SYSTEM FOR MONITORING INFECTION CONTROL AND PREVENTION PROCESSES

• US 20130187775A1
• Filed: 01/22/2013
• Published: 07/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Typesoft Technologies Incorporated (Apple Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cleankeys, Inc.
• Inventors: Marsden, Randal J., Hole, Steve
• Application Number:
  US13/747,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20130187775A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/540
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/18 Status alarms G08B21/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/80 for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics, e.g. flu
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

The present invention is a centralized system for the automated monitoring and reporting of compliance to infection prevention policies. It is focused on the proactive reduction (elimination) of pathogenic organisms causing infection within the facility by enforcing best practices for infection prevention.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

at a processing device coupled via a network connection to a plurality of sensors that monitor compliance to infection prevention activities,

receiving data from a plurality of sensors that monitor compliance to infection prevention activities;

analyzing the received data based on one or more customizable policy; and

outputting at least one of a report or an alert based on the analysis.

2. The monitoring of compliance may be done by an automated process (example:

Cleankeys).

3. The monitoring of compliance may involve manual interaction and input from humans (example:

CleanSlate).

4. The solution can be implemented “

in the cloud”

or over a network.

5. The types sensors can be anything that monitors infection prevention activities and include, but is not limited to:

surface cleaning detection, UV light sensor, laundry sensor, manual workflow input device, hand washing sensors, autoclave sterilizers, whole-room fogging gas sensors, liquid sensors, and air filtration sensors.