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HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE DEVICE

  • US 20110234407A1
  • Filed: 03/23/2011
  • Published: 09/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hygiene compliance device including:

  • a housing;

    a hygiene maintenance material holder located within the housing;

    an interface member coupled to the housing that, when activated by a user, causes distribution of hygiene maintenance material from within the hygiene maintenance material holder to the user;

    an interface member sensor coupled to the housing that detects activation of the interface member;

    a signal emitter coupled to the housing;

    a signal sensor coupled to the housing that cooperates with the signal emitter to detect the presence of a person in a detection zone;

    a circuit board located within the housing and coupled to the signal emitter, the signal sensor, and the interface member sensor, the circuit board including a processor; and

    a data storage unit located within the housing and electrically coupled to the processor, the data storage unit having instructions thereon that, when interpreted by the processor cause the processor to perform the steps of;

    issuing commands to the signal emitter to emit a signal;

    receiving data from the signal sensor;

    processing the data received from the signal sensor to determine if an individual is located within a detection zone of the sensor;

    detecting activation of the interface member sensor;

    determining if the interface member sensor is activated within a first preset time of a detection of an individual within the detection zone; and

    choosing between and executing one of;

    a) logging a compliant event by saving a record to the data storage unit if the interface member is activated within the first preset time of the detection of the individual in the detection zone; and

    b) issuing an alert detectable by the individual if the interface member is not activated within the first preset time of the detection of the individual in the detection zone.

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