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US 2021/0278320 A1Published application
Decontamination Assessment
OwnerRobert Laughlininventor
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Abstract
A device and method of use for assessing the state of decontamination or contamination of the surface of an article. The device is comprised of a handle and a collector assembly. The collector assembly has a collector surface that is rubbed onto the surface being tested thereby capturing a sample of contaminants on that surface. The collector assembly is then hermetically sealed in a bag and returned to the testing laboratory for analysis.
Claims2
A decontamination assessment device comprised of a handle assembly and a collector assembly;
- the collector assembly is affixed to an end of the handle assembly;
- the collector assembly has a collection surface that when rubbed onto a substrate collects a surface contaminant from the substrate;
- the collector assembly is hermetically sealed in a container and delivered to a testing facility to determine if the substrate has been decontaminated.
A process for decontamination assessment comprised of the steps of:
- providing a substrate that has undergone a decontamination procedure;
- providing a handle assembly with a grip on a first end and a connector on a second end;
- providing a collector assembly, clean and sealed inside a first container;
- wherein the collector assembly has an integral collection surface;
- unsealing the container;
- grasping the grip and affixing the collector assembly to the connector on the handle assembly without the collection surface being contaminated by a non-intended-surface;
- grasping the grip and rubbing the collection surface on the substrate;
- inserting the collector assembly into a second container;
- separating the handle assembly from the collector assembly wherein the collector assembly remains inside the second container;
- hermetically sealing the second container with the collector assembly inside;
- sending the collector assembly sealed inside the second container to a testing facility;
- receiving a result from an analysis of the collection surface performed by the testing facility;
- determining whether the substrate has been sufficiently decontaminated by the decontamination procedure and is therefore suitable for continued use.
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