SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOLUMETRIC REDUCTION OF MEDICAL TEXTILE AND WASTE MATERIAL

摘要

Embodiments of system and method of sanitizing medical waste are described. In one embodiment, there is a the method including, introducing the medical waste into a heating zone, heating the medical waste to a sanitizing temperature thereby melting a majority of the medial waste, moving the medical waste via gravity into a cooling receiver, cooling the medical waste by cooling the cooling receiver; and removing the medical waste from the cooling receiver.

主权项

1. A system for treating medical waste, the system comprising:
a heating zone comprising a first and second heated surface inclined downwardly towards each other;
wherein the first heated surface is inclined to a vertical axis of between 25 degrees and less than 45 degrees, and wherein the second heated surface is inclined to the vertical axis between 25 degrees and less than 45 degrees;wherein the first and the second heated surfaces are configured to be heated to a temperature in the range 275 C to 296 C;wherein the first and second heated surfaces are coated with a non-stick material; a channel defined by the lower ends of the first and second heating surfaces,
wherein the heating temperature profile of the first and preferably second heated surfaces increases towards the passage; an insulator coupled to the lower end(s) of the first and second heated surfaces for reducing the rate of cooling of the first and preferably second heated surfaces; a receiver disposed below the channel,
a heating element coupled to the receiver for heating the contents of the receiver;a cooling system coupled to the receiver for cooling the contents of the receiver.