Medical waste storage cart

By designing a medical waste collection vehicle, the problem of inconvenient classification and storage of medical waste has been solved. It enables the classified storage of household waste, vials, ampoules, cotton swabs, gauze, and needles, improving storage efficiency and safety, and facilitating implementation and management.

CN224410330UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-26南昌大学第一附属医院

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
南昌大学第一附属医院
Filing Date
2025-06-05
Publication Date
2026-06-26

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

In the current technology, the classification and storage of medical waste is not convenient enough. In particular, the collection of household waste, vials, ampoules, syringes, needles and infectious waste is difficult to classify effectively, which poses safety hazards and management inconvenience.

Method used

A medical waste collection cart was designed, comprising a general waste bin, a spare materials bin, a side waste bin, an infectious waste bin, and a sharps container holder, which are used to collect general waste, vials, ampoules, cotton swabs, gauze, and needles, respectively. Casters facilitate pushing, and a connecting mechanism enables flexible connection and disassembly of each bin.

Benefits of technology

It enables the classified storage of medical waste, improves storage efficiency, ensures safety, facilitates implementation and management, avoids waste leakage, and meets the storage needs of different types of medical waste.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to medical equipment technical field especially, and more particularly to a kind of medical waste storage trolley, including domestic garbage bin, spare material box, side garbage bin, infection garbage bin and sharp instrument box fixing frame, the domestic garbage bin is hollow rectangular structure with top opening, the top of the spare material box is connected with the bottom of the domestic garbage bin, the spare material box is hollow rectangular structure, square hole is equipped in the middle of its front and back wall, the bottom four corners of the spare material box are equipped with trundle.The utility model can store westlin bottle and ampoule bottle by side garbage bin, infection garbage can be stored after infection garbage such as cotton swab and gauze by infection garbage bin, by setting sharp instrument box fixing frame, sharp instrument box can be fixed on its round hole, it is convenient to store needle and other sharp instruments, to realize the needs of various medical waste classification storage.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of medical equipment technology, and in particular to a medical waste collection vehicle. Background Technology

[0002] The sorting and storage of medical waste is an important measure for the effective management of medical waste, prevention of disease transmission, and environmental protection. In the daily work of nurses, medical waste that often needs to be handled includes household waste, vials, ampoules, syringes, needles, and infectious waste. The above-mentioned medical waste needs to be sorted and stored separately, so corresponding storage spaces need to be set up on the collection cart.

[0003] Based on the above problems, this utility model proposes a medical waste collection vehicle. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology and provide a medical waste collection cart. It features a general waste bin for collecting general household waste, a side waste bin for collecting vials and ampoules, an infectious waste bin for collecting used cotton swabs, gauze, and other infectious waste, a sharps box holder for securing the sharps box to its round hole for storing needles and other sharps, and a spare materials bin for storing spare medical materials. This fulfills the need for classified collection of various medical wastes. Casters are installed at the bottom of the spare materials bin for easy pushing of the cart.

[0005] To achieve the objective of this utility model, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows:

[0006] This utility model discloses a medical waste collection cart, including a general waste bin, a spare material bin, a side waste bin, an infectious waste bin, and a sharps container holder. The general waste bin is a hollow rectangular structure with an open top. The top of the spare material bin is connected to the bottom of the general waste bin. The spare material bin is also a hollow rectangular structure with square holes in the middle of its front and rear walls. Casters are provided at the four corners of the bottom of the spare material bin. The side waste bin and the infectious waste bin are hollow square structures with open tops. The side waste bin has side hooks on the upper part of one outer wall for hanging on the top of the two side walls of the general waste bin. The infectious waste bin has front hooks on the upper part of the rear outer wall for hanging on the top of the front wall of the general waste bin. The sharps container holder is a square structure with a round hole in the middle for fixing the sharps container. The side hooks are provided on both sides of the inner wall of the sharps container holder.

[0007] The outer edge of the household waste bin is provided with a household waste inner liner. The household waste inner liner includes a fixed frame and an inner liner. The fixed frame has a square frame structure and an insertion slot in the middle of its bottom for insertion into the top edge of the household waste bin. The inner liner has a hollow square structure with an open top. The outer edge of the top of the inner liner is connected to the inner bottom of the fixed frame.

[0008] The two side hooks are inverted "L" shaped structures composed of a first horizontal plate and a first vertical plate. The top front and rear ends of the two side walls of the domestic waste liner are respectively provided with first horizontal grooves for placing the first horizontal plate. The front hook is an inverted "L" shaped structure composed of a second horizontal plate and a second vertical plate. The top of the front wall of the domestic waste liner is provided with a second horizontal groove for placing the second horizontal plate.

[0009] The top of the inner liner of the domestic waste container is provided with a cover plate that matches the cross-sectional shape of its outer wall. The rear end of the lower surface of the cover plate is hinged to the upper rear wall of the inner liner of the domestic waste container by a hinge.

[0010] Several intermediate material boxes are connected between the spare material box and the household waste box. The intermediate material boxes are the same as the spare material boxes. The top of the two side walls of the intermediate material boxes are connected to the bottom of the two side walls of the household waste box, and the bottom of the two side walls of the intermediate material boxes are connected to the top of the two side walls of the spare material boxes through a connecting mechanism.

[0011] The connecting mechanism includes two identical connecting units, which are respectively fixed to the bottom of the two side walls of the intermediate material box and the top of the two side walls of the spare material box. The two connecting units are symmetrically arranged about the midpoint of the connection. Each connecting unit includes a base, an arc block, an outer guide ring, an inner guide ring, and a lever. The base has a square structure with an arc hole in its center that matches the shape of the arc block. The inner guide ring is connected to the side wall of the arc block, and the inner wall of the inner guide ring is flush with the inner wall of the arc block. The thickness of the inner guide ring is less than the thickness of the arc block. The outer guide ring is connected to the side wall of the guide ring. The inner wall of the outer guide ring is flush with the inner wall of the inner guide ring. The thickness of the outer guide ring is less than the thickness of the arc block, and the thickness of the outer guide ring is greater than the thickness of the inner guide ring. The inner wall of the base is provided with an inner guide groove for the rotation of the inner guide ring and an outer guide groove for the rotation of the outer guide ring. The outer guide groove is connected to the arc hole through the inner guide groove. The top of the base is provided with a groove for the rotation of the lever. The bottom of the groove is connected to the outer guide groove. The bottom end of the lever passes through the groove and is connected to the side wall of the outer guide ring.

[0012] The front wall of the waste bin is equipped with a push handle. The push handle has a "U" shape and its two ends are connected to the two sides of the front wall of the waste bin. The distance between the two ends of the push handle is greater than the width of the waste bin.

[0013] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0014] This utility model can store vials and ampoules through a side waste bin, collect used cotton swabs, gauze and other infectious waste through an infectious waste bin, fix sharps box to its round hole through a sharps box fixing bracket for easy storage of needles and other sharps, and place spare materials box for easy storage of spare medical materials, thus meeting the needs of various medical waste classification and storage. Casters are provided at the bottom of the spare materials box to facilitate the pushing of the collection cart.

[0015] This utility model features an inner liner for storing household waste. When household waste needs to be disposed of, the inner liner can be removed directly to empty the waste. An insertion slot at the top of the outer edge of the waste bin facilitates the fixing of the frame.

[0016] When medical waste collection is completed and the collection cart needs to be pushed to the unified waste recycling point, the cover plate can be closed to prevent household waste, including paper, from floating out of the garbage bin. When the cover plate is closed, it can press on the top of the first and second horizontal plates to prevent unnecessary accidents that could cause the side hooks and front hooks to detach from the top of the garbage bin. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a top view of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Sectional view along AA;

[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A magnified view of a portion of the image;

[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 2 A cross-sectional view along BB;

[0022] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A magnified view of a portion of the image;

[0023] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the connection mechanism in this utility model when it is unlocked;

[0024] Figure 8 This is a cross-sectional view of the connecting mechanism in this utility model when it is unlocked;

[0025] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the connection mechanism in this utility model during connection.

[0026] In the attached diagram, 1 is a household waste bin, 2 is a spare material bin, 3 is a side waste bin, 4 is a contaminated waste bin, 5 is a household waste inner liner, 6 is a sharps box holder, 7 is a middle material bin, 8 is a connecting mechanism, 9 is a push handle, 21 is a square hole, 22 is a caster, 31 is a side hook, 41 is a front hook, 51 is an insertion slot, 52 is a first transverse slot, 53 is a second transverse slot, 54 is a cover plate, 55 is a fixing frame, 56 is an inner liner, 81 is a base, 82 is an arc block, 83 is an outer guide ring, 84 is an inner guide ring, 85 is a lever, 86 is an arc hole, 87 is an inner guide slot, 88 is an outer guide slot, 89 is a lever, 311 is a first transverse plate, 312 is a first longitudinal plate, 411 is a second transverse plate, and 412 is a second transverse plate. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The present invention will be further described below:

[0028] Please see Figure 1-9 ,

[0029] This utility model discloses a medical waste collection cart, including a general waste bin 1, a spare material bin 2, a side waste bin 3, an infectious waste bin 4, and a sharps container fixing bracket 6. The general waste bin 1 is a hollow rectangular structure with an open top. The top of the spare material bin 2 is connected to the bottom of the general waste bin 1. The spare material bin 2 is a hollow rectangular structure with square holes 21 in the middle of its front and rear walls. Casters 22 are provided at the four corners of the bottom of the spare material bin 2. The side waste bin 3 and the infectious waste bin 4 are hollow square structures with open tops. The upper side wall of the side waste bin 3 is provided with side hooks 31 for hanging on the top of the two side walls of the general waste bin 1. The upper side wall of the infectious waste bin 4 is provided with side hooks 31 for hanging on the top of the two side walls of the general waste bin 1. A front hook 41 is provided for hanging on the top of the front wall of the household waste bin 1; the sharps box fixing frame 6 has a square structure, with a round hole 61 in the middle for fixing the sharps box, and side hooks 31 are provided on both sides of the inner wall of the sharps box fixing frame 6. The side waste bin 3 can be used to store vials and ampoules, and the infectious waste bin 4 can be used to store used cotton swabs, gauze and other infectious waste. The sharps box fixing frame 6 can fix the sharps box on its round hole 61 for easy storage of needles and other sharps. The spare materials box 2 can be used to store spare medical materials, thereby meeting the needs of sorting and storing various medical wastes. Casters are provided at the bottom of the spare materials box 2 to facilitate the pushing of the collection cart.

[0030] Furthermore, the top of the outer edge of the garbage bin 1 is provided with a garbage liner 5. The garbage liner 5 includes a fixing frame 55 and an inner liner 56. The fixing frame 55 has a square frame structure and an insertion slot 51 for inserting the top of the outer edge of the garbage bin 1 into the middle of its bottom. The inner liner 56 has a hollow square structure with an open top. The outer edge of the top of the inner liner 56 is connected to the inner bottom of the fixing frame 55. By providing the garbage liner 5, it is convenient to store garbage in the inner liner 56. When it is necessary to dispose of garbage, the garbage liner 5 can be taken out directly and the garbage can be poured out. The insertion slot 51 inserted into the top of the outer edge of the garbage bin 1 facilitates the fixation of the fixing frame 55.

[0031] Furthermore, the two side hooks 31 are inverted "L" shaped structures composed of a first transverse plate 311 and a first longitudinal plate 312. The front and rear ends of the top of the two side walls of the domestic waste liner 5 are respectively provided with first transverse grooves 52 for placing the first transverse plate 311. The front hook 41 is an inverted "L" shaped structure composed of a second transverse plate 411 and a second longitudinal plate 412. The top of the front wall of the domestic waste liner 5 is provided with a second transverse groove 53 for placing the second transverse plate 411. By setting the first transverse groove 52 and the second transverse groove 53 to fix the first transverse plate 311 and the second transverse plate 411, it can be ensured that the side garbage bin 3, the contaminated garbage bin 4 and the sharps box fixing bracket 6 will not slide on the top of the domestic waste liner 5.

[0032] Furthermore, the top of the waste container 5 is provided with a cover plate 54 that matches the cross-sectional shape of its outer wall. The rear end of the lower surface of the cover plate 54 is hinged to the upper rear wall of the waste container 5. When the medical waste collection is completed and the collection cart needs to be pushed to the waste recycling point, the cover plate 54 can be closed to prevent the waste, including paper, in the waste container 1 from floating out. When the cover plate 54 is closed, it can press on the top of the first horizontal plate 311 and the second horizontal plate 411 to prevent unnecessary accidents that could cause the side hooks 31 and the front hooks 41 to detach from the top of the waste container 5.

[0033] Furthermore, several intermediate material boxes 7 are connected between the spare material box 2 and the household waste box 1. The intermediate material boxes 7 are the same as the spare material box 2. The top of the two side walls of the intermediate material box 7 are connected to the bottom of the two side walls of the household waste box 1, and the bottom of the two side walls of the intermediate material box 7 are connected to the top of the two side walls of the spare material box 2 through a connecting mechanism 8. The number of intermediate material boxes 7 can be increased or decreased according to actual needs to meet the reserve requirements. The connecting mechanism 8 allows for quick connection, and the installation and disassembly are very convenient.

[0034] Furthermore, the connecting mechanism 8 includes two identical connecting units, which are respectively fixed to the bottom of the two side walls of the intermediate material box 7 and the top of the two side walls of the spare material box 2. The two connecting units are symmetrically arranged about the midpoint of the connection. Each connecting unit includes a base 81, an arc block 82, an outer guide ring 83, an inner guide ring 84, and a lever 85. The base 81 has a square structure, with an arc hole 86 in its center that matches the shape of the arc block 82. The inner guide ring 84 is connected to the side wall of the arc block 82, and the inner wall of the inner guide ring 84 is flush with the inner wall of the arc block 82. The thickness of the inner guide ring 84 is less than the thickness of the arc block 82. The outer guide ring 83 is connected to the side wall of the inner guide ring 84, and the inner wall of the outer guide ring 83 is flush with the inner wall of the inner guide ring 84. The thickness of the outer guide ring 83 is less than the thickness of the arc block 82, and the thickness of the outer guide ring 83 is greater than the thickness of the inner guide ring 84. The inner wall of the base 81 is provided with an inner guide groove 87 for the rotation of the inner guide ring 84 and an outer guide groove 88 for the rotation of the outer guide ring 83. The outer guide groove 88 is connected to the arc hole 86 through the inner guide groove 87. The top of the base 81 is provided with a dial groove 89 for the rotation of the lever 85. The bottom of the dial groove 89 is connected to the outer guide groove 88. The bottom end of the lever 85 passes through the dial groove 89 and is connected to the side wall of the outer guide ring 83. By cooperating with the outer guide ring 83 and the outer guide groove 88, the arc block 82 can rotate along the ring where the outer guide groove 88 is located. By cooperating with the inner guide ring 84 and the inner guide groove 87, it can be ensured that the outer guide ring 83 will not detach from the outer guide groove 88.

[0035] Specific work process: such as Figure 7 and Figure 8 The diagram shows the state when the connecting mechanism is unlocked; at this time, the two connecting units are not connected. Figure 9 The diagram shows the state of the connecting mechanism when it is connected. When it is necessary to connect the spare material box 2 with the domestic waste box 1 or the intermediate material box 7 with the spare material box 2, the levers 85 of the two connecting units are turned counterclockwise, causing the upper and lower arc blocks 82 to rotate 90° counterclockwise. Half of the structure of the upper outer guide ring 83 can be inserted into the lower outer guide groove 88, while the other half is still in the upper outer guide groove 88. The same applies to the lower outer guide ring 83, thereby realizing the connection between the upper and lower connecting units.

[0036] Furthermore, a push handle 9 is provided on the upper front wall of the household waste bin 1. The push handle 9 has a "U" shaped structure, with its two ends connected to the upper sides of the front wall of the household waste bin 1, respectively. The distance between the two ends of the push handle 9 is greater than the width of the infectious waste bin 4, and the distance between the outer rod of the push handle 9 and the front wall of the household waste bin 1 is greater than the thickness of the infectious waste bin 4, ensuring that when the infectious waste bin 4 is attached to the top of the household waste bin 1, the nurse can use the push handle 9 to push the collection cart normally.

[0037] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and does not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent modifications made based on the content of this utility model specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A medical waste cart, comprising: It includes a household waste bin (1), a spare materials bin (2), a side waste bin (3), an infectious waste bin (4), and a sharps container holder (6). The household waste bin (1) has a hollow rectangular structure with an open top. The top of the spare material bin (2) is connected to the bottom of the household waste bin (1). The spare material bin (2) has a hollow rectangular structure with square holes (21) in the middle of its front and rear walls. The spare material bin (2) has casters (22) at the four corners of its bottom. The side trash can (3) and the contaminated trash can (4) are hollow square structures with open tops. The side trash can (3) has a side hook (31) on the upper side of one outer wall for hanging on the top of the two side walls of the household trash can (1). The contaminated trash can (4) has a front hook (41) on the upper side of the rear outer wall for hanging on the top of the front wall of the household trash can (1). The sharps container holder (6) is square in structure, with a round hole (61) in the middle for fixing the sharps container. The side hooks (31) are provided on both sides of the inner wall of the sharps container holder (6).

2. The medical waste cart of claim 1, wherein: The outer edge of the garbage bin (1) is provided with a garbage liner (5). The garbage liner (5) includes a fixed frame (55) and a liner (56). The fixed frame (55) has a square frame structure and an insertion slot (51) for inserting the top edge of the garbage bin (1) into the middle of its bottom. The liner (56) has a hollow square structure with an open top. The top outer edge of the liner (56) is connected to the bottom inner side of the fixed frame (55).

3. The medical waste cart of claim 2, wherein: The two side hooks (31) are inverted "L" shaped structures composed of a first transverse plate (311) and a first longitudinal plate (312). The front and rear ends of the top of the two side walls of the domestic waste liner (5) are respectively provided with first transverse grooves (52) for placing the first transverse plate (311); the front hook (41) is an inverted "L" shaped structure composed of a second transverse plate (411) and a second longitudinal plate (412). The top of the front wall of the domestic waste liner (5) is provided with a second transverse groove (53) for placing the second transverse plate (411).

4. A medical waste collection vehicle according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top of the domestic waste liner (5) is provided with a cover plate (54) that matches the cross-sectional shape of its outer wall. The rear end of the lower surface of the cover plate (54) is hinged to the upper rear wall of the domestic waste liner (5) by a hinge.

5. A medical waste collection vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A number of intermediate material boxes (7) are connected between the spare material box (2) and the household waste box (1). The intermediate material boxes (7) are the same as the spare material box (2). The top of the two side walls of the intermediate material box (7) are connected to the bottom of the two side walls of the household waste box (1) and the bottom of the two side walls of the intermediate material box (7) are connected to the top of the two side walls of the spare material box (2) by a connecting mechanism (8).

6. A medical waste collection vehicle according to claim 5, characterized in that: The connecting mechanism (8) includes two identical connecting units, which are respectively fixed to the bottom of the two side walls of the intermediate material box (7) and the top of the two side walls of the spare material box (2). The two connecting units are symmetrically arranged about the midpoint of the connection. The connecting unit includes a base (81), an arc block (82), an outer guide ring (83), an inner guide ring (84), and a lever (85). The base (81) has a square structure, and its middle part is provided with an arc hole (86) that matches the shape of the arc block (82). The inner guide ring (84) is connected to the side wall of the arc block (82). The inner wall of the inner guide ring (84) is flush with the inner wall of the arc block (82). The thickness of the inner guide ring (84) is less than the thickness of the arc block (82). The outer guide ring (84) is connected to the side wall of the inner guide ring (84). The outer guide ring (83) has an inner wall that is flush with the inner wall of the inner guide ring (84). The thickness of the outer guide ring (83) is less than the thickness of the arc block (82), and the thickness of the outer guide ring (83) is greater than the thickness of the inner guide ring (84). The inner wall of the base (81) is provided with an inner guide groove (87) for the rotation of the inner guide ring (84) and an outer guide groove (88) for the rotation of the outer guide ring (83). The outer guide groove (88) is connected to the arc hole (86) through the inner guide groove (87). The top of the base (81) is provided with a swivel groove (89) for the rotation of the lever (85). The bottom of the swivel groove (89) is connected to the outer guide groove (88). The bottom end of the lever (85) passes through the swivel groove (89) and is connected to the side wall of the outer guide ring (83).

7. A medical waste collection vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The household waste bin (1) is provided with a push handle (9) on the upper front wall. The push handle (9) has a "U" shaped structure, and its two ends are connected to the upper sides of the front wall of the household waste bin (1). The distance between the two ends of the push handle (9) is greater than the width of the waste bin (4).