User interlock for a medical waste fluid collection and disposal system

A medical waste fluid collection cart including a graphical user interface for allowing a user to operate or monitor one or more functions of the medical waste fluid collection cart, the medical waste fluid collection cart comprising:

• at least one fluid collection cylinder;
• a manifold configured to allow for fluid transfer into and/or out of the at least one fluid collection cylinder;
• a suction tube in fluid communication with the at least one fluid collection cylinder, the suction tube for providing a fluid path to the at least one fluid collection cylinder for medical waste fluid;
• a vacuum port in fluid communication with the at least one fluid collection cylinder, the vacuum port configured to connect the at least one fluid collection cylinder to a vacuum source to provide a vacuum level in the fluid collection cylinder for use in collecting a medical waste fluid, wherein the vacuum level in the at least one fluid collection cylinder is adjustable;
• a controller for controlling one or more functions of the medical waste fluid collection cart including providing a selector to select the vacuum level provided in the suction tube, and providing one or more warnings to a user regarding operation of the medical waste fluid collection cart;
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• a graphical user interface communicatively coupled to the controller, the graphical user interface configured to allow a user to monitor and/or control one or more functions of the medical waste fluid collection cart, wherein the graphical user interface includes at least one user confirmation screen prompting the user to confirm receipt of the one or more warnings.