MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641104995 A) filed by Dr. M. G. R. Educational & Research Institute on September 01, 2026, for A System And Method For Automated Patient-Zone-Based Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring And Feedback.
Inventors include Arshathuhammed; Anuradha; Parameshwari. M; and Hema. V. H.
The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system (100) and a method (200) for automated patient-zone-based hand-hygiene compliance monitoring and feedback. The system (100) comprises a wearable smart badge (102), a patient-zone sensing unit (106), a smart sanitizer dispenser module (114), and a controller (112). The patient-zone sensing unit (106) detects entry, exit, or presence of a healthcare worker within a patient-care zone (154), and the controller (112) initiates a predefined compliance window. An event-correlation module (122) correlates a badge identifier, a patient-zone event, and a sanitizer-dispensing event. A compliance-verification module (124) determines whether hand hygiene is performed within the compliance window. Upon expiry of the compliance window without a correlated sanitizer-dispensing event, a feedback-control module (126) actuates a haptic actuator (128) to provide a private reminder. A compliance-classification module (132) classifies the hand- hygiene opportunity as compliant, reminder-compliant, or non-compliant.
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