System, method and implementation for increasing a likelihood of improved hand hygiene in a desirably sanitary environment
First Claim
1. For monitoring the quality of hand hygiene practiced by a worker at a cleanser dispenser station, a method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a dispensing of cleanser from the cleanser dispenser station; and
determining whether a predetermined threshold level of hand cleansing motion has timely occurred following the dispensing.
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Abstract
A monitor implements a protocol for evaluating the sufficiency of a worker'"'"'s hand washing activity in a desirably sanitary area. After a quantity of cleanser has been dispensed to the worker, data representative of the frequency, amplitude and duration of hand reciprocation by the worker are combined according to a predetermined mathematical proposition to provide a hand cleansing quality indicator. The indicator is then compared to a predetermined threshold level to determine if the protocol has been satisfied. Preferably, the predetermined mathematical proposition includes variable multipliers which can be selected to reflect the importance to the user of the frequency, amplitude and duration components of the proposition and the user can also select the predetermined pass/fail threshold.
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19 Claims
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1. For monitoring the quality of hand hygiene practiced by a worker at a cleanser dispenser station, a method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a dispensing of cleanser from the cleanser dispenser station; and determining whether a predetermined threshold level of hand cleansing motion has timely occurred following the dispensing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. For monitoring the quality of hand hygiene practiced by workers demanding dispensing of cleanser from any of at least one cleanser dispensers, each worker transporting a credential uniquely identifiable with its transporting worker, a system comprising:
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a proximity reader at each of the at least one dispenser stations, each reader being responsive to indicate the presence of each of the credentials; and a monitor for each worker, each monitor located in a fixed position relative to one hand of its corresponding worker, each said monitor having at least one of; means for determining a frequency of cleansing motion hand reciprocation by the worker; means for determining an amplitude of cleansing motion hand reciprocation by the worker; and means for determining a duration of cleansing motion hand reciprocation by the worker. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. For increasing a likelihood of hand hygiene of a worker in a desirably sanitary environment, a system comprising:
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means for determining the occurrence of a complete protocol cycle indicative of a dispensation of a hand hygiene substance to a worker transporting unique credential for each entry and exit into and from a room of the desirably sanitary environment by the worker transporting the unique credential; and means for permitting the worker transporting the unique credential to override operation of the means for determining an entry and exit into and from a room of the desirably sanitary environment by the worker transporting the unique credential for at least one of each said entries and exits.
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