• 1 x Variera Box from Ikea: 13 1/4″ x 9 1/2″ (34×24 cm) | Article Number:701.772.55 |$9.99
• 4 x Acubases $8.95 each total of $35.80 or buy 5 with a $25% discount total price $33.56.
• 4 x Acuclips at $1.00 each total price $4.00
• 4 of your most commonly used sizes and tubes (if you use them) for these sizes. In this example we use .16 x 15mm, .20 x30mm and .25 x 40 mm and .25 x 50 mm
• Adhesive-Backed Rare-Earth Magnets from Lee Valley tools or other hardware or online stores for similar products | Total price $21.50 from Lee Valley, prices might be better at other places but the Lee Valley ones are very strong, which is what we want!
• 2 x Stainless Steel Open Tray – Small (GS310) | 8.5″ x 4.1″ x 0.8″ | 2 at $9.95 total price $19.90
• Clear Plastic deep tray from Dollar Stores | 2.75 inches (7.5cm) square
• 5 metal strips that come with the Acubases
• A strip of metal tape with adhesive on one side

Arrange the metal strips 2 on the far long edge inside, 2 on the long dipped front edge, and  the last strip, ½ inch from the bottom in the middle of the right side of the tray under the handle. See photo for locations.

Using the rare earth magnets place two per side, each magnet about 1 cm from the bottom of the tray on the inside of the tray.

With the magnets in place, place the needle pouches with handles down so that the handles clip to the magnets. Each size will hold one of the 4 main sizes of needles that are used throughout the day.

Once in, the extra-needles are in place you can use the center space to put cotton swabs.

The whole tray will clip to the right side of the tray where the metal strip was placed under the right handle.

This tray will hold your used needles safely in your tray, till you get them to the sharps container after finishing the treatment. Stainless steel is generally not magnetic. With our proposed tray, we will use metal strips adhered to the underside of the tray. This will allow for a magnet to stick to the bottom of the tray. Having the magnet positioned on the underside, will create a magnet field that extends through the tray to the topside. When used needles are placed in the tray, the handles which are attractive to the magnetic field will firmly be held in place. Once the treatment is done, you simply take the tray out of the utility bin bring it over to the Sharps container, pull the underside magnet, down and away from the tray to release the needles, then drop into the Sharps container. Warning do not slide the magnet off the bottom. Doing so, will pull the contaminated needles in the tray along with the magnet and potentially off the tray. We suggest practicing with some clean needles to get a feel for the method.

First, cut two 1” (3 cm) lengths of metal tape. Peel off the paper backing to reveal the glue side. Place one of the strips on one end of the underside of tray and center it in the middle and press firmly to adhere the metal to the stainless steel. Repeat with the second strip on the other end of the tray.

Place a flat rare earth magnet that is thin enough to not make the tray wobbly when it is resting in the bin.

When ready to discard the needles pull the magnet down and away from the underside.

Place the extra needle deep tray in the bin so that the magnets clip to the side.

Place the used needle tray in the bin beside the extra needle tray.

Place the second stainless steel tray in the remaining space. This tray will be for your pouch waste and your used tubes to be emptied into their respective recycling bin after the treatment is over.

Place the four Acubases on the front and back strips.

Take a new pouch of needles of the shorter needles, remove top and position in the Acuclip and attach to the front left Acubase. Then repeat with the remaining fours sizes of needles and arrange the two shorter needle pouches to clip on the front and the longer needle pouches to clip onto the back side.

Place your tubes for each size in the tube holder on the Acubase for each size of needle and now you are ready to start your day with your first patient.

After treatment, empty the needle tray, recycle the tubes and pouch waste. Then sanitize the trays with a wipe with alcohol swabs and return to bin, load up with extra needles and cotton swabs and away you go!