HAND HYGIENE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring hygiene compliance in a medical facility, comprising:
- personnel tags, such as RFID tags, for patients and for healthcare workers within the facility;
sensors, to be carried by healthcare workers, which recognize personnel tags for patients within a distance of 1 meter;
washing stations provided with tags which are recognized by said sensors within a distance of 0.5 meter;
a control unit, to be carried by the healthcare workers, said control unit being programmed to detect whether a healthcare worker bearing one of the personnel tags accessed a washing station prior to contacting a patient bearing a separate one of the personnel tags.
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Abstract
There is provided a system for monitoring hygiene compliance in a medical facility. The system includes personnel tags for patients and for healthcare workers within the facility; sensors, to be carried by healthcare workers, which recognize personnel tags for patients within a distance of 1 meter; washing stations provided with tags which are recognized by said sensors within a distance of 0.5 meter; and a control unit, to be carried by the healthcare workers, said control unit being programmed to detect whether a healthcare worker bearing one of the personnel tags accessed a washing station prior to contacting a patient bearing a separate one of the personnel tags.
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12 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring hygiene compliance in a medical facility, comprising:
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personnel tags, such as RFID tags, for patients and for healthcare workers within the facility; sensors, to be carried by healthcare workers, which recognize personnel tags for patients within a distance of 1 meter; washing stations provided with tags which are recognized by said sensors within a distance of 0.5 meter; a control unit, to be carried by the healthcare workers, said control unit being programmed to detect whether a healthcare worker bearing one of the personnel tags accessed a washing station prior to contacting a patient bearing a separate one of the personnel tags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring hygiene compliance in a medical facility, comprising:
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devices for detecting skin contact between healthcare workers, patients and visitors within the facility; washing stations provided with tags which are recognized by sensors, to be carried by healthcare workers, within a distance of 0.5 meter; a control unit, to be carried by the healthcare workers, said control unit being programmed to detect whether a healthcare worker accessed a washing station after having had skin contact with a patient, a visitor or another healthcare worker. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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