable device for destroying needles

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Publication number
GB2316595A
GB2316595A GB9725018A GB9725018A GB2316595A GB 2316595 A GB2316595 A GB 2316595A GB 9725018 A GB9725018 A GB 9725018A GB 9725018 A GB9725018 A GB 9725018A GB 2316595 A GB2316595 A GB 2316595A
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Prior art keywords
portable device
destroying
destroying needles
needles
infused
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GB9725018A
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GB9725018D0 (en
GB2316595B (en
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Robert M Hall
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K11/00—Resistance welding; Severing by resistance heating
    • B23K11/22—Severing by resistance heating
    • 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
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/31—Details
    • 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
    • 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
    • A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
    • A61M5/178—Syringes
    • A61M5/31—Details
    • 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
    • A61M2005/3283—Apparatus for destroying used needles or syringes using electric current between electrodes

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Anesthesiology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Accommodation For Nursing Or Treatment Tables (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Disinfection Or Sterilisation (AREA)
  • Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)
  • Perforating, Stamping-Out Or Severing By Means Other Than Cutting (AREA)

Abstract

A portable electric arc needle destroying device is disclosed. The protable device uses a battery pack (12) and a capacitor (142) or an energy storage circuit (20) to increase current. The device has a means (102) to adjust the gap between the electrodes (44, 46). The device also includes a fan (32) and a filter (82) infused with disinfectant.
GB9725018A 1995-05-31 1996-05-29 Portable device for destroying needles Expired - Fee Related GB2316595B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US45589195A 1995-05-31 1995-05-31
PCT/US1996/007914 WO1996038255A1 (en) 1995-05-31 1996-05-29 Portable device for destroying needles

Publications (3)

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GB9725018D0 GB9725018D0 (en) 1998-01-28
GB2316595A true GB2316595A (en) 1998-02-25
GB2316595B GB2316595B (en) 1999-11-24

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GB9725018A Expired - Fee Related GB2316595B (en) 1995-05-31 1996-05-29 Portable device for destroying needles

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JP (1) JPH11508155A (en)
KR (1) KR19990022202A (en)
CN (1) CN1202847A (en)
BR (1) BR9610676A (en)
CA (1) CA2222542A1 (en)
DE (1) DE19681424T1 (en)
GB (1) GB2316595B (en)
WO (1) WO1996038255A1 (en)

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FR2770406B1 (en) * 1997-11-06 2000-01-28 Hypodest Patent Dev Company Ar METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL DESTRUCTION OF SYRINGE NEEDLES BY FUSION UNDER THE EFFECT OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT
FR2770407B1 (en) * 1997-11-06 2000-02-11 Hypodest Patent Dev Company Ar APPARATUS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL DESTRUCTION OF SYRINGE NEEDLES BY FUSION UNDER THE EFFECT OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT
GB2331931B (en) * 1997-12-05 2002-03-20 Needle Incinerator Company Ltd Needle incinerator
US6051802A (en) * 1998-07-21 2000-04-18 Davis; Warren Needle burner apparatus
CA2457101A1 (en) 2001-08-28 2003-03-06 Saraito, S.L. Device for destroying sharp, pointed objects which is fitted with means for automatically unscrewing injecting needles and similar
KR20030024020A (en) * 2001-09-15 2003-03-26 지엠피바이오(주) Incinerator of injection syringe
DE10151471A1 (en) * 2001-10-18 2003-05-15 Disetronic Licensing Ag Injection device with energy storage
CN106513417A (en) * 2015-05-23 2017-03-22 合肥智慧殿投资管理有限公司 Device for disinfecting and melting down medical needle
AU2021454732A1 (en) * 2021-07-09 2024-01-18 Nsmart Trading Limited Hypodermic needle destruction

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US4102656A (en) * 1975-09-25 1978-07-25 Koritz Bjorn R Odor conditioner
US4707338A (en) * 1984-03-23 1987-11-17 Donald Spector Light-activated aroma generator with automatic cutoff
US5138124A (en) * 1991-01-22 1992-08-11 Kirk William J Apparatus for destroying hypodermic needles
US5336862A (en) * 1992-11-25 1994-08-09 Inventive Services, Inc. Apparatus for destroying syringe-type needles by electrical current
US5468928A (en) * 1993-06-11 1995-11-21 Inventive Services, Inc. Portable apparatus for destroying syringe-type needles

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US5637238A (en) * 1995-01-31 1997-06-10 Innovative Medical Equipment, Inc. Apparatus for electrical destruction of medical instruments

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4102656A (en) * 1975-09-25 1978-07-25 Koritz Bjorn R Odor conditioner
US4707338A (en) * 1984-03-23 1987-11-17 Donald Spector Light-activated aroma generator with automatic cutoff
US5138124A (en) * 1991-01-22 1992-08-11 Kirk William J Apparatus for destroying hypodermic needles
US5336862A (en) * 1992-11-25 1994-08-09 Inventive Services, Inc. Apparatus for destroying syringe-type needles by electrical current
US5468928A (en) * 1993-06-11 1995-11-21 Inventive Services, Inc. Portable apparatus for destroying syringe-type needles

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CN1202847A (en) 1998-12-23
KR19990022202A (en) 1999-03-25
BR9610676A (en) 1999-12-21
GB9725018D0 (en) 1998-01-28
JPH11508155A (en) 1999-07-21
DE19681424T1 (en) 1998-05-07
GB2316595B (en) 1999-11-24
CA2222542A1 (en) 1996-12-05
WO1996038255A1 (en) 1996-12-05

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Effective date: 20010529