Product Description
What this is and who it is for
- This is a Covidien (SharpSafety / Kendall) large-volume single-use sharps collection container, model 8980S, intended for collection and transport of regulated sharps and biohazardous sharps waste in clinical, veterinary, laboratory, or facility settings.
- Buyers are typically facilities needing a floor or cart-mounted, high-capacity sharps receptacle for needles, syringes, tubes and other large contaminated sharps.
Specifications
- Capacity: 30.3 L (8 U.S. gallons).
- Colour: red rigid plastic body with red lid (product shown uses red body/lid).
- Model / part: 8980S (SharpSafety).
- Lid style: sliding (slide-top) lid designed to accept larger sharps; lid provides a temporary closure option and final locking for disposal.
- External dimensions (listed by suppliers for the sliding-lid 8 gal unit): approximately 44.5 cm H × 39.4 cm W × 27.9 cm D (17.5" × 15.5" × 11").
What is included
- - One empty sharps collection container (single unit) with sliding lid, as shown in the product photograph.
- - No collection bracket, cart, or sealing gasket is guaranteed unless specifically ordered (many suppliers sell brackets, foot-pedal carts, or gasketed lids as separate SKUs).
Condition and packaging
- - The photograph shows a single container on white background; packaging state (boxed or factory-sealed) is not visible and may vary by supplier.
- - This product is sold new by medical-supply distributors; check listing for whether units ship singly or in factory cases (common pack sizes: 1 each or 10/case).
Usage notes
- - Sliding lid accepts larger items and provides a temporary closure when not in use; containers lock for final disposal per manufacturer design.
- - Compatible accessories (sold separately) include floor/cart mounts and locking brackets (example: Covidien 8992H cart; 8984 locking bracket sold separately).
Limitations and who this is NOT suitable for
- - Not reusable — intended as a single-use disposable sharps container.
- - Not every variant in the SharpSafety family uses the same lid style; verify you need the slide-top 8980S rather than hinged or gasketed variants (these use different part numbers).
Regulatory and safety
- - These containers are marketed for regulated medical waste/sharps; users must follow local, provincial and national regulations for handling, storage and disposal of biohazard/sharps waste (this listing does not provide regulatory advice).
Warnings
- - Packaging state is not shown in the photograph; confirm with supplier whether items are boxed/case-packed and whether a gasketed/sealing lid is included if required.
- - Some resellers label a recycled-plastics or 'Renewables' SKU; confirm material claims with the supplier if recycled-content is required.
