Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Racicot

Douglas A. Racicot has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for disposal of contaminated medical products
    Patent number: 6247592
    Abstract: A disposed system for medical waste, and particularly sharp ended waste, includes a sharps receptacle and a companion needle holder. The needle holder has an actuation mechanism capable of detachably mounting an externally threaded hub of a needle assembly to the holder. The sharps receptacle has a top with an automatic release structure disposed thereon for engagement with the actuation mechanism of the needle holder. The automatic release structure cooperates with the actuation mechanism of the needle holder to automatically detach a mounted needle assembly from the holder into the sharps receptacle in response to placement of the holder into the automatic release structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Bio-Plexus, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Racicot, P. Spencer Kinsey, Richard G. Holdaway, Gary L. Edmond, Gregory F. Biancardi
  • Disposal of contaminated medical products
    Patent number: 6019218
    Abstract: A disposed system for medical waste, and particularly sharp ended waste, includes a sharps receptacle and a companion needle holder. The needle holder has an actuation mechanism capable of detachably mounting an externally threaded hub of a needle assembly to the holder. The sharps receptacle has a top with an automatic release structure disposed thereon for engagement with the actuation mechanism of the needle holder. The automatic release structure cooperates with the actuation mechanism of the needle holder to automatically detach a mounted needle assembly from the holder into the sharps receptacle in response to placement of the holder into the automatic release structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Bio-Plexus, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Racicot, P. Spencer Kinsey, Richard G. Holdaway, Gary L. Edmond, Gregory F. Biancardi