Sharps container with notched insert

摘要

A disposable sharps container having an insert mounted in the secondary opening located on the top cover of the sharps container to allow for the repeated removal of needles from medical devices such that the needle hub of the needle is insertable into a secondary opening in the sharps container to allow the needle to be removed from the medical device and the medical device may be subsequently inserted into the sharps container through a primary opening which is surrounded by a plurality of flexible flaps.