Sharp container

Abstract

The utility model discloses a sharp instrument box which comprises a box body, a box cover and a box cover. The movable cover is rotationally connected to the box body around the vertical line of the mounting opening, and the movable cover is provided with a feeding opening communicating with the mounting opening; the movable cover is connected with a guide plate covering the feeding port in the box body, the guide plate is obliquely arranged from the top of the box body to the bottom of the box body, and a discharging channel is formed between the guide plate and the movable cover. When needles need to be discarded, medical staff put discarded needles into the feeding opening of the movable cover, the discarded needles fall into a designated area in the box body in a transverse mode under the guiding effect of the guiding plate, the medical staff can change the position of the discharging channel by rotating the movable cover, and the discarded needles are not prone to falling into the same area in the box body in a concentrated mode. The waste needles can be better spread in the box body; moreover, when the waste needles in the box body are stacked to a certain height, the guide plate also plays a role of a baffle to prevent the waste needles from spilling out, so that the risk that medical personnel are punctured is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a sharps box. Background Art

[0002] Acupuncture refers to inserting needles (usually filiform needles) into the patient's body at a certain angle, using acupuncture techniques such as twisting and lifting to stimulate specific parts of the body to achieve the purpose of treating diseases.

[0003] Acupuncture needles are one of the instruments used in acupuncture, including magnetic round needles, filiform needles, plum blossom needles, three-edged needles, beryllium needles, fire needles, etc. The most commonly used are filiform needles. In clinical practice, the most commonly used filiform needles are those with a thickness of 28 to 30 (0.32mm to 0.38mm) and a length of 1 inch to 2 inches (25mm to 50mm).

[0004] In clinical practice, commonly used sharps containers cannot adequately store discarded acupuncture needles. Needles are often concentrated in a single area within the sharps container, resulting in inefficient use of the container space. This increases the cost of medical waste disposal, wastes resources, and pollutes the environment. Furthermore, excessively high piles of discarded needles not only create the potential for spillage but also pose a risk of injury to medical personnel. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a sharps box which can fully utilize the space inside the box.

[0006] According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the sharps box comprises:

[0007] The box body has a mounting opening on the top;

[0008] A movable cover is connected to the box body by rotating around a vertical line of the mounting port, and the movable cover is provided with a feeding port connected to the mounting port; the movable cover is connected to a guide plate covering the feeding port in the box body, and the guide plate is inclined from the top of the box body to the bottom of the box body, and a material dropping channel is formed between the guide plate and the movable cover.

[0009] The sharps box according to the embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects: when needles need to be discarded, medical personnel put the discarded needles into the feeding port of the movable cover, and the discarded needles fall into the designated area inside the box body in a horizontal manner under the guidance of the guide plate. Since the movable cover can be rotated around the vertical line of the installation port and connected to the box body, the medical personnel can change the position of the feeding channel by rotating the movable cover, so that the discarded needles are not likely to fall in the same area inside the box body, so as to better flatten the discarded needles in the box body, effectively improving the space utilization rate of the sharps box; and, when the discarded needles in the box body are stacked to a certain height, the guide plate also acts as a baffle to prevent the discarded needles from spilling out, thereby reducing the risk of medical personnel being stabbed.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, in order to widen the blanking channel, the movable cover is connected to at least one connecting column, and the movable cover and the guide plate are connected through the connecting column.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, specifically, the box body includes an upper cover and a lower cover, the upper cover is provided with the installation opening, and the upper cover and the lower cover are detachably connected.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the inner dimensions of the upper cover increase from top to bottom, and the outer dimensions of the lower cover decrease from top to bottom. The arrangement of the upper cover can increase the falling space of discarded needles, and the arrangement of the lower cover can facilitate the positioning and placement of the lower cover.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the movable cover is rotatably connected to the upper cover so that the movable cover can be integrated with the upper cover. When it is necessary to clean the discarded needles in the sharps box, the upper cover and the lower cover can be separated to clean the discarded needles stored in the lower cover.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, in order to achieve the rotational connection between the movable cover and the upper cover, the movable cover is arranged in the mounting opening, the mounting opening has a first circular arc segment, the movable cover has a second circular arc segment, and the first circular arc segment and the second circular arc segment are jointly provided with a rotation structure.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a mounting shaft is commonly connected to the bottom surface of the box body and the movable cover, and the movable cover is rotatably connected to the box body via the mounting shaft, and the mounting shaft maintains a detachable connection with the movable cover or the box body. With this structure, the movable cover can be rotatably connected to the box body. When it is necessary to clean the discarded needles in the sharps box, the discarded needles stored in the box body can be cleaned by simply separating the movable cover and the box body.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the present invention, in order to open or close the feeding port, the top surface of the movable cover is movably connected to a rotary cover, and the moving path of the rotary cover covers the feeding port.

[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and will become apparent from the following description or learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, in which:

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the sharps box according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A top view of the sharps container is shown;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional exploded view of the sharps box according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0022] In the accompanying drawings: 10-box body, 300-movable cover, 110-installation port, 310-feeding port, 100-upper cover, 200-lower cover, 111-first arc segment, 311-second arc segment, 112-slide groove, 312-protrusion, 400-guide plate, 401-feeding channel, 410-connecting column, 500-screw cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following describes embodiments of the present invention in detail. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended only to explain the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0024] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientations, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0025] In the description of this utility model, "several" means one or more, "many" means more than two, "greater than," "less than," and "exceed" are understood to exclude the number itself, while "above," "below," and "within" are understood to include the number itself. The use of "first" and "second" in the description is solely for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, implicitly specifying the number of the indicated technical features, or implicitly specifying the order of the indicated technical features.

[0026] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installing, and connecting should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0027] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, a sharps box according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention includes a box body 10 and a movable cover 300. Since the sharps box is a disposable item, in order to save manufacturing costs, the box body 10 and the movable cover 300 can both be made of plastic components, such as polypropylene plastic components. The box body 10 is used to store discarded needles. A mounting port 110 is provided on the top of the box body. The movable cover 300 is provided with a feeding port 310 connected to the mounting port 110. The feeding port 310 is used to feed discarded needles into the box body 10.

[0028] Specifically, the box body 10 includes an upper cover 100 and a lower cover 200. The upper cover 100 is located above the lower cover 200. The storage space of the upper cover 100 is smaller than that of the lower cover 200. The upper cover 100 and the lower cover 200 are both provided with a detachable connection structure, so that the upper cover 100 and the lower cover 200 can be combined or separated as needed. Of course, the present invention does not limit the detachable connection structure between the upper cover 100 and the lower cover 200. The two can be detachably connected by means of a snap connection, a threaded connection, a magnetic connection, etc.

[0029] In this embodiment, the mounting opening 110 is provided on the upper cover 100. The mounting opening 110 is circular in shape, with its inner edge being a first arc segment 111. Correspondingly, the movable cover 300 is provided within the mounting opening 110. Because the movable cover 300 is provided with the feeding opening 310, the movable cover 300 is fan-shaped, with its outer edge being a second arc segment 311. The radius of the second arc segment 311 is close to that of the first arc segment 111. Both the first arc segment 111 and the second arc segment 311 are provided with a rotational structure. In this embodiment, one of the first arc segment 111 and the second arc segment 311 is provided with a sliding groove 112, and the other is provided with a protrusion 312 that slides along the sliding groove 112, allowing the movable cover 300 to be rotatably connected to the mounting opening 110 of the upper cover 100. At this time, the rotation axis of the movable cover 300 coincides with the centerline of the mounting opening 110 and is parallel to any perpendicular line to the mounting opening 110. When the movable cover 300 rotates around the center line of the installation opening 110, the position of the feeding opening 310 also changes accordingly, thereby changing the discarded needle entrance of the sharps box in the circumferential direction.

[0030] In other embodiments, the radius of the second arc segment 311 may be greater than the radius of the first arc segment 111. In this case, the movable cover 300 is located above the mounting opening 110 and rotates about the centerline of the mounting opening 110 through other rotational structures. Furthermore, the mounting opening 110 may also have a non-circular shape, such as a rectangle or a triangle. Since the movable cover 300 is located above the mounting opening 110 and is larger than the mounting opening 110, the shape of the movable cover 300 is no longer limited by the shape of the mounting opening 110 and can be any shape. As long as the movable cover 300's movement path can cover the mounting opening 110, the movable cover 300 does not need to rotate about the centerline of the mounting opening 110. In this case, the movable cover 300 can rotate about a perpendicular line to the mounting opening 110.

[0031] Although medical personnel can place discarded needles into the box body 10 through the feeding port 310 and change the location of discarded needles by rotating the movable cover 300, so that discarded needles are less likely to fall in the same area inside the box body 10, thereby improving the space utilization of the sharps box, when the discarded needles in the sharps box are stacked to a certain height, if medical personnel do not clean the sharps box in time, the discarded needles in the sharps box are likely to spill out, thereby increasing the risk of medical personnel being stabbed.

[0032] To this end, the movable cover 300 is connected to a guide plate 400 covering the feeding port 310 inside the box body 10. The guide plate 400 is tilted from the top of the box body 10 to the bottom of the box body 10, and a feeding channel 401 is formed between the guide plate 400 and the movable cover 300. When needles need to be discarded, medical staff put the discarded needles into the feeding port 310 of the movable cover 300. Under the guidance of the guide plate 400, the discarded needles fall into the designated area inside the box body 10 in a horizontal manner to prevent the tips of the discarded needles from pointing to the feeding port 310, which is conducive to the discarded needles being flattened inside the box body 10. When the discarded needles in the box body 10 are stacked to a certain height, the guide plate 400 also acts as a baffle to prevent the discarded needles from spilling out, thereby reducing the risk of medical staff being stabbed.

[0033] Due to the large size of acupuncture needles, a larger drop channel 401 is required to facilitate their smooth descent. To this end, the movable cover 300 is connected to at least one connecting post 410. In this embodiment, there are two connecting posts 410, which connect the movable cover 300 and the guide plate 400. The provision of the connecting posts 410 increases the distance between the guide plate 400 and the movable cover 300, thereby widening the drop channel 401.

[0034] In the above embodiment, the box body 10 is divided into an upper cover 100 and a lower cover 200, and the movable cover 300 is rotatably connected to the upper cover 100, so that the movable cover 300 can be integrated with the upper cover 100. When it is necessary to clean the discarded needles in the sharps box, the upper cover 100 and the lower cover 200 can be separated to clean the discarded needles stored in the lower cover 200.

[0035] At the same time, for ease of use, the inner dimensions of the upper cover 100 increase from top to bottom to increase the falling space for discarded needles and avoid clogging the blanking channel 401; the outer dimensions of the lower cover 200 decrease from top to bottom to facilitate positioning and placement of the lower cover 200.

[0036] In other embodiments, the movable cover 300 is not rotatably connected to the upper cover 100, but is rotatably connected to the lower cover 200. In this case, a mounting shaft (not shown in the drawings) is commonly connected to the bottom surface of the lower cover 200 and the movable cover 300. The movable cover 300 is rotatably connected to the box body 10 via the mounting shaft, and the mounting shaft maintains a detachable connection with the movable cover 300 or the lower cover 200. With this structure, the movable cover 300 can be rotatably connected to the lower cover 200. When it is necessary to clean the discarded needles in the sharps box, the movable cover 300 and the lower cover 200 can be separated to clean the discarded needles stored in the lower cover 200.

[0037] Specifically, if the mounting shaft is fixedly connected to the center of the movable cover 300, then a bearing hole is provided on the bottom surface of the lower cover 200, and a bearing is fixedly connected to the end of the mounting shaft, which is detachably connected to the bearing hole. When the movable cover 300 needs to be separated, an upward pulling force is applied to the movable cover 300 to separate the mounting shaft and its bearing from the bearing hole of the lower cover 200.

[0038] If the mounting shaft is fixedly connected to the lower cover 200, then a bearing hole is provided at the center of the movable cover 300, in which a bearing is fixedly connected. The mounting shaft is detachably connected to the bearing. When the movable cover 300 needs to be separated, an upward pulling force is applied to the movable cover 300 to separate the movable cover 300 and its bearing from the mounting shaft.

[0039] It should be noted that since the movable cover 300 can be detachably connected to the lower cover 200, the sharps box can be used normally even if the box body 10 is not provided with an upper cover 100. Therefore, in this embodiment, the box body 10 only includes the lower cover 200, and the installation port 110 is provided on the lower cover 200.

[0040] Regardless of the connection between the movable cover 300 and the box body 10, in order to open or close the feeding port 310, the top surface of the movable cover 300 is movably connected to the rotary cover 500. The rotary cover 500 can be movably connected to the movable cover 300 by rotating, sliding, folding, etc., and the movement path of the rotary cover 500 covers the feeding port 310. When the sharps box is needed, medical staff can move the rotary cover 500 to expose the feeding port 310; when the sharps box is not needed, medical staff can move the rotary cover 500 to cover the feeding port 310.

[0041] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes can be made within the scope of knowledge possessed by ordinary technicians in the technical field without departing from the purpose of the present invention.

Claims

1. A sharps box, characterized in that: include: The box body (10) has a mounting opening (110) on the top; A movable cover (300) is connected to the box body (10) by rotating around a vertical line of the installation opening (110), and the movable cover (300) is provided with a feeding port (310) connected to the installation opening (110); the movable cover (300) is connected to a guide plate (400) covering the feeding port (310) in the box body (10), and the guide plate (400) is inclined from the top of the box body (10) to the bottom of the box body (10), and a feeding channel (401) is formed between the guide plate (400) and the movable cover (300).

2. The sharps container according to claim 1, wherein: The movable cover (300) is connected to at least one connecting column (410), and the movable cover (300) and the guide plate (400) are connected via the connecting column (410).

3. The sharps container according to claim 1, wherein: The box body (10) comprises an upper cover (100) and a lower cover (200); the upper cover (100) is provided with the mounting opening (110); and the upper cover (100) and the lower cover (200) are detachably connected.

4. The sharps container according to claim 3, wherein: The inner dimensions of the upper cover (100) increase from top to bottom, and the outer dimensions of the lower cover (200) decrease from top to bottom.

5. The sharps container according to claim 3, wherein: The movable cover (300) is rotatably connected to the upper cover (100).

6. The sharps container according to claim 5, wherein: The movable cover (300) is arranged in the installation opening (110), the installation opening (110) has a first circular arc segment (111), the movable cover (300) has a second circular arc segment (311), and the first circular arc segment (111) and the second circular arc segment (311) are jointly provided with a rotation structure.

7. The sharps container according to claim 1, wherein: The bottom surface of the box body (10) and the movable cover (300) are connected to a mounting shaft, and the movable cover (300) is rotatably connected to the box body (10) via the mounting shaft. The mounting shaft maintains a detachable connection relationship with the movable cover (300) or the box body (10).

8. The sharps container according to claim 1, wherein: The top surface of the movable cover (300) is movably connected to a rotary cover (500), and the moving path of the rotary cover (500) covers the feeding port (310).

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