| 摘要 |
<p>A sharps collector (10) comprising a container for holding, storing, and disposing syringes. The sharps collector (10) includes a disposable receptacle (12) and a decorative cover (14). The receptacle (12) preferably has two elongated apertures (40a, 40b) and chutes (54) associated with each aperture. The chutes (54) are designed to guide syringes into the receptacle once the syringes pass through an aperture. The cover (14) includes an elongated aperture (26) through which a shuttle (16) is accessed. The shuttle (16) directs syringes to the concealed apertures (40a, 40b) and chutes (54) of the receptacle (12). The syringes to be disposed are placed in the shuttle (16) and the shuttle (16) is manually shifted such that a syringe is pushed towards an aperture (40a) and chute (54). The syringe then falls through the aperture (40a), is guided by the chute (54), and ultimately falls into the receptacle (12) and is contained within the receptacle (12). The cover (14) can be detached from a receptacle when that receptacle is ready to be discarded.</p> |
