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A method for capping or crimping an isolation cell or an isolation cap, for a safe disposal, to a sharp tip of a used or otherwise unsanitary needle of a medical device and an apparatus used therefor. By capping the tip of the used needle of the medical device, such as a disposable syringe, the isolation cell effectively eliminates the risk of infection or injury to anyone exposed to the tip of the used needle during or after its disposal. The apparatus includes a dispenser containing a plurality of the isolation cells where the dispenser positions one cell at a time into an anvil for prepositioning the isolation cell to receive a tip portion of the used needle within its interior. The used needle is then inserted through an orifice disposed on needle-alignment means, for safe and easy insertion. Once the needle is inserted within the cell positioned at the anvil, a crimping tool permanently crimps or caps the cell to the needle, after which the used needle having the cell crimped or capped thereto is extracted from the apparatus. The needle-alignment means are further provided with means for permitting smooth and easy extraction of the needle having the isolation cell crimped or capped thereon.
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