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Apparatus and method of washed hand and object detection

  • US 8,481,470 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2010
  • Issued: 07/09/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for monitoring an individual'"'"'s hand hygiene comprising:

  • (a) a hand washing substance comprising a chemical odor marker, said odor marker comprising a detectable odor marker vapor;

    (b) a detector for detecting said odor marker vapor emanating from an individual'"'"'s hand containing said hand washing substance wherein said hand is placed proximate to said detector without said hand physically touching said detector, said detector comprising a sensor and one or more indicators operably in communication with said sensor, said detector generating a signal based on the results of said detection; and

    (c) a card reader or ID sensor to identify the individual and an internal electronic database tracking the results of said detection correlated to the card reader or ID sensor wherein the card reader, ID sensor and database are located in a same housing with the detector.

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