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US 5,178,828 AGranted
Apparatus for treatment of medical waste materials
AssigneeShin-ichi Koyama
InventorJun Uesugi
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Abstract
Medical waste material is sealed in a nonflammable and long infrared radiation pervious film bag. The bag is subjected to long infrared radiation by an apparatus for a sufficient period of time at sterilizing temperature levels. Any smoke and odor generated during sterilization is treated.
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Combination of a receptacle for medical waste material and an apparatus for treatment of the medical waste material, comprising:
- a sealed, nonflammable, long infrared radiation and smoke and odor pervious film bag receptacle for receiving only the medical waste material;
- a sterilization chamber including means for subjecting the film bag and the waste material to long infrared radiation at a temperature of up to about 220.degree. for up to about 30 minutes to sterilize the medical waste material;
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- means for removing smoke and odor generated in the chamber during the sterilization of the medical waste material.
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Combination of a receptacle for medical waste material and an apparatus for treatment of the medical waste material, comprising:
- a sealed, nonflammable, long infrared radiation and smoke and odor pervious film bag receptacle for receiving only the medical waste material;
- a sterilization chamber including means for subjecting the film bag and the medical waste material to long infrared radiation causing a temperature of 180.degree. to 250.degree. C. for up to about 30 minutes to sterilize the medical waste material,
- deodorizing means operated by a blower via an ozonizer to remove smoke and odor generated during the sterilization of the medical waste material;
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- means to dissipate treated gas after cleaning via said deodorizing means.
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Method for treating medical waste material, comprising the steps of:
- placing a sealed, nonflammable, long infrared radiation and smoke and odor pervious film bag with only medical waste material therein in a sterilization chamber;
- subjecting the container and the medical waste material to long infrared radiation causing a temperature of up to about 220.degree. C. for up to about 30 minutes to sterilize the medical waste material;
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- removing smoke and odor generated in the chamber during the sterilization of the medical waste material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.