Method for monitoring hand hygiene compliance
First Claim
1. A method for compliance monitoring of hand hygiene, comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a personal hand sanitizing fluid dispensing means to be worn or carried by a person;
b) constructing said dispensing means in such a manner that a discrete physical record is created for each dispersed application of said hand sanitizing fluid used in a single act of hand sanitizing;
c) applying a counting means to said physical record of every said act of hand sanitizing whereby a number corresponding to the count of total acts is obtained; and
, d) associating said number with a predetermined time period said personal hand sanitizing fluid dispensing means was worn or carried by said person whereby a value is obtained which gauges the degree of hand hygiene compliance for said person.
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Abstract
While clean, disinfected hands are widely recognized as a principle means for controlling the spread of infections, disease, and similar health problems to both self and others, the prompt and repeated application of such materials as soap and water or waterless gels is necessary to maintain sanitary hands. So well recognized is this fact that many professional and governmental guidelines backed by regulations have been drawn to enforce compliance. This invention relates to compliance monitoring of hand sanitizing fluids and gels used to reduce the hand-borne transmission of pathogens. Disclosed is a simple, low-cost method of which a key aspect is the employment of a wristband dispenser with plural individual applications of hand sanitizing fluid in a convenient dispensing form. Inclusion of a use activated timing device provides a means of monitoring an individual'"'"'s elapsed time since last use.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for compliance monitoring of hand hygiene, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a personal hand sanitizing fluid dispensing means to be worn or carried by a person;
b) constructing said dispensing means in such a manner that a discrete physical record is created for each dispersed application of said hand sanitizing fluid used in a single act of hand sanitizing;
c) applying a counting means to said physical record of every said act of hand sanitizing whereby a number corresponding to the count of total acts is obtained; and
,d) associating said number with a predetermined time period said personal hand sanitizing fluid dispensing means was worn or carried by said person whereby a value is obtained which gauges the degree of hand hygiene compliance for said person. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for compliance monitoring of hand hygiene, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a personal hand sanitizing fluid dispensing means to be worn or carried by a person;
b) constructing said dispensing means in such a manner that applications of hand sanitizing fluid are dispensed from a single fluid reservoir for acts of hand sanitizing;
c) applying a measuring means to said reservoir whereby the number of hand sanitizing actions is deduced; and
,d) associating said number with a predetermined time period said personal hand sanitizing fluid dispensing means was worn or carried by said person whereby a value is obtained which gauges the degree of hand hygiene compliance for said person. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for compliance monitoring of hand hygiene, which includes:
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a) a personal hand sanitizing fluid dispensing unit means worn or carried by a person; and
b) a compliance monitoring recording means capable of capturing hand sanitizing fluid dispersal data, said recording means also worn or carried by said person.
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