Contaminated sharp object disposal method
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1. A method for the isolation from the environment of a chemically or biologically contaminated object having at least one sharp point or edge, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) inserting said object into a disposal container,(b) contacting said object with at least one reactive agent, and(c) reacting said agent in response to said inserting step to immobilize and protectively encapsulate said object.
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Abstract
A system and a method for the isolation from the environment of chemically or biologically contaminated objects are disclosed. The method includes inserting a contaminated object into a disposal container and then contacting the object with one or more reactive agents which react to immobilize and protectively encapsulate the object. The use of reactive agents which are members of room temperature reacting polyurethane foam systems is particularly preferred.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for the isolation from the environment of a chemically or biologically contaminated object having at least one sharp point or edge, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) inserting said object into a disposal container, (b) contacting said object with at least one reactive agent, and (c) reacting said agent in response to said inserting step to immobilize and protectively encapsulate said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for the isolation from the environment of a chemically or biologically contaminated object, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) inserting said object into a disposal container, (b) contacting said object with more than one reactive agents, and (c) reacting said agents to immobilize and protectively encapsulate said object wherein at least one of said reactive agents is isolated in said disposal container by a rupturable containment means and wherein said containment means is ruptured and the reactive agents are thereby mixed and react upon insertion of said object into said disposal container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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