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Direct Reading Detection Kits for Surface Contamination by Anti-Neoplastic (Anti-Cancer) Drugs

Anti-neoplastic drugs, also known as anti-cancer drugs or chemotherapy, are used in the treatment of many types of cancer. However, these drugs are harmful to healthy cells as well as the cancerous cells. Exposure of healthcare workers to anti-neoplastic drugs from contaminated surfaces and drug vials in hospitals and pharmacies is a continuing problem...

Published: 7/25/2024 | Inventor(s): Deborah Sammons, Shirley Robertson, Jerome Smith

Keywords(s): AE1BXX, AE2XXX, AE3XXX, Anti-neoplastic, CANCER, CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY, CANCEROUS, CB5XXX, CDC Docket Import, CDC Docket Import CDC Prosecuting, CDXXXX, Contaminant, Contaminants, Contaminated, contamination, CXXXXX, Detection, detection system, Direct, DRUGS, Kits, Listed LPM Surabian as of 4/15/2015, NIOSH, NIOSH-DART, Occupational health, OSHA, Post LPM Assignment Set 20150420, Pre LPM working set 20150418, Reading, SAFE, SAFETY, Surface, TOXIC, Toxicity, TOXIGENIC, TOXINS, VCXXXX, VPXXXX, WCXXXX, WFXXXX, WGXXXX, WIXXXX, WMXXXX, WORKER, WORKER safety, XHXXXX, XIXXXX, YBXXXX, YEXXXX

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Collaboration, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, ResearchProducts > Research Equipment, TherapeuticArea > Cardiology, Application > Research Materials, Application > Occupational Safety and Health, Application > Therapeutics, TherapeuticArea > Infectious Disease, Application > Consumer Products, TherapeuticArea > Dental, TherapeuticArea > Oncology, TherapeuticArea > Ophthalmology, TherapeuticArea > Endocrinology

Occupational Health: Wearable Kneel-Sit Support Device for Manual Labor and Heavy Industry Applications

This CDC-developed technology describes a novel ergonomic device that supports a portion of the worker's weight while kneeling, relieving the knee pressure and pain common to many manual labor occupations. Unfortunately, many of the devices that have been used in the past to relieve pressure on the knees are bulky, heavy, and of questionable durability. This...

Published: 7/25/2024 | Inventor(s): Ova Johnston, Stephen Hudock, Steven Wurzelbacher

Keywords(s): AB1XXX, AB3GXX, AB3XXX, AE2BXX, AE2XXX, AE4XXX, AEXXXX, AFXXXX, ARTHRITIS, AXXXXX, CDC Docket Import, CDC Docket Import CDC Prosecuting, DEVICE, Knee, Kneel-sit, LABOR, MINING, NIOSH, NIOSH-DART, OSHA, OSTEOARTHRITIS, SAFETY, SUPPORT, VAXXXX, VMXXXX, VPXXXX, Wearable, WEXXXX, WGXXXX, WMXXXX, WORK, WORKER, WORKER safety, WORKERS, XDXXXX, XIXXXX, YEXXXX, YFXXXX

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Medical Devices, TherapeuticArea > Geriatrics, Application > Occupational Safety and Health, TherapeuticArea > Ophthalmology, TherapeuticArea > Dental, Application > Consumer Products, TherapeuticArea > Endocrinology, TherapeuticArea > Oncology, TherapeuticArea > Immunology, TherapeuticArea > Neurology, TherapeuticArea > Cardiology, Application > Non-Medical Devices, TherapeuticArea > Infectious Disease

Inexpensive, Personal Dust Detector Tube/Dosimeter Operating on a Gas Detector Tube Platform

This CDC developed dust detector tube is designed to provide inexpensive, short-term, time weighted average dust exposure data feedback directly to device users. This invention operates upon a conventional gas detector tube platform and can be used with any low volume pump that can electronically measure pump back pressure. The device consists of three...

Published: 7/25/2024 | Inventor(s): Harry Dobroski, Steven Page, Jon Volkwein

Keywords(s): AE1XXX, AE2BXX, AE2XXX, AE3XXX, AEXXXX, AG3XXX, AGXXXX, AXXXXX, CDC Docket Import, CDC Docket Import CDC Prosecuting, DETECTOR, DEVICE, DUST, Enviromental, environmental health, MINING, MONITOR, NIOSH, NIOSH-PRL, Occupational health, OSHA, Protection, SAMPLER, Tube, VPXXXX, WCXXXX, WEXXXX, WFXXXX, WGXXXX, WORKER, WORKER safety, XDXXXX, XHXXXX, YEXXXX

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Occupational Safety and Health, TherapeuticArea > Infectious Disease, TherapeuticArea > Oncology, Application > Consumer Products, TherapeuticArea > Cardiology, TherapeuticArea > Dental, TherapeuticArea > Ophthalmology, TherapeuticArea > Endocrinology, Application > Non-Medical Devices, ResearchProducts > Research Equipment, Application > Medical Devices