Hand hygiene system

A hygienic, staffing technology applied in the field of hand hygiene systems that can solve problems such as ruining staff's chances of receiving reminders, inefficiency, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-11-23
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Many commercial systems and existing technologies use flashing lights and audible alarms as reaction cues, thus completely destroying the opportunity for workers to receive the cues and being ineffective

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[0051] It should be understood that the invention is not limited in application to the details of construction and the arrangement of parts described in the following description and shown in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of "comprises," "including," or "having," and variations thereof herein, is meant to encompass the terms listed below and equivalents thereof as well as additional terms. Unless defined otherwise, the terms "connected," "coupled," and "mounted," and their variations herein, are used broadly and encompass both direct and indirect connections, couplings, and mountings. Furthermore, the terms "connected" and "coupled" and their variations are not limited to physical or mechanical connections or couplings.

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There is provided a system for monitoring hygiene compliance in a medical facility. The system includes personnel tags for patients and for healthcare workers within the facility; sensors, to be carried by healthcare workers, which recognize personnel tags for patients within a distance of 1 meter; washing stations provided with tags which are recognized by said sensors within a distance of 0.5 meter; and a control unit, to be carried by the healthcare workers, said control unit being programmed to detect whether a healthcare worker bearing one of the personnel tags accessed a washing station prior to contacting a patient bearing a separate one of the personnel tags.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to hand hygiene systems, and more particularly, the present invention relates to hand hygiene monitoring systems. Background technique [0002] Infection by hospital patients is a serious medical problem. The World Health Organization and other medical organizations and agencies encourage health care workers to practice proper hand hygiene to reduce the spread of pathogens through hands. Suggested procedures include: decontamination before direct patient contact, before invasive non-surgical procedures, before putting on gloves, after contact with body fluids, mucous membranes, broken skin and wound dressings, unbroken skin, and near patient inanimate objects. Pollution on hands. [0003] These procedures apply in hospital workplaces, physicians' offices, and anywhere these personnel come into contact with patients. In addition, it is generally recommended that visitors of these patients also practice proper hand washin...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F19/00G08B21/24
CPCG06F19/327G08B21/245G16H40/20
Inventor D·西格里斯特·克里斯藤森
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