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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2009
John C. Japuntich, Harvard, IL (US);
Mark Brian Finnestad, Huntley, IL (US);
Anton M. Smudde, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
John C. Japuntich, Harvard, IL (US);
Mark Brian Finnestad, Huntley, IL (US);
Anton M. Smudde, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Covidien AG, , CH;
Abstract
A kit for medical waste disposal comprising a plurality of containers; a hood assembly configured to substantially cover an open end of a respective one said containers, the hood assembly defining a passage through which medical waste can be passed to the open end of said container; and a plurality of lids, separate from the hood assembly, each configured to be placed over an open end of a respective container and to substantially close the open end of said container when said container is at least partially filled with medical waste; each of said containers being configured for separation from the hood assembly for disposal.