Temporary storage box for acupuncture needles

By designing a temporary storage box for acupuncture needles, using a flared receiving port and magnetic attraction to prevent needle pricks, the safety issues faced by acupuncturists when removing and placing acupuncture needles are solved, and operational safety is improved.

CN223900851UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-13NINGXIA HUI AUTONOMOUS REGION HOSPITAL OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE & RES INST OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
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Application Number
CN202423079988.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-12
Publication Date
2026-02-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-12

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Technical Problem

Acupuncturists are prone to needle pricks when removing acupuncture needles, and there is a risk of infection during the disposal of used needles, which current technology cannot effectively prevent.

Method used

Design an acupuncture needle storage box, including a needle holder and a funnel-shaped receiving port. The upper diameter of the receiving port is larger than the lower diameter. It is equipped with a cover, a magnetic stone, and a rubber pad. The funnel-shaped structure and magnetic attraction prevent needle punctures, and the rubber pad prevents wear.

Benefits of technology

It reduces the risk of needlestick injuries, improves operational safety, prevents waste needles from scattering, and simplifies the needle removal and placement process.

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Abstract

An acupuncture needle temporary storage box comprises a needle containing cylinder, the height in the needle containing cylinder is larger than the length of an acupuncture needle, the top of the needle containing cylinder is open, a horn-shaped receiving opening is formed in the top of the needle containing cylinder, the lower end of the receiving opening is communicated with the upper end of the needle containing cylinder, the diameter of the lower end of the receiving opening is the same as that of the needle containing cylinder, and the diameter of the upper end of the receiving opening is larger than that of the lower end. When the waste needle collecting device is used, the trumpet-shaped receiving opening not only facilitates loading of waste needles into the needle containing cylinder, but also can play a role in protection and prevent the waste needles from pricking hands of a medical worker due to the fact that the diameter of the upper end of the receiving opening is larger than that of the needle containing cylinder, and the risk of pricking injury is reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to acupuncture technology field especially relates to a acupuncture needle temporary storage box. BACKGROUND

[0002] With more and more acupuncture patients, the cases of occupational exposure to acupuncture injury are also more and more. Many medical workers face a high risk rate of infection of infectious diseases. At present, when the acupuncturist takes the needle from the patient, he uses one hand to hold a cotton swab and the other hand to take the needle. The waste needle taken out of the patient is held in the hand. After all the needles on the patient are taken out, they are placed in the needle box. During the needle taking process, bleeding and other situations may occur. When the doctor takes the needle from the patient, it is easy to be pricked by the needle because too many needles are held in one hand and the other hand needs to disinfect and press the patient's needle hole to stop bleeding. Secondly, after the acupuncturist finishes taking the needle, the waste needle needs to be placed in the needle box. In order to avoid the waste needle being lost outside the needle box, the doctor's hand holding the waste needle has to be closer to the needle box opening, which increases the risk of the doctor being pricked by the waste needle. SUMMARY

[0003] In order to solve the technical problems existing in the above-mentioned technology, in view of this, it is necessary to provide a acupuncture needle temporary storage box.

[0004] A acupuncture needle temporary storage box, comprising a needle containing cylinder, the height in the needle containing cylinder is greater than the length of acupuncture needle, the top of the needle containing cylinder is open, a receiving port in the shape of a horn is arranged at the top of the needle containing cylinder, the lower end of the receiving port is communicated with the upper end of the needle containing cylinder, the diameter of the lower end of the receiving port is the same as the diameter of the needle containing cylinder, and the diameter of the upper end of the receiving port is greater than the diameter of the lower end.

[0005] Preferably, the diameter of the upper end of the receiving port is twice the diameter of the lower end.

[0006] Preferably, the upper end of the receiving port is hinged with a cover plate capable of plugging the upper end of the receiving port.

[0007] Preferably, a magnetic attraction stone is arranged on the cover plate to attract the cover plate to the upper end of the receiving port.

[0008] Preferably, a push plate is arranged on the side surface of the cover plate, and the push plate is opposite to the hinged position of the cover plate and the receiving port.

[0009] Preferably, rubber pads are arranged on the inner walls of the needle containing cylinder and the receiving port.

[0010] Preferably, a grip plate is arranged on the side wall of the needle containing cylinder, and circular holes capable of allowing the fingers except the thumb to pass through are arranged on the grip plate in the longitudinal direction of the grip plate.

[0011] Preferably, a blind hole is arranged in the radial direction of the bottom of the needle containing cylinder, and a magnet is inserted into the blind hole.

[0012] Preferably, the outer end of the magnet is provided with a pull ring.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the acupuncture needle temporary storage box has the advantages that the receiving port is in a horn shape, so that the waste needle can be conveniently loaded into the needle containing cylinder, the upper end diameter of the receiving port is larger than the diameter of the needle containing cylinder, and the upper end diameter of the receiving port can play a protection role to prevent the waste needle from pricking the hand of the doctor, thereby reducing the risk of needle pricking injury. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description. Obviously, the drawings described in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor.

[0015] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present application.

[0016] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present application from another angle.

[0017] Figure 3 It is a side view structural schematic diagram of the present application in another state.

[0018] Figure 4 It is a sectional view structural schematic diagram of the present application. Figure 3

[0019] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present application from another angle. Figure 3

[0020] In the figure: needle containing cylinder 01, receiving port 02, cover plate 03, push plate 31, rubber pad layer 04, holding plate 05, circular hole 51, blind hole 06, magnet 07, pull ring 71. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.​​

[0022] In the description of the utility model, it needs to be understood that, the terms "upper", "middle", "outer", "inner", "lower" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship, only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and not indicate or imply that the indicated component or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, therefore, it cannot be understood as the limitation to the utility model.

[0023] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 The utility model provides a kind of needle storage box, including needle containing cylinder 01, the height in needle containing cylinder 01 is greater than the length of acupuncture needle, the top of needle containing cylinder 01 is open, and the receiving port 02 of horn shape is provided at the top of needle containing cylinder 01, the lower end of receiving port 02 is communicated with the upper end of needle containing cylinder 01, and the diameter of the lower end of receiving port 02 is same with the diameter of needle containing cylinder 01, and the diameter of the upper end of receiving port 02 is greater than the diameter of lower end, and the diameter of the upper end of receiving port 02 is greater than the diameter of needle containing cylinder 01, which can play a protective role, prevent the waste needle from injuring the hand of doctor, reduce the risk of acupuncture injury. When the waste needle in needle containing cylinder 01 needs to be poured out, the receiving port 02 of horn shape can form converging effect to the waste needle, so as to prevent the waste needle from scattering when pouring again.

[0024] Among them, the diameter of the upper end of receiving port 02 is one times of the diameter of lower end. That is, the waste needle can be easily put into needle containing cylinder 01, and the upper end of receiving port 02 with larger opening can be used to protect the hand holding needle containing cylinder 01, to prevent the waste needle from being stabbed.

[0025] In an embodiment, the upper end of receiving port 02 is hinged with cover plate 03 capable of blocking the upper end of receiving port 02.

[0026] Of course, in order to facilitate opening and closing cover plate 03, magnetic attraction stone is arranged on cover plate 03 to attract cover plate 03 to the upper end of receiving port 02.

[0027] Specifically, the side of cover plate 03 is provided with a lever 31, and the lever 31 is opposite the hinged position of cover plate 03 and receiving port 02. When cover plate 03 needs to be opened, lever 31 can be lifted upwards to open cover plate 03, so as to facilitate operation.

[0028] In an embodiment, rubber pad layer 04 is arranged on the inner wall of needle containing cylinder 01 and receiving port 02. Rubber pad layer 04 can prevent needle containing cylinder 01 from causing wear to acupuncture needle, and play a protective role.

[0029] In an embodiment, gripping plate 05 is arranged on the side wall of needle containing cylinder 01, and circular hole 51 capable of allowing fingers except the thumb to pass through is arranged on the longitudinal direction of gripping plate 05 at equal intervals.

[0030] In the embodiment, there are two ways of using, the first way is to hold the needle container 01, and the fingers pass through the round hole 51, so as to better realize the holding of the needle container 01 and prevent falling; at this time, only one hand is needed to take the needle and the cotton swab. The second way is to pass the fingers except the thumb and the index finger through the round hole 51, so that the needle container 01 is in the backhand direction, at this time, the thumb and the index finger can be used to take the cotton swab, and the remaining fingers can be used to fix the needle container 01; and the other hand can directly take the needle. Through the above two ways, the needle can be taken while the taken waste needle is put into the needle container 01.

[0031] In an embodiment, a blind hole 06 is opened in the radial direction of the bottom of the needle container 01, and a magnet 07 is inserted in the blind hole 06. Through the magnetic force of the magnet 07, the waste needle put into the needle container 01 can be attracted, and the waste needle is prevented from scattering out of the needle container 01 by the magnetic attraction force.

[0032] Specifically, a pull ring 71 is arranged at the outer end of the magnet 07, which can facilitate the pulling out of the magnet 07. When the waste needle needs to be taken out, the magnet 07 can be pulled out, and then the waste needle can be poured out from the needle container 01 at one time.

[0033] In an embodiment, the needle container 01 and the receiving port 02 can adopt a split structure, that is, the small-diameter end of the receiving port 02 is sleeved on the upper end of the needle container 01. The receiving port 02 can be made of soft rubber material. In use, there are two ways, the first way is that the large-diameter end of the receiving port 02 is upward, at this time, the protection is formed by the horn shape of the receiving port 02 to avoid being pricked; the second way is that the large-diameter end of the receiving port 02 is folded downward to expand the coverage area of the receiving port 02, so as to form protection and avoid being pricked.

[0034] The above disclosure is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, of course, cannot limit the scope of the utility model, and the person skilled in the art can understand that the whole or part of the above-mentioned embodiment is implemented, and the equivalent changes made according to the utility model claim still belong to the range covered by the utility model.

Claims

1. An acupuncture needle temporary storage box, characterized in that: The acupuncture needle container comprises a needle container, the height inside the needle container is greater than the length of the acupuncture needle, the top of the needle container is open, a receiving port in the shape of a horn is arranged at the top of the needle container, the lower end of the receiving port is communicated with the upper end of the needle container, the diameter of the lower end of the receiving port is the same as the diameter of the needle container, and the diameter of the upper end of the receiving port is greater than the diameter of the lower end.

2. The needle temporary storage box according to claim 1, wherein: The diameter of the upper end of the receiving port is one time of the diameter of the lower end.

3. The needle temporary storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end of the receiving port is hinged with a cover plate capable of blocking the upper end of the receiving port.

4. The needle temporary storage box according to claim 3, characterized in that: A magnetic attraction stone is arranged on the cover plate to attract the cover plate to the upper end of the receiving port.

5. The needle temporary storage box according to claim 4, characterized in that: A push plate is arranged on the side surface of the cover plate, and the push plate is opposite to the hinged position of the cover plate and the receiving port.

6. The needle temporary storage box according to claim 1, wherein: Rubber pads are arranged on the inner walls of the needle container and the receiving port.

7. The needle temporary storage box according to claim 6, characterized in that: A holding plate is arranged on the side wall of the needle container, and circular holes capable of allowing fingers except the thumb to pass through are arranged on the holding plate at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction of the holding plate.

8. The needle temporary storage box according to claim 6, characterized in that: A blind hole is arranged in the radial direction of the bottom of the needle container, and a magnet is inserted into the blind hole.

9. The needle temporary storage box according to claim 8, characterized in that: A pull ring is arranged on the outer side end of the magnet.