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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2020
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
David A. Maness, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A pharmaceutical waste disposal assembly includes a fluid receiver body for receiving fluid pharmaceutical waste, said fluid receiver body may comprise a material that is clear, opaque, or otherwise see-through and having a capacity. The assembly also includes a first reaction agent positioned within the fluid receiver body, the fluid pharmaceutical waste contacting the first reaction agent to change the fluid pharmaceutical waste in one of a chemical and physical manner so that the fluid pharmaceutical waste is rendered unrecoverable. The assembly also includes a fluid absorber positioned within said fluid receiver body, said fluid absorber configured to absorb and retain fluid pharmaceutical waste deposited in said fluid receiver body. The assembly also includes a moisture-sensitive visual indicator that changes color when fluid pharmaceutical waste deposited in said fluid receiver body has reached a predetermined percentage of said capacity of said fluid receiver body.