Method and apparatus for rendering medical materials safe
US5543111A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L11/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Infectious medical materials are rendered harmless by heating heterogeneous medical materials having wet and dry portions with a radio-frequency electric field. The medical materials may be comminuted prior to heating. The medical materials are exposed to the radio-frequency electric field in order to heat the medical materials. The medical materials may include sorted medical or veterinary waste which after heat treatment may be recycled.
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