Apparatus for treating infectious medical wastes with microwaves and hot air

Apparatus for treating medical wastes comprising:

• a sealable heating chamber having a medical waste introduction door, a hot air outlet and a hot air inlet;
• a waste receiving vessel in said heating chamber, said waste receiving vessel having hot air passage holes;
• a microwave generating device connected to said heating chamber;
• a hot air circulating portion interconnecting said hot air outlet and said hot air inlet of said heating chamber, said hot air circulating portion having a hot air heater and a hot air circulating blower;
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• a partition wall extending between a peripheral wall of said waste receiving vessel and a peripheral wall of said heating chamber.

Apparatus for treating medical wastes comprising:

• a sealable heating chamber having a medical waste introduction door, a hot air outlet and a hot air inlet;
• a waste receiving vessel in said heating chamber, said waste receiving vessel having hot air passage holes;
• a microwave generating device connected to said heating chamber;
• a hot air circulating portion interconnecting said hot air outlet and said hot air inlet of said heating chamber, said hot air circulating portion having a hot air heater and a hot air circulating blower;
• a perforated plate for closing an opening of said waste receiving vessel;
• a perforated plate moving device for moving said perforated plate relative to said opening;
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• an expansible wall of a generally cylindrical shape connected axially between an outer peripheral portion of said perforated plate and a wall of said heating chamber disposed in substantially parallel opposed relation to said perforated plate.