Waste disposal device including an external actuation mechanism to operate a cartridge

摘要

A replaceable rotating cartridge (24) capable of dispensing flexible tubing (34) coupled to a lid (22) of a container housing the cartridge. The cartridge is configured to accept a waste package (74) insertable into the flexible tubing. The lid contacts an actuation device which actuates a rotation mechanism to rotate the cartridge while holding an end of the tubing stationary, thus sealably twisting and encapsulating the waste package inside the flexible tubing. An anti-twisting mechanism (248) keeps the tubing untangled.