System and method for personalized injection treatment
First Claim
1. A system for compounding agents for topical treatment of a subject, which comprises:
- a housing enclosing an interior space;
an inventory structure having a plurality of chambers for individually holding one or more agent-containing single use capsules, wherein each capsule has a volume capacity of from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mL liquid;
means for selecting capsules in accordance with predetermined agents contained in said capsules;
means for moving the selected capsules to a processing area;
means for sequentially transferring a controlled quantity of the predetermined agent with direct fluid communication from each selected capsule to a product container under positive or negative pressure; and
means for automatically discarding spent capsules from which the agents have been removed after a single use,wherein the means for transferring the agent comprises a means for mechanically compressing the capsule to provide a positive external pressure for forcing the agent from the capsule through a needle and into the product container.
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Abstract
An automated system (100) for compounding pharmaceutical agents for injection treatment of a patient includes a housing (110) enclosing an interior space; an inventory structure (130) having a plurality of chambers (131) for individually holding one or more pharmaceutical agent—containing single use capsules (102), wherein each capsule has a volume capacity of from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mL liquid; means (140) for selecting capsules in accordance with predetermined pharmaceutical agents contained in said capsules; means (150) for moving the selected capsules to a processing area; means (165,166) for sequentially transferring a controlled quantity of the predetermined pharmaceutical agent with direct fluid communication from each selected capsule to a product container under positive or negative pressure; and means (151) for automatically discarding spent capsules from which the pharmaceutical agents have been removed after a single use.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for compounding agents for topical treatment of a subject, which comprises:
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a housing enclosing an interior space; an inventory structure having a plurality of chambers for individually holding one or more agent-containing single use capsules, wherein each capsule has a volume capacity of from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mL liquid; means for selecting capsules in accordance with predetermined agents contained in said capsules; means for moving the selected capsules to a processing area; means for sequentially transferring a controlled quantity of the predetermined agent with direct fluid communication from each selected capsule to a product container under positive or negative pressure; and means for automatically discarding spent capsules from which the agents have been removed after a single use, wherein the means for transferring the agent comprises a means for mechanically compressing the capsule to provide a positive external pressure for forcing the agent from the capsule through a needle and into the product container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for compounding agents for topical treatment of a subject, comprising:
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storing a plurality of agent-containing capsules in an inventory structure; selecting one or more capsules according to the agents contained therein; puncturing the selected capsules with an extraction device; withdrawing a quantity of agents from the selected capsules under positive or negative pressure and transferring the withdrawn agents to a product container; discarding spent capsules from which the agents have been withdrawn after a single use of the capsules, wherein the transferring the withdrawn agents to a product container comprises using a means for mechanically compressing the capsule to provide a positive external pressure for forcing the agent from the capsule through a needle and into the product container.
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