Company creates new heat resistant biohazard bags
One of the expectations of those processing clinical wastes by autoclave is that as load temperature rises the waste sack will disintegrate sufficient to allow steam to penetrate the entire […]
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Improved waste packaging – Can the waste sack be improved?
Paxxo of Malmo, Sweden has appointed Nisus Medical Limited as their official UK partner to offer the innovative Pactosafe® [why not PaxxoSafe?], a unique automatic heat-sealing unit designed for the safe handling […]
Innovations in waste sacks #2?
The Longostand® waste system from Nisus Medical Ltd uses Longopac® ‘ endless bag’ technology, available in mini and maxi sizes, and offers high-strength and low-material consumption. Longopac® is available in several […]
Self-seal clinical waste sacks
Ecosteryl are offering self-seal clinical waste sacks. A nice idea, since cable ties or knotting of the gathered neck provide invariable less than perfect seals. Perhaps these will be better? […]
Do they really mean that?
Glancing momentarily at an email received overnight, one of many and in this case more deserving of my spam mail folder than actually reading it, something caught my eye. It […]
“Flip your clinical waste stream”
So, an interesting product development, ‘The Flip’, from Wybone had recently caught my eye. Intended to extend the value of waste sack holders, these flexible and wipe-able magnetic covers sit […]
Health Service Executive sued in action by needlestuck porter
A hospital porter who was pricked by a used syringe at University Hospital Limerick was unable to enjoy “the privileges of marriage” for a year after the incident, his barrister […]
Which is the best waste sack material?
Not really much difference, at least at face value but in daily use LLDPE are probably more resilient and have the additional benefit of thinner wall thickness. This has great advantage, in shipping and […]
A better waste sack?
Many companies seek to produce a better waste sack. It is a worthy goal, but one hampered by cost of development and the reality that a sack costing even 1p more […]
Waste sack design
There is little scope for improving waste sack design. In an array of colours, these may vary by wall thickness (though puncture and tear resistance, and overall strength, would be […]