Needle Disposal System

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WARNING: THIS 3D PRINTED NEEDLE DISPOSAL SYSTEM MUST ONLY BE USED BY HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS AFTER THOROUGH EVALUATION AND TESTING. USERS ACKNOWLEDGE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SYSTEM'S USE. DESCRIPTION This is a needle disposal system designed to fit repurposed HDPE plastic containers with 35mm outside diameter, 5mm spaced threading. The design requires a tether which can be custom-made or use a simple twist tie. 50+ of these systems are currently in use at a local children's hospital after several months of rigorous evaluation, testing, and design iterations. Some of the images depict older versions with a single notch for detaching needles from syringes. The STL file features two notches. USE The inner cap fits snugly onto the bottle's threading. It has two notches on either side to catch and assist in removing a needle from a syringe. Once the needle is inside the bottle, the outer cap is fitted on top using two more securing notches to keep the bottle closed until its next use. A tether keeps the outer cap nearby the inner cap when in use. Repurposed HDPE bottles with their original caps can be sealed and disposed of according to a healthcare institution's guidelines and the 3D printed system can be reused with another repurposed bottle. The SketchUp file is included, containing incremental models showing how the threading was created. Also included are labels that can be printed out and used on repurposed HDPE plastic containers to designate them clearly as sharps disposal containers. LEARN MORE This project is part of our medical maker initiative. Read more here: http://www.progressth.org/2017/01/medical-maker-project-continues.html Or watch our video overview: https://youtu.be/g5bXY1ezCk8