Systems and methods for monitoring caregiver and patient protocolcompliance
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- capturing three dimensional images of a person and a patient within a room;
tracking the location of the person within the room;
determining whether the person is in close proximity to or in contact with the patient by determining the relative positions of the three dimensional images;
determining whether the person has actuated a sanitizing device, anddetermining whether a caution or warning signal should be generated based on whether the person in close proximity or in contact with the patient has actuated the sanitizing device.
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Abstract
A system and methods is provided for facilitating, monitoring and recording caregiver and patient compliance with established hospital hand hygiene protocols. The system comprises a 3-D imaging and monitoring assembly and an optional intelligent programmable monitor/sanitizer. Three dimensional imagery tracks a caregiver'"'"'s movements and location while generating a representative image value. Information acquired by the imaging system determines the proximity of a caregiver to the patient and/or contamination source and determines if the sanitizers provided have been utilized and if so, at an appropriate time and distance from the patient per hospital protocol. While being monitored, a representative Avatar based on physical characteristics derived from three dimensional images of the caregiver and patient may be generated so as to maintain anonymity of both unless a violation of institutional protocol occurs which may be forensically recorded in real-time for analysis.
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14 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing three dimensional images of a person and a patient within a room; tracking the location of the person within the room; determining whether the person is in close proximity to or in contact with the patient by determining the relative positions of the three dimensional images; determining whether the person has actuated a sanitizing device, and determining whether a caution or warning signal should be generated based on whether the person in close proximity or in contact with the patient has actuated the sanitizing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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capturing a three dimensional image of a person within a room; tracking the location of the person within the room; determining whether the person has come within a first distance of a patient by determining the position of the three dimensional image; determining whether the person has come within a second distance of a patient that is closer to the patient than the first distance and in close proximity to the patient by determining the position of the three dimensional image; determining whether the person has caused the actuation of a sanitizing device, and generating a first selected message following detection of the person sequentially coming within the first and second distances of the patient without having caused the actuation of the sanitizing device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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providing a sanitizing device including a memory, a transmitter and a receiver to a person; capturing a three dimensional image of the person within a room; creating an image value associated with the three dimensional image, and associating the person with the sanitizing device by transferring the image value to the memory of the sanitizing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a three dimensional imaging system operable to generate an image value derived from a three dimensional image of the physical characteristics of a person and track the person within a room; a portable sanitizer/monitor operable to receive the image value from the three dimensional imaging system, create an identification value reflective of the image value, and wirelessly transmit the identification value upon actuation of the portable sanitizer/monitor for sanitizing purposes; a processing assembly communicable with the three dimensional imaging system and operable to receive the identification value from the portable sanitizer/monitor, associate the image value with the identification value, determine whether the portable sanitizer/monitor was actuated in a specified location within the room, and transmit a hygienic status signal based on receipt of a transmission from the portable sanitizer/monitor including the identification value and the location of the person associated with the image value within the room at the time of the transmission from the portable sanitizer/monitor.
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14. A system comprising:
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a sanitizing device; a three dimensional imaging system operable to detect specific kinematic hand motions at the sanitizing device and transmitting a signal responsive to detected specific kinematic hand motions; a processing assembly operatively associated with the three dimensional imaging system for receiving the signal and generating an output signal in response thereto, and a indicator device operatively associated with the processing assembly for displaying a message upon receipt of the output signal.
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