Purpose: Enable the operator to maintain a relaxed grip while pipetting

Ergonomic principles: Reduce high force power grips

Photo source: AccuTek Laboratories

North America
AccuTek Laboratories
Hamilton
UCSD Store House

Purpose: Automatically fill pipettes with adjustable speeds and precision control with a fingertip

Ergonomic principles: Reduce awkward upper-body postures associated with filling pipettes

Photo source: BrandTech Scientific, Inc

North America
AccuTek Laboratories
BrandTech Scientific, Inc.
Jencons

Purpose: Reduce reach distances, provide better access to tools and reduce non-neutral hand/wrist postures during retrieval and storage of pipettes

Ergonomic guidelines: Should rotate 360° so that the retrieval distance remains constant

Photo source: MG Scientific

North America
John Morris Scientific
MarketLab
MG Scientific

Europe
Eppendorf

Purpose: Reduce reach distances, provide better access to tools and reduce non-neutral hand/wrist postures during retrieval and storage of pipettes

Ergonomic guidelines: Place racks at recommended hand-working heights of 42'' (standing) or 36'' (sitting) above standing surface

Photo source: MarketLab

North America
Fisher Scientific
MarketLab
USA Scientific

Purpose: Reduce high insetion and ejection forces and repetitive strain associated with using pipettes

Ergonomic guidelines: Recommended tip insertion forces and tip ejecting forces should not exceed 2lbs

Photo source: Lab Safety Supply

North America
Lab Safety Supply
Laboratory Product Sales
Robbins Scientific