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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2009
Charles G. Hwang, Wellesley, MA (US);
Joshua D. Horvath, Sparta, NJ (US);
Christopher Schlenk, Morristown, NJ (US);
Roman Tunkel, Arlington, MA (US);
Zenia Zaveri, New York, NY (US);
Charles G. Hwang, Wellesley, MA (US);
Joshua D. Horvath, Sparta, NJ (US);
Christopher Schlenk, Morristown, NJ (US);
Roman Tunkel, Arlington, MA (US);
Zenia Zaveri, New York, NY (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A shipping container integrates a sharps disposal container with a new product storage container for shipping. The storage container stores new product. A sharps disposal container receives used sharps. One of the storage container and the sharps disposal container is disposed within the other of the storage container and the sharps disposal container for shipping. A lid is adapted to be connected to the outermost container of the sharps disposal container and the storage container for shipping and to a top of the sharps disposal container for receiving used sharps.