Abstract: The apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a flexible sheath instrument, a flexible guide instrument, and a tool. The flexible sheath instrument comprises a first instrument base removably coupleable to an instrument driver and defines a sheath instrument working lumen. The flexible guide instrument comprises a second instrument base removably coupleable to the instrument driver and is threaded through the sheath instrument working lumen. The guide instrument also defines a guide instrument working lumen. The tool is threaded through the guide instrument working lumen. For this embodiment of the apparatus, the sheath instrument and guide instrument are independently controllable relative to each other.

Abstract: A method for painting a body of a vehicle with a multi-tone paint scheme. The method includes: applying a first paint of a first color to the body; oven-curing the first paint; applying a second paint of a second color to the body, the second paint configured to be cured by ultraviolet light, the second color is different from the first color, and curing the second paint by exposing the second paint to ultraviolet light.

Abstract: A method for reducing the spread of bacterial infections includes identifying a group of individuals at risk of an infection that colonizes in the nose, determining whether any individuals can be exclude, designating an individual or group of individuals who will receive treatment, providing a strip, mask, and/or clip, the strip, mask, and/or clip having an effective amount of antimicrobial agent capable of being delivered to the colony of bacteria in, on, and around the nose, the strip, mask, and/or clip is applied to the nose of the individual or group so to allow the agent to migrate to eradicate the colony.

Abstract: A method for reducing the spread of bacterial infections includes identifying a group of individuals at risk of an infection that colonizes in the nose, determining whether any individuals can be exclude, designating an individual or group of individuals who will receive treatment, providing a strip, the strip having an effective amount of antimicrobial agent capable of being delivered to the colony of bacteria in, on, and around the nose, the strip is applied to the nose of the individual or group so to allow the agent to migrate to eradicate the colony; in an embodiment, a surgical mask, or a similar mask that covers the nose and mouth, is provided, said mask having a portion of the mask that contacts the nose, and said portion containing an antimicrobial agent capable of being delivered to eradicate the colonization of bacteria within the nose.

Abstract: A method or protocol for reducing the spread of bacterial infections such as MRSA among a population includes identifying a group of individuals at risk of carrying or becoming carriers of a bacterial infection that colonizes in the nose, determining whether any individuals can be excluded from treatment due to reasons relating to the individual's other activities or precautions taken, designating an individual or group of individuals who will receive treatment, providing a strip, the strip having an effective amount of antimicrobial agent capable of being delivered transdermally, the strip is exteriorly applied to the nose of the designated individual or group of individuals so to allow the antimicrobial agent to pass through the nose to interact with the colony to suppress the colonization, or altogether eradicate the colony.