AUTONOMOUS WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL WASTE

    公开(公告)号:EP3978041A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-06

    申请号:EP21205926.5

    申请日:2018-10-23

    IPC分类号: A61M1/00 G05D1/02 B60L53/36

    摘要: An autonomous medical waste collection system comprises a disposal station, and an autonomous medical waste collection assembly. The disposal station includes a housing and a coupler. The coupler is coupled to the housing. The autonomous medical waste collection assembly includes a base, wheels, a waste collection unit, a counterposing coupler, and a controller. The base is adapted to be positioned near a patient. The wheels are coupled to the base. At least one of the wheels is powered to move the base along a floor surface. The waste collection unit is coupled to the base for receiving medical waste from the patient. The waste collection unit includes a canister and a suction pump. The canister is for holding the medical waste. The suction pump is in fluid communication with the canister and configured to draw a suction on the canister. The counterposing coupler is coupled to the base. The counterposing coupler is adapted to be removably coupled with the coupler of the disposal station. The controller is operable to initiate a waste disposal protocol. The waste disposal protocol includes transmitting a movement signal to the powered wheel for automatically moving the autonomous medical waste collection assembly away from the patient to the disposal station such that the coupler couples with the counterposing coupler to provide a connection between the autonomous medical waste collection assembly and the disposal station.