Infection control apparatus
US10456493B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2202/25
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus is provided for controlling hospital acquired infections by targeting critical control points for pathogen transfer. An infection control apparatus comprises an asset tagging unit; a spraying unit; a power supply unit; optionally a DNA/RNA sequencing unit; and a computing unit comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with program instructions for controlling the asset tagging unit and the spraying unit to perform a method of infection control in the facility. In general, the apparatus is used to identify which assets are critical control points for pathogen transfer and to treat those assets with a residual self-sanitizing coating.
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