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For Lisa Gentile, a medical-surgicalk unit nurse at in Delaware, enough was “Every time we’d deliver a meal to a darn it, that bottle would be sittinyg there,” she said. She and hospital maintenanc mechanic Ron Swecker brainstormed on a He rummaged through astoragd closet, found a wall mount for a soap bottle, and aftefr some tinkering had a cage to hold the urinaol on the bed rail. “Immediately, all the nurseas wanted to know where we coulsd get it and how soon it would be inthe hospital,” Gentil e said.
On a manager’s the two turned to ’s , whichy helps bring inventions to market and has startedsix spin-off Grady is part of the OhioHealth system. “Wwe thought it was a smalpl project thatthey wouldn’t be interested Gentile said. Turns out it was just what the instituteseeksx – ideas to improve patient said Patricia Spitzner, manager of commercialization and technology transfer. The institute obtainecd engineering help from and the and got a unit to make 250 prototypew soon to be tested with They costabout $5 apiece.
OhioHealth will develoop the product for internal usebut can’t commercialize it because the designm might tread on other patents, such as for bicyclew drink holders, Spitzner said. “Ourf first name for it was theurinak holster,” Gentile said. Staff startefd strapping the cages to their belte anddrawing (empty) bottlesw like guns. “We had fun.” In the end, they settlecd on the less provocative U-Caddy. Doggone, Honda comes up with an accommodatintg SUV The Honda Elementlight truck, alreadu honored by one group as top dog for pet ownerse because of its fairly spacious and easy-to-clean interior, is getting a more canine-friendluy makeover. Inc.
unveiled the dog-friendlyy sport-utility vehicle at the New York Internationap Auto Showthis month. Spokesman Chrise Martin said the idea started in 2005 in Japab withthe Wow, a wagom aimed at dog owners. For the United States, it made senswe to pair the featureds withthe Element, which already had been recognizedd by Dogcars.com as the 2007 Dog Car of the Seriously. Features on the concept vehicle include a cushionecd cargo area bed withsafetyy restraints, second-row pet seating with restraints, a spill-resistan t water bowl, specialized ventilation fans and a retractablde ramp, making it easierf for animals to get in and out of the Seat covers are machine-washable and floof mats feature bone and paw-printt patterns.
Martin said the optionm package could change and thepricingy isn’t set. The vehicle, which is assembled in East is scheduled to come outthis fall. Ron a spokesman for , the company’s Marysville-basedr production division, said that if a buyerd wants the features, they will be addef to the SUVat dealerships, not on the production According to , the pet and pet productt market was $43 billion in 2008. Any gainx with those shoppers would be welcomewfor Honda, which saw Element sales tumble 61 percent through the first quarter.