Method and equipment for sanitization of medical waste

摘要

Equipment for automatically sanitizing medical waste is mounted in a tightly closable housing (2) provided with charge nd disacharge openings (9, 10). The housing contains: a shredder (20) for comminuting the inserted raw waste and for conveying the shredded material to a mixing vessel (32) where it is diluted by water and throroughly mixed; a container (27) for storing tubes filled with several kinds of sanitizing material is configured to dispense the required number and kind of tubes into the shredder in accordance with the pH value of the mixture in the vessel signalled to a selective valve mechanism (39) by a sensor attached to the vessel; it further includes a pump (33) for recirculating liquid from the vessel to the shredder, and a pump (34) for draining fluid from the mixing vessel; a conveyor (25) for conveying the sanitized waste out of the vessel and out of the housing; electronic and control equiment is provided for operating the various components.