Wash chamber for surgical environment
A system and method for a surgical scrub automated cleaning station are disclosed. The surgical scrub cylinder automated cleaning station includes a rotatable, extendable, and retractable wash cylinder that is operable to accommodate any variety of arm length. More specifically, the surgical scrub automated cleaning station may include an accordion, telescoping, or otherwise adjustable cylinder to accommodate a variety of arm lengths. The surgical scrub cylinder automated cleaning station may be used to provide a surgeon or other health care personnel with a hand and forearm washing. The surgical scrub cylinder automated cleaning station may also be monitored to ensure compliance with one or more hygiene protocols.
1. A washing system, comprising:
a rotatable wash cylinder to receive an appendage of a user; and
a plurality of nozzles in the rotatable wash cylinder, the plurality of nozzles to direct a cleaning fluid inwardly into an interior of the wash cylinder, wherein a depth of the wash cylinder is adjustable, whereby, in a first mode of operation, the wash cylinder has a first depth and, in a second mode of operation, the wash cylinder has a second depth, with the first depth being greater than the second depth to accommodate user appendages of differing sizes.
2. The washing system of claim 1 , wherein a first set of nozzles are positioned in a cylindrical portion of the wash cylinder and a second set of nozzles are positioned in a telescopic portion of the wash cylinder and wherein a common fluid input port provides fluid to both the first and the second sets of nozzles.
3. The washing system of claim 1 , wherein the wash cylinder comprises an accordion portion of variable length connected with a cylindrical portion of fixed length.
4. The washing system of claim 1 , wherein the washing system comprises a memory and a processor, the memory comprising a profile of a user, the profile of the user comprising a particular depth setting of the wash cylinder and a unique identifier of the user.