SHARPS CONTAINER FOR NO-TOUCH, SEQUENTIAL SAFE STORAGE OF USED PEN NEEDLES

摘要

A sharps container for safe reception and storage of used pen needles and used medical syringes may comprise a housing which supports a rotatable member. A used pen needle receiving and ejecting apparatus may be connected to the rotatable member. Used pen needles may be inserted into the receiving apparatus. As the receiving and ejecting apparatus is rotated, a cam follower connected to the ejecting apparatus may engage a cam within the housing to cause the ejection of the used pen needle from the receiving apparatus into the housing. The rotatable member may also have an elongated recess sized to receive a medical syringe. Manual rotation of the rotatable member may rotate the elongated recess to drop the medical syringe into the housing.