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United States Patent | 7,119,689 |
Mallett , et al. | October 10, 2006 |
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.
Inventors: | Mallett; Scott R. (Coto De Caza, CA), Danta; Randall C. (Tustin, CA), Regla; Peter (Placentia, CA), Corey; Alan D. (Newport Beach, CA), Davidner; Alan A. (Yorba Linda, CA) |
Assignee: |
Vesta Medical, LLC
(Tustin,
CA)
|
Appl. No.: | 10/945,223 |
Filed: | September 20, 2004 |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
60589118 | Jul., 2004 | ||||
60504170 | Sep., 2003 | ||||
Current U.S. Class: | 340/572.1 ; 209/583; 209/703; 209/930; 235/375; 235/383; 235/385; 235/435; 235/462.01; 340/3.1; 340/572.8; 705/2; 705/3; 705/308; 705/4 |
Current International Class: | G08B 13/14 (20060101) |
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