RFID-based medical equipment sterilization systems and disinfectant dispensers including methods relating thereto

• US 20080131332A1
• Filed: 11/06/2007
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bich-Dao Thi Nguyen, Hap Nguyen
• Original Assignee: Bich-Dao Thi Nguyen, Hap Nguyen
• Inventors: Nguyen, Bich-Dao Thi, Nguyen, Hap
• Application Number:
  US11/983,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20080131332A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 422/119
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2/24 Apparatus using programmed or automatic operation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/245 Reminder of hygiene compliance policies, e.g. of washing hands
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A disinfectant dispensing system includes a dispensing device implemented to dispense a predetermined amount of disinfectant. The system further includes means for detecting the presence of a user within the vicinity of the system, means for detecting use of the dispensing device, and means for recording the presence of a particular user within the vicinity of the system and use of the dispensing device by said user. A related system for equipment cleaning includes equipment having embedded RFID tags associated with cleaning devices with corresponding RFID readers. Various methods of using the systems are also included.

Claims

1. A disinfectant dispensing system, comprising:

a dispensing device implemented to dispense a predetermined amount of disinfectant;

means for detecting the presence of a user within the vicinity of the system;

means for detecting use of the dispensing device by a particular user; and

means for recording the presence of said user within the vicinity of the system and use of the dispensing device by said user.

2. An equipment disinfecting and tracking system, comprising:

an equipment cleaning apparatus;

means for detecting the presence of a particular piece of equipment within the vicinity of said equipment cleaning apparatus;

means for detecting application of said equipment cleaning apparatus to said particular piece of equipment; and

means for recording the presence of said particular piece of equipment within the vicinity of said equipment cleaning apparatus and use thereof by a user.