Reducing thumb extensor risk in laboratory rat gavage

Nimunkar, Amit J.; Chun, Keum San; Phung, Ngoc; Wreksoatmodjo, Kevin; Yen, Thomas Y.; Radwin, Robert G.

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2016.06.008

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“…The student design team first considered additional administrative factors that could better reduce or eliminate the risk. They brought the syringes back to campus and used instruments for measuring the syringe plunger forces for different combinations of syringe and needle sizes and fluid viscosities, then provided a set of recommendations based on combinations of these parameters (Nimunkar et al, 2017).…”

Section: Automated Rat Gavagementioning

confidence: 99%

Design of Ergonomic Tools for Commercial Laboratory Technicians

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Marty²,

Musa³

et al. 2019

Ergonomics in Design

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Repetitive tasks performed in a commercial laboratory potentially expose lab technicians to repetitive-motion stresses and strains. Our goal was to reduce or eliminate the risk of injuries through design strategies, such as automation, changes in work flow, system design improvements, or ergonomic assist tools. This article describes six undergraduate biomedical engineering student design innovations conceived for solving challenging ergonomics problems at Covance Laboratories in Madison, Wisconsin. Their designs tackled laboratory procedures for administering substances, sampling blood, removing container lids, vortex mixing, cage opening, and automated bioanalytical test tube uncapping. The successful designs were built, tested, and put into practice.

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Section: Automated Rat Gavagementioning

confidence: 99%