Point-of-use infectious waste disposal system
AssigneeIsolyser Company, Inc.
InventorTravis W. Honeycutt
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Abstract
A method for containing potentially infectious devices. The potentially infectious devices are deposited in a container to which is added an oligomer or monomer-containing composition to at least partially envelope the potentially infectious devices. The oligomer or monomer-containing composition is caused to harden through polymerization or cross-linking of the oligomer or monomer to immobilize the devices, and to act as a sterilizing or disinfectant agent due in large part to the exothermic nature of the reaction.
Claims20
In a method for containing potentially infectious devices comprising depositing the potentially infectious devices in a container, the improvement comprising adding to said container a sufficient quantity of a hardenable composition to at least partially envelop said potentially infectious devices, said hardenable composition comprising an acrylate monomer-containing liquid capable of polymerizing in an exothermic reaction to immobilize said potentially infectious devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.