Method and system for containing and removing dental waste
US7927482B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86187
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dental waste containment and removal system and method for containing and removing dental waste produced at a dental services facility involves transferring dental waste containing a contaminant such as mercury from a patient's mouth into a dental waste container under a vacuum pressure such that the dental waste is temporarily retained within the dental waste container. The dental waste may then be removed from the dental waste container from a remote location, such as from the exterior of the dental facility, by pumping or suctioning the dental waste, and transported to a treatment facility.
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