Apparatus for treatment and disposal of infectious waste
US5087420A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1988 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S241/606
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved infectious waste treatment system wherein infectious waste is fragmented and converted to a liquid or liquid/sludge form and then is chemically disinfected in a precisely controlled and timed batch process. The disinfection process takes place in an airtight sealed container to insure against release of pathogenic agents into the atmosphere. The process produces a non-toxic and non-infectious liquid or liquid/sludge waste residue which can be safely released into a sanitary sewer, landfilled or otherwise environmentally disposed.
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