System and Method for Monitoring Potential Spread of an Infectious Agent in an Environment
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1. A method for monitoring potential spread of an infectious agent in an environment comprising:
- providing a detectable marker/tracer for emplacement on one or more body regions of a subject at a time when the subject is entering the environment;
identifying a unique tag/identifier associating the detectable marker/tracer with the subject;
observing with a camera the marker/tracer in the environment; and
detecting a transfer of the marker/tracer from the one or more body regions of the subject to one or more surfaces of the environment.
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Abstract
A system and a method are disclosed herein for monitoring potential spread of an infectious agent in an environment. A method is disclosed that includes providing a detectable marker/tracer for emplacement on one or more body regions of a subject at a time when the subject is entering the environment; identifying a unique tag/identifier associating the detectable marker/tracer with the subject; observing with a camera the marker/tracer in the environment; and detecting a transfer of the marker/tracer from the one or more body regions of the subject to one or more surfaces of the environment.
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1. A method for monitoring potential spread of an infectious agent in an environment comprising:
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providing a detectable marker/tracer for emplacement on one or more body regions of a subject at a time when the subject is entering the environment; identifying a unique tag/identifier associating the detectable marker/tracer with the subject; observing with a camera the marker/tracer in the environment; and detecting a transfer of the marker/tracer from the one or more body regions of the subject to one or more surfaces of the environment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 12, 13, 15, 20, 22, 24, 26)
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32. A method for monitoring potential spread of an infectious agent in a hospital environment comprising:
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providing a detectable marker/tracer for emplacement on one or more body regions of a subject at a time when the subject is in the hospital environment; identifying a unique tag/identifier associating the detectable marker/tracer with the subject; observing with a camera the marker/tracer in the hospital environment; and detecting a transfer of the marker/tracer from the one or more body regions of the subject to one or more surfaces of the hospital environment. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A system comprising:
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one or more recognition devices configured to identify a subject in an environment; one or more dispensers configured to dispense a detectable marker/tracer compound to one or more body regions of the subject, wherein the detectable marker/tracer compound is unique to the subject; one or more cameras configured to detect the marker/tracer in the environment; and a computing system configured to record and to correlate the location of the marker/tracer in the environment and the unique tag/identifier associated with the subject. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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73. A system comprising:
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at least one computer program included on a computer-readable medium for use with at least one computer system wherein the computer program includes a plurality of instructions including, one or more instructions for monitoring potential spread of an infectious agent in an environment including receiving data from one or more recognition devices configured to identify a subject in an environment; one or more instructions for receiving data from one or more dispensers configured to dispense a marker/tracer compound to one or more body regions of the subject, wherein the detectable marker/tracer compound is unique to the subject; one or more instructions for receiving data from one or more cameras configured to detect the marker/tracer in the environment; and one or more instructions for receiving data from and sending data to a computing system configured to record and to correlate the location of the marker/tracer in the environment and the unique tag/identifier associated with the subject.
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