Portable compliance dispenser

摘要

A portable compliance dispenser provides a compliance module that is removably attached to a replaceable refill container, which carries any suitable liquid material, such as sanitizer. The compliance module is configured to be worn or carried by an individual and communicates hygiene compliance data to a remote monitoring station when material from the refill container is dispensed.

主权项

1. A portable compliance module to monitor the use of a refill container to communicate hygiene compliance data to a compliance monitor when material is dispensed from the refill container, the portable compliance module comprising:
a housing; a controller carried by said housing; a transmitter coupled to said controller; a magnetic switch carried by said housing and coupled to said controller; a retractable tether coupled at one end to said magnetic switch and coupled at another end to a container magnet, such that said retractable tether urges said container magnet into communication with said magnetic switch; and an attachment clip attached to said retractable tether adjacent to said container magnet, said attachment clip adapted to be removeably attached to the refill container, such that said retractable tether allows the refill container and said container magnet to be moved away from said magnetic switch by a predetermined distance; wherein said transmitter transmits a wireless compliance signal to the compliance monitor when the presence of said container magnet is not detected by said magnetic switch to indicate completion of a dispensing event, said transmitter ceasing transmission of said wireless compliance signal when said container magnet is detected by said magnetic switch.