Title:
SHARPS DESTRUCTION APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1994007543
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A hygienic apparatus which totally dissolves sharps from such places as health-care centers, operating rooms laboratories, and the like. The apparatus accepts all sorts of metal sharp instruments. The sharp metal portion is removed from any plastic component of the instrument. The plastic components are collected for sterilization through microwaves or similar process; the sharp metal instruments are dissolved using electrolysis and the liquid is discharged into conventional sewer systems. The sharp instruments, until their dissolution, are secured by a magnet within the apparatus.
Inventors:
LANGFORD, TERRENCE, R.
Application Number:
PCT/US1993/009380
Publication Date:
May 26, 1994
Filing Date:
September 29, 1993
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KEW IMPORT EXPORT INC
International Classes:
A61L11/00; A61M5/32; H05B6/78; H05B6/80; (IPC1-7): A61L2/04; A61L2/10
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