Medication cart drawer liner and method for using same to reduce nosocomial infections
OwnerRobin E. Hannan, Curtis A. Hannaninventors
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Abstract
In a medication cart apparatus housing a plurality of individual medication bins, the invention provides devices and a method for reducing the risk of nosocomial infection through the use of disposable bin liners. In some applications the bin liners may be color coded for a predetermined use or patient, compartmentalized with dividers, or customized with special labels. The disposable liners may have a tapered form so that multiple liners may be stored in a nested stack to minimize space requirements and to be loaded into a liner dispenser system.
Claims12
A liner for use in combination with a drawer in a medication storage apparatus comprising:
- a bottom wall, two side walls, an end wall and a front wall;
- and
- said liner being of a size and configuration to be disposed within and generally conform to the drawer of said medication cart.
A method for reducing nosocomial infection in a hospital or other medical patient care facility comprising:
- providing a medication storage device having one or more drawers for the storage and transporting of medications and/or medical treatment equipment;
- positioning a liner in said one or more drawers of said cart;
- placing medications and/or medical treatment equipment for an individual patient in a predesignated drawer of said cart having said liner disposed therein;
- transporting said medications and/or equipment to said individual patient;
- and
- periodically removing said liner and positioning a new liner within said drawer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.