Patent ID: 7372367
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: G08B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of measuring hand hygiene compliance, comprising the steps of: (a) maintaining a computer database; (b) determining whether any person entered a first area independent of whether the any person includes a sensor; (c) determining whether the any person left the first area and entered a second area; (d) determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area; and (e) sending information collected in step (d) to the computer database without reminding the any person to perform hand hygiene, if it is determined that the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area, and upon reminding the any person to perform hand hygiene if it is determined that the any person did not perform hand hygiene before leaving the first area, wherein the step of determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene comprises pressing a pressure actuated switch to dispense foam, thereby closing at least one microswitch connected to a status switch that transmits a signal indicating foam use to the computer database.