# US 11,110,312 B2 · Medication disposal apparatus and methods of manufacture and use

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- Number: US 11,110,312 B2
- Document ID: US11110312B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/970,623
- Filed: 2018-05-03
- Published: 2019-11-07
- Granted: 2021-09-07
- Earliest claimed: 2018-05-03
- Assignees: Surgical Device Innovations, LLC
- Applicants: Surgical Device Innovations, LLC
- Inventors: Jorge Casas-Ganem; Joshua Haney
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11110312B2

## CPC

- A62D 3/33: by chemical fixing the harmful substance, e.g. by chelation or complexation
- B02C 19/0075: {specially adapted for disintegrating medical waste (sterilisation of refuse A61L11/00; disposal of medical waste B09B3/00)}
- B09B 3/00: Destroying solid waste or transforming solid waste into something useful or harmless
- B09B 3/35: Shredding, crushing or cutting
- B09B 3/70: Chemical treatment, e.g. pH adjustment or oxidation (involving an extraction step B09B3/80)
- A62D 2203/10: Apparatus specially adapted for treating harmful chemical agents; Details thereof
- B02C 4/02: with two or more rollers
- B09B 2101/65: Medical waste
- A62D: CHEMICAL MEANS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES OR FOR COMBATING OR PROTECTING AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICAL AGENTS; CHEMICAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN BREATHING APPARATUS
- B02C: CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN ({household tools and machines for pulverising foodstuffs, e.g. coffee and spice mills A47J42/00; pharmaceutical mortars A61J3/02; mechanical processing of refuse and garbage B03B9/06; dressing mould materials by grinding B22C5/04}; obtaining metallic powder by crushing, grinding or milling B22F9/04; {recovery of plastics by disintegrating B29B17/00; crushing raw materials in starch making C08B30/02; beaters for papermaking D21D1/02; crushing devices specially for transport in mines E21F13/002; slag crushing devices F23J1/00; fuel milling devices in combustion apparatus F23K1/00; household devices for crushing coal F24B15/02; ice disintegrating devices F25C5/02})
- B09B: DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A medication disposal apparatus and method of use with multiple stages of conversion operable to render a controlled substance useless.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A medication disposal apparatus comprising:
a collection chamber operable to receive a medication having an active agent;
a first converter housed in the collection chamber, the first converter operable to (i) receive the medication from the collection chamber, and (ii) convert the medication into a plurality of particles;
a reservoir fastened to the collection chamber; and
a second converter housed in the reservoir, the second converter operable to (i) receive the plurality of particles from the first converter, and (ii) deactivate the active agent.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The medication disposal apparatus of claim 1, wherein,
the medication is a tablet or a pill containing a controlled substance.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The medication disposal apparatus of claim 1, wherein,
the collection chamber includes a receiver having a one-way opening operable to receive the medication in the collection chamber and to impede the medication from exiting the collection chamber through the receiver.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The medication disposal apparatus of claim 1, wherein,
the collection chamber includes a funnel operable to direct the medication toward the first converter.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The medication disposal apparatus of claim 1, wherein,
the first converter is a grinder having a plurality of rollers operable to convert the medication into the plurality of particles.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The medication disposal apparatus of claim 1, further comprising,
a fastener operable to removably secure the reservoir to the collection chamber.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The medication disposal apparatus of claim 6, wherein,
the first converter includes a motor powered by a power source, and
the fastener includes a disconnect switch operable to disconnect power to the motor from the power source if the collection chamber is disconnected from the reservoir.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The medication disposal apparatus of claim 1, wherein,
the second converter is a fluid operable to deactivate the active agent.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The medication disposal apparatus of claim 8, wherein,
the fluid is a chemical digestion solution containing activated charcoal operable to deactivate the active agent.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The medication disposal apparatus of claim 8, wherein,
the reservoir includes a spill resistant cover to prevent the plurality of particles and the fluid from entering the collection chamber from the reservoir.