Apparatus for dispensing sanitizer fluid and recording data pertaining to hand sanitization
AssigneeAltitude Medical, Inc.
InventorsAlexander Roman Oshmyansky, Jacob Vincent McKnight, Richard James Gilbert, Adam Wilmore Paterson, Matthew David Laws
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Abstract
Apparati and methods for dispensing sanitizer fluid via handles on doors and equipment, and data and recording events pertaining to hand sanitization, are disclosed.
Claims20
An apparatus for dispensing sanitizer fluid and recording data pertaining to hand sanitization, comprising:
- a sanitizer dispensing device adapted for mounting to a door;
- a cartridge disposed within the sanitizer dispensing device and adapted to contain sanitizer fluid;
- a sanitizer trigger coupled to the cartridge, and adapted to dispense said sanitizer fluid from the cartridge when activated;
- and
- an electronic control circuit coupled to the sanitizer trigger, wherein the electronic control circuit includes a circuit board including electronic memory and a processor connected to a power source,
- wherein the sanitizer trigger is further adapted to cause the electronic control circuit to record data pertaining to at least one recording event, and
- wherein the sanitizer dispensing device includes one of a pull door handle, push door device, or turn door handle.
A method for dispensing sanitizer fluid from a sanitizer dispensing device mounted to a door and recording data pertaining to hand sanitization, wherein the sanitizer dispensing device includes a cartridge adapted to contain sanitizer fluid and disposed within the sanitizer dispensing device, and wherein the sanitizer dispensing device includes one of a pull door handle, push door device, or turn door handle, a sanitizer trigger coupled to the cartridge, and an electronic control circuit coupled to the sanitizer trigger, wherein the electronic control circuit includes a circuit board including electronic memory and a processor connected to a power source, the method comprising:
- recognizing a door opening event;
- recording, in the electronic memory, the door opening event;
- dispensing sanitizer fluid from the cartridge when the sanitizer trigger is activated;
- and
- recording, in the electronic memory, the dispensation of said sanitizer fluid as a sanitization event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.