WO2006084021A3 - System and method for sorting medical waste - Google Patents

System and method for sorting medical waste Download PDF

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WO2006084021A3
WO2006084021A3 PCT/US2006/003663 US2006003663W WO2006084021A3 WO 2006084021 A3 WO2006084021 A3 WO 2006084021A3 US 2006003663 W US2006003663 W US 2006003663W WO 2006084021 A3 WO2006084021 A3 WO 2006084021A3
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waste
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medical waste
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Scott R Mallett
Randall C Danta
James R Benson
Alan D Corey
Alan A Davidner
Peter Regla
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Vesta Medical Llc
Scott R Mallett
Randall C Danta
James R Benson
Alan D Corey
Alan A Davidner
Peter Regla
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/3412—Sorting according to other particular properties according to a code applied to the object which indicates a property of the object, e.g. quality class, contents or incorrect indication
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B50/10—Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B50/10—Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
    • A61B50/13—Trolleys, e.g. carts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B50/30—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
    • A61B50/36—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments for collecting or disposing of used articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C7/00—Sorting by hand only e.g. of mail
    • B07C7/005—Computer assisted manual sorting, e.g. for mail
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B50/10—Furniture specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
    • A61B50/18—Cupboards; Drawers therefor
    • A61B2050/185—Drawers

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Refuse Collection And Transfer (AREA)
  • Accommodation For Nursing Or Treatment Tables (AREA)
  • Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)

Abstract

A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of 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. In some embodiments, a detection system for determining a presence and/or a quantity of waste items within a container is also provided. In some embodiments, access to discarded waste items is restricted once the waste items have been placed in a container.
PCT/US2006/003663 2005-02-03 2006-02-02 System and method for sorting medical waste WO2006084021A2 (en)

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US64981905P 2005-02-03 2005-02-03
US60/649,819 2005-02-03
US67918705P 2005-05-09 2005-05-09
US60/679,187 2005-05-09
US71225605P 2005-08-29 2005-08-29
US60/712,256 2005-08-29
US74221205P 2005-12-02 2005-12-02
US60/742,212 2005-12-02

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WO2008033574A2 (en) 2006-09-13 2008-03-20 Clearcount Medical Solutions, Inc. Apparatus and methods for monitioring objects in a surgical field
CN103263297B (en) * 2013-05-21 2016-02-10 河南科技大学第一附属医院 Operating room defective work gathering-device

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US5415315A (en) * 1993-09-17 1995-05-16 Devon Industries, Inc. Closure lid to disposable container for holding and disposing of used medical sharps and other medical-surgical materials
US20010026359A1 (en) * 2000-04-04 2001-10-04 Coles Raymond Film carriers for printers and printers
US6425487B1 (en) * 1999-05-07 2002-07-30 Ncr Corporation Waste depository
US6663004B2 (en) * 2001-08-14 2003-12-16 Frederico Wagner Method and system for disposing of discarded items
US6759959B2 (en) * 2001-05-25 2004-07-06 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Waste segregation compliance system

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5415315A (en) * 1993-09-17 1995-05-16 Devon Industries, Inc. Closure lid to disposable container for holding and disposing of used medical sharps and other medical-surgical materials
US6425487B1 (en) * 1999-05-07 2002-07-30 Ncr Corporation Waste depository
US20010026359A1 (en) * 2000-04-04 2001-10-04 Coles Raymond Film carriers for printers and printers
US6759959B2 (en) * 2001-05-25 2004-07-06 Hill-Rom Services, Inc. Waste segregation compliance system
US6663004B2 (en) * 2001-08-14 2003-12-16 Frederico Wagner Method and system for disposing of discarded items

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