Infectious waste containment system
AssigneeIsolyser Company, Inc.
InventorsTravis W. Honeycutt, Baosheng Lee, Dong Dai, Robert S. Woody
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Abstract
A method for containing potentially infectious devices. The potentially infectious devices are deposited in a container which contains a monomer, a reducing agent and water. An oxidizing agent is later added to cause polymerization of the monomer to immobilize the devices, and to act as a disinfecting agent due in large part to the exothermic nature of the reaction. In an alternate embodiment, the composition contains a monomer, a thickener and water. Before use, this solution is admixed with an oxidizing and reducing agent and the thickened solution is poured into a container having disposed therein potentially infectious devices. Related methods, kits, devices, and compositions are also disclosed.
Claims20
A method for containing potentially infectious items, the method comprising:
- a) providing a container having therein a composition comprising:
- i) a water-soluble monomer that polymerizes upon addition of a polymerization initiating agent;
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- ii) water;
- b) depositing one or more potentially infectious items into the container;
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- c) at a predetermined time, causing polymerization of the composition by admixing with the composition in the container the polymerization initiating agent.
A method for containing potentially infectious items, the method comprising:
- a) providing a container having therein one or more potentially infectious items;
- b) depositing into the container a composition comprising:
- i) N-methylolacrylamide;
- ii) a thickener admixed with the N-methylolacrylamide;
- iii) water;
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- iv) a reducing agent;
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- c) at a predetermined time, causing polymerization of the composition by admixing with the composition in the container an oxidizing agent.
A kit for containing potentially infectious items, the kit comprising an oxidizing agent and a container having disposed therein a composition comprising:
- a) an acrylic or acrylamide monomer;
- b) a reducing agent admixed with the acrylic or acrylamide monomer;
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- c) water.
A kit for containing potentially infectious items, the kit comprising a reducing agent and a container having disposed therein a composition comprising:
- a) an acrylic or acrylamide monomer;
- b) an oxidizing agent admixed with the acrylic or acrylamide monomer;
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- c) water.
A kit for containing potentially infectious items, the kit comprising an oxidizing agent, a reducing agent, and a container having disposed therein a composition comprising:
- a) an acrylic or acrylamide monomer;
- b) a thickener;
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- c) water.
A device for containing potentially infectious items, the device comprising a container resistant to puncture by sharps and having disposed therein a composition comprising:
- a) N-methylolacrylamide;
- b) a reducing agent admixed with the N-methylolacrylamide;
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- c) water.
A device for containing potentially infectious items, the device comprising a container resistant to puncture by sharps and having disposed therein a composition comprising:
- a) N-methylolacrylamide;
- b) an oxidizing agent admixed with the N-methylolacrylamide;
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- c) water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.