POINT-OF-CARE HYGIENE COMPLIANCE MODULE

摘要

A point-of-care hygiene compliance module includes a housing that is adapted to be attached to a dispensing container that dispenses material through a dispensing nozzle when actuated. The housing includes a pivoting actuation arm that is configured so as to be placed in operative contact with the dispensing nozzle. Thus, when the actuation arm is actuated, material is dispensed from the dispensing container, and a switch in operative contact with the actuation arm is actuated. The triggering of the switch updates a count value that is maintained by a controller, which may then be displayed or acquired by a remote computer to assess the amount of usage of the dispensing container.

主权项

1. A hygiene compliance module for a dispensing container that dispenses material through a dispensing nozzle when actuated, the hygiene compliance module comprising:
a support frame adapted to carry the dispensing container therein; a housing attached to said support frame; an actuation arm pivotably carried by said housing, said actuation arm adapted to operatively contact the dispensing nozzle; a switch carried by said housing, said switch in operative contact with said actuation arm, such that said switch is actuated when said actuation arm is actuated; a controller coupled to said switch; a memory unit coupled to said controller, said memory unit configured to store a count value that is updated when said switch is actuated; and a communication interface coupled to said controller to communicate said count value to a remote computing device; wherein when said actuation arm is actuated, it actuates the dispensing nozzle of the dispensing container to dispense material therefrom and actuates said switch to update said count value.