Apparatus for facilitating medical waste disposal
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1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of container compartments, each container compartment configured to receive a removable container;
a plurality of removable containers, wherein each of said removable containers comprises an opening;
a movable lid coupled with each of said removable containers;
wherein the removable containers are configured to be placed within the container compartments,wherein each of the removable containers is associated with at least one of a plurality of medical waste categories,wherein the movable lid is movable to an open position; and
wherein the movable lid is movable to a closed locked position;
a manual input device configured to receive information on a medical waste item;
a control system configured to classify said waste item based on the information received from the manual input device;
wherein the control system is further configured to assign the medical waste item to at least one medical waste category; and
wherein the control system is further configured to identify one of the removable containers based on the medical waste category;
wherein the control system is further configured to allow the movable lid coupled to the identified removable container to move to the open position; and
wherein the control system is further configured to lock the movable lid in a closed position.
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Abstract
A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and/or disposal of such items. In some embodiments, a system comprises sorting stations, each of which houses a number of disposable containers. Each station can identify an item of waste, determine the most appropriate container for the item, and facilitate disposal of the item in the appropriate container.
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of container compartments, each container compartment configured to receive a removable container; a plurality of removable containers, wherein each of said removable containers comprises an opening; a movable lid coupled with each of said removable containers; wherein the removable containers are configured to be placed within the container compartments, wherein each of the removable containers is associated with at least one of a plurality of medical waste categories, wherein the movable lid is movable to an open position; and wherein the movable lid is movable to a closed locked position; a manual input device configured to receive information on a medical waste item; a control system configured to classify said waste item based on the information received from the manual input device; wherein the control system is further configured to assign the medical waste item to at least one medical waste category; and wherein the control system is further configured to identify one of the removable containers based on the medical waste category; wherein the control system is further configured to allow the movable lid coupled to the identified removable container to move to the open position; and wherein the control system is further configured to lock the movable lid in a closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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