Abstract: An apparatus for destroying medical waste material is provided including a transportable container member, a processor having rotatably driven roller members for breaking the medical waste materials into smaller particles, a removable receptacle for containing the medical waste particles, and a loading device for actuating an opening mechanism of the transportable container and regulating the introduction of medical waste material therein.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 28, 1994
Date of Patent:
September 2, 1997
Assignee:
Safe Sharps, Inc.
Inventors:
Roger Wollert, John J. McGovern, William A. McGovern, Mikhail Zavadski
Abstract: An apparatus for destroying medical waste material is provided including a transportable container member, a processor having rotatably driven roller members for breaking the medical waste materials into smaller particles, a removable receptacle for containing the medical waste particles, and a loading device for actuating an opening mechanism of the transportable container and regulating the introduction of medical waste material therein.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 4, 1993
Date of Patent:
July 4, 1995
Assignee:
Safe Sharps, Inc.
Inventors:
Roger Wollert, John J. McGovern, William A. McGovern, Mikhail Zavadski