Covidien SharpSafety Phlebotomy Sharps Container — 1 Quart

SKU: 8900SA  |  By Covidien  |  FSA/HSA Eligible  |  Rx Required

Only Sharps Container with Alliance of Children's Hospitals Seal of Acceptance  |  Clear Lid for Visual Fill Monitoring  |  Overfill Arrest Mechanism  |  Fits Blood Drawing Trays & Carts  |  Accepts Butterflies, Syringes & Lancets  |  Square Base for Tray Stability  |  Locking Lid for Final Disposal  |  Rx Required

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The Covidien SharpSafety 8900SA is a purpose-built phlebotomy point-of-use sharps container — designed to travel with the phlebotomist in a blood drawing tray, sit on the draw cart next to the patient, and receive used butterfly needles, syringes, and lancets immediately after use at the collection site. The low profile and square base were specifically engineered for blood drawing tray integration: the container's height is sized to tuck inside standard tray depths without obstructing other tray contents, and the square footprint resists tipping in transit and in the draw position. The clear transparent lid allows the phlebotomist to visually monitor fill level at a glance without picking up or opening the container. When the container reaches its full capacity, a mechanical overfill arrest in the lid opening physically prevents additional sharps from being deposited — a structural safety feature that prevents dangerous overfilling regardless of the user's attention to the fill level. The SharpSafety 8900SA is the only sharps disposal container to receive the Seal of Acceptance from the Alliance of Children's Hospitals, recognizing it as ideal for pediatric, geriatric, and high-risk clinical environments where patient population vulnerability requires the highest level of bedside sharps safety. Each or case of 100. FSA/HSA eligible. Rx required. By Covidien.

Specifications

Key Features

• Designed to fit blood drawing trays and carts — the container's low profile and compact square footprint were engineered to integrate with standard phlebotomy blood drawing trays; the container travels with the phlebotomist to the patient's location and sits at the immediate point of needle withdrawal, minimizing the distance a used needle must travel before safe containment; reducing needle travel distance after use is the single most effective design intervention for reducing phlebotomy needlestick injury
• Mechanical overfill arrest — when the container reaches its designed full capacity, an internal mechanism physically blocks the lid opening so that no additional sharps can be deposited; this is a structural safety feature rather than a behavioral one — unlike a fill line that requires the user to notice and respond, the overfill arrest works regardless of the user's awareness; prevents the dangerous condition of an overfilled container where sharps at the lid opening create needlestick risk during subsequent deposit attempts
• Clear transparent lid for visual fill monitoring — the transparent clear lid allows the phlebotomist to see the fill level at any point during the work session without picking up or opening the container; early visual awareness of approaching full capacity allows for container replacement before the overfill arrest engages, maintaining uninterrupted workflow
• Vertical-entry lid opening — the lid's vertical entry channel guides sharps straight down into the container interior; butterfly needle wings, syringe barrels, and lancet bodies enter vertically and fall away from the opening, reducing the risk of contact with sharps already inside the container during subsequent deposits
• Accepts butterflies, syringes, and lancets — the lid opening is sized to accommodate the full range of standard phlebotomy sharps including winged blood collection (butterfly) sets with tubing, standard hypodermic syringes, and lancets; covers the complete phlebotomy consumable set in a single container
• Square base — the square footprint provides four stable sides against the tray floor; resists tipping when the tray is in motion (in a cart, on a drawing arm, or being carried to a patient room) and maintains upright stability during the draw procedure when the tray is placed on a surface
• Alliance of Children's Hospitals Seal of Acceptance — the 8900SA is the only sharps disposal container to receive this recognition; ideal for pediatric, geriatric, and high-risk patient areas where vulnerability of the patient population requires the highest level of bedside sharps safety design
• Locking lid for final disposal — when the container is full or at the end of a shift, the lid locks permanently for disposal; the locked container cannot be reopened
• Each or case of 100 | FSA/HSA eligible | Rx required | By Covidien

Clinical FAQs

What is the Alliance of Children's Hospitals Seal of Acceptance and why is it meaningful for non-pediatric phlebotomy settings?

The Alliance of Children's Hospitals is an organization representing children's hospitals and pediatric health systems across North America. Their Seal of Acceptance program evaluates clinical products for safety, quality, and suitability for use in environments where pediatric patient safety standards are applied. The SharpSafety 8900SA is described by Covidien as the only sharps disposal container to have received this Seal — a distinction that reflects the container's specific design features rather than just its size. The safety features that earned this recognition — the mechanical overfill arrest, the vertical-entry lid that minimizes access to container contents, the clear visual fill monitoring, and the low-profile stability design — are precisely the features that reduce needlestick risk in any high-risk or high-vulnerability setting, not exclusively pediatric environments. The Seal matters to non-pediatric settings for two reasons: it provides an independent third-party safety evaluation beyond standard regulatory compliance, and the specific patient populations named by Covidien (pediatric, geriatric, and high-risk) reflect environments where the consequences of a needlestick incident are particularly significant — children who may not understand needlestick risk, elderly patients who may have reduced dexterity or awareness, and immunocompromised patients for whom any blood-borne pathogen exposure is especially dangerous. Phlebotomy directors, infection control nurses, and risk management teams at facilities serving any of these populations will recognize the Seal's significance as a validated safety standard.

How does the mechanical overfill arrest differ from a fill line, and what risk does it address?

A fill line is a passive indicator — a mark on the container that communicates "do not fill past this point." A mechanical overfill arrest is an active physical mechanism — when the container reaches its designed full capacity, the fill level of sharps inside the container physically contacts or activates a component in the lid that blocks the opening, preventing additional sharps from being deposited. The overfill arrest works without any action or awareness from the user; it is structural compliance rather than behavioral compliance. The specific safety risk that overfilling addresses: when a sharps container is overfilled beyond its safe capacity, used needle tips or lancet points can protrude into or near the lid opening. A phlebotomist attempting to deposit another sharp into an overfilled container risks contact with a previously deposited used needle — a needlestick injury from a container that should have been replaced earlier. This risk is compounded in high-volume phlebotomy environments where containers at multiple draw stations may be filled quickly, staff change between shifts, and no single person may have continuous visual awareness of each container's fill level. The overfill arrest eliminates the behavioral dependency: even if a phlebotomist does not notice that a container is nearly full, the container itself stops accepting sharps when the safe limit is reached, requiring the user to replace the container before continuing work.

How does the 8900SA compare to larger sharps containers for phlebotomy lab settings, and when should a larger container be used instead?

The 8900SA's 1-quart capacity is specifically designed for draw-station point-of-use deployment — it holds approximately one shift's worth of needles and lancets from a single phlebotomy chair at a moderate-volume draw station, requiring end-of-shift or daily replacement. This frequent-replacement cadence is intentional: point-of-use phlebotomy containers are replaced regularly as part of the workflow, rather than being left in place for extended periods. The 1-quart size also keeps the container compact enough to fit in blood drawing trays without displacing other essential draw materials. For phlebotomy labs or specimen collection centers with very high draw volumes — stations seeing 20 or more patients per shift — the 1-quart container may reach full capacity before end of shift, requiring mid-shift replacement. In these settings, a larger countertop or wall-mounted container (such as the McKesson Prevent Premium 1-quart phlebotomy style, SKU 065, or the Kendall 2-gallon rotor lid) may be preferable as a secondary or supplementary container in the room, while the 8900SA continues to serve as the immediate point-of-draw container in the blood drawing tray. For multi-chair draw labs stocking the 8900SA, the case of 100 provides efficient facility supply without frequent reorder. Call us at 1-866-218-0902 for guidance on case quantity ordering for your facility's volume.

Questions about the SharpSafety 8900SA, case quantity ordering, or matching sharps containers to your phlebotomy setup? Call our product specialists: 1-866-218-0902  |  Mon–Fri 9am–5pm, Sat 9am–3pm EST