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Apparatus for facilitating medical waste disposal

  • US 20060200365A1
  • Filed: 05/03/2006
  • Published: 09/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a plurality of containers of different types, each container type corresponding to a category of medical waste;

    wherein each container comprises a machine-readable key configured to indicate the container'"'"'s type to a sorting machine, wherein each container comprises an automatically-operable gate configured to selectively occlude and reveal an opening of the container, and wherein said gate is configured to automatically lock.

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