This Genius Door Handle Could Help Stop Doctors From Spreading Dangerous Bacteria
In 2011, more than 700,000 people actually got an infection while they were in a U.S. hospital, according to a study released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's one out of every 25 patients. Approximately 75,000 of those patients died during their hospitalization.
That's actually an improvement since 2002, but there's clearly a ways to go. One simple and effective way to help stop these infections is better hygiene.
But since hand sanitizer dispensers and hand-washing stations all over hospitals are too frequently ignored, a British studio named Agency of Design has come up with an elegant solution - a sanitizer dispenser that can be fitted to door handles, as shown on Wired.
Here's how they see it working:
Agency of Design
By connecting the sanitizer to a door that someone is already passing through, using it can become a habit, a natural step. "You're already holding it, so you might as well use the other hand to dispense sanitizer," Gilbert said.
The handles, designed for Altitude Medical and named PullClean, will cost $200 and will start shipping later this year.
They'll have an additional feature to help hospital administrators out: sensors connected to a web application, which will report how frequently sanitizer is dispensed, compared to how frequently the doors were opened.
Here's a video from Vimeo by Agency of Design that shows how easily germs can be picked up, and how the device will work:
PullClean from The Agency Of Design on Vimeo.
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