Apparatus and method for processing medical waste
US5709842A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S588/90
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for processing medical waste are disclosed. Medical waste is disintegrated or shredded, disinfected with radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation and then transformed into useful material such as reclaimed plastic and refuse-derived fuel.
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