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In-Suit Waste Management Technologies
Completed
TRL 8 (started at 7, targeting 8)
Description
There is no acceptable urine or fecal containment waste management system for long duration missions for use by crew members confined to pressurized space suits available. Omni's proposed solution is to integrate its new patent pending urine collection and containment system technology, ProRen FLO (Prosthetic Renal Flow System), combined with Omni fecal collection and containment options into a In-Suit waste management System Garment.
Benefits
Pressure suit waste management (urine and fecal) for astronauts.
Urine and fecal incontinent civilian patients. Waste management for military and civilian personnel using CBRN (chemical-biological-radiological-nuclear) protection suits. Including Ebola virus protection gear.
Details
| Technology area | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems > Extravehicular Activity Systems > Pressure Garment |
| Program | Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer (SBIR/STTR) |
| Lead organization | Omni Measurement Systems, Inc, Colchester, VT |
| Start date | 2015-06-17 |
| End date | 2015-12-17 |
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How to get involved
This is a mature technology (TRL 8) — the realistic path in is usually NASA's Technology Transfer Program: licensing an existing NASA patent, or a Space Act Agreement to use NASA facilities/expertise directly. NASA also runs a startup licensing program with no upfront fee for companies formed to commercialize a specific NASA technology.
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