ANTINFECTION PROTECTING HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO PREVENT SPREADING OF COMMUNICABLE AND NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS
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The present invention describes a new system and method, named “Antinfection”, to protect primarily healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients against communicable and nosocomial infections. It'"'"'s based on new antiseptic sprays, non-alcoholic, that can be sprayed automatically on the hands. The base of the antiseptic action is the persistent part, preventing the colonization of tissue and non-living surfaces with microorganisms through the targeted, on-demand release of Fluorine ions. The system including new sprayers for fast and controlled application; new technologies to secure the long-term protection against wear in the daily work routines of HCWs; new measurement techniques for the quality of the Antinfection; new quality recording concepts for the promotion and verification of new strategies and campaigns in the “lost war against the germs”.
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51 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. A method of controlling the spread of infectious diseases between two contiguous areas of a facility by personnel passing through a portal connecting the two areas, comprising:
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subjecting, at the portal, at least certain of the exposed body parts of the personnel with a high persistence antiseptic skin coating; subjecting said certain exposed body parts of the personnel with a sprayed coating matrix of polymers; measuring the antiseptic strength of the coatings based on their suspended halogens to evaluate the effective time of antiseptic protection afforded by the coatings; and storing a record of the identity of the person subjected to the coatings and the time and quality of the coating. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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