Medical waste sorting system with container identification
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1. A waste 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 associated 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 position;
a waste item identification device configured to receive information regarding a medical waste item;
a control system configured to assign the medical waste item to a medical waste category, wherein said assignment is based on the information obtained from the waste item identification device and medical waste item classification information;
wherein the control system is further configured to identify one of removable containers based on the medical waste category;
wherein the control system is further configured to allow the movable lid associated with the identified removable container to move to the open position; and
at least one of said removable containers comprising at least one of a color or a pattern;
and wherein the control system is configured to automatically determine the waste category associated with the container based on said color or pattern.
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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 waste 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 associated 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 position; a waste item identification device configured to receive information regarding a medical waste item; a control system configured to assign the medical waste item to a medical waste category, wherein said assignment is based on the information obtained from the waste item identification device and medical waste item classification information; wherein the control system is further configured to identify one of removable containers based on the medical waste category; wherein the control system is further configured to allow the movable lid associated with the identified removable container to move to the open position; and at least one of said removable containers comprising at least one of a color or a pattern; and wherein the control system is configured to automatically determine the waste category associated with the container based on said color or pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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