General Description
The BIOWARD is a portable aerosol dosimeter. It is designed to be carried by a non-specialist soldier or a first responder all along his mission, even several days, to record a sample of the aerosols he is breathing. The device can be used for any kind a threat, be it biological, chemical or radiological, as long as it is present as aerosol.
Technical Description
The BIOWARD use a filter sampling principal, with a flow rate mirroring human breath. It can achieve a operational autonomy of several days. The filter itself can be adapted to the threat.
Evaluation Criteria
THROUGHPUT:
- System is continuous and provides real time analysis with no defined tests/samples
- The system or device is currently fully automated
- Device or system is intended for multiple detection assays
- 0-1 solutions, buffer, eluents, and/or reagents
- 1 component
- No set-up of the system is required
LOGISTICS:
- Very brief (minutes-hours) training and minimal technical skills
- Approximately the size of a soda can
- Less than 1 kg
- This system is not capable of transmitting data
- System or device uses batteries
OPERATIONS:
- Can be used from 25°C to 37°C
- Can be used from < -21°C to > 42°C (All temperatures)
- Components must be stored at room temperature (27°C)
- Performance is not influenced by relative humidity
- Greater than 3 years shelf life
- 3-5 years expected life
- Results cannot be viewed in real-time
- The system or device is currently fully autonomous
- The system hardware is closed and not available for modification
DETECTION:
- Not possible for the system to achieve 510K clearance
- Not possible for the system to achieve FDA approval
- This system does not test liquids
- Not possible for the system to identify aerosolized chemical agent
- Not possible for the system to identify liquid chemical agent
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