US 11,911,192 B2
Medical cabinet and waste disposal container system
Anthony Christopher Lair, Milton, GA (US); and Matthew Dean Walker, Alpharetta, GA (US)
Assigned to Post Medical, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed by Post Medical, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/867,821.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/224,003, filed on Jul. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0026566 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B65F 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 50/36 (2016.01); A61B 90/92 (2016.01); B65F 1/14 (2006.01); A61B 50/10 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 50/362 (2016.02) [A61B 90/92 (2016.02); B65F 1/1431 (2013.01); A61B 2050/105 (2016.02); B65F 2210/148 (2013.01); B65F 2250/112 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a medical waste disposal container; and
a metal cabinet configured to house the medical waste disposal container; wherein the metal cabinet comprises:
a locking mechanism for controlled access into the metal cabinet; and
a cut-out in the metal cabinet for visualization of a portion of the medical waste disposal container; and
wherein:
a top panel of the metal cabinet defines an opening for disposal of medical waste into the medical waste disposal container;
a drop tube is positioned between the opening and an inlet of the medical waste disposal container, the drop tube angled in a range of 20 to 80 degrees relative to the opening of the top panel and configured to eliminate the risk of waste diversion and access into the medical waste disposal container; and
an outlet of the drop tube is positioned within the inlet of the medical waste disposal container.