Sicherheitsbehälter für einmal benutzbare spitze Instrumente.

摘要

A secure disposable container assembly (10) for medical sharps and waste comprises the combination of a substantially rigid box-like lower housing defined by upstanding front, back and side walls (12, 14, 16, 18) terminating with a top having an upwardly extending rectangular opening for providing access to the housing, and a semi-cylindrical top (22) curving about a generally horizontal axis secured along one edge of said top by hinge means (24) and secured along the other edge by locking tabs (26) for permanent securement thereto, an elongated horizontally extending access opening in said top for receiving a disposable syringe or the like, and a pivotable closure (32) for said opening pivotably mounted about said axis within said top and having a receptacle area normally exposed to said access opening in a first position for receiving a disposed article and a curved surface (40) for covering said access opening upon pivoting from said first position to a second position for dumping said article into said housing.