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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1995
Joseph H Wilson, Speedway, IN (US);
David C Haeberle, Bloomington, IN (US);
Raymond C Kralovic, Willoughby, OH (US);
Kenneth R Lamaster, Indianapolis, IN (US);
David B Mennel, Greenwood, IN (US);
Jeffrey C Rapp, Greenwood, IN (US);
Lewis I Schwartz, Bratenahl, OH (US);
Kathleen M Antloga, Chardon, OH (US);
Ecomed, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Steris Corporation, Mentor, OH (US);
Abstract
A processing chamber for the treatment and decontamination of biological or medical waste includes a rotating waste treatment system carried within an open-top processing chamber, a cap for closing the chamber opening, a gas-pervious liner carried within the chamber for preventing waste from adhering to the underside of the cap as a result of waste-treatment operations, a sealing member disposed at and for sealing the interface of the cap and the processing chamber, and a chemical indicator carried within the interior of the processing chamber for confirming the presence of decontaminant during a waste treatment cycle.