Medical Kit and Dispenser for Medical Kits

Abstract

Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing a medical kit, and, more particularly, to methods, systems, and apparatuses for implementing a medical kit for cleaning endoscopes. In some aspects, a medical kit may comprise an outer bag capable of being vacuum sealed, at least one inner bag contained within the outer bag, at least one solution container comprising a solution contained within the outer bag, at least one absorbent pad contained within the outer bag, and/or the like. The air from the outer bag may be evacuated to form a vacuum seal surrounding the at least one inner bag, the at least one solution container, and the at least one absorbent pad. In an additional aspect, the medical kit may comprise an absorbent pad and solution contained within a bag capable of being vacuum sealed. In yet another aspect, a dispenser may be implemented to dispense medical kits.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for making a medical kit comprising:
 providing a first bag capable of being vacuum sealed;   placing at least one absorbent pad within the first bag;   placing a solution on the absorbent pad contained within the first bag, wherein the solution is at least partially absorbed by the absorbent pad; and   evacuating air from the first bag to create a partial vacuum seal surrounding the at least one absorbent pad and the solution contained within the first bag.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the solution is at least one of a cleaning solution, a detergent, a ready-to-use detergent, a concentrated detergent, a ready-to-use enzymatic detergent, a concentrated enzymatic detergent, water, distilled water, desalinated water, sterilized water, deionized water, sterilized distilled water, sterilized desalinated water, or sterilized deionized water. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 surrounding the first bag with an outer bag; and   evacuating the outer bag to form a vacuum seal surrounding the first bag.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising, within the outer bag and outside of the first bag, at least one of one or more pairs of gloves, a transport bag, lubricating jelly, one or more syringes, tubing, one or more sets of bite blocks, one or more suction tips, one or more face masks, one or more nasal cannulas, one or more electrodes, one or more tip guards, one or more brushes, gauze, one or more biohazard stickers, one or more bags containing water, or one or more valves. 
     
     
         5 . The method  claim 3 , further comprising, within the outer bag and outside of the first bag, at least one of a plurality of pairs of gloves of different sizes, a plurality of transport bags of different sizes, a plurality of masks of different sizes, a plurality of nasal cannulas of different sizes, a plurality of tip guards of different sizes, or a plurality of brushes of different sizes. 
     
     
         6 . A method for making a medical kit comprising:
 providing a first layer of vacuum sealable material;   placing at least one absorbent pad on top of the first layer of vacuum sealable material;   placing a solution on the absorbent pad, wherein the solution is at least partially absorbed by the absorbent pad;   placing a second layer of vacuum sealable material over the first layer of vacuum sealable material, the at least one absorbent pad, and the solution;   creating at least one chamber with the first layer of vacuum sealable material and the second layer of vacuum sealable material, wherein each chamber contains the at least one absorbent pad and the solution; and   evacuating air from the at least one chamber to create a partial vacuum seal surrounding the at least one absorbent pad and the solution contained within the at least one chamber.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the solution is at least one of a cleaning solution, a detergent, a ready-to-use detergent, a concentrated detergent, a ready-to-use enzymatic detergent, a concentrated enzymatic detergent, water, distilled water, desalinated water, sterilized water, deionized water, sterilized distilled water, sterilized desalinated water, or sterilized deionized water. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 surrounding the at least one chamber with an outer bag; and   evacuating the outer bag to form a vacuum seal surrounding the at least one chamber.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising, within the outer bag and outside of the at least one chamber, at least one of one or more pairs of gloves, a transport bag, lubricating jelly, one or more syringes, tubing, one or more sets of bite blocks, one or more suction tips, one or more face masks, one or more nasal cannulas, one or more electrodes, one or more tip guards, one or more brushes, gauze, one or more biohazard stickers, one or more bags containing water, or one or more valves. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising, within the outer bag and outside of the at least one chamber, at least one of a plurality of pairs of gloves of different sizes, a plurality of transport bags of different sizes, a plurality of masks of different sizes, a plurality of nasal cannulas of different sizes, a plurality of tip guards of different sizes, or a plurality of brushes of different sizes. 
     
     
         11 . A method for making a plurality of medical kits, the method comprising:
 providing a first layer of vacuum sealable material;   providing a plurality of medical kits, wherein each medical kit comprises an absorbent pad and a solution, wherein the solution is at least partially absorbed by the absorbent pad;   placing at least two medical kits of the plurality of medical kits in at least two different places on top of the first layer of vacuum sealable material;   placing a second layer of vacuum sealable material over the first layer of vacuum sealable material and the at least two medical kits;   creating at least two chambers with the first layer of vacuum sealable material and the second layer of vacuum sealable material, wherein each chamber contains one medical kit; and   vacuum sealing each of the at least two chambers   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the at least two chambers are attached to one another. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the at least two chambers are attached to one another via one or more perforations between each chamber, and wherein the at least two chambers are detachable from one another via the one or more perforations between each chamber. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the at least two chambers are configured to be stacked on top of each other. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the at least two chambers are configured to be attached to one another via at least one of a string, a strip of plastic, or tape. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein, when the at least two chambers are attached to one another via at least one of the string, the strip of plastic, or the tape, the at least two chambers are configured to stand upright on edges corresponding to the at least two chambers. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 storing the at least two chambers, wherein the at least two chambers are stored by attaching a specified number of chambers together and placing the specified number of chambers upright on edges corresponding to the specified number of chambers.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the solution is at least one of a cleaning solution, a detergent, a ready-to-use detergent, a concentrated detergent, a ready-to-use enzymatic detergent, a concentrated enzymatic detergent, water, distilled water, desalinated water, sterilized water, deionized water, sterilized distilled water, sterilized desalinated water, or sterilized deionized water. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 surrounding at least one chamber of the at least two chambers with an outer bag; and   evacuating the outer bag to form a vacuum seal surrounding the at least one chamber.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising, within the outer bag and outside of the at least one chamber, at least one of one or more pairs of gloves, a transport bag, lubricating jelly, one or more syringes, tubing, one or more sets of bite blocks, one or more suction tips, one or more face masks, one or more nasal cannulas, one or more electrodes, one or more tip guards, one or more brushes, gauze, one or more biohazard stickers, one or more bags containing water, or one or more valves.