Cadaver disposal systems and techniques
AssigneeBioSafe Engineering, LLC
InventorBrandon Ross
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Abstract
Apparatus and a method for decomposing a body of a deceased person, as an alternative to traditional cremation. The apparatus includes a primary vessel where the body is treated with a highly basic solvent to render the body into skeletal remains and liquid remains. A clamp is applied to the skull during processing for solvent access to the skull. A secondary vessel is used to receive the liquid remains from the primary vessel and further treat them. During this further treatment, the skeletal remains left in the primary vessel after the liquefied portion has been transferred to the secondary vessel, can be treated to be decolorized and deodorized, and then returned to the decedent's next of kin as ash-like material.
Claims17
A method for chemical digestion of remains of a deceased person, and comprising:
- (a) placing remains into a first container;
- (b) applying to the remains an effective amount of a highly-alkaline solution;
- (c) heating to an effective temperature and agitating the highly-alkaline solution;
- (d) continuing to maintain the effective temperature and agitation for an effective amount of time;
- (e) draining from the first container, a liquid product resultant of the interaction of the highly-alkaline solution with the remains to leave skeletal remains of the body in the first container;
- (f) rinsing the skeletal remains of the body with a liquid;
- (g) drying the skeletal remains of the body;
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- (h) removing the skeletal remains of the body for preservation.
A method for chemical digestion of remains of a deceased person and comprising:
- (a) placing a body into a first container;
- (b) closing the container applying to the entire body an effective concentration of a highly-alkaline solution;
- (c) heating and agitating the highly-alkaline solution for an effective amount of time until the organic material of the body has been liquefied;
- (d) draining the resultant liquid product of the interaction of the highly alkaline solution with the body, to a second container;
- (e) rinsing the skeletal remains of the body with a liquid in the first container;
- (f) drying the skeletal remains of the body in the first container;
- (g) removing the skeletal remains of the body and reducing the skeletal remains to an ash-like consistency;
- (h) after the draining (d), heating and agitating for an effective time the resultant liquid product in the second container, to complete digestion of it;
- (i) adjusting the pH of the resultant liquid product in the second container to a preset specification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.