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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1992
Mitsuyuki Tanaka, Sagamihara, JP;
Masahiro Michino, Sagamihara, JP;
Yasutaka Fujihira, Sagamihara, JP;
Takashi Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Kisaburo Kohmura, Yatomi, JP;
Toshiro Asaoka, Inuyama, JP;
Akio Ohya, Nagoya, JP;
Nippon Metal Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Nissen Corporation, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for simply disposing medical waste from a medical institution on site. The method comprises crushing medical waste in a closed container, exhausting air out of the container, sterilizing the air before releasing it into the atmosphere, and filling the container with a high-pressure steam having a temperature between 110.degree. C. and 150.degree. C. to sterilize the crushed medical waste. The apparatus is equipped with a pressure container having at least one air-tight seal, an internal waste crushing mechanism such as blades, an internal supply of steam, a valve for exhausting air from the container, and an air sterilizer for the exhausted air.