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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2020
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Michael Zollinger, Chelsea, MI (US);
Jacob C. Foor, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Chamara L. Gamhewage, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Brian Maclachlan, Norton Shores, MI (US);
Peter Laduke, Holland, MI (US);
Rachel Wallace, Monona, WI (US);
Michael Hammond, Monona, WI (US);
Fernando Erismann, Sacramento, CA (US);
Brooke Mason, Mattawan, MI (US);
Noah Needler, Mattawan, MI (US);
Michael Peterson, Richland, MI (US);
Caitlynn Roy, Portage, MI (US);
Grant Westphal, Delton, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A waste collection cart assembly for collecting waste material from a suction line during a medical procedure. The waste collection cart assembly includes a housing having a top portion defining a work surface. A waste container is coupled to the housing for collecting the waste material from the suction line. A manifold receiver defining an opening is coupled to the waste container. A manifold having a specimen trap is received within the opening of the manifold receiver. A vacuum source is coupled to the waste container. The vacuum source provides a vacuum on the waste container to draw the waste material from the suction line through the manifold and into the waste container. The specimen trap collects a specimen from the waste material while being drawn into the waste container. The specimen may be transferred to a specimen container disposed on the work surface.