METHOD FOR COLLECTION AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISINFECTION OF MEDICAL WASTE AT SOURCE Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC B09B3/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: collection and high-temperature disinfection of medical waste at source is ensured by dividing into three A, B, C streams in each section of healthcare facility; the medical waste is collected into disposable waste collectors, which are placed on vertical trolleys; the collected waste in the hermetically sealed collectors is transported to a point of high-temperature disinfection and destruction. The above procedures of disinfection and destruction of the medical waste are performed in a disinfection and destruction device at a temperature not less than 180°C for 15-60 min. The procedures of disinfection and destruction are controlled according to a heat indication label marked on the collector. The processed waste is placed into case-to-case containers to be transported to a residential solid waste ground.

EFFECT: higher safety of medical waste transportation to the residential solid waste ground.

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