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Medical disposables containers

US7971715B1 · kind B1 · utility

16Cited by

11References

4Claims

0Family size

Assignee

DeRoyal Industries, Inc. · US

Inventors

Craig Fernandes · Knoxville, US
Terry B. Kehne · Arab, US
Gary Peters · Knoxville, US
William G. Pittman · Seattle, US
E. Steven Ward · Knoxville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2004
Grant date	Jul 5, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 17, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M5/3205
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A disposal system including a container having a door movable between a first position and a second position for introducing material to be disposed into the container, and a sensing system operatively associated with the container to sense the position of the door and to generate an alarm signal in response to a predetermined position of the door.

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