It may be advantageous to equip a medication dispensing cart with an adjustable user interface. An exemplary dispensing device may include a cabinet having one or more compartments for dispensing health care supplies to one or more patients. The dispensing device may also include a control system th
It may be advantageous to equip a medication dispensing cart with an adjustable user interface. An exemplary dispensing device may include a cabinet having one or more compartments for dispensing health care supplies to one or more patients. The dispensing device may also include a control system that provides various operational functions related to dispensing the health care supplies. A user interface may be communicatively coupled with the control system and may be configured to receive input from a user and provide output to the user. An articulating arm assembly may couple the user interface with the cabinet to provide the user interface with one or more translational degrees of freedom and one or more rotational degrees of freedom relative to the cabinet.
대표청구항▼
1. A dispensing device including an adjustable user interface, the dispensing device comprising: a cabinet including at least one compartment for dispensing health care supplies to one or more patients;a control system including a processor and memory device, the control system being configured to p
1. A dispensing device including an adjustable user interface, the dispensing device comprising: a cabinet including at least one compartment for dispensing health care supplies to one or more patients;a control system including a processor and memory device, the control system being configured to provide one or more operational functions related to dispensing the health care supplies;a user interface communicatively coupled with the control system, the user interface being configured to receive input from a user and provide output to the user;a plurality of peripheral devices including a bar code scanner, a card reader, a keyboard, and a speaker; andan articulating arm assembly coupled with the user interface, the plurality of peripheral devices, and the cabinet, the articulating arm assembly providing the user interface and the plurality of peripheral devices with at least three degrees of translational freedom and one degree of rotational freedom relative to the cabinet, the articulating arm assembly comprising:a first arm having a proximal end coupled directly to a side of the cabinet via a first joint that is positioned within 2 to 10 inches of a top surface of the cabinet and within 2 to 10 inches of a back surface of the cabinet so that the arm extends from a upper rear corner of the cabinet, the first joint enabling up to about 180 degrees of rotational movement of the first arm within a horizontal plane about the side of the cabinet;a second arm having a proximal end coupled directly to a distal end of the first arm via a second joint that extends vertically upward from the distal end of the first arm, the second joint enabling 360 degrees of rotational movement of the second arm in the horizontal plane relative to the first arm and cabinet and enabling rotational movement of the second arm in a vertical plane so that the user interface has a vertical range of motion of up to 30 inches; anda counter balance that is adjustable to accommodate an increase in weight when additional peripheral devices are attached to the user interface or other objects are supported by the articulating arm;wherein the user interface and the plurality of peripheral devices are coupled to a distal end of the second arm via a third joint to enable the user interface and the plurality of peripheral device to stay together and be translationally and rotationally moved as a group at the end of the articulating arm, the third joint enabling up to about 300 degrees of rotational movement of the user interface and the plurality of peripheral devices are in the horizontal plane and the third joint also enabling up to about 90 degrees of rotational movement of the user interface in the vertical plan and clockwise and counterclockwise rotation of the user interface about an axis orthogonal to a face of the user interface. 2. The dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the first arm is coupled with a side of the cabinet such that the articulating arm assembly provides the user interface with a barrel shaped range of motion relative to the cabinet, the barrel shaped range of motion being interrupted on one side by the cabinet and having a maximum barrel diameter of about 60 inches, wherein the user interface is movable within the barrel shaped range of motion. 3. The dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a display device, the keyboard being rotationally adjustable relative to the display device. 4. The dispensing device of claim 3, wherein the control system is configured to authenticate a user and perform one or more functions selected from the group consisting of: unlocking a drawer;identifying medication or supplies for a patient;tracking usage of a medication or supply; andcommunicating information with a system of a health care facility. 5. A dispensing device comprising: a cabinet including at least one compartment for dispensing health care supplies to a patient;a user interface configured to receive input from a user and provide output to the user, the user interface including a display and a keyboard;a plurality of peripheral devices coupled with the user interface, the plurality of peripheral devices including a bar code scanner and a card reader; andan articulating arm that couples the user interface and the plurality of peripheral devices with the cabinet, the articulating arm being coupled with a side of the cabinet near a back surface and a top surface thereof, the articulating arm extending laterally from the side of the cabinet and having three degrees of translational freedom and one degree of rotational freedom relative to the cabinet to enable the user interface and the plurality of peripheral device to stay together and be translationally and rotationally moved as a group at the end of the articulating arm and relative to the cabinet, the articulating arm including: a first arm rotationally coupled with the cabinet; anda second arm rotationally coupled with the first arm and rotationally coupled with the user interface and the plurality of peripheral devices such that the user interface and the plurality of peripheral devices are: 1) rotatable horizontally about 300 degrees relative to the second arm, 2) rotatable vertically about 90 degrees relative to the second arm, 3) rotatable clockwise and counterclockwise about an axis that is orthogonal to a face of the user interface. 6. The dispensing device of claim 5, wherein the first arm comprises a length of between about 5 and about 15 inches, and wherein the second arm comprises a length of between about 10 and about 20 inches such that the articulating arm has a maximum arc radius of between about 15 inches and about 35 inches. 7. The dispensing device of claim 6, wherein the first arm comprises a length of between about 8 and about 12 inches and the second arm comprises a length of between about 13 and about 17 inches. 8. A method of manufacturing a dispensing device having an adjustable user interface, the method comprising: providing a cabinet including at least one compartment for dispensing health care supplies to a patient;providing a user interface configured to receive input from a user and provide output to the user;providing a plurality of peripheral devices including a bar code scanner, a keyboard, and a card reader; andproviding an articulating arm assembly, the articulating arm assembly including: a first arm having a proximal end and a distal end;a second arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the second arm being directly coupled to the distal end of the first arm; anda counter balance that is adjustable to accommodate additional peripheral devices or other objects that are supported by the articulating arm;coupling the user interface and the plurality of peripheral devices with the distal end of the second arm so that the plurality of peripheral device stay together and are translationally and rotationally movable as a group relative to the cabinet at the end of the articulating arm and so that the user user interface is rotatable at the end of the articulating arm up to about 300 degrees of in the horizontal plane, up to about 90 degrees in the vertical plan, and clockwise and counterclockwise about an axis orthogonal to a face of the user interface; andcoupling the proximal end of the first arm to a side of the cabinet, the articulating arm assembly providing the user interface and the plurality of peripheral devices with at least three degrees of translational freedom and one degree of rotational freedom relative to the cabinet. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises: rotationally coupling the proximal end of the first arm with the cabinet;rotationally coupling the proximal end of the second arm with the distal end of the first arm; androtationally coupling the distal end of the second arm with the user interface and the plurality of peripheral devices. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein: the first arm is rotationally movable within a first plane;the second arm is rotationally movable within a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane; andthe user interface is rotationally movable within a third plan substantially orthogonal to the first plane. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein coupling the first arm with the cabinet comprises coupling the first arm with a side of the cabinet near a top surface and near a back surface of the cabinet. 12. The method of claim 8, further comprising communicatively coupling the user interface with a control system of the dispensing device, the control system being configured to provide one or more operational functions related to dispensing the health care supplies from the dispensing device. 13. A dispensing device including an adjustable user interface, the dispensing device comprising: a cabinet including at least one compartment for dispensing health care supplies to one or more patients;a control system including a processor and memory device, the control system being configured to provide one or more operational functions related to dispensing the health care supplies;a user interface communicatively coupled with the control system, the user interface being configured to receive input from a user and provide output to the user; andan articulating arm assembly coupled with the user interface and the cabinet, the articulating arm assembly providing the user interface with at least three degrees of translational freedom and one degree of rotational freedom relative to the cabinet, the articulating arm assembly comprising:a first arm having a proximal end coupled directly to a side of the cabinet via a first joint that is positioned within 2 to 10 inches of a top surface of the cabinet and within 2 to 10 inches of a back surface of the cabinet so that the arm extends from a upper rear corner of the cabinet, the first joint enabling up to about 180 degrees of rotational movement of the first arm within a horizontal plane about the side of the cabinet; anda second arm having a proximal end coupled directly to a distal end of the first arm via a second joint that extends vertically upward from the distal end of the first arm, the second joint enabling 360 degrees of rotational movement of the second arm in the horizontal plane relative to the first arm and cabinet and enabling rotational movement of the second arm in a vertical plane so that the user interface has a vertical range of motion of up to 30 inches;wherein the user interface is coupled to a distal end of the second arm via a third joint, the third joint enabling up to about 300 degrees of rotational movement of the user interface in the horizontal plane, enabling up to about 90 degrees of rotational movement of the user interface in the vertical plan, and clockwise and counterclockwise rotation of the user interface about an axis orthogonal to a face of the user interface.
Florence H. Phoon ; Christopher G. Ross ; Steven W. Chang ; Thomas E. Radziminski ; Paula A. Richter-Dycaico ; Michael Kurtz, Apparatus and method for storing, tracking and documenting usage of anesthesiology items.
Blechl Joseph (Ingleside IL) Hadjimitsos Panos (Buffalo Grove IL) Kurtz James R. (Mundelein IL) Shimizu Hiroyasu (Gunma JPX) Haraguchi Manabu (Gunma JPX), Drug dispensing apparatus.
Christie, Melanie Ann; Thompson, Jeffrey John; Nuttall, Nicole, Lock status notification and next case medication method, apparatus and corresponding medication storage device.
Higham John D. ; Godlewski Peter P. ; Arnold Richard C. ; Holmes William K., Methods and devices for dispensing pharmaceutical and medical supply items.
※ AI-Helper는 부적절한 답변을 할 수 있습니다.