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Medical waste sorting system with container identification

  • US 7,303,082 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2006
  • Issued: 12/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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