The T-BIN was developed by a nurse for nurses in the care they provide to their patients. The T-BIN is a utility-patented disposable, single patient use trash disposal system that attaches to any location on any overbed table. The T-BIN helps reduce the risk of cross contamination on the patient’s overbed table by enabling patients to easily dispose of their own soiled tissues and trash. The T-BIN sits at the intersection of safety, cleanliness and convenience.
Utility Patents US 8,613,256 B2 & US 9,301,602 B2
The T-BIN consists of a plastic, recyclable, disposable ring that attaches to any location on any patient overbed table. A biodegradable paper container simply drops into the ring.
Patients cannot reach the trash can on the floor so mucous-laden tissues & trash get left on the overbed table, in emesis and bath basins, potentially leaving behind infectious pathogens and contaminating the overbed table. Nurses spend valuable time and multiple steps cleaning out basins that were never intended nor designed to hold patient trash.Each patient’s overbed table gets used numerous times a day by staff since it is the horizontal surface closest to the patient. These staff items get used in multiple patient rooms, enabling infectious pathogens to potentially be transmitted from patient room to patient room on staff items.The T-BIN in use on the patient’s overbed table. Once the paper container is full of trash, simply remove the paper container and drop into a trash can on the floor. Drop a new paper container into the ring without touching the paper container’s contents. Staff no longer needs to remove contaminated tissues & trash from the top of the overbed table. The overbed table remains clean for other items such as food trays and other staff items.
