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A bag device for storing a body includes upper and lower impervious flexible panel members each having opposed side edges and opposed ends. Respectively side edges of the members are formed integrally therealong, and the members are movable to form a cavity for storing the body. The end is closed an

A bag device for storing a body includes upper and lower impervious flexible panel members each having opposed side edges and opposed ends. Respectively side edges of the members are formed integrally therealong, and the members are movable to form a cavity for storing the body. The end is closed and the end is normally open so that can be inserted into the cavity. The members are laminates of thermoplastic sheets and the open end can be sealed by application of heat to the thermoplastic sheets at the open end. Pressure release valves are fixed to the member so that excess pressure in the cavity due to body decomposition is released to the atmosphere.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A body containment device for storing a deceased body, comprising: a substantially elongate upper impervious flexible panel member and a substantially elongate lower impervious flexible panel member; the upper and lower panel members being arranged in a facing relations

The invention claimed is: 1. A body containment device for storing a deceased body, comprising: a substantially elongate upper impervious flexible panel member and a substantially elongate lower impervious flexible panel member; the upper and lower panel members being arranged in a facing relationship and each having an inside surface, an outside surface, opposed side edges and opposed ends, respective side edges of the upper and lower panel members being sealingly joined together or formed integrally therealong, the upper and lower panel members being movable relative to each other to form a cavity between their inside surfaces, the opposed ends forming respective ends of the device with at least one of the ends being openable so that the deceased body can be inserted through the at least one open end into the cavity for storage; a sealing arrangement for sealingly closing the at least one open end by application of heat and/or pressure thereto, whereby the cavity is hermetically sealed; a fluid absorbent composition on the inside surface of said lower panel member for absorbing at least some of said gaseous and/or liquid decomposition products escaping from said body; and at least one pressure release means arranged through an aperture in said upper panel member for releasing pressure in the cavity when the pressure due to the gaseous and/or liquid decomposition products in the cavity exceeds a predetermined level, said at least one pressure release means having a first housing member configured with a first chamber therein and a second housing member configured with a second chamber therein, said first housing member being arranged within the cavity and said second housing member being arranged on said outside surface of the upper panel member, a pressure sensitive valve member being positioned between the first and second chambers and is arranged to open to allow the gaseous decomposition products to pass into the second chamber and through vents in said second housing member to atmosphere and thereby releasing pressure in the cavity when the pressure therein exceeds said predetermined level, said first chamber containing vapor retention media for substantially retaining vapor entrained in the gaseous decomposition products passing therethrough and said second chamber containing bacteria filtering media for substantially filtering bacteria before the filtered gaseous decomposition products passing through said vents. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one pressure release means is connected to evacuation means for evacuating air within the cavity following sealing thereof. 3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the valve member is housed within a collar extending from said first housing member and the collar is connected to said evacuation means, said second housing member being configured for removably securing to said collar and is removable therefrom to provide access for connecting the evacuation means to the collar for evacuating the cavity. 4. The device according to claim 1, further comprising air conditioning media in one or both of said first and second chambers. 5. The device according to claim 4, wherein said air conditioning media include petroleum based activated carbon and/or fibre based activated carbon. 6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the air conditioning media further include sodium polyacrylate. 7. The device according to claim 6, wherein said petroleum based activated carbon and/or fibre based activated carbon, and sodium polyacrylate, where included, being arranged in layers or a mixed mass. 8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the petroleum based activated carbon is in the form of a layer between 20 to 40 mm, and the fibre based activated carbon is in the form of a layer between 20 to 40 mm, and sodium polyacrylate, where included, is in the form of a layer between 5 to 15 mm. 9. The device according to claim 1, wherein said opposed side edges form respective sides of the device and further comprising one or more hand grips along each of the sides. 10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the handgrips are each reinforced with a PVC tubing. 11. The device according to claim 10, wherein each said handgrip is in the form of a cutout section in one of said side edges and the PVC tubing is fixed in said cutout. 12. The device according to claim 1, wherein each of said upper and lower panel members is formed by lamination or co-extrusion of one or more layers of material or materials. 13. The device according to claim 12, wherein each of said upper and lower panel members has at least one layer of an impervious metallic film and at least one layer of a polymeric material. 14. The device according to claim 13, wherein each of said upper and lower panel members has at least two layers of a polymeric material and is arranged so that the at least one layer of a metallic film is between an outer one and an inner one of the layers of a polymeric material. 15. The device according to claim 14, wherein said outer layer is arranged so as to be relatively more tear and/or puncture resistant than said inner layer. 16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the polymeric material for said outer layer is nylon or polycarbonate, and the polymeric material for said inner layer is polyethylene. 17. The device according to claim 13, wherein said one or more layers of material or materials include at least one layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol bonded to the or each of said at least one layer of a metallic film. 18. The device according to claim 13, wherein the at least one layer of a metallic film may be an aluminium foil. 19. The device according to claim 13, wherein at least the panel member or the layer of the panel member having said inside surface, is formed of a heat weldable material so that an application of heat within a predetermined range of temperature forms a weld joint between the panel members and thereby sealing the cavity. 20. The device according to claim 1, wherein the sealing arrangement is in the form of a heat and/or pressure sealable material arranged on the inside surface of one or each of the upper and lower panel members in a position at or adjacent to said at least one open end. 21. The device according to claim 20, wherein the pressure sealable material is a strip of silicon. 22. The device according to claim 20, wherein the heat sealable material is a strip of heat weldable material. 23. The device according to claim 1, further comprising the at least one pressure release means including one or more gas evacuation means provided for evacuating gases in the cavity following sealing of the at least one opening. 24. The device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one pressure release means is arranged to evacuate gases and to release pressure when pressure inside the cavity exceeds said predetermined level. 25. The device according to claim 1, wherein said absorbent composition is arranged on the inside surface of said lower panel member or contained in one or more packages arranged on the inside surface of said lower panel member. 26. The device according to claim 25, wherein the absorbent composition arranged on the insider surface of said lower panel member or contained in the one or more packages being covered with a pliable perforated sheet attached to said inside surface. 27. The device according to claim 26, wherein said perforated sheet is formed of a polymeric material. 28. The device according to claim 1, wherein the fluid absorbent composition includes one or more liquid absorbent materials arranged for absorbing liquid decomposition products from said body. 29. The device according to claim 28, wherein said one or more liquid absorbent materials are selected from any one or more of silica gel, calcium chloride and sodium polyacrylate. 30. The device according to claim 28, wherein said fluid absorbent composition includes a mixture of silica gel, calcium chloride and sodium polyacrylate, the silica gel being up to 30 %, the calcium chloride up to 8 % and the sodium polyacrylate up to 80%. 31. The device according to claim 1, wherein the fluid absorbent composition includes one or more gaseous absorbent materials arranged for absorbing gaseous decomposition products. 32. The device according to claim 31, wherein said one or more gaseous absorbent materials contains activated carbon. 33. The device according to claim 1, wherein said vapour retention media are in the form of a mixture of clay and calcium chloride and the retention mixture is arranged to provide a retention capacity of between 15% to 35% by weight. 34. The device according to claim 33, wherein the retention mixture has a mesh size of 8 ��12 mesh (approximately 1.5-2.6 mm) and a pore size of 10 Angstrom (10 ��10-10 mm). 35. The device according to claim 1, wherein the bacteria filter is arranged to filter out the majority of known bacteria in decomposing body remains so as to make the treated air that is released back into the environment substantially non hazardous. 36. The device according to claim 1, wherein the bacteria filter media is in the form of a mixture of paper fibers and glass fibers and is manufactured to a weight of approximately 80 grams/meter 5. 37. The device according to claim 1, wherein the bacteria filter media is arranged in a concertina shape to increase filter capacity per unit area. 38. The device according to claim 1, wherein the bacteria filter media has at least one flat circular shaped bacterial filter element. 39. The device according to claim 1, in a body containment system including a plurality of said containment devices formed as a linear array, the array being arranged so that the devices are folded into a stack or rollable into a roll, and the devices being separable along joints between adjacent devices, and further comprising heating and/or pressure means that have spaced heating and/or pressure elements having a length which is equal to or greater than the width between the opposed side edges of the containment devices, at least one of the heating and/or pressure elements being movable towards the other heating and/or pressure element, so that a containment device is separable from the stack or roll, and placed with said at least one openable end thereof between the heating and/or pressure elements and the sealing arrangement in alignment therewith, the movable heating and/or pressure element is then movable towards the other heating and/or pressure element so that the separated containment device is in contact with the heating and/or pressure elements and the sealing arrangement is being heated and/or pressured by the heating and/or pressure elements, whereby the heat and/or pressure applied causes the sealing arrangement to form a weld joint and thereby sealing the cavity, the movable heating and/or pressure element is then moved so as to release the separated containment device from the heating and/or pressure means.