Validated healthcare cleaning and sanitizing practices
US8639527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/20
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A validated healthcare facility cleaning and sanitizing system provides a comprehensive and systematic approach to cleaning and sanitizing practices at a hospital or other healthcare facility. The validated hospital cleaning system identifies hospital vectors of contamination; that is, sources through which hospital acquired infections (HAIs) may be spread. The validated system defines a plurality of modules within a healthcare facility, each having an associated cleaning process map designed to meet the particular cleaning and/or sanitizing needs and challenges faced by that module. Various stages of the cleaning process map include validation points, at which certain parameters designed to ensure proper cleaning and/or sanitizing of the module are verified.
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