AUTOMATIC HYGIENE COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE
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Abstract
A system for monitoring and improving hygiene compliance in a caregiver setting is provided. The system includes a plurality of hand cleansing dispensers with sensors coupled thereto to detect usage of the dispenser and the identity of the personnel using the dispenser. Usage of the dispenser affects the personnel'"'"'s hygiene compliance. Indicators are coupled to or integral with the dispensers to output a real-time indication of the hygiene compliance of the personnel. As time progresses since the last detected handwashing event, the indicators can reflect the real-time degradation of hygiene compliance to keep the personnel well-informed of their compliance.
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40 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A method of monitoring hygiene compliance within a hygiene tracking environment, the method comprising:
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(a) associating at least one indicator with a dispenser disposed within the hygiene tracking environment, wherein the dispenser is configured to facilitate hand-cleansing; (b) sensing a physical presence of a person proximate the dispenser; (c) in response to sensing the physical presence of the person proximate the dispenser, determining a hygiene compliance status associated with the person, wherein the hygiene compliance status indicates hygiene compliance or hygiene non-compliance; (d) indicating the hygiene compliance status via the at least one indicator; (e) sensing activation of the dispenser by the person; (f) in response to sensing activation of the dispenser by the person, updating the hygiene compliance status associated with the person; and (g) indicating the updated hygiene compliance status via the at least one indicator. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of monitoring hygiene compliance within a hygiene tracking environment, the method comprising:
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(a) associating at least one indicator with a dispenser disposed within the hygiene tracking environment, wherein the dispenser is configured to facilitate hand-cleansing; (b) sensing a physical presence of a person proximate the dispenser; (c) determining whether the person is associated with a personnel tag; (d) in response to determining the person is not associated with a personnel tag, providing instructions to the person to commence a hygiene compliance sequence via the at least one indicator; (e) in response to determining the person is associated with a personnel tag, collecting a hygiene compliance status associated with the person, wherein the hygiene compliance status indicates hygiene compliance or hygiene non-compliance; and (f) in response to the hygiene compliance status indicating hygiene non-compliance; providing instructions to the person to commence the hygiene compliance sequence via the at least one indicator; (ii) sensing activation of the dispenser by the person; and (iii) in response to sensing activation of the dispenser by the person, updating the hygiene compliance status associated with the person to indicate hygiene compliance. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for monitoring hygiene compliance of a person desired to be tracked within a hygiene tracking environment, the system comprising:
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(a) a dispenser configured to dispense a hand-cleansing product; (b) a dispenser sensor configured to sense an activation of the dispenser and send a signal of the activation to affect a hygiene compliance status of the person; (c) an indicator at the dispenser configured to controllably indicate hygiene compliance and non-compliance of the person; and (d) a controller communicatively coupled to the dispenser sensor and the indicator and programmed to actuate the indicator based at least upon the hygiene compliance status of the person. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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