Contributor(s)

Taslim, Mohammad E., Kowalski, Gregory, Northeastern University, Department of Mechanical Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Abstract

Every day in the United States there are over fifty people who are accidentally stuck by a used needle. It can be estimated that over the next year, one in every six health care professionals will be stuck, and of those, one in every thirty shall contract the HIV virus. Current needle disposal devices have failed to provide the medial world with the safety and reliability that is needed when dealing with hazardous materials. This paper describes a new and safer device for the disposal of needles while adhering to the guidelines set by OSHA that deal with the containment and disposal of expended needles and syringes.

Notes

Capstone Design Course MIM 1501-1502, Technical Design Report, Project #7, Final report

Keywords

needle disposal devices, needles, syringes

Publisher

Northeastern University

Publication Date

8-23-2007

Rights Holder

Northeastern University, Department of Mechanical Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Permanent URL

http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d10010464


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