Hand hygiene complicance confirmation system
First Claim
1. A Hand Hygiene Compliance Confirmation System (HHCCS) comprising:
- a. a Hand Hygiene Composition Dispenser (HHCD);
b. a Hand Hygiene Composition Dispenser Monitor (HHCDM); and
c. a Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitor (HHCM);
wherein said HHCDM detects when said HHCD dispenses Hand Hygiene Composition (HHC) and signals said HHCM to start a clock so that if at least one hand of a person is presented to said HHCM within a pre-defined period of time from the time that said HHCDM sends said signal to said HHCM, said HHCM sends a signal to at least one display to indicate hand hygiene compliance;
wherein said HHCCS initiates a routine selected from at least one of the following;
initiating a sensor, and optionally a fan for drawing in and directing air over the sensor, of a detectable marker on or emanating from the skin of the at least one hand presented to the HHCM, if the hand hygiene composition (HHC) contains such a marker;
initiating a configurable timer from the time the HHCM receives the signal from the HHCDM that HHC has been dispensed; and
generating a confirmation signal if the at least one hand of the person has been detected by a confirmation signal generator within the time configured into the configurable timer.
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Abstract
Provided according to embodiments of the present invention are Hand Hygiene Compliance Confirmation Systems (HHCCS) that include a Hand Hygiene Composition Dispenser (HHCD); a Hand Hygiene Composition Dispenser Monitor (HHCDM) and a Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitor (HHCM). In some embodiments, the HHCDM detects when said HHCD dispenses Hand Hygiene Composition (HHC) and signals said HHCM to start a clock so that if the hands of a person are presented to said HHCM within a pre-defined period of time from the time that said HHCDM sends said signal to said HHCM, said HHCM sends a signal to at least one display to indicate hand hygiene compliance, referred to as a Green Light Condition or GLC. Related apparatus and methods are also provided.
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1. A Hand Hygiene Compliance Confirmation System (HHCCS) comprising:
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a. a Hand Hygiene Composition Dispenser (HHCD); b. a Hand Hygiene Composition Dispenser Monitor (HHCDM); and c. a Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitor (HHCM); wherein said HHCDM detects when said HHCD dispenses Hand Hygiene Composition (HHC) and signals said HHCM to start a clock so that if at least one hand of a person is presented to said HHCM within a pre-defined period of time from the time that said HHCDM sends said signal to said HHCM, said HHCM sends a signal to at least one display to indicate hand hygiene compliance; wherein said HHCCS initiates a routine selected from at least one of the following; initiating a sensor, and optionally a fan for drawing in and directing air over the sensor, of a detectable marker on or emanating from the skin of the at least one hand presented to the HHCM, if the hand hygiene composition (HHC) contains such a marker; initiating a configurable timer from the time the HHCM receives the signal from the HHCDM that HHC has been dispensed; and generating a confirmation signal if the at least one hand of the person has been detected by a confirmation signal generator within the time configured into the configurable timer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for confirming hand hygiene compliance in a facility which requires hand hygiene compliance comprising:
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deploying in said facility at least one HHCD containing HHC for dispensing onto the hands of personnel in said facility; operatively engaging at least one HHCDM which detects dispensing of HHC from said HHCD and which generates a signal on detecting such dispensing; operatively deploying least one HHCM so as to receive said signal from said HHCDM and, in response to receipt of the signal, initiates a count-down timer for detection of at least one of the following;
a detectable marker or a hand presentationwherein the method further comprises at least one of the following routines; initiating a sensor, and optionally a fan for drawing in and directing air over the sensor, of a detectable marker on or emanating from the skin of the at least one hand presented to the HHCM, if the hand hygiene composition (HHC) contains such a marker; initiating a configurable timer from the time the HHCM receives the signal from the HHCDM that HHC has been dispensed; and generating a confirmation signal if the at least one hand of the person has been detected by a confirmation signal generator within the time configured into the configurable timer.
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