Specialist Medical Supplies specialises in the supply of an extensive range of medical products across diverse specialisations including dermatology, cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery and infection control. Sharps containers are sourced from Amcor, a company that specialises in a range of products designed for effective collection and transportation of contaminated hospital waste products. Sharps containers are used for the safe disposal of clinical or surgical sharps, medical needles and all sharp instruments used in the hospital environment. Sharps containers are available in disposable as well as reusable models. Disposable sharps containers are waste containers that are used to collect contaminated waste products and disposed of with the waste inside. Reusable sharps containers are designed for reuse and machines are used to empty them safely as well as sterilise them before returning them to the hospital environment.
Sharps containers supplied by the company are designed to meet regulatory compliance requirements and feature advantages such as simple open and close function, robust and durable construction, individual colour and labelling for easy identification as well as cost efficiency. These sharps containers are available in a range of sizes to meet diverse requirements and are supplied in a colour-coded range to collect different kinds of contaminated hospital waste. Orange sharps containers are supplied for the collection of infectious wastes that have not been contaminated with cytoxic or cytostatic medicines. Yellow sharps containers are used for the collection of cytoxic and cytostatic waste. Purple sharps containers are used for the collection of sharps contaminated with cytoxic and cytostatic medicines.