Stryker Corporation

Bryan Matthew Ulmer

Brian James VanDerWoude

Stephen Reiger Myers

Lucas Wade

Heather Benoit

Dennis B Meyer

Logan Castillo

Beau M Kidman

David A Maness

David M Goldenberg

Michael Peterson

Fazel Yavari

Brian VanderWoude

Dave A Maness

A waste disposal system for receiving pharmaceutical waste material including at least one of a solid phase pharmaceutical waste material and a liquid phase pharmaceutical waste material is provided. The waste receiver includes a receiver body defining an opening. The waster receiver further includes an inner surface defining a container volume in fluid communication with the opening, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The outer surface defines a lock passageway separate from the opening. The system further includes a bracket adapted to be secured to a fixed surface and a locking assembly coupled to the bracket and adapted to releasably secure the waste receiver to the fixed surface. The locking assembly includes a lock housing sized to be removably positioned at least partially within the lock passageway.

Waste disposal system and waste receiver for receiving and disposing of pharmaceutical waste material

A collapsible detection antenna to detect electromagnetic tags of surgical articles in an operating room includes an antenna assembly configured to detect the electromagnetic tags. The antenna assembly is configured to move between a deployed configuration and a collapsed configuration. In the deployed configuration, the antenna assembly forms an antenna loop configured to detect the electromagnetic tags. The antenna assembly has a greater detection range in the deployed configuration than in the collapsed configuration. The deployed configuration corresponds to a tuned shape of the antenna assembly sufficient to detect the electromagnetic tags in the deployed configuration.

Collapsible detection antenna for surgical articles

A waste disposal system with a waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material. A locking assembly is secured to a fixed surface and actuated from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration. A lock cylinder of the locking assembly may extend forward of a front wall of a receiver body of the waste receiver to engage a locking feature of the cover in the locked configuration. A cover retention feature may prevent axial decoupling of the cover from the receiver body. The receiver body may be formed from two shells. A reaction agent is positioned within the container volume and spaced apart from a bottom wall of the receiver body. The reaction agent may be positioned within the container volume between the lock passageway and/or a solid receiver volume, and opposing sidewalls of the receiver body. A support may maintain the position of the reaction agent within the container volume.

Waste receiver for receiving a pharmaceutical waste material

A personal protection system including a surgical garment that may be mounted to a helmet including an electrically powered assembly, such as a fan. The garment includes a shell adapted for being disposed over the helmet of the personal protection system. The garment also includes a transparent face shield coupled to the shell and an indicia, the indicia being an optically perceivable marking on the garment. The garment may also include a memory, the memory for storing data for regulating the operation of the electrically powered assembly mounted to the helmet. The helmet may also include a sensor for detecting the indicia to selectively allow the actuation of the electrically powered assembly based on the presence or absence of the indicia being positioned adjacent the sensor.

Protective surgical garment including a transparent face shield

A waste disposal system () with a waste receiver () for receiving pharmaceutical waste material. A locking assembly () is secured to a fixed surface and actuated from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration. A lock cylinder of the locking assembly may extend forward of a front wall () of a receiver body () of the waste receiver to engage a locking feature of a cover () in the locked configuration. A cover retention feature () may prevent axial decoupling of the cover from the receiver body. The receiver body may be formed from two shells (). A reaction agent () is positioned within the container volume and spaced apart from a bottom wall of the receiver body. The reaction agent may be positioned within the container volume between the lock passageway () and/or a solid receiver volume, and opposing sidewalls of the receiver body. A support may maintain the position of the reaction agent within the container volume.

Method of disposing of waste receiver, waste receiver for pharmaceutical waste and method of assembling the waste receiver

A head unit system for a head of a user, including a headpiece including a support structure shaped to be worn over the head. A shield mount attached to the support structure is arranged for supporting a face shield adjacent to the head. A headpiece connector is attached to the support structure and has a headpiece contact configured for electrical connection. A peripheral device provided for being secured to the headpiece for concurrent movement, the peripheral device having a device connector with a device contact configured for electrical connection. The device connector and the headpiece connector cooperate to releasably attach the peripheral device to the headpiece in a secured configuration with the respective headpiece contact and the device contact abutting in the secured configuration so as to facilitate electrical connection between the headpiece and the peripheral device.

Head unit system with connector for peripheral device

A waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material and adapted to be releasably secured to a fixed surface is disclosed. The waste receiver comprises a receiver body with a fluid absorber and a chemical composition disposed within the receiver body. The receiver body defines an opening for receiving the pharmaceutical waste material and comprises an inner surface defining a container volume in fluid communication with the opening, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface with the outer surface defining a lock passageway through the receiver body and a keyway comprising a portion of the lock passageway. The lock passageway is adapted to receive a locking assembly and the keyway is adapted to receive an engagement feature of the locking assembly to releasably secure the waste receiver to the locking assembly in a single orientation. The waste receiver also comprises a cover adapted to be coupled with the receiver body.

A collapsible detection antenna () to detect electromagnetic tags () of surgical articles () in an operating room () includes an antenna assembly () configured to detect the electromagnetic tags (). The antenna assembly () is configured to move between a deployed configuration and a collapsed configuration. In the deployed configuration, the antenna assembly forms an antenna loop () configured to detect the electromagnetic tags (). The antenna assembly () has a greater detection range in the deployed configuration than in the collapsed configuration. The deployed configuration corresponds to a tuned shape of the antenna assembly () sufficient to detect the electromagnetic tags () in the deployed configuration.

Pharmaceutical waste disposal assembly

A waste disposal system with a waste receiver for receiving pharmaceutical waste material. A locking assembly is secured to a fixed surface and actuated from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration. A lock cylinder of the locking assembly may extend forward of a front wall of a receiver body of the waste receiver to engage a locking feature of the cover in the locked configuration. A cover retention feature may prevent axial decoupling of the cover from the receiver body. An engagement feature is moved to be disengaged from the receiver body, and the receiver body is moved away from the fixed surface to disengage the locking assembly from the cover. The cover is decoupled from the cover retention feature, and coupled with the receiver body to seal the pharmaceutical waste material. The locking assembly may be removed from a lock passageway for disposal of the waste receiver.

A personal protection system including a surgical garment that may be mounted to a helmet including an electrically powered assembly, such as a fan. The garment includes a shell adapted for being disposed over the helmet of the personal protection system. The garment also includes a transparent face shield coupled to the shell and positioned so that, when the garment is disposed over the helmet, the face shield is located in front of the face of the individual. The garment may includes two fastening features spaced apart from one another for releasably securing the shell to the helmet and a conductor that extends between the two fastening features.

A personal protection system () including a helmet () to which a garment () is mounted. The helmet () includes an electrically powered assembly such as a fan (). At least one button () for regulating operation of the electrically powered assembly () is mounted to the face shield () of the garment (). The helmet () includes a detector () that is connected to and monitors the state of the button (). When the button () is depressed, the detector () sends a signal to a controller () that regulates the actuation of the electrically powered assembly. The controller () then sets the operating state of the assembly () so that the assembly () operates in the state desired by the individual wearing the personal protection system () based on the depression of the control button ().

Personal protection system including a hood with a transparent face shield and control buttons on the face shield

A head unit system () for a head () of a user (), including a headpiece () for being worn over the head () with a support structure () shaped to be worn over the head (). A shield mount () attached to the support structure () is arranged for supporting a face shield () adjacent to the head (). A headpiece connector () is attached to the support structure () and has a headpiece contact () configured for electrical connection. First and second peripheral devices are provided for being secured to the headpiece () for concurrent movement, and each respectively has a device connector () with a device contact () configured for electrical connection. The device connectors () and the headpiece connector () cooperate to releasably attach one of the respective peripheral devices to the headpiece () in a secured configuration () with the respective headpiece contact () and the device contact () abutting in the secured configuration () so as to facilitate electrical connection between the headpiece () and the secured peripheral device.

A personal protection system that includes a headband () to which a face shield () is mounted. A cooling strip () is mounted to the headband. The cooling strip includes at least one thermoelectric cooling module (). A draw strip () formed from a flexible thermally conductive material is also part of the cooling strip. The draw strip is bonded to the heat absorbing surface () of the thermoelectric cooling module and extends outwardly from the module. A biasing assembly () urges the portions of the draw strip spaced from the thermoelectric cooling module against the skin of the individual wearing the personal protection system.

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Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America

Bryan Matthew Ulmer