Portable and collapsible chem./bio. isolators

a technology of bio-isolators and portable devices, applied in the field of isolators, can solve the problems of increasing the risk of hazardous radioactive, chemical and biological agents, on-site handling and containment of suspicious packages or known hazardous materials, and the heavy weight and cumbersomeness of isolators, and achieve the effect of being deployed in a short amount of tim

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-02-25
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN & RIGHT OF CANADA REPRESENTED BY THE MIN OF PUBLIC SAFETY
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[0009]The present invention provides a collapsible and portable chemi...

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On-site handling and containment of suspicious packages or known hazardous materials poses an enormous risk to both the initial responders who must contain and transport the materials and subsequent investigators who must handle the materials to determine their origin, composition, risk and eventual disposal.
In particular, hazardous radioactive, chemical and biological agents pose an increased threat.
However, such isolators are often heavy and cumbersome.
Transportation of such isolators can be very difficult and they cannot generally be used in any portable capacity.
Furthermore, conventional isol...

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[0017]The present invention provides a portable and collapsible isolator for containing and handling hazardous or potentially hazardous radioactive, chemical or biological agents that may possibly pose a threat to public health and safety. For the purposes of the present disclosure, radioactive, chemical and biological agents may include, but are not limited to, chemical warfare agents, toxins, Risk Group 3 and Risk Group 4 biological pathogens, as well as some radioactive materials. Such agents can include, among others, hydrogen cyanide, cyanogens chloride, phosgene, Lewisite, Mustard gas, G-series nerve agents, Ricin, VX nerve agent and radioactive iodine. Furthermore, the present isolator is capable, at least in selected embodiments, of containing particles that may be Alpha or Beta emitters.

[0018]One embodiment is shown in FIG. 1 in which there is illustrated a collapsible and portable isolator 10 comprising as the main components a collapsible frame 2, a clear, flexible and co...

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A portable and collapsible isolator is taught for containing radioactive, chemical or biological agents. The isolator is comprised of a collapsible frame, movable between a collapsed transport position and an open operational position, and a flexible and collapsible envelope in the form of an airtight bag attached to the frame to define a cavity. The envelope remains airtight in both the collapsed and open positions. One or more sealable openings are formed in the envelope for insertion and removal of the radioactive, chemical and biological agents into and out of the cavity. The isolator may optionally include at least one glove extending from one or more of said sealable openings into the cavity, for handling said radioactive, chemical and biological agents inside the cavity.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the priority right of prior U.S. patent application 60 / 983,717 filed Oct. 30, 2007, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to isolators for use in containing, handling and transporting potentially hazardous radioactive, chemical or biological agents.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]On-site handling and containment of suspicious packages or known hazardous materials poses an enormous risk to both the initial responders who must contain and transport the materials and subsequent investigators who must handle the materials to determine their origin, composition, risk and eventual disposal. In particular, hazardous radioactive, chemical and biological agents pose an increased threat. These agents may include, but are not limited to, chemical warfare agents, toxins, Risk Group 3 and Risk Group 4 biological pathogens and can also include radioa...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D33/02B65D33/01B65D33/04B65D81/18B65D51/16B65D90/12B65D90/28B65D90/48
CPCB25J21/02B01L1/04B08B15/026
Inventor KOURNIKAKIS, BILLPATRABOY, TIMPERREAULT, DANIELPEEKE, JAMESMCDIARMID, CARLSUMMERELL, IANBURCZYK, ANDREWHEISZ, MARIANNECARON, PIERREPOIRIER, SYLVAIN
Owner HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN & RIGHT OF CANADA REPRESENTED BY THE MIN OF PUBLIC SAFETY
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