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Device safely removes Taser darts – Global Pathogen Solutions Inc.

Clark County startup company Global Pathogen Solutions Inc. http://www.globalpathogensolutions.com/ has invented a device to safely remove stun gun darts and cut the risk of infection to emergency workers that could boost business for three Southwest Washington manufacturers.

Paramedic and firefighter Carson Linker founded the company in 2005 after he noticed his colleagues at Portland Fire & Rescue were nervous about getting stuck by Taser darts that police officers had used to subdue unruly subjects.

"They’re so dangerous," Linker said. "On-the-job injuries cost fire departments thousands of dollars a year in testing, not to mention the psychological effect of thinking you might be infected."

BY LIBBY TUCKER
COLUMBIAN STAFF WRITER

Full Story: http://columbian.com/article/20090724/BIZ01/707249964/-1/BIZ

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