IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0367484
(2003-02-14)
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발명자
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- Liff, Harold J.
- Hart, Brian T.
- Wallace, Robert L.
- Berube, Arthur A.
- Hart, Richard D.
- Bossi, Enea W.
- Bossi, legal representatvie, by David
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Telepharmacy Solutions, Incorporated
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
98 인용 특허 :
64 |
초록
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An automated drug dispensing system includes a cabinet adapted to store a variety of prepackaged pharmaceuticals in a plurality of bins for filling patient prescriptions. Each bin stores a particular variety of packaged multiple-dose pharmaceutical. Each variety of pharmaceutical is associated with
An automated drug dispensing system includes a cabinet adapted to store a variety of prepackaged pharmaceuticals in a plurality of bins for filling patient prescriptions. Each bin stores a particular variety of packaged multiple-dose pharmaceutical. Each variety of pharmaceutical is associated with a particular code. A controller receives request signals and in response generates dispense signals. Each bin includes a dispenser coupled to the controller for dispensing the packaged pharmaceuticals therefrom in response to a dispense signal sent from the controller. After a package is dispensed, a code reader determines the code of the dispensed package and verifies whether the code on the dispensed package matches the code of the requested package.
대표청구항
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1. A system for dispensing of packaged pharmaceuticals, comprising:a plurality of racks each having a plurality of columns, each rack being slideably mounted in a housing, and each column receiving a plurality of packaged pharmaceuticals;a dispensing mechanism for each of the columns; anda control s
1. A system for dispensing of packaged pharmaceuticals, comprising:a plurality of racks each having a plurality of columns, each rack being slideably mounted in a housing, and each column receiving a plurality of packaged pharmaceuticals;a dispensing mechanism for each of the columns; anda control system for individually addressing each dispensing mechanism for dispensing packaged pharmaceuticals from the columns. 2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:a code reader coupled with a computer and operable to read a code on the packaged pharmaceutical. 3. The system of claim 2 further comprising a printer connected to the computer operable to print a label, the label including information on the pharmaceutical. 4. The system of claim 1 wherein the dispensing mechanism is a dual valve dispenser. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the dispenser is a gravity fed rack. 6. The system of claim 1 further comprising a pusher for pushing the dispensed packaged pharmaceutical from the dispense location. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical is for a syringe and is stored in a vial in the column of the rack, and the dispensing mechanism dispenses a vial for further processing. 8. The system of claim 1 further comprising:a code reader connected with the computer and operable to read a code on a vial of the medicament; anda printer connected to the computer operable to print a label, the label including information on the pharmaceutical. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the code on the package includes a barcode. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein the code reader includes a bar code reader. 11. The system of claim 3, wherein the label includes a picture of the pharmaceutical. 12. A system for dispensing of a packaged pharmaceuticals, comprising:at least one rack having a plurality of columns, the rack being slideably mounted in a housing and each column receiving a plurality of packaged pharmaceuticals;an electronic controller in the housing that receives request signals and generates dispense signals;a data entry device operatively connected to a computer for entering patient information corresponding to a patient; anda dispensing mechanism for each of the columns, each dispensing mechanism being connected to the electronic controller for dispensing a packaged pharmaceutical. 13. The system of claim 12 further comprising:a centralized control facility remote from and operatively linked to the computer, the control facility being operative to match the patient information corresponding to a particular patient with a prescription for a pharmaceutical and to transmit a request signal to the computer; anda database operatively associated with the centralized control facility that stores information relating to at least one authorized prescription, to initiate dispensing by transmitting a signal representative of the patient information to the centralized control facility, such that the rack dispenses a packaged pharmaceutical. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the database stores a unique transaction code corresponding to each respective authorized prescription. 15. The system of claim 12, wherein the packaged pharmaceutical is in a vial received in a column of the rack, and the dispensing mechanism dispenses a vial for further processing. 16. The system of claim 12 further comprising:a code reader coupled with the computer and operable to read a code on a packaged pharmaceutical; anda printer connected to the computer operable to print a label, the label including information for a pharmaceutical product. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the code on the package includes a barcode. 18. The system of claim 16, wherein the code reader includes a bar code reader. 19. The system of claim 16, wherein the pharmaceutical product is in a syringe. 20. The system of claim 16 wherein the pharmaceutical product is in a bottle. 21. A method for dispensing packaged pharmaceuticals comprising:storing a plurality of packaged pharmaceuti cals in a plurality of racks that are slideably mounted in a housing, each rack having a plurality of columns; anddispensing a packaged pharmaceutical from a column in response to a signal from a computer that addresses a dispenser for each column. 22. The method of claim 21 further comprising reading a code on a packaged pharmaceutical with a code reader in communication with the computer. 23. The method of claim 21 further comprising printing a label, the label including prescription information on the pharmaceutical. 24. The method of claim 21 further comprising dispensing with a dual valve dispenser. 25. The method of claim 21 further comprising dispensing from a gravity fed rack. 26. The method of claim 21 further comprising pushing the dispensed packaged pharmaceutical from the dispense location. 27. The method of claim 21 further comprising a storing a liquid in a vial in a column of a rack. 28. The method of claim 21 further comprising:a code reader coupled with the computer and operable to read a code on a vial of the medicament; anda printer connected to the computer operable to print a label, the label including information for a syringe or package. 29. The method of claim 8, wherein the code on the package includes a barcode. 30. The method of claim 9, wherein the code reader includes a bar code reader. 31. The method of claim 10, wherein the label includes a picture of the prescribed pharmaceutical. 32. A method for dispensing of a packaged pharmaceuticals comprising:storing a plurality of package pharmaceuticals in a rack having a plurality of columns, the rack being slideably mounted in a housing;entering data in a data entry device operatively linked to a computer for entering patient information corresponding to a patient, the computer being connected to an electronic controller;receiving request signals with the electronic controller and generating dispense signals; anddispensing a packaged pharmaceutical with a dispenser connected to the electronic controller. 33. The method of claim 32 further comprising:providing a centralized control facility remote from and operatively linked to the rack, the control facility being operative to match the patient information corresponding to a particular patient with a prescription for a pharmaceutical and to transmit a request signal when a corresponding match is identified; andproviding a database operatively associated with the centralized control facility that stores information relating to a least one authorized prescription, to initiate dispensing by transmitting a signal representative of the patient information to the centralized control facility, such that the rack dispenses a packaged pharmaceutical. 34. The method of claim 33 further comprising storing a unique transaction code corresponding to each respective authorized prescription. 35. The method of claim 32 further comprising storing vials of liquids in a column of the rack by sliding the rack into a load position. 36. The method of claim 21 further comprising:reading a code on a vial containing the pharmaceutical with a code reader;andprinting a label with a printer, the label including prescription information for a pharmaceutical product. 37. The method of claim 32 further comprising reading a barcode on each stored package. 38. The method of claim 36 further comprising reading a bar code with a bar code reader. 39. The method of claim 32 further comprising storing a syringe in the housing. 40. The method of claim 32 further comprising actuating a dual valve dispenser to dispense a bar coded package. 41. A system for dispensing of packaged pharmaceuticals, comprising:a plurality of racks each having a plurality of columns, each rack being movably mounted in a housing such that each rack can be moved between a dispense position and a load position, each column receiving a plurality of packaged pharmaceuticals;a dispensing mechanism for each of the columns; anda control system for individually addressing e ach dispensing mechanism for dispensing packaged pharmaceuticals from the columns. 42. The system of claim 41 further comprising:a code reader coupled with a computer and operable to read a code on the packaged pharmaceutical. 43. The system of claim 42 further comprising a printer connected to the computer and operable to print a label, the label including information on the pharmaceutical. 44. The system of claim 41 wherein the dispensing mechanism is a dual valve dispenser. 45. The system of claim 41, wherein the dispenser is a gravity fed rack. 46. The system of claim 41 further comprising a pusher for pushing the dispensed packaged pharmaceutical from a dispense location. 47. The system of claim 41, wherein the pharmaceutical is for a syringe and is stored in a vial in the column of the rack such that the dispensing mechanism dispenses a vial for further processing. 48. The system of claim 41 further comprising:a code reader connected with the computer and operable to read a code on a vial of the medicament; anda printer connected to the computer operable to print a label, the label including information on the pharmaceutical. 49. The system of claim 48 wherein the code on the package includes a barcode. 50. The system of claim 48, wherein the code reader includes a bar code reader. 51. The system of claim 43, wherein the label includes a picture of the pharmaceutical. 52. A system for dispensing of a packaged pharmaceuticals, comprising:at least one drawer having a plurality of bins, the drawer being movably mounted in a housing and each bin receiving a plurality of coded packaged pharmaceuticals;an electronic controller in the housing that receives request signals and generates dispense signals;a data entry device operatively connected to a computer for entering patient information corresponding to a patient;a code reader connected with the computer and operable to read a code on a packaged pharmaceutical; anda dispensing mechanism for each of the bins, each dispensing mechanism being connected to the electronic controller for dispensing a packaged pharmaceutical. 53. The system of claim 52 further comprising:a centralized control facility remote from and operatively linked to the computer, the control facility being operative to match the patient information corresponding to a particular patient with a pharmaceutical and to transmit a request signal to the computer; anda database operatively associated with the centralized control facility that stores patient information. 54. The system of claim 53, wherein the database stores a unique transaction code corresponding to each respective authorized prescription. 55. The system of claim 52, wherein the packaged pharmaceutical is in a vial received in a bin, and the dispensing mechanism dispenses a vial for further processing. 56. The system of claim 52 further comprising a printer connected to the computer operable to print a label, the label including information for a pharmaceutical product. 57. The system of claim 52, wherein the code on the package includes a barcode. 58. The system of claim 52, wherein the code reader includes a bar code reader. 59. The system of claim 56, wherein the pharmaceutical product is in a syringe. 60. The system of claim 56 wherein the pharmaceutical product is in a bottle. 61. A system for dispensing of packaged pharmaceuticals, comprising:a plurality of coded bins, each bin being mounted in a housing and receiving a plurality of coded packaged pharmaceuticals;a dispensing mechanism for each of the bins;a printer that is operable to print a label, the label including information on the pharmaceutical;a code reader that reads a code of a package; anda control system that individually addresses each dispensing mechanism to dispense packaged pharmaceuticals from the bins. 62. The system of claim 61 further comprising a computer connected to the code reader and the control system. 63. The system of claim 62 wherein the printer is connected to t he computer. 64. The system of claim 61 wherein the dispensing mechanism is a dual valve dispenser. 65. The system of claim 61, wherein the dispenser is a rotating dispenser. 66. The system of claim 61 further comprising a pusher for pushing the dispensed packaged pharmaceutical from a dispense location. 67. The system of claim 61, wherein the system stores and dispenses syringes. 68. The system of claim 62 further comprising:a code reader connected with the computer and operable to read a code on a vial of the medicament; anda printer connected to the computer operable to print a label, the label including information on the pharmaceutical. 69. The system of claim 61 wherein the code on each package includes a barcode. 70. The system of claim 61, wherein the code reader includes a bar code reader. 71. The system of claim 68, wherein the label includes a picture of the pharmaceutical. 72. A system for dispensing of a packaged pharmaceuticals and syringes comprising:a plurality of bins in a housing, each bin receiving a plurality of coded packaged pharmaceuticals or syringes;an electronic controller in the housing that receives request signals and generates dispense signals;a data entry device operatively connected to a computer for entering patient information corresponding to a patient, the computer being programmed with software having a plurality of pull-down menus;a code reader connected with the computer and operable to read a code on a packaged pharmaceutical; anda dispensing mechanism for each of the bins, each dispensing mechanism being connected to the electronic controller for dispensing a packaged pharmaceutical. 73. The system of claim 72 further comprising:a centralized control facility remote from and operatively linked to the computer, the control facility being operative to match the patient information corresponding to a particular patient with a pharmaceutical and to transmit a request signal to the computer; anda database operatively associated with the centralized control facility that stores patient information. 74. The system of claim 73, wherein the database stores a unique transaction code corresponding to each respective authorized prescription. 75. The system of claim 72, wherein the packaged pharmaceutical is in a vial received in a bin, and the dispensing mechanism dispenses a vial for further processing. 76. The system of claim 72 further comprising a printer connected to the computer operable to print a label, the label including information for a pharmaceutical product. 77. The system of claim 72, wherein the code on the package includes a barcode. 78. The system of claim 72, wherein the code reader includes a bar code reader. 79. The system of claim 76, wherein the product is a syringe. 80. The system of claim 76 wherein the pharmaceutical product is in a bottle.
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