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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Pharma-cycle, Llc, Middletown, RI (US);
Inventors:
James T. Mullowney, Jr., Newport, RI (US);
Theresa L. O'Keefe, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Pharma-Cycle, LLC, Middletown, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62D 3/35 (2007.01); B09B 3/00 (2006.01); A47K 11/00 (2006.01); A47K 11/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B09B 3/0033 (2013.01); A47K 11/00 (2013.01); A47K 11/035 (2013.01); A62D 3/35 (2013.01); B09B 3/0025 (2013.01); B09B 3/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
Waste containing a cytotoxic chemotherapy drug is collected in a container and contacted with a solidification material to form a solidified waste. The solidification material includes a mixture of an organic polymer and a Portland cement clinker. The organic polymer facilitating dispersal of the Portland cement clinker upon contacting said waste with the solidification material, wherein a volume of the solidified waste forms a stable matrix. The solidified waste is sealed within the container.