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US 4,886,164 AGranted
Containers for medical waste
AssigneeEnviro Med, Inc.
InventorsIsrael M. Stein, Alan S. Goodman, Richard Romanow
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AssigneeEnviro Med, Inc.
InventorsIsrael M. Stein, Alan S. Goodman, Richard Romanow
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Containers suitable for storage and transport of regulated medical waste, including sharps and solid and semi-solid waste, which is disposable with the waste as by incineration, are provided by low cost paper, preferably corrugated paper, boxes having inserts which provide a mouth through which the waste items may be inserted. The insert has side walls which are attached to the side walls of the box near the top thereof. The insert has notches in the side walls along its bottom. A cover panel having tabs with spacing complimentary to the spacing of the notches is placed in the box upon the bottom of the insert with the tabs in the notches. The box may be lined with a plastic bag to provide leak resistance. The bag extends between the side walls of the insert and the side walls of the box and above the top of the box. The cover may also have a sleeve of flexible plastic material. To close the container, the plastic bag is tucked in so that it lies above the bottom of the insert. When the cover panel is placed in the insert, a seal is formed. Because of the notches, the insert is difficult to remove and any tampering becomes visible because of damage to the notches or tabs. For large solid or semi-solid waste items, the insert mouth is provided by providing a closure flap with part of the insert. A fold across the bottom of the insert and slits in the side walls extend upwardly, the entire height of the side walls at opposite ends of the fold. The side walls on one side of the slits are connected, as by stapling to the side walls of the box. Then the other side of the insert is pivotal providing the flap.
A container for medical waste which comprises a box having a closed bottom and side walls extending upwardly to an open top, an insert having a bottom with side walls complimentary in shape to the side walls of said box in the region of said box which is adjacent to the top thereof, said insert being disposed within said box at the top thereof with said bottom of said insert spaced from said top, said bottom of said insert having a mouth for receiving items of medical waste, said side walls of said insert having a plurality of notches therein in spaced relationship with each other and disposed along said bottom of said insert where said side walls of said insert meets that bottom of said insert, and a cover panel having edges, tabs extending from said edges and disposed in the same spaced relationship as said notches, said cover panel being disposed on said bottom of said insert closing and locking said mouth with said tabs in said notches in order to close and lock said container.
A container for medical waste which comprises a box having a closed bottom, an open top and side walls extending from said bottom to said top and having edges defining the perimeter of said open top, an insert having a bottom and side walls of the same shape as said perimeter, said side walls of said insert having top edges, said bottom of said insert having a fold there across, slits in said side walls of said insert extending from said bottom to said top edges thereof to define first and second parts of said inserts on opposite sides of said fold and slits, said insert's side walls of said first part being attached to said box's side walls and said second part being pivotal as a flap between closed position and open position to provide a mouth for the insertion of items of medical waste, said side walls of said insert's second part bearing against said box's side walls to close said mouth and temporarily close said container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.