摘要 |
An acupuncture needle container and dispenser (10) to store and dispense a plurality of sterile acupuncture needles (AN) having a transparent top cover piece (20) and an opaque colored bottom piece (30) with a distal end (32), a proximal end (34) and a middle portion (36). The transparent top cover piece (20) fits over the opaque colored bottom piece (30) and forms a semi-oval needle reservoir (40) at the distal end (32), a cylindrical inserter (50) at the proximal end (34) and a channel (60) formed between the semi-oval needle reservoir (40) and the cylindrical inserter (50) to allow for individual channeled movement of the acupuncture needles from the semi-oval needle reservoir through the formed channel (60) and into the cylindrical inserter. The cylindrical inserter (50) includes an insertion tube (70) that may be magnetized to facilitate receiving and holding a single acupuncture needle in place until removed by a plunger from the dispenser. |