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US 2010/0076244 A1Published application
Pill catcher
OwnerFrances Irene Parrottinventor
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A method for the exclusive and singular treatment of all pharmaceuticals and drugs in any form that have passed their effective date, or are no longer of use to the individual, by mixing the pharmaceuticals and drugs with a granular solidification agent and water to form a non hazardous slurry which will solidify the liquefied pharmaceuticals and drugs into a non hazardous, environmentally friendly mixture safe for disposal into normal solid trash receptacles and landfills, and no longer a potential legal risk from ingestion after depositing into trash system. In this treatment the additional potential health risk and legal liability is eliminated from drugs and pharmaceuticals going into toilets and drains to sanitary sewers or septic tanks, and becoming liquid and untreatable at municipal wastewater treatment plants or septic fields, thereby returning to fresh water resources causing a risk to the general public health.
An exclusive and singular method of treating all pharmaceuticals and drugs in all forms including, pill, capsule, gel, or liquid form for disposal due to their effective expiration date, and/or lack of further need, to render them harmless and safe for regular trash disposal and of no further possible use for ingestion;
The method of claim #1 for the treatment container to be used shall be either a plastic bag or plastic bottle container of varying volume sizes, that can be sealed or capped to prevent leakage, and properly labeled with product name, directions also with volumes of drugs, water and clay allowed per container, contact numbers, and any HMS labeling requirements. Container sizes will vary due to amount of drugs and pharmaceuticals to be disposed of at various locations (i.e. hospital or individual at home).
The method of claim #1 for the solidification agent to be used in this process is bentonite clay in loose granular or powder form in varying or singular sizes and of specific dry weight volume amounts for specific container used in treatment.
The method of claim #1 for the mixing liquid agent to be used in this process is simple municipal tap water from any sink or faucet, and with directions of specific liquid volume amount for container used in treatment.
The method of claim #1 for disposal of the solidified or slurry mixture into normal solid trash receptacles as environmentally safe and non hazardous as an encapsulated solid or slurry mixture renders the pharmaceuticals and drugs harmless and of no possible use for ingestion after liquefying them and encapsulating them.
The method of claim #1 for eliminating the need for disposal into toilet or drains going into sanitary sewer lines or septic fields whereby the drugs and pharmaceuticals are liquefied and end up being untreatable at waste treatment facilities and thereby being deposited back into fresh water lakes, streams, rivers, ponds, and underground aquifers, and posing a health hazard to the general public. This danger is completely eliminated in this claim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.