Abstract: A wearable traction device includes: a traction rod including a superior segment, and an inferior segment; a lower anchoring assembly coupled to the inferior segment of the traction rod, the lower anchoring assembly configured for affixing to a lower torso of a user; an upper anchoring assembly movably coupled to the superior segment of the traction rod, the upper anchoring assembly configured for affixing to an upper torso of a user; a releasable lock supported on the upper anchoring assembly, the lock having: (i) an engaged position configured to permit movement of the upper anchoring assembly in a superior direction along the superior segment of the traction rod, and prevent movement of the upper anchoring assembly in an inferior direction along the superior segment, and (ii) a disengaged position configured to permit movement of the upper anchoring assembly in the superior and inferior directions.

Abstract: An actively cooled waste receptacle comprises an insulated container including (i) an inner wall defining a chamber having an opening for receiving the waste, and (ii) an outer wall surrounding the inner wall and joined to the inner wall at the opening. The receptacle also includes a cover configured to prevent access to the chamber via the opening in a closed position, and to allow access to the chamber via the opening in an open position; and a heat pump including an interior heat exchanger exposed to the chamber, the heat pump configured to cool the chamber by absorbing heat from air within the chamber via the interior heat exchanger, and transferring the heat outside the insulated container.

Abstract: An actively cooled waste receptacle comprises an insulated container including (i) an inner wall defining a chamber having an opening for receiving the waste, and (ii) an outer wall surrounding the inner wall and joined to the inner wall at the opening. The receptacle also includes a cover configured to prevent access to the chamber via the opening in a closed position, and to allow access to the chamber via the opening in an open position; and a heat pump including an interior heat exchanger exposed to the chamber, the heat pump configured to cool the chamber by absorbing heat from air within the chamber via the interior heat exchanger, and transferring the heat outside the insulated container.