Apparatus for tracking and dispensing refrigerated medications
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-017/00
출원번호
UP-0835269
(2007-08-07)
등록번호
US-7676299
(2010-04-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Clarke, Darcy O.
Torina, James E.
출원인 / 주소
Talyst Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
14인용 특허 :
11
초록▼
The present disclosure provides a medication dispenser having a refrigerated compartment and a plurality of access doors that provide access to a limited portion of the refrigerated compartment. A plurality of turntables are rotatably disposed within the refrigerated compartment. The turntables rece
The present disclosure provides a medication dispenser having a refrigerated compartment and a plurality of access doors that provide access to a limited portion of the refrigerated compartment. A plurality of turntables are rotatably disposed within the refrigerated compartment. The turntables receive at least one medication in a predetermined location, and each turntable aligns with an access door. The dispenser further includes a computer system that receives input selecting a first medication to be dispensed and outputs a first signal in response to the input. A controller is operably coupled to the refrigerated compartment and receives the first signal from the computer system. The controller outputs a second signal to rotate a turntable such that the first medication is positioned adjacent an access door, and the controller outputs a third signal to unlock the adjacent access door.
대표청구항▼
The invention claimed is: 1. A medication dispenser, comprising: (a) a refrigerated compartment having an interior and an exterior; (b) a plurality of access doors formed in the refrigerated compartment and adapted to provide access to a limited portion of the interior of the refrigerated compartme
The invention claimed is: 1. A medication dispenser, comprising: (a) a refrigerated compartment having an interior and an exterior; (b) a plurality of access doors formed in the refrigerated compartment and adapted to provide access to a limited portion of the interior of the refrigerated compartment; (c) a lock configured to lock and unlock each access door separately from the other access doors; (d) a carousel assembly disposed within the interior of the refrigerated compartment, the carousel assembly including a plurality of turntables each having a base that defines an unobstructed central opening, each turntable mounted within the refrigerated compartment such that it is independently rotatable with respect to the other turntables, wherein each of the turntables are adapted to receive a plurality of medications of a pre-selected type in a predetermined location, and wherein one of each of the plurality of turntables is aligned with one of each of the plurality of access doors; (e) a drive assembly capable of independently rotating the turntables without the use of a drive shaft extending through the unobstructed central openings of the turntables; (f) a computer system adapted to receive a first input selecting a quantity of medications of a pre-selected type out of the plurality of medications of the pre-selected type for dispensing, the computer system adapted to output a first signal in response to the first input; (g) a controller operably coupled to the refrigerated compartment and adapted to receive the first signal from the computer system, wherein the controller is adapted to output a second signal to rotate a first turntable such that the selected medications are positioned adjacent one of the plurality of access doors, and wherein the controller is adapted to output a third signal to unlock the adjacent access door such that the selected quantity of medications of the pre-selected type may be dispensed. 2. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein only the selected medications are accessible on the turntable when the adjacent access door is unlocked. 3. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein the plurality of turntables further comprise a plurality of upright dividers that separate the turntable into a plurality of sections. 4. The medication dispenser of claim 3, wherein only one of the plurality of sections on the turntable is accessible when the adjacent access door is unlocked. 5. The medication dispenser of claim 3, wherein each medication includes a medication identifier and each turntable section includes a location identifier. 6. The medication dispenser of claim 5, further comprising a scanner, wherein the scanner is in communication with the computer system. 7. The medication dispenser of claim 6, wherein the medication identifier comprises a bar code that is scannable by the scanner. 8. The medication dispenser of claim 6, wherein the location identifier comprises a bar code that is scannable by the scanner. 9. The medication dispenser of claim 7, wherein the scanner selectively sends medication identifier data and location identifier data to the computer system, and wherein the computer system includes a software program for processing the data to verify that the correct type of medication has been dispensed and to track the location and inventory of each type of medication. 10. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein each turntable is defined by a plurality of containers joined together. 11. The medication dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of indicators, wherein one of each of the plurality of indicators is placed adjacent one of each of the plurality of access doors, and wherein the indicators display the quantity of the medication selected for dispensing. 12. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein the computer system is secured within the refrigerated compartment. 13. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein the computer system receives input selecting a quantity of a medication of a pre-selected type to be dispensed through a software program installed on the computer system. 14. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein the computer system receives input selecting a quantity of a medication of a pre-selected type to be dispensed through a software program installed on a remote system. 15. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein the drive assembly comprises a plurality of drive mechanisms separately engageable with each of the plurality of turntables. 16. The medication dispenser of claim 15, wherein each of the drive mechanisms comprises a puck drive roller driven by a motor/encoder assembly. 17. The medication dispenser of claim 15, wherein the drive mechanisms are configured to rotate the turntables in first and second directions. 18. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein the access doors are opaque such that the plurality of medications received on the turntables are not viewable through the access doors.
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