Wearable Sanitizing Gel Dispenser, Kit, and Associated Methods

• Main Authors: ISERI MERT, MAXWELL GHISLAINE, MALINA YURI, CHUNG HANNAH, PORTER KATHERINE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.07.2011
• Subjects: BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; LIQUID HANDLING; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; OPENING, CLOSING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

Embodiments of the present invention relate to wearable sanitizing gel dispensers. An embodiment of a dispenser includes an outer gel container adapted to house gel therein, or alternatively an inner gel container to house gel and outer gel container housing adapted to house the inner gel container. Connected to the outer gel housing is a dispenser body housing an ellipsoidal roller adapted to dispense gel to hands of healthcare personnel when actuated by a selective hand motion. The dispenser can also include a flexible fabric housing positioned to house the inner gel container and adapted so that the outer surfaces of the flexible fabric housing are made out of an antibacterial fabric to receive gel residue from hand of healthcare personnel when applied thereto. Embodiments of methods of actuating and using a wearable sanitizing gel dispenser and embodiments of kits for wearable sanitizing gel also are included.