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Patient room cleaning system and method

US9089885B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 2011
Grant dateJul 28, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/06311
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method improving air quality and reducing healthcare-associated infections performed by a cleaning personnel includes the steps of equipping a cleaning cart with a plurality of single-use microfiber cloths and a plurality of microfiber mops, wherein the cleaning cart includes a vacuum cleaning apparatus with an extensible vacuum hose and a plurality of attachments, positioning the cleaning cart outside of an occupied patient room, vacuuming the patient room with the vacuum hose including first and second attachments, disinfecting the surfaces that a patient may contact with a first microfiber cloth soaked in a disinfectant solution, cleaning at least one bathroom fixture with a second microfiber cloth soaked in the disinfectant solution, mopping the floor area including the floor area of the patient restroom with a microfiber mop charged with a neutral cleaner, and placing the microfiber mop in a plastic bag.

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