TWI876772B - Device for separating and collecting needle of syringe - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for separating and collecting needles of syringes includes a housing, a needle holder, a needle cutter and a collecting box. The housing has an opening and a first outlet communicated with each other. A needle of a syringe is inserted into the opening. The needle holder is provided in the housing behind the opening to hold the needle inserted into the opening. The needle cutter is provided in the housing behind the needle holder to cut the needle held by the needle holder off. The collecting box is connected to the housing and communicated with the first outlet. The collecting box receives the needle coming from the first outlet.

Description

Syringe needle disposal device

The present invention relates to medical equipment, and in particular to a syringe needle disposal device.

Subcutaneous injection is a common medical procedure, and a syringe is a medical device for subcutaneous injection. The commonly used syringe includes a barrel, a plunger, and a needle. The needle further includes a shaft of needle and a connector (needle adapter). The needle is connected to the barrel through the connector, and then the plunger is pushed to inject the liquid medicine in the barrel through the needle into the human body.

The commonly used injections are disposable syringes, or one-time syringes. As the name implies, this type of syringe will be discarded after use, but such items are classified as medical waste and cannot be discarded at will. They must be processed and recycled through specific procedures and channels. The initial processing procedure for discarded disposable syringes is to remove the needle from the syringe and collect them separately. However, if the needle is removed manually, there is an inevitable risk of needle pricks on the handling personnel, causing the risk of infection.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a syringe needle disposal device that reduces the risk of personnel being stabbed during the recycling process.

To achieve the above-mentioned purpose of the invention, the present invention provides a syringe needle processing device for separating and collecting syringe needles, comprising a housing having an opening and a first outlet, the opening being connected to the first outlet; wherein the opening is for inserting a needle body of a syringe needle; a needle body cutter disposed in the housing for cutting off the needle body passing through the opening, and the cut needle body falls out of the first outlet; and a collection bucket connected to the housing and connected to the first outlet for collecting the cut needle body.

In one embodiment, a needle holder is further included, wherein the needle holder is arranged in the housing behind the opening, allowing the needle body of the needle inserted through the opening to pass through and then be fixed.

In one embodiment, the needle holder has a main body and an operating part; the main body is disposed in the shell and can move in a predetermined direction; a plurality of needle holes of different sizes are disposed on the main body; one end of the operating part is connected to the main body, and the other end extends out of the shell, so that the user can operate and move the main body to move the predetermined needle hole to a position corresponding to the opening.

In one embodiment, the needle cutter has two rollers, which are arranged in parallel in the housing, located behind the opening, and are controlled to rotate in opposite directions; the surface of each roller has a plane portion and a blade portion, and when the plane portions of the two rollers face each other, there is a gap between the two rollers; and when the blade portions of the two rollers face each other, the two rollers are in a meshed state; the initial state of the two rollers is that the two planes face each other.

In one embodiment, the body cutter further has a driver and a controller; the driver is connected to the two rollers to drive the two rollers to rotate, and the controller is electrically connected to the driver to control the driver to rotate the two rollers 360 degrees each time.

In one embodiment, the needle cutter has a switch for operating and activating the needle cutter; the switch is disposed on the housing, next to the opening, and when a syringe is inserted into the opening, the syringe barrel corresponds to the switch and can be triggered by the syringe barrel.

In one embodiment, the housing has a protrusion located next to the opening; the protrusion has a side facing the opening, on which the switch is disposed.

In one embodiment, the housing is provided with a needle removal hole and a second outlet; the needle removal hole is connected to the second outlet, and the second outlet is connected to the collection bucket; the needle removal hole can separate the needle from the syringe barrel of the syringe and drop it into the collection bucket through the second outlet.

In one embodiment, a sterilizer is further included to sterilize the needles collected in the collection bucket.

In one embodiment, the sterilizer has an ultraviolet lamp disposed on the bottom side of the housing to provide ultraviolet light to illuminate the interior of the collection barrel.

It can be seen from this that when using the syringe needle processing device provided by the present invention to process the syringe, the user will not touch or even get close to the needle, so as to avoid the needle accidentally stabbing the user and provide a safe working environment.

The following is a list of preferred embodiments based on the purpose, efficacy and structural configuration disclosed by the present invention, and is described in detail with accompanying drawings.

10: Shell

12: Needle holder

14: Needle cutter

16: Power supply

18: Collection bucket

20:Sterilizer

22: Open mouth

24: Remove the needle hole

26: First exit

28: Second exit

30: Subject

32: Operation Department

34: Needle Hole

36: Roller

38:Driver

40: Controller

42: Switch

44: Plane part

46: Blade

48: convex part

50: Power switch

52:Counter

B: Syringe

N: Needle

SN: Needle body

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top view of the housing of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of the housing of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a three-dimensional diagram of a needle holder of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a three-dimensional diagram of the roller of the needle cutter of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the condition after the needle is inserted.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the needle body being cut.

Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the condition where the residual needle has been removed.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 6, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a syringe needle processing device, including a housing 10, a needle holder 12, a needle cutter 14, a power source 16, a collection bucket 18 and a sterilizer 20.

Please refer to Figures 2 and 3. The housing 10 is hollow, with an opening 22 and two needle removal holes 24 on the top side, and a first outlet 26 and a second outlet 28 on the bottom side. The opening 22 is connected to the first outlet 26 and the two needle removal holes 24 are both connected to the second outlet 28.

The needle holder 12 is used to fix the needle, and has at least a portion located behind the opening 22 of the housing 10. In this embodiment, the needle holder 12 has a main body 30 and an operating portion 32. The main body 30 is disposed in the housing 10 and can move in a predetermined direction. The main body 30 is provided with a plurality of needle holes 34 of different sizes. One end of the operating portion 32 is connected to the main body 30, and the other end extends out of the housing 10 for the user to operate and move the main body 30. Thus, when a user operates the operating portion 32 to move the main body 30, the predetermined needle hole 34 can be moved to the rear of the opening 22.

The needle cutter 14 is disposed in the housing 10 and is used to cut off the needle body of a needle. In this embodiment, the needle cutter 14 has two rollers 36, a driver 38, a controller 40 and a switch 42. The two rollers 36 are disposed in parallel in the housing 10, behind the needle holder 12, and rotate in opposite directions. The surface of each roller 36 has two plane portions 44 and two blade portions 46 arranged in a staggered manner. The two plane portions 44 have a flat arc surface and the two blade portions 46 are provided with a plurality of teeth. When the flat portions 44 of the two rollers 36 are opposite to each other, there is a gap between the two rollers 36 (Figure 7); and when the blade portions 46 of the two rollers 36 are opposite to each other, the teeth of the two rollers 36 are in a meshing state (Figure 8). The stopped state of the two rollers 36 is that the two flat portions 44 are opposite to each other. The driver 38 is disposed in the housing 10 and connected to the two rollers 36 to drive the two rollers 36 to rotate. In this embodiment, the driver 38 is a motor, in particular a stepper motor. The controller 40 is electrically connected to the driver 38 to control the angle at which the driver 38 drives the two rollers 36 to rotate. The switch 42 is electrically connected to the controller 40 for operation to start the driver 38. In this embodiment, when the switch 42 is triggered, the controller 40 controls the driver 38 to rotate the two rollers 36 half a circle (180 degrees). In addition, the top side of the housing 10 has a convex portion 48, and the convex portion 48 has a side facing the opening 22, and the switch 42 is disposed thereon, so that the switch 42 is located near the opening 22.

The collecting barrel 18 is detachably connected to the bottom side of the housing 10 and connects the first outlet 26 and the second outlet 28.

The sterilizer 20 is disposed on the bottom side of the housing 10 to provide a sterilization function. In this embodiment, the sterilizer 20 has an ultraviolet lamp disposed on the bottom side of the housing 10 between the first outlet 26 and the second outlet 28. The ultraviolet lamp is connected to the power source 16 to generate ultraviolet light to irradiate the interior of the collection barrel 18.

In addition, a power switch 50 is provided on the housing 10, which is electrically connected to the controller 40 for operation to start or cut off the power supply 16. The housing 10 is further provided with a counter 52, which is electrically connected to the controller 40. When the switch 42 is touched once, the controller 40 controls the number on the counter 52 to increase by one to record the number of syringes processed.

It is explained in advance that the syringe used in the present invention has a syringe barrel B and a needle N. The needle N has a needle body SN. The syringe here is a common device, and its detailed structure is not described in detail here.

When using the syringe needle treatment device of the present invention, please refer to Figures 7 to 9. First, turn on the power switch 50, then operate the operating part 32 of the needle holder 12 to move the predetermined needle hole 34 to the rear of the opening 22. Then insert the syringe needle N into the opening 22, so that the needle body SN passes through the needle hole 34, and the needle body SN is located between the two rollers 36 of the needle cutter 14 (Figure 7). In this state, the switch 42 of the needle cutter 14 is located next to the syringe B. When the user moves the syringe B to the side, the switch 42 can be triggered, thereby starting the needle cutter 14 and causing the driver 38 to rotate the two rollers 36. When the blades 46 of the two rollers 36 rotate to face each other, the teeth of the two blades 46 will cut off the needle body SN, and the cut needle body SN will fall into the collection bucket 18 through the first outlet 26 (Figure 8). Then, the user moves the syringe to the needle removal hole 24, so that the remaining needle N is separated from the syringe B by force, and finally the remaining needle N falls into the collection bucket 18 through the second outlet 28 (Figure 9). At this time, the needle removal and collection operation is completed. The ultraviolet light provided by the sterilizer 20 continues to irradiate the needle N inside the collection bucket 18 to prevent the toxic substances contaminated thereon from polluting the environment.

From the above explanation, it can be understood that during the entire operation process, the user will not touch or even get close to the needle to avoid accidental needle stabbing the user and provide a safe working environment.

The above embodiments are only for illustrative purposes to illustrate the technology and its effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can modify and change the above embodiments without violating the technical principles and spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be as described below in the scope of the patent application.

10: Shell

12: Needle holder

14: Needle cutter

18: Collection bucket

20:Sterilizer

22: Open mouth

26: First exit

30: Subject

32: Operation Department

34: Needle Hole

36: Roller

42: Switch

44: Plane part

48: convex part

B: Syringe

N: Needle

SN: Needle body

Claims (8)

A syringe needle processing device is used to separate and collect syringe needles, comprising: a housing having an opening and a first outlet, the opening being connected to the first outlet; wherein the opening is for inserting a needle body of a syringe needle; a needle body cutter, disposed in the housing, for cutting off the needle body passing through the opening, and the cut needle body falling out of the first outlet; a collection bucket, connected to the housing and connected to the first outlet, for collecting the cut needle body; and a needle holder, wherein The needle holder is arranged in the shell behind the opening, for the needle body of the needle inserted through the opening to pass through and then fix it; wherein the needle holder has a main body and an operating part; the main body is arranged in the shell and can move along a predetermined direction; a plurality of needle holes of different sizes are arranged on the main body; one end of the operating part is connected to the main body, and the other end extends out of the shell, for the user to operate and move the main body, so that the predetermined needle hole moves to the position corresponding to the opening, so that the needle body can pass through. The syringe needle processing device as described in claim 1, wherein the needle cutter has two rollers, the two rollers are arranged in parallel in the housing, located behind the opening, and are controlled to rotate in opposite directions; the surface of each roller has a plane portion and a blade portion, and when the plane portions of the two rollers face each other, there is a gap between the two rollers; and when the blade portions of the two rollers face each other, the two rollers are in a state of engagement; the two rollers are in a stopped state when the two plane portions face each other. The syringe needle processing device as described in claim 2, wherein the needle cutter further comprises a driver and a controller; the driver is connected to the two rollers to drive the two rollers to rotate, and the controller is electrically connected to the driver to control the driver to rotate the two rollers 360 degrees each time. The syringe needle processing device as described in claim 1, wherein the needle cutter has a switch for operating to activate the needle cutter; the switch is arranged on the housing, next to the opening, and when a syringe is inserted into the opening, the syringe barrel corresponds to the switch and can be triggered by the syringe barrel. A syringe needle disposal device as described in claim 4, wherein the housing has a protrusion located next to the opening; the protrusion has a side facing the opening, on which the switch is disposed. The syringe needle processing device as described in claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with a needle removal hole and a second outlet; the needle removal hole is connected to the second outlet, and the second outlet is connected to the collection bucket; the needle removal hole can separate the needle from the syringe barrel of the syringe and drop it into the collection bucket through the second outlet. The syringe needle processing device as described in claim 1 further includes a sterilizer to sterilize the needles collected in the collection bucket. A syringe needle processing device as described in claim 7, wherein the sterilizer has an ultraviolet lamp disposed on the bottom side of the housing to provide ultraviolet light to illuminate the interior of the collection barrel.

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