Patent ID: 7032322
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: A61L,B09B,F16J

Abstract:
1. A system for processing infectious waste to neutralize the waste, said system comprising: a processing chamber for receiving infectious waste and processing water with said processing water being at an elevated temperature sufficient to process said infectious waste, said processing chamber forming an opening through which to receive and remove said waste; a closure member carried adjacent to said processing chamber, said closure member positionable over said opening formed in said processing chamber so as to seal the processing chamber closed and removable from said opening of said processing chamber to permit receipt of said waste and removal of said waste after said waste has been neutralized; a holding tank connected to said processing chamber, said holding tank supplying said processing water at said elevated temperature sufficient to process said infectious waste to said processing chamber; and a filter disposed between said processing chamber and said holding tank, said filter filtering said processing water that exits said processing chamber and supplying at least a portion of said filtered processing water back to said holding tank to be reused in the processing chamber.