Patent ID: 9711033
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61G,B62B,B65F,G08B

Claim:
1. A portable cart for containing medical waste, the cart including: a mobile base, said base configured to hold a container capable of receiving waste; a frame attached to said base that is located above said base, said frame having an outer surface and an opening, the frame opening positioned above an open end of the container so that waste is disposed into the container through the frame opening; a sensor mounted to said frame that detects if metal is passed through the frame opening and that asserts a sensor signal when metal is passed through the frame opening, wherein said sensor generates the sensor signal so that the sensor signal varies as a function of the amount of metal passed through the frame opening; a light alarm connected to said base or said frame; and an audible alarm connected to said base or said frame; a processor attached to said cart, said processor being configured to: