Systems and methods for enforcing cleaning of a medical device

1. A method comprising:

determining that a patient or a clinician was exposed to a contaminate based on health information received for the patient or the clinician;

identifying, by one or more computing devices, a first medical device associated with the patient or the clinician exposed to the contaminate based on a time that the first medical device was used and an identifier for the patient or the clinician being associated with the first medical device;

providing, to the first medical device by the one or more computing devices, based on determining that the first medical device is associated with the patient or the clinician exposed to the contaminate, a first instruction to electronically lock the first medical device, wherein one or more operations of the first medical device are disabled and cannot be used with a new patient until the first medical device is cleaned after the first medical device is locked;

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, after locking the first medical device, cleaning information indicating that a cleaning of the first medical device was performed;

identifying, by the one or more computing devices, based on an identification of the first medical device and the contaminate, a predetermined cleaning procedure corresponding to the first medical device and the contaminate;

determining, by the one or more computing devices, based on the cleaning information, that the cleaning of the first medical device was performed according to the predetermined cleaning procedure corresponding to the first medical device and the contaminate;

providing, by the one or more computing devices, based on determining that the first medical device was cleaned according to the predetermined cleaning procedure, a second instruction to the first medical device, wherein the first medical device is unlocked and the one or more operations of the first medical device are enabled responsive to the first medical device receiving the second instruction;

identifying one or more modules connected to the first medical device when the first medical device is associated with the patient or the clinician;

determining that the one or more modules are connected to a second medical device;

after the one or more modules are connected to the second medical device, determining whether the one or more modules were cleaned after being connected to the first medical device; and

in response to determining that the one or more modules are not cleaned, transmitting an instruction to the second medical device to disable one or more features of the one or more modules.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving user input associated with the first medical device, the user input indicating a cleaning solution used to clean the first medical device;

determining, from the predetermined cleaning procedure, whether the cleaning solution used to clean the first medical device is a correct cleaning solution for cleaning the first medical device;

in response to determining that the cleaning solution is correct, causing one or more cleaning steps to be displayed on a display device associated with the first medical device; and

in response to determining that the cleaning solution is not correct, identifying a correct cleaning solution for the first medical device, and transmitting information related to the correct cleaning solution to the first medical device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the cleaning steps include graphically identifying locations on a display screen of the first medical device which require cleaning.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

sensing, in connection with graphically identifying the locations, whether a touch signal is received at the respective locations; and

determining, based on one or more touch signals received on the display screen whether the first medical device was cleaned according to the predetermined cleaning procedure.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving the cleaning information further comprises:

receiving, at a server, one or more messages from the first medical device regarding steps taken to clean the first medical device; and

in response to determining that the first medical device is cleaned according to the predetermined cleaning procedure, transmitting one or more instructions over a network to enable the first medical device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more messages indicate that at least one component of the first medical device is cleaned, the method further comprising:

in response to determining that the first medical device is cleaned according to the predetermined cleaning procedure, updating a status of the first medical device indicating that the first medical device is cleaned in a data storage system.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying, based on the one or more modules, a signal, detectable by the second medical device, indicating completion of one or more cleaning steps,

wherein determining whether the one or more modules were cleaned is based at least in part on the signal.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on location information of the first medical device, whether the first medical device is located in a predetermined area of a facility; and

in response to determining that the first medical device is not located in the predetermined area of the facility, displaying a message to move the first medical device to the predetermined area of the facility.

9. A system comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors coupled with the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to:

determine that a patient or a clinician is exposed to a contaminate based on health information received for the patient or the clinician;

identify a first medical device associated with the patient or the clinician exposed to the contaminate based on a time that the first medical device was used and an identifier for the patient or the clinician being associated with the first medical device;

provide, based on determining that the first medical device is associated with the patient or clinician exposed to the contaminate, a first instruction to electronically lock the first medical device, wherein one or more operations of the first medical device are disabled and cannot be used with a new patient until the first medical device is cleaned after the first medical device is locked;

receive, after locking the first medical device, cleaning information indicating that a cleaning of the first medical device was performed;

identify, based on an identification of the first medical device and the contaminate, a predetermined cleaning procedure corresponding to the first medical device and the contaminate;

determine, based on the cleaning information, that the first medical device was cleaned according to the predetermined cleaning procedure corresponding to the first medical device and the contaminate;

provide, to the first medical device based on determining that the cleaning of the first medical device was performed according to the predetermined cleaning procedure, a second instruction to the first medical device, wherein the first medical device is unlocked and the one or more operations of the first medical device are enabled responsive to the first medical device receiving the second instruction;

identify one or more modules connected to the first medical device when the first medical device is associated with the patient or the clinician;

determine that the one or more modules are connected to a second medical device;

after the one or more modules are connected to the second medical device, determine whether the one or more modules were cleaned after being connected to the first medical device; and

in response to determining that the one or more modules are not cleaned, transmit an instruction to the second medical device to disable one or more features of the one or more modules.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions to cause the system to:

receive user input associated with the first medical device and indicating a cleaning solution used to clean the first medical device;

determine, from the predetermined cleaning procedure, whether the cleaning solution used to clean the first medical device is a correct cleaning solution for cleaning the first medical device;

when the cleaning solution is correct, cause one or more cleaning steps to be displayed on a display device associated with the first medical device; and

when the cleaning solution is not correct, identify a correct cleaning solution for the first medical device, and transmit information related to the correct cleaning solution to the first medical device.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the cleaning steps include graphically identifying locations on a display screen which require cleaning.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions to cause the system to:

sense, in connection with graphically identifying the locations, whether a touch signal is received at the respective locations; and

determine, based on one or more touch signals received on the display screen whether the first medical device was cleaned according to the predetermined cleaning procedure.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions to cause the system to:

determine, after the one or more modules are connected to the second medical device, that the second medical device identified a signal indicating completion of one or more cleaning steps,

wherein determining whether the one or more modules were cleaned is based at least in part on the signal.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions to cause the system to:

determine, based on location information of the first medical device, whether the first medical device is located in a predetermined area of a facility; and

when the first medical device is not located in the predetermined area of the facility, cause a message to move the first medical device to the predetermined area of the facility to be displayed on a display device associated with the first medical device.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions to cause the system to:

receive, at a server, one or more messages from the first medical device regarding steps taken to clean the first medical device; and

when the first medical device is cleaned according to according to the predetermined cleaning procedure, transmit one or more instructions over a network to enable the first medical device.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more messages indicate that at least one component of the first medical device is cleaned.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions to cause the system to:

when the first medical device is cleaned according to the predetermined cleaning procedure, update a status of the first medical device indicating that the first medical device is cleaned in a data storage system.

18. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

determining that a patient or a clinician was exposed to a contaminate based on health information received for the patient or the clinician;

identifying a first medical device associated with the patient or the clinician exposed to the contaminate based on a time that the first medical device was used and an identifier for the patient or the clinician being associated with the first medical device;

providing, based on determining that the first medical device is associated with the patient or the clinician exposed to the contaminate, a first instruction to electronically lock the first medical device, wherein one or more operations of the first medical device are disabled and cannot be used with a new patient until the first medical device is cleaned after the first medical device is locked;

receiving, after locking the first medical device, cleaning information indicating that a cleaning of the first medical device was performed;

identifying, based on an identification of the first medical device and the contaminate, a predetermined cleaning procedure corresponding to the first medical device and the contaminate;

determining, based on the cleaning information, that the first medical device was cleaned according to the predetermined cleaning procedure corresponding to the first medical device and the contaminate; and

providing, to the first medical device based on determining that the cleaning of the first medical device was performed according to the predetermined cleaning procedure, a second instruction to the first medical device, wherein the first medical device is unlocked and the one or more operations of the first medical device are enabled responsive to the first medical device receiving the second instruction;

identifying one or more modules connected to the first medical device when the first medical device is associated with the patient or the clinician;

determining that the one or more modules are connected to a second medical device;

after the one or more modules are connected to the second medical device, determining whether the one or more modules were cleaned after being connected to the first medical device; and

in response to determining that the one or more modules are not cleaned, transmitting an instruction to the second medical device to disable one or more features of the one or more module.