Health board (234767) and University of Otago, New Zealand and British Heart Foundation, United Kingdom. Andrew Moore was a post graduate student at the Department of Physiology, University of Otago, New Zealand and was supported by the research funding from the Department.
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Of particular concern presently, is usage of syringes in drawing blood for evacuated blood collection tubes using hypodermic needles and how to prevent the reuse of the needle.
The present device provides a dual chamber cover for such needles. One chamber is generally similar to present plastic covers, and the second chamber in which the needle is placed after use contains a two component plastic resin and preferably a filler. When the used needle is inserted in the second chamber, the two resin components are mixed together and in preferred embodiments with the filler which causes the needle to be permanently encapsulated within the second chamber with the resin filling the end of the needle and the needle cast in the hardened resin and filler making it impossible to