Patent ID: 7698770
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: A46B,A47K,A61H,A61L

Abstract:
1. An automated appendage cleaning system for removing at least one of a particulate, chemical, and biological substance from an appendage of a user, comprising: a cleaning station comprising an automatic washing mechanism for cleaning at least one appendage of a user; and a friction enhancing structure operatively interconnected to the cleaning station, the friction enhancing structure comprising an electronic identifying device, wherein the electronic identifying device provides a designation data of the friction enhancing structure; a sensor operable to sense placement of the appendage of the user in spatial proximity to the friction enhancing structure of the cleaning system; a compliance monitoring module operable to determine a length of time that the appendage was positioned in spatial proximity to the friction enhancing structure; and a brush replacement module operable to determine that the friction enhancing structure associated with the designation data requires replacement and/or disinfecting in response to passage of a selected time duration of use; wherein the electronic identifying device is in communication with an automated reader, wherein the automated reader is configured to perform at least one of interrogating, scanning, and receiving a signal from the electronic identifying device for obtaining the designation data.