Patent ID: 9549784
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B,B65G,G08B

Claim:
1. A pneumatic tube system that disposes sharps in a medical environment without a dedicated carrier, comprising: a plurality of sending stations each comprising a housing having a first opening on its front face for receiving sharps and a second opening in communication with pneumatic tubing for transporting the sharps from the sending station; a receiving station routably connected to the plurality of sending stations via the pneumatic tubing, wherein the receiving station comprises a receiving container configured for storing sharps received via multiple deliveries; and a pump configured for creating a pressure differentiation within the pneumatic tubing for transmitting the sharps from one of the sending stations to the receiving station, wherein the pump comprises an in-line pump connected to a compressed air source configured for creating a positive pressure at an outlet of the in-line pump.