R.G. KOTCHENKO

Megatekhnika Ltd, 5 Razyezzhaya Str., Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, 191002

Kotchenko R.G. ― Director General, tel. (812) 572-23-95, e-mail: manager@megatechnica.ru

Nowadays the market of the Russian equipment for medical waste disinfection/neutralization consists of isolated models using the autoclave technique of physical impact on medical waste, not taking into account the technological conditions of the saturated steam impact on their original packing.

The article presents the Russian products for medical waste disinfection, which ensures the guaranteed elimination of the infection sources, reduction of capital costs when constructing the medical waste disinfection sites, reduction of exploitation costs, and, consequently, reduction of the cost price of disinfection of 1 kilo of medical waste.

Key words: medical waste, waste neutralization, waste disinfection, apparatus technique, physical technique, special equipment, device for medical waste disinfection, disinfection with saturated steam, waste neutralization in dry hot air, autoclave, SAMot device, efficiency of the disinfection procedure, sanitary-epidemiological requirements, environmental safety, epidemiological safety.