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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2018
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Weston F. Harding, Lehi, UT (US);
Erik K. Witt, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Austin Jason McKinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Ray Isaacson, Layton, UT (US);
Bart Peterson, Farmington, UT (US);
Marcel Arantes Souza, Lehi, UT (US);
Matthew Oshinski, Oak Ridge, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Contamination detection systems, kits, and techniques are described for testing surfaces for the presence of hazardous contaminants, while minimizing user exposure to these contaminants. Even trace amounts of contaminants can be detected. A collection kit provides a swab that is simple to use, easy to hold and grip, allows the user to swab large areas of a surface, and keeps the user's hands away from the surface being tested. The kit also provides open and closed fluid transfer mechanism to transfer the collected fluid to a detection device while minimizing user exposure to hazardous contaminants in the collected fluid. Contamination detection kits can rapidly collect and detect hazardous drugs, including trace amounts of antineoplastic agents, in healthcare settings at the site of contamination.