| 摘要 |
An apparatus for disposing of hypodermic needles comprises a main housing 10 and a disposable cartridge 12 releasably secured to the housing 10. The cartridge 12 has an aperture 44 for receiving needles, electrodes 40, 42 for applying a current to a hypodermic needle inserted into the aperture 44 to destroy the needle and a compartment for storing the debris resulting from destruction of needles. The housing 10 has an electrical power supply (18) for applying a voltage across the electrodes 40, 42 of the cartridge 12 and means 24 for causing movement of one of the electrodes in the cartridge to prevent a build-up of debris in the gap between the electrodes 40, 42. |
