REUSABLE SHARPS CONTAINER (RSC), 1.2 litre
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Account code:
60210
HS Code:
392490
Last Updated on:
21/11/2024, 22:46:41
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Code(s):
-X
L0203 - Needle containers, reusable
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REUSABLE SHARPS CONTAINER (RSC)
Definition
Reusable container, used for the disposal of sharps waste (needles, lancets, scalpels, blades, small empty vials and ampoules, broken microscope slides…) with the exception of auto-disable syringes and long needles (e.g. for lumbar puncture).
Specifications
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Technical specifications
- Plastic container with handle and aluminium lid
- Watertight and puncture resistant
- Insertion opening with notch allowing to remove needles from Luer and Luer lock syringes using only one hand
- Lateral emptying outlet
- Internal closure system (rotating inner cylinder allowing to block the emptying outlet), lockable with padlock
- Stable: can be set on a table or a trolley
- Bracket with screws and anchors allowing it to be mounted on a wall (or a trolley)
- Capacity: +/- 1.2 litre
- Supplied with instructions for mounting and use.
- International Bio-hazardous symbol
- Height: 19.5 cm / Maximum width: 22 cm
- Weight: ± 0.6 kg
Packaging & Labelling
Box of 2 containers
Instructions for use
Context of use
This container was developed by MSF for safe disposal of sharps waste in health settings.
A sharps pit is a necessary counterpart to the use of this container.
This container is not suitable for auto-disable syringes (as they are too large for the system), nor for contaminated waste (compresses...).
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MSF requirements
REUSABLE container, designed to prevent:
- accidental needlestick injuries:
- use of only one hand
- lateral emptying outlet secured by internal closure system, preventing any contact with sharps waste while emptying
- external contamination:
- watertight in vertical position
- puncture resistant
- stable
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