Infectious medical materials is rendered innocuous by heating heterogeneous medical materials having wet and dry portions with a radio... Show moreInfectious medical materials is rendered innocuous by heating heterogeneous medical materials having wet and dry portions with a radio frequency electric field. The medical materials are exposed to the radio frequency electric field in order to heat the medical waste. The medical waste may include sorted medical or veterinary waste which after heat treatment may be shredded and recycled. Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute Sponsorship: Held, Jeffery S. Sponsorship: Sharp, James W. United States Patent Show less
Infectious medical materials are rendered harmless by heating heterogeneous medical materials having wet and dry portions with a radio... Show moreInfectious medical materials are rendered harmless by heating heterogeneous medical materials having wet and dry portions with a radio-frequency electric field. The medical materials may be comminuted prior to heating. The medical materials are exposed to the radio-frequency electric field in order to heat the medical materials. The medical materials may include sorted medical or veterinary waste which after heat treatment may be recycled. Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute United States Patent Show less
