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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1993
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a method of treating medical wastes composed mainly of plastics materials, in which microwaves are applied to the medical wastes, and also circulating hot air is applied to the medical wastes, and preferably the microwaves are applied to the medical wastes in a concentrated manner during an initial stage of the treatment at which water contained in the medical wastes is heated and mostly evaporated. Apparatus for performing this treatment method includes a sealed apparatus body having a medical waste introduction door and hot air outlet and inlet and, a medical waste receiving vessel for being received in the sealed apparatus body, and a hot air circulating line interconnecting the hot air outlet and inlet and the circulating line has a hot air heater and a hot air circulating blower.