Sharps Containers

A sharps container is a container that is filled with used medical needles or other sharp medical instruments, which device/item having corners, edges, or projections capable of cutting or piercing the skin.

Sharps Containers Fit into Two Main Types:

single use which are disposed of with the waste inside.
reusable which are robotically emptied and sterilised before being returned for re-use.

Features of Sharps Containers:

Sharps containers are typically made of hard plastic so that needles cannot poke through.
Sharps containers are available in sizes from one quart to five gallons.
Sharps containers must placed near the area of sharps waste generation in the work area or laboratory. They must be disposed when no more than 3/4 full and must not be overfilled.

Advantage of Sharps Containers:

Non-breakable, leakproof, impervious to moisture, rigid, tightly lidded, puncture resistant, red in color and marked with the universal biohazard symbol.

Important Components of Sharps Containers Including:

Container transport or mobility needs;
Clinician and procedural variability and movement;
Laboratory equipment variability and movement.

Other names of Sharps Containers:

Sharps disposal container, medical sharps container.

Manufacturer or Supplier of Product:

China Suncity Plastic Vials Factory

Relative Site (URL):

http://www.china-vials.com/product/sharps-containers.htm