EP1539580A4
Method and apparatus for disposing of liquid surgical waste for protection of healthcare workers
Abstract
An improved method for measuring and automatically disposing of infectious waste generated during and after surgical and clinical procedures is provided. The infectious waste removal device includes a suction source, a method for pressure verification, separation chamber for isolating fluids, containment reservoir, measurement chamber for determining fluid received, an information source for such fluid volumes, a quantitative method for calculating fluid dynamics, a post use cleaning method, and other attributes for use by the surgical team or healthcare staff in order to minimize health care worker handling of said infectious waste and to limit their possible exposure.
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| US4957491A | Cites | United States of America | – | Search report | – |
| EP1060752A | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | – | – | – |
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| WO2004018295B1 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | B1 | |
| EP1539580A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| US2005209585A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| EP1539580A4This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A4 | |
| EP1539580B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| AT358628T | Austria | T | |
| ATE358628T1 | Austria | T1 | |
| DE60313000D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| ES2285243T3 | Spain | T3 | |
| DE60313000T2 | Germany | T2 | |
| US7469727B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| US2009076470A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| US2009216205A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
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| US8123731B2 | United States of America | B2 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1539580
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1539580
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1539580
- Application
- 3793031
- Application, DOCDB
- 03793031
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20030793031
Titles3
- German
- VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ENTSORGUNG VON FLÜSSIGEM CHIRURGISCHEM ABFALL FÜR DEN GESUNDHEITSSCHUTZ VON PERSONAL
- English
- METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPOSING OF LIQUID SURGICAL WASTE FOR PROTECTION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS
- French
- PROCEDE ET APPAREIL D'ELIMINATION DES DECHETS CHIRURGICAUX LIQUIDES DESTINES A PROTEGER LES TRAVAILLEURS DE LA SANTE
Classification
- CPC, 6
- G01F3/38
- A61L11/00
- A61M2205/3393
- A61M2209/082
- A61M1/78
- A61M1/60
- IPC, 4
- A61L11 00
- A61M1 00
- B09B3 00
- G01F3 38
Designated states1
- Contracting states, 1
- Türkiye