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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2021
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Matthew Oshinski, Oak Ridge, NJ (US);
Ashley Rachel Rothenberg, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A medical waste tracking device may include a housing including an opening configured to receive a medical device and a package for the medical device and/or a sensor configured to determine first identifying information from the package for the medical device and second identifying information from the medical device. One or more processors may be programmed and/or configured to determine, based on the first identifying information, that the medical device is in use; and determine, based on the second identifying information, that the medical device is not in use.