Handwash monitoring system
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1. A handwash monitoring system comprising:
- a wash area including a faucet and a dispenser for washing hands of a person;
a base unit connected to the faucet and dispenser for detecting when the person has correctly performed a predetermined handwash procedure, whereupon said base unit advances a wash count; and
said base unit comprises means for deactivating the faucet for a predetermined period of time upon the base unit detecting the person has correctly performed a specific step of the predetermined handwash procedure.
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Abstract
A handwash monitoring system and method for providing an alert when a person must wash her hands. A badge worn by the person is activated to register at least one of a visual, audible or tactile alarm after a specified time interval or by a beacon placed where contamination may occur when the badge enters the range of the beacon. The person must wash her hands according to a predetermined handwash procedure as set forth by visual and audible prompts issued by a base unit in a wash area in order to clear the badge alarm and advance a wash count.
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1. A handwash monitoring system comprising:
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a wash area including a faucet and a dispenser for washing hands of a person;
a base unit connected to the faucet and dispenser for detecting when the person has correctly performed a predetermined handwash procedure, whereupon said base unit advances a wash count; and
said base unit comprises means for deactivating the faucet for a predetermined period of time upon the base unit detecting the person has correctly performed a specific step of the predetermined handwash procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A handwash monitoring system comprising:
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a badge worn or carried by a person for registering one of a hands-washed state and a hands-unwashed state;
a wash area including a faucet and a dispenser for washing hands of a person;
a base unit connected to the faucet and dispenser for detecting when the person has correctly performed a predetermined handwash procedure, whereupon said base unit communicates with said badge to register the hands-washed state;
wherein said badge comprises an identification badge with a memory containing identification data that is transmitted to said base unit upon request by said base unit to begin the predetermined handwash procedure when said badge is within a predetermined proximity to said base unit;
said base unit comprises means for selecting a language for the predetermined handwash procedure based upon the identification data; and
said base unit comprises means for deactivating the faucet for a predetermined period of time upon the base unit detecting the person has correctly performed a specific step of the predetermined handwash procedure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A handwash monitoring method comprising the steps of:
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instructing a person to perform a predetermined handwash procedure using a base unit;
deactivating a faucet for a predetermined period of time upon the base unit detecting the person has correctly performed a specific step of the predetermined handwash procedure;
detecting whether the person has properly performed the predetermined handwash procedure using the base unit; and
advancing a wash count with the base unit when the person has properly performed the predetermined handwash procedure. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A handwash monitoring method comprising the steps of:
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registering a hands-unwashed state on a badge worn by a person;
identifying the person using a base unit located in a wash area that prompts the badge to transmit identification data stored in the badge to the base unit to begin a predetermined handwash procedure when the badge is within a predetermined proximity to the base unit;
selecting a language for the predetermined handwash procedure using the base unit based on the identification data;
instructing the person to perform the predetermined handwash procedure using the base unit;
deactivating a faucet in the wash area for a predetermined period of time upon the base unit detecting the person has correctly performed a specific step of the predetermined handwash procedure;
detecting whether the person has properly performed the predetermined handwash procedure using the base unit; and
clearing by the base unit the hands-unwashed state on the badge when the person has properly performed the predetermined handwash procedure. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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