WO1994022512A1 - Receptacle de securite pour scories, notamment dans les dispositifs de destruction d'instruments a usage medical tels que les aiguilles hypodermiques, les scalpels ou analogue - Google Patents

Receptacle de securite pour scories, notamment dans les dispositifs de destruction d'instruments a usage medical tels que les aiguilles hypodermiques, les scalpels ou analogue Download PDF

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WO1994022512A1
WO1994022512A1 PCT/EP1994/000971 EP9400971W WO9422512A1 WO 1994022512 A1 WO1994022512 A1 WO 1994022512A1 EP 9400971 W EP9400971 W EP 9400971W WO 9422512 A1 WO9422512 A1 WO 9422512A1
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cylindrical body
container
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scoria
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Maria Teresa Piva
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09B—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B09B3/00—Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
    • B09B3/0075—Disposal of medical waste
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09B—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B09B3/00—Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
    • B09B3/20—Agglomeration, binding or encapsulation of solid waste
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B2050/005—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover
    • A61B2050/0051—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover closable by rotation
    • A61B2050/0052—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover closable by rotation of two concentric cylinders with corresponding lateral openings, about their common longitudinal axis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B2050/005—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover
    • A61B2050/0067—Types of closures or fasteners
    • A61B2050/0083—Snap connection
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/08—Accessories or related features not otherwise provided for
    • A61B2090/0804—Counting number of instruments used; Instrument detectors
    • A61B2090/0805—Counting number of instruments used; Instrument detectors automatically, e.g. by means of magnetic, optical or photoelectric detectors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B50/30—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
    • A61B50/36—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles
    • A61B50/362—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles for sharps
    • 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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  • the present invention relates to a safety container for scoria, particularly in devices for destroying medical instruments such as hypodermic needles, scalpels and the like.
  • devices are already commercially available that eliminate metal medical instruments, such as for example hypodermic needles, scalpels and the like, by means of an electric arc that melts the metal parts which are thus eliminated.
  • the fused metal scoria is generally collected in a tray located inside the destruction device below the melting region.
  • the aim of the invention is indeed to solve the problems described above by providing a safety container for scoria particularly in devices for destroying medical instruments such as hypodermic needles, scalpels and the like, that can be removed, once filled with scoria, without allowing the operator to come into contact with said scoria.
  • a particular object of the invention is to provide a safety container that can be applied very quickly and simply to the device and may be connected to elements that externally indicate that the container is full of scoria or that it is otherwise necessary to replace said container.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a safety container of the throwaway single-use type that allows to keep the scoria in a limited and closed space, thus avoiding the possibility of accidental external contaminations.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a safety container for scoria particularly in devices for destroying medical instruments such as hypodermic needles, scalpels and the like, which by virtue of its particular constructive characteristics is capable of giving the greatest assurances of reliability and safety in use.
  • a safety container for scoria particularly in devices for destroying medical instruments such as hypodermic needles, scalpels and the like, characterized in that it comprises an outer cylindrical body and an inner cylindrical body that can be mutually coupled so as to form a container body, said outer cylindrical body having an outer opening and said inner cylindrical body having an inner opening, said inner and outer openings being arrangeable, by means of the mutual rotation of said cylindrical bodies, so that the openings are mutually aligned when said container is in its active position and so that the openings are mutually opposite when said container is in closed position; there being also temporary locking means that act between said cylindrical bodies in their active position and stable locking means that act between said cylindrical bodies in their closed position.
  • figure 1 is a schematic view of a device for destroying medical instruments to which the safety scoria container according to the invention has been applied;
  • figure 2 is a schematic perspective view of the scoria container in extracted position with respect to the device;
  • figure 3 is a view of the scoria container in closed position, after it has been used;
  • figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the safety scoria container;
  • figure 5 is a front view of the scoria container during its application to the destruction device;
  • figure 6 is a sectional view, taken along the plane VI-
  • figure 8 is a sectional view, taken along the plane VII-VII of figure 9; figure 8 is a sectional view, taken along the plane VIII-V II of figure 6; and figure 9 is a sectional view, taken along the plane IX-
  • the safety container for scoria particularly in devices for destroying medical instruments such as hypodermic needles, scalpels and the like, according to the invention, which is generally designated by the reference numeral 1, comprises an outer cylindrical body 2 and an inner cylindrical body 3 that can be mutually coupled so as to give the container body 1 a cylindrical shape.
  • the container body 1 can be inserted at an opening 4 that is formed on a device 5 for destroying medical instruments such as hypodermic needles, scalpels and the like, below the region where the possibly infected medical instruments are destroyed, generally by means of an electric arc.
  • medical instruments such as hypodermic needles, scalpels and the like
  • the container body 1 is coupled by means of two protrusions 6 that are provided diametrically on the inner cylindrical body 1 and are spaced from the edge flange 7 formed by the cylindrical container, so as to form a space or gap for coupling to the front plate 8 of said device 5.
  • the opening 4 has corresponding diametrical notches 10 that allow the insertion of the protrusions 6 and the locking, by rotation, of the container body 1 on said front plate.
  • the slot covers a quarter of the circumference, so as to lock the container 1 on the device by means of a rotation through 90° which is clockwise with reference to the described example.
  • the outer cylindrical body 2 has an outer opening 20 that covers a portion that is less than half of its circumference; an inner opening 21 is similarly provided on the inner cylindrical body.
  • the openings 20 and 21 can be arranged so that they are mutually aligned when the container is in its active position, whereas they can be arranged mutually opposite when the container is in closed position, i.e. when the container is filled with scoria and must be removed.
  • the inner cylindrical body 3 can be coupled to the outer cylindrical body 2 by axial insertion, and this coupling is made stable by virtue of the presence of a tooth 25 that protrudes from the front edge of the opening 21 and is provided, in an upward region, with an inclined plane 25a that allows coupling and prevents extraction by virtue of the presence of an abutment ridge 25b which, by engaging the corresponding edge of the outer opening 20, prevents the axial extraction of the inner cylindrical body 3 from the outer cylindrical body 2.
  • the container has means for the temporary locking of the cylindrical bodies in open position.
  • Said removable locking means are constituted by an axial raised portion 30 that is formed by the inner cylindrical body 3 and couples in a corresponding axial recess 31 formed on the inner surface of the outer cylindrical body 2 to allow the mutual positioning of the cylindrical bodies 2 and 3 so that their respective openings 20 and 21 are aligned.
  • the axial recess 31 advantageously has inclined longitudinal edges 32 that allow mutual disengagement by slightly forcing and allow to rotate the inner cylindrical body 3 inside the outer cylindrical body 2.
  • a covering panel 40 that lies substantially along half of a circumference and is kept in position by means of axial ridges 4 which are provided inside the cylindrical body and also have the purpose of keeping the panel 40, which is made of metal, spaced from the walls of the container to avoid damage to the walls due to the hot scoria that falls inside the container.
  • metal end plates 42 and 43 that are correspondingly provided at the rear of the inner cylindrical body 3 and of the outer cylindrical body 2.
  • the pins 51 can also act as elements for 10 activating the operation of the machine by acting on microswitches 55, shown in figure 5, when the container is inserted in the medical instrument destruction device and is correctly positioned.
  • the container furthermore comprises stable locking
  • 1 5 means that act between the inner cylindrical body 3 and the outer cylindrical body 2 when the bodies 2 and 3 are in closed position.
  • Said means are constituted by a locking hole 60 formed on the outer cylindrical body 2 in which the tooth 25 fits with a snap-together action, forming an 2 o element for blocking the subsequent rotation of the inner cylindrical body with respect to the cylindrical body 2, together with the insertion of the axial ridge 30 in a longitudinal locking recess 61 which is located diametrically with respect to the recess 31.
  • the container is inserted in open position, i.e. so that the openings 20 and 21 are mutually aligned, by inserting the protrusions 6 in the notches 10 of the opening 4 and by turning until the axial raised portion 15, by abutting against the edge of the slot 3016, stops the rotation.
  • the device for destroying medical instruments can operate and the scoria is introduced in the container until the preset scoria level is reached or until electronic devices indicate that the container must be
  • the cylindrical body 3 is rotated with respect to the cylindrical body 2, overcoming the contrast provided by 0 the temporary locking means constituted by the ridge 30 and by the associated recess 31, and rotation is performed until the tooth 25 enters, with a snap-together action, in the locking hole 60, closing the container and preventing any further mutual rotation of the inner cylindrical body with 5 respect to the outer cylindrical body of the container.
  • the container is closed and can be removed from the medical instrument destruction device by turning through 90° in the opposite direction, until the protrusions 6 are rearranged at the notches 10, thereby o allowing extraction of the container.
  • the container can furthermore be connected to automatic means that indicate that the container is full and, for example, interrupt the operation of the device until the container has been replaced.

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Abstract

Réceptacle de sécurité pour scories utilisable dans les dispositifs de destruction d'instruments à usage médical tels que les aiguilles hypodermiques, les scalpels ou analogue. Le réceptacle possède un corps cylindrique externe (2) et un corps cylindrique interne (3) aptes à coopérer de manière à former un corps de réceptacle (1). Le corps cylindrique externe (2) possède une ouverture externe (20) et le corps cylindrique interne (3) possède une ouverture interne (21). On peut faire tourner les corps cylindriques (2, 3) de sorte que ces ouvertures (20, 21) s'alignent l'une sur l'autre lorsque le réceptacle (1) est en position active, et qu'elles se trouvent sur des côtés opposés lorsque le récipient (1) est en position fermée. On a également prévu des éléments de verrouillage temporaire (30) agissant entre les corps cylindriques (2, 3) en position active, et un dispositif de verrouillage stable (25, 60) agissant entre les corps cylindriques (2, 3) en position fermée.
PCT/EP1994/000971 1993-03-30 1994-03-28 Receptacle de securite pour scories, notamment dans les dispositifs de destruction d'instruments a usage medical tels que les aiguilles hypodermiques, les scalpels ou analogue WO1994022512A1 (fr)

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EP94913066A EP0691860A1 (fr) 1993-03-30 1994-03-28 Receptacle de securite pour scories, notamment dans les dispositifs de destruction d'instruments a usage medical tels que les aiguilles hypodermiques, les scalpels ou analogue
AU65367/94A AU6536794A (en) 1993-03-30 1994-03-28 Safety container for scoria, particularly in devices for destroying medical instruments such as hypodermic needles, scalpels and the like

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ITMI930620A IT1263852B (it) 1993-03-30 1993-03-30 Struttura di contenitore di sicurezza per scorie particolarmente in dispositivi di distruzione di strumenti medici quali aghi ipodermici, bisturi e simili
ITMI93A000620 1993-03-30

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WO1996033758A1 (fr) * 1995-04-26 1996-10-31 Needle Incinerator Company Limited Appareil d'elimination d'aiguilles hypodermiques
FR2745187A1 (fr) * 1996-02-22 1997-08-29 Monopoli Vito Appareil pour la destruction d'une tige ou lame metallique, notamment d'une aiguille de seringue

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WO1996033758A1 (fr) * 1995-04-26 1996-10-31 Needle Incinerator Company Limited Appareil d'elimination d'aiguilles hypodermiques
US6148742A (en) * 1995-04-26 2000-11-21 Needle Incinerator Company Limited Apparatus for disposing of hypodermic needles
FR2745187A1 (fr) * 1996-02-22 1997-08-29 Monopoli Vito Appareil pour la destruction d'une tige ou lame metallique, notamment d'une aiguille de seringue

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AU6536794A (en) 1994-10-24

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