Shipping and aggregation system for medical sharps
AssigneeUltimed, Inc.
InventorsThomas E. Erickson, James J. Erickson, Thomas Sauro
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a container for shipping, storing, dispensing, and receiving units for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps, wherein the container includes a plurality of compartments, said compartments each being capable of containing one unit for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps and to a method of using said container to store, dispense, receive, and ship said units.
Claims30
A storing, dispensing, and receiving container for units for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps comprising:
- an outer container further comprising:
- a plurality of compartments, said compartments each being capable of containing one unit for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps,
- wherein the container is adapted to store and dispense units containing unused sharps;
- and
- wherein the container is adapted to receive and store units containing used medical sharps,
- further wherein the container is adapted to differentiate units containing unused sharps from units containing used sharps.
A system for distributing and dispensing unused sharps and returning used sharps comprising:
- a plurality of units for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps;
- a container for the plurality of units for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps, said container including a plurality of compartments, each compartment being capable of containing one unit for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps,
- further wherein the container is adapted to differentiate units containing unused sharps from units containing used sharps;
- a primary container capable of receiving and sealably containing the plurality of units;
- and
- a secondary container capable of receiving and sealably containing the primary container.
A method of distributing unused medical sharps and collecting used medical sharps comprising:
- providing a plurality of units for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps;
- providing a container for the plurality of units for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps, said container including a plurality of compartments, each compartment being capable of containing one unit for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps;
- inserting a unit for storing, dispensing, and receiving medical sharps into at least one compartment of the container;
- distributing the container containing the plurality of units;
- dispensing a unit containing unused medical sharps from the container;
- receiving a unit containing used medical sharps;
- inserting a unit containing used medical sharps into the container;
- sealing the container;
- sealing the container within a secondary container;
- and
- shipping the sealed container and secondary container containing a plurality of units containing used medical sharps to a facility for destruction of the used medical sharps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.