Disposable container for mobile medical cart
AssigneeNeonatal Product Group, Inc.
InventorsScott Norman, Mark Petheram, Heather Fibuch-Townsend, Anthony Hash
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Abstract
A medical cart having a chassis with a plurality of wheels attached thereto; a plurality of drawers supported on the chassis; a temperature-regulated compartment in the chassis; a locking bar pivotally attached to the chassis; a headwall mount attached to the chassis; a display mounted on the chassis; and a positionable task light attached to the chassis. Each drawer includes a drawer lock shiftable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking bar is shiftable between a locked position and an unlocked position so that the locking bar serves as a secondary safety lock for all the drawers and the door of the temperature-regulated compartment.
Claims17
A disposable container for collecting, weighing, and disposing medical waste from a medical procedure, the disposable container comprising:
- an open-topped enclosure with a rigid planar floor that may be placed on a weigh scale;
- and
- a flexible, open-topped bag supported within and attached to the enclosure for collecting medical waste to be weighed by the weigh scale.
A disposable container for collecting, weighing, and disposing medical waste from a medical procedure, the disposable container comprising:
- a rigid enclosure that may be placed on a weigh scale, the enclosure comprising—
- a rectangular planar floor having opposed upper and lower surfaces, and
- four raised walls with lower edges attached to the floor and upper rims that together define an open-top;
- and
- a flexible bag supported within and attached to the enclosure for collecting medical waste to be weighed by the weigh scale, the bag comprising—
- a closed end attached to the floor of the enclosure,
- an upper end that defines an open-top, and
- an attachment mechanism for attaching the upper end to an object on which the weigh scale is supported so the bag shields the object from the medical waste as it is placed in the bag.
A disposable container for collecting, weighing, and disposing medical waste from a medical procedure, the disposable container comprising:
- a rigid enclosure that may be placed on a weigh scale that is supported on a mobile medical cart, the enclosure being formed of rigid corrugated plastic and comprising—
- a rectangular planar floor having opposed upper and lower surfaces,
- non-skid feet on the lower surface of the floor, and
- four raised walls extending upwardly from the floor with lower edges attached to the floor and upper rims that together define an open-top;
- and
- a flexible bag supported within and attached to the enclosure for collecting medical waste to be weighed by the weigh scale, the bag being formed of flexible polyethylene and comprising—
- a closed base attached to the floor of the enclosure,
- an upper end that defines an open-top,
- an attachment mechanism for attaching the upper end to a portion of the mobile medical cart so the bag shields the mobile medical cart from the medical waste as it is placed in the bag, and
- a closure mechanism for closing the open-top of the bag so as to contain the medical waste in the bag for safe disposal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.