Pharmaceutical waste container and lid
OwnerChristopher R. Brooks, Jamie Hoffinventors
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a reusable pharmaceutical waste container with a restrictive lid. In embodiments, as the amount of pharmaceutical waste increases to a pharmaceutical waste threshold, the pharmaceutical waste may interact with a flywheel to vertically move the axis of rotation of the flywheel from a first position to a second position. Responsive to the axis of rotation of the flywheel being vertically changed to the second position, a first of a plurality of fans of the flywheel may lock the restrictive lid, such that the restrictive lid may not open internally within the restrictive lid so no additional waste may be placed on any of the plurality of fans.
Claims20
A system for a disposing pharmaceutical waste, the system comprising:
- a pharmaceutical waste container configured to receive the pharmaceutical waste;
- a lid configured to be disposed over the pharmaceutical waste container;
- a restrictive door positioned on the lid, the restrictive door being configured to rotate inward, wherein responsive to the restrictive door opening inward the pharmaceutical waste can be inserted into the lid;
- a first slot positioned on a first side of the lid;
- a second slot positioned on a second side of the lid;
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- a flywheel with a first projection being configured to extend through the first slot and a second projection being configured to extend through the second slot, the flywheel being configured to be rotated responsive to the pharmaceutical waste being inserted into the lid.
A method for a disposing pharmaceutical waste, the method comprising:
- placing a lid over a pharmaceutical waste container;
- inserting the pharmaceutical waste into the lid by inwardly rotating a restrictive door positioned on the lid,
- positioning a first projection and a second position of a flywheel through a first slot and a second slot on the lid, wherein the first slot is positioned on a first side of the lid and the second slot is positioned on a second side of the lid;
- rotating the flywheel responsive to the pharmaceutical waste being inserted into the lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.