Method and apparatus for disposal of medical waste

摘要

The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for simply disposing of medical waste from a medical institution without taking it out of the medical institution. The method comprises crushing medical waste in a closed container 1, exhausting air out of the container, sterilizing the air before releasing it into atmosphere, and filling the container 1 with a high-pressure steam having a temperature between 110 DEG C and 150 DEG C to sterilize the crushed medical waste 6. The apparatus is equipped with a pressure container 1 having at least one opening portion with an air-tight closing means 2, 3, a means of crushing medical waste 5, a means of supplying steam 13, 14, 15, a means 9 of exhausting air out of the pressure container and means 11 of sterilizing the exhausted air, the means of crushing medical waste 6 and the means of generating a steam 13, 14, 15 being positioned within the pressure container 1.