Tag - Landsdowne Labs

Throw out those Button Batteries! A conversation with Melissa Fensterstock

Ziad2022-11-25T13:59:58-05:00Melissa Fensterstock is mother to two wonderful children and a seasoned biotech, medtech and consumer product executive. She is the co-founder and CEO of Landsdowne Labs. The company's first product is ChildLok, a technology designed to deactivate button batteries following accidental ingestion. Listen now >>

CT Lab Hopes to Decrease Dangers of Ingested Button Batteries

Ziad2022-11-25T14:00:11-05:00Inside thermometers or even your key fob, batteries power up a lot of our everyday lives. The Poison Control says more than 3,500 people in the United States swallow button batteries every year which can cause disastrous, even deadly, outcomes. “This should not be a problem. Children should not be passing away or harmed from ingesting batteries,” said Melissa Fensterstock, the co-founder and CEO of Landsdowne Labs, which rents space on Fairfield University’s campus. Scientists in that Connecticut lab are...

New Tech Could Protect Kids From Harmful Effects of Swallowing Tiny Batteries

Ziad2022-11-25T14:00:11-05:00New technology could protect children from the harmful effects of tiny batteries found in common everyday devices like remotes and toys. According to Poison Control, when a child swallows a button battery, the tissue in the esophagus creates a current, causing an alkaline burn similar to ingesting Drano. In a worst-case scenario, the battery can erode into a blood vessel. Scientists in Fairfield, Connecticut, are developing ChildLok -- button battery technology designed to deactivate batteries after they’ve been accidentally ingested...

Tech companies tackle safety issues with new devices

Ziad2022-11-25T14:02:39-05:00 Safety for babies, bike riders, and curious kids are all on display at CES 2020 - Suffice it to say, there’s a lot -- a LOT -- of stuff at the Consumer Electronics Show. The product Landsdowne created to offset the dangers of ingesting a battery is called “ChildLok.” The company claims that, through deactivation, chemical burns, permanent tissue damage to the esophagus, and even death may be reduced. Read more >>

Startup Aims to Make Swallowed Batteries Safer For Kids

Ziad2022-11-25T14:05:15-05:00Button batteries are the lifeblood of modern portable electronics, but they can also be death traps for small children. A startup called Landsdowne Labs is developing a new kind of pressure-sensitive coating to make them safer. Read more >>