A single-item-access (SIA) sub-drawer is disclosed that has a body with a compartment and a lid that is selectably securable in a closed position that encloses the compartment. The SIA sub-drawer includes a lid latch configured to secure and selectably release the lid and a sub-drawer latch configur
A single-item-access (SIA) sub-drawer is disclosed that has a body with a compartment and a lid that is selectably securable in a closed position that encloses the compartment. The SIA sub-drawer includes a lid latch configured to secure and selectably release the lid and a sub-drawer latch configured to engage and selectably release a retention hook to secure the SIA sub-drawer to a dispensing cabinet. The SIA sub-drawer also includes a processor configured to cause the lid latch to release the lid upon receipt of a lid release signal and to cause the sub-drawer latch to release the retention hook upon receipt of a sub-drawer release signal.
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1. A single-item access (SIA) sub-drawer comprising: a body comprising a compartment;a lid coupled to the body, the lid selectably securable in a closed position that encloses the compartment;a lid latch coupled to the body and configured to secure the lid;a sub-drawer latch carried by the body and
1. A single-item access (SIA) sub-drawer comprising: a body comprising a compartment;a lid coupled to the body, the lid selectably securable in a closed position that encloses the compartment;a lid latch coupled to the body and configured to secure the lid;a sub-drawer latch carried by the body and configured to secure and detach the body to a base by rotating the sub-drawer latch to engage and selectably release a retention hook of the base; anda processor carried by the body and coupled to the lid latch and the sub-drawer latch, the processor configured to cause the sub-drawer latch to release the retention hook upon receipt of a sub-drawer release signal. 2. The SIA sub-drawer of claim 1, wherein: the body comprises a plurality of compartments;the SIA sub-drawer further comprises a plurality of lids and a plurality of lid latches that are configured to secure and selectably release the respective lid;the processor is coupled to the plurality of lid latches and configured to cause a selectable one of the plurality of lid latches to release the respective lid upon receipt of a lid-release signal. 3. The SIA sub-drawer of claim 1, further comprising a communication interface coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive the signals from an external device through the communication interface. 4. The SIA sub-drawer of claim 3, further comprising a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to accept information from the external device, the information comprising at least one of an identification of a patient, an identification of a medication, and a dosage of a medication, and store the accepted information in the memory. 5. The SIA sub-drawer of claim 3, wherein the communication interface comprises an electrical connector configured to detachably mate with an external connector. 6. The SIA sub-drawer of claim 3, wherein the communication interface comprises a wireless transceiver. 7. A point-of-care (POC) system comprising: a dispensing cabinet (DC) comprising: a housing comprising a containment pocket and a retention hook; anda first processor disposed within the housing; anda single-item access (SIA) sub-drawer comprising: a body configured to be secured within the containment pocket, the body comprising a compartment;a lid coupled to the body, the lid selectably securable in a closed position that encloses the compartment;a lid latch coupled to the body and configured to secure the lid;a sub-drawer latch carried by the body and configured to secure and detach the body to the housing by rotating the sub-drawer latch to engage and selectably release the retention hook; anda second processor on the body and coupled to the lid latch and the sub-drawer latch, the second processor configured to cause the sub-drawer latch to release the retention hook upon receipt of a sub-drawer release signal from the first processor. 8. The POC system of claim 7, wherein: the body comprises a plurality of compartments;the SIA sub-drawer further comprises a plurality of lids and a plurality of lid latches that are configured to secure and selectably release the respective lid;the processor is coupled to the plurality of lid latches and configured to cause a selectable one of the plurality of lid latches to release the respective lid upon receipt of a lid-release signal. 9. The POC system of claim 7, wherein: the DC further comprises a user interface and a memory containing information about the contents of the sub-drawer;the first processor is coupled to the user interface and the memory; andthe first processor is further configured to receive user input through the user interface and to provide the lid-release signal to the second processor if the user input includes a request for an item disposed within the sub-drawer. 10. The POC system of claim 9, wherein: the memory further comprises information about the authorization required to access the contents of each compartment and about the authorization level of each user; andthe processor is configured to retrieve the information about the authorization required to access the contents of each compartment and about the authorization level of each user from the memory, compare the authorization required to access the contents of each compartment and the authorization level of each user that is requesting access, and determine if access should be granted;the processor is further configured to provide a lid-release signal to the second processor if it is determined that access should be granted; andthe processor is further configured to not provide a lid-release signal to the second processor if it is determined that access should not be granted. 11. The POC system of claim 9, wherein: the memory further comprises information about the authorization required to release the sub-drawer and about the authorization level of each user; andthe processor is configured to retrieve the information about the authorization required to release the sub-drawer and about the authorization level of each user from the memory, compare the authorization required to release the sub-drawer and the authorization level of each user that is requesting the release, and determine if the sub-drawer should be released;the processor is further configured to provide a sub-drawer release signal to the second processor if it is determined that the sub-drawer should be released; andthe processor is further configured to not provide a sub-drawer release signal to the second processor if it is determined that the sub-drawer should not be released. 12. The POC system of claim 7, wherein the containment pocket and SIA sub-drawer are configured such that the lids of the SIA sub-drawer remain accessible when the SIA sub-drawer is secured in the containment pocket. 13. The POC system of claim 7, wherein the SIA sub-drawer further comprises a communication interface coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive the signals from the first processor through the communication interface. 14. The POC system of claim 7, wherein the DC is configured to be mounted on a wall. 15. A method of providing patient-specific medications, the method comprising the steps of: docking a single-item access (SIA) sub-drawer onto a loading station, the SIA sub-drawer comprising a body comprising a compartment, a lid coupled to the body and selectably securable in a closed position that encloses the compartment, a lid latch coupled to the body and configured to secure the lid, a sub-drawer latch carried by the body and configured to engage and selectably release a retention hook, and a processor carried by the body and coupled to the lid latch and the sub-drawer latch wherein the processor is configured to cause the lid latch to release lid upon receipt of a lid release signal;providing a lid-release signal to the processor to thereby release the lid and thereby allow access to the compartment;loading at least one dose of a medication prescribed for a specified patient into the compartment;closing the lid;removing the SIA sub-drawer from the loading station;transporting the SIA sub-drawer to a dispensing cabinet (DC) that is located at a point-of-care (POC) for the specified patient, the DC having a containment pocket and a retention hook; andsecuring the SIA sub-drawer in the containment pocket by rotating the sub-drawer latch to engage the retention hook of the DC. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of: requesting a dose of the medication through a user interface of the DC to thereby cause the DC to provide a lid-release signal to the processor of the SIA sub-drawer to thereby cause a lid-latch actuator to release the lid and allow access to the medication;removing the requested dose of medication from the compartment; andadministering the requested medication to the patient. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the steps of: accepting an identification of a user that is requesting the medication;retrieving automatically from a memory in the DC information about the authorization required to dispense the medication and about the authorization level of the user;comparing automatically the authorization required to dispense the medication and the authorization level of the user that is requesting the medication and determining if the medication should be dispensed; andproviding automatically a lid-release signal to the SIA sub-drawer only if it is determined that the medication should be dispensed. 18. The method of claim 15, further comprising the steps of: requesting the release of the SIA sub-drawer from the DC through a user interface of the DC to thereby cause the DC to provide a sub-drawer-release signal to the processor of the SIA sub-drawer to thereby cause the sub-drawer actuator to release the retention hook; andremoving the sub-drawer from the containment pocket. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising the steps of: accepting an identification of a user that is requesting the release;retrieving automatically from a memory in the DC information about the authorization required to release the SIA sub-drawer and about the authorization level of the user;comparing automatically the authorization required to release the SIA sub-drawer and the authorization level of the user that is requesting release of the SIA sub-drawer and determining if the SIA sub-drawer should be released; andproviding automatically a sub-drawer release signal to the processor only if it is determined that the SIA sub-drawer should be released.
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