WEARABLE FLUID-SENSITIVE HYGIENE COMPLIANCE DEVICE
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1. A hygiene compliance indicator comprising:
- A wearable device configured for wearing on or near a user'"'"'s hand such that exposure of the hand to fluid while the hand is being washed leads to direct exposure of the device to washing fluid;
a fluid sensor located on or in the wearable device and having at least one fluid-exposed portion that is sensitive to a physical trigger event, the trigger event comprising a physical interaction with a fluid, the fluid sensor further configured to provide a detection signal indicating that the physical trigger event has occurred, thereby transmitting information that such fluid interaction has occurred;
an indicator, located on or in the wearable device, that is configured to alert a user that a hygiene-related timing condition has been met subsequent to the occurrence of the fluid interaction with the fluid sensor;
a power source; and
a control circuit provided with logic and configured to;
provide a minimum hygienic timing condition;
provide a timing device;
receive the sensor signal from the fluid sensor;
use power from the power source to drive the control circuit; and
provide information to the indicator that the minimum hygienic timing condition has been satisfied.
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Abstract
Described are systems having for sensing that a hygiene activity has commenced and alerting a user upon completion of a minimum hygiene compliance period for that activity. For example, a wearable wrist-band can include a fluid sensor, timing circuitry, a power source, and an indicator. The fluid sensor can begin a timer which is configured to correspond to a minimum length of time for a hygiene protocol, and the indicator can indicate to a user when the minimum length of time has passed and the hygiene condition satisfied.
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1. A hygiene compliance indicator comprising:
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A wearable device configured for wearing on or near a user'"'"'s hand such that exposure of the hand to fluid while the hand is being washed leads to direct exposure of the device to washing fluid; a fluid sensor located on or in the wearable device and having at least one fluid-exposed portion that is sensitive to a physical trigger event, the trigger event comprising a physical interaction with a fluid, the fluid sensor further configured to provide a detection signal indicating that the physical trigger event has occurred, thereby transmitting information that such fluid interaction has occurred; an indicator, located on or in the wearable device, that is configured to alert a user that a hygiene-related timing condition has been met subsequent to the occurrence of the fluid interaction with the fluid sensor; a power source; and a control circuit provided with logic and configured to; provide a minimum hygienic timing condition; provide a timing device; receive the sensor signal from the fluid sensor; use power from the power source to drive the control circuit; and provide information to the indicator that the minimum hygienic timing condition has been satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A hygiene compliance indicator comprising:
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A wearable device configured for wearing on or near a user'"'"'s hand such that exposure of the hand to fluid while the hand is being washed leads to direct exposure of the device to washing fluid; a fluid sensor located on or in the wearable device comprising one or more fluid-exposed wires that are sensitive to a physical trigger event, the trigger event comprising a physical interaction with a fluid, the fluid sensor further configured to provide a detection signal indicating that the physical trigger event has occurred, thereby transmitting information that such fluid interaction has occurred; an indicator, located on or in the wearable device, comprising a light source that is configured to alert a user that the fluid interaction has occurred and that a subsequent hygiene-related timing condition has been met; a battery power source; and a control circuit provided with logic and configured to; provide a minimum hygienic timing condition corresponding to a twenty-second period of time; provide a timing circuit; receive the sensor signal from the fluid sensor; use power from the battery power source to drive the control circuit; provide information to the indicator that a fluid interaction has occurred; and provide information to the indicator that the minimum hygienic timing condition has been satisfied.
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20. A hygiene compliance indicator comprising:
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timing circuitry; a wrist-band configured to be worn by a user near a hand, the wrist-band formed from hypo-allergenic plastic material and configured to carry or enclose the timing circuitry; a memory within or embodied by the timing circuitry, the memory configurable to provide a minimum hygienic timing condition that has been tailored to correspond to an appropriate length of time hand-washing must occur to comply with a minimum standard hygiene protocol; a washing sensor configured to activate the timing circuitry when the user begins washing her hands, such that the timing circuitry measures a length of time from when the user begins washing until the minimum hygienic timing condition has been met; a signal configured to alert the user when the minimum hygienic timing condition has been met and indicate that the user may end washing activities.
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Current AssigneeAdriana Payton
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Original AssigneeAdriana Payton
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InventorsBraithwaite, Gavin, Payton, Adriana
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Application NumberUS12/702,253Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current340/573.1CPC Class CodesG08B 21/245 Reminder of hygiene complia...
