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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Stryker Combo L.l.c., Bingham Farms, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael T. McElhinny, Port Vue, PA (US);
Steven J. Fleck, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Joshua J. Hill, Hubbard, OH (US);
Assignee:
STRYKER COMBO L.L.C., Bingham Farms, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/0288 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for counting sharps returned to a container. An example method of counting sharps returned to a container having at least two layers of penetrable conductive material includes periodically checking a plurality of circuits formed by the first and second layers of material to determine if each circuit is open or closed, and keeping a count of the number of closed circuits.