Michael T. McElhinny,Steven J. Fleck,Joshua J. Hill
申请号:
US14629088
公开号:
US20150209111A1
申请日:
2015.02.23
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for counting sharps returned to a container. An example method of counting sharps returned to a container having at least two layers of penetrable conductive material includes periodically checking a plurality of circuits formed by the first and second layers of material to determine if each circuit is open or closed, and keeping a count of the number of closed circuits.