What is a macerator in a hospital?

What is a macerator in a hospital?

Macerators provide an unparalleled level of safe human waste disposal in healthcare settings. When using disposable medical pulp products to collect and dispose of human waste, a macerator is often considered the most efficient way to destroy both the pulp and its contents.

What macerator means?

verb (used with object), mac·er·at·ed, mac·er·at·ing. to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid. to soften or decompose (food) by the action of a solvent. to cause to grow thin.

What is a vortex macerator?

The Vortex macerator is a unique and efficient system designed to deliver safe, clean and germ-free disposal of human waste. Page 1. Vernacare products are biodegradable and made from 100% recycled post-consumer newsprint.

What can you put in a macerator?

What Can I Dispose Of In A Pulp Macerator?

• Any kind of medical pulp product – DDC Dolphin’s macerators can shred any kind of pulp product; bedpans, urine bottles, bowls, kidney dishes, slipper pans… we could go on.
• Human waste – any kind of bodily fluid or waste, such as blood, vomit, urine or faeces.

How do macerator toilets work?

A macerating toilet is an upflush toilet system. It sends waste to a unit behind the toilet in a large container or in a container in the wall. High-powered blades liquefy the waste before it is pumped out of the unit through a pipe that is directly tied to the main drain line.

What are macerator toilets like?

Compact macerator toilets They look almost exactly like traditional toilets, minus the cistern. The toilet pan is rinsed by pressurised water controlled by a solenoid valve. These toilets use around 2 to 3 litres of water for a small flush and 3 to 5 litres for larger flushes.

What can you not put in the macerator?

Only use a macerator to dispose of what it’s designed to. There are many other forms of medical waste that should never be put into a maceration cycle – towels and cleaning cloths, personal protective equipment, non-maceratable wipes, syringes, metal and plastic, to name a few.

Can I use bleach in my Saniflo toilet?

It is important never to use products containing bleach in a saniflo macerator as bleach corrodes the seal around the macerator valve. This results in a faulty system as the macerator cannot sense when to open or close.