US 9,849,055 B2 · Multi-layered hazardous material containment bag

Abstract

A hazardous material containment bag and bag system for handling and transporting contaminated material or human remains is provided. The bag has a multi-layered structure that minimizes contamination by a chemical, biological, radiological and/or toxicological agent. The bag has an absorbent and/or adsorbent layer, which will help keep any hazardous components dissolved in bodily fluids immobilized inside the bag. The bag also has an active agent in at least one layer individually selected to neutralize or trap more than one type of contaminant. A bag system is also provided having an inner bag and a separate outer bag with the inner bag being a multi-layered structure having an absorbent material, which will help immobilize hazardous liquid, bodily fluids, and/or gases emanating from a contaminant enclosed in the inner bag. A method for using the hazardous material containment bag and bag system is also provided.

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Dependent claims

A hazardous material containment system for the handling and transporting of contaminants, comprising:

an outer bag;
an inner bag inside of and enclosed by the outer bag, wherein the inner bag encloses all or part of the contaminants and prevents the contaminants from escaping;
an inner closure connected to the inner bag for providing access to an interior of the inner bag;
an absorbent core made of an absorbent material, wherein the absorbent core is in the inner bag for absorbing liquids from the contaminants;
an active agent in the absorbent core for neutralizing or minimizing contamination of the contaminants, and
wherein the inner bag further comprises an exterior shell that surrounds the absorbent core, wherein the exterior shell provides stability to the inner bag, and wherein the absorbent core has a greater circumference than the exterior shell to cover the inner closure and prevent gases from escaping through the inner closure.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multi-layered hazardous material containment bag

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Multi-layered hazardous material containment bag

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Abstract

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