Patent ID: 6641475
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: A22B

Abstract:
Apparatus for the processing of an anus/rectum of a slaughtered animal comprising:a cutting arrangement mounted in a housing for cutting a connection between the anus/rectum and surrounding tissue, said cutting arrangement having a cylindrical blade having a cutting edge, the cylindrical blade defining a cavity therein; a hollow mandrel disposed in the cavity substantially coaxial with the cylindrical blade for receiving the anus/rectum and adjacent connective tissue thereover; a first vacuum means connected to the hollow mandrel for emptying of a part of the anus/rectum therethrough; means for supplying a disinfection substance to the cavity between the mandrel and an inner surface of the cylindrical blade for disinfecting the connecting tissue and cylindrical blade during processing; and, a second vacuum means connected to the cavity between the mandrel and the inner surface of the cylindrical blade for removing the disinfecting substance therefrom.