William D Terry

US Patent:

52424340, Sep 7, 1993

Filed:

Dec 20, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/630516

Inventors:

William M. Terry - Kirkwood MO

International Classification:

A61M 100

US Classification:

604317

Abstract:

An apparatus for collecting, disinfecting and disposing of body waste materials accumulated from a patient including a pair of adjacent collection chambers each having an upper and a lower end, the upper and lower ends respectively being substantially at the same elevations, a first conduit connecting the lower ends of the collection chambers for communication therebetween, a set of conduits connecting the upper ends of the collection chambers, the set of conduits having a smaller cross-sectional flow capacity than the first conduit, an inlet to the first collection chamber at an intermediate location thereon, and an outlet connected to the second collection chamber at an intermediate location thereon, an inlet conduit having a first end for connection to the inlet to the first collection chamber and an opposite open end for exposing to the waste materials to be collected and a conduit for connection to a predetermined environment to establish the environment in the chamber. The present apparatus also includes a unit for connection in the apparatus for collecting, disinfecting and disposing of body waste materials including controls therefor for introducing a rinsing and flushing fluid therein and for supplying a quantity of a disinfectant into the apparatus.

US Patent:

20180247711, Aug 30, 2018

Filed:

Feb 23, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/903627

Inventors:

- Saint Louis MO, US
William Michael TERRY - Chesterfield MO, US

International Classification:

G16H 40/40
G06K 19/07
A61B 50/33
A61B 90/98

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for managing surgical instruments. The method includes storing expected processing times associated with managing a group of surgical instrument trays being processed through a sterilization processing department, the expected processing times comprising at least a first expected processing time associated with the first portion of processing the group of surgical instrument trays through the department and a second expected processing time associated with the second portion of processing the group of surgical instrument trays, tracking, in real-time, the group of surgical instrument trays through the sterilization processing department and comparing the time-based data to the expected processing times to identify a discrepancy associated with a respective surgical instrument tray of the group of surgical instrument trays. The method includes identifying metadata associated with the respective surgical instrument tray and transmitting an alert to a device based on the discrepancy and the metadata.