Method of issuing medical supplies and dispensing and administering medications through a hand-held device and a device and system for doing the same
First Claim
1. A method of dispensing and administering medications and issuing medical/surgical supplies using a device communicating with a central database comprising the steps of:
- (a) inputting information about a patient to the device for whom at least one medication may be dispensed and administered;
(b) dispensing the at least one medication to the patient by inputting information about the at least one medication to the device;
(c) saving the at least one medication to the patient selected;
(d) inputting information about a patient to the device for whom at least one medical/surgical supply may be issued;
(e) issuing the at least one medical/surgical supply to the patient by inputting information about the at least one medical/surgical supply to the device; and
(f) saving the at least one medical/surgical supply to the patient selected.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for dispensing and administering medications and issuing medical/surgical supplies using a device communicating with a central database is comprised of the steps of: (a) inputting information about a patient to the device for whom at least one medication may be dispensed and administered; (b) dispensing the at least one medication to the patient by inputting information about the at least one medication to the device; (c) saving the at least one medication to the patient selected; (d) inputting information about a patient to the device for whom at least one medical/surgical supply may be issued; (e) issuing the at least one medical/surgical supply to the patient by inputting information about the at least one medical/surgical supply to the device; and (f) saving the at least one medical/surgical supply to the patient selected. The method may be integrated into various other methods such as methods of restocking.
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53 Claims
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1. A method of dispensing and administering medications and issuing medical/surgical supplies using a device communicating with a central database comprising the steps of:
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(a) inputting information about a patient to the device for whom at least one medication may be dispensed and administered;
(b) dispensing the at least one medication to the patient by inputting information about the at least one medication to the device;
(c) saving the at least one medication to the patient selected;
(d) inputting information about a patient to the device for whom at least one medical/surgical supply may be issued;
(e) issuing the at least one medical/surgical supply to the patient by inputting information about the at least one medical/surgical supply to the device; and
(f) saving the at least one medical/surgical supply to the patient selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of issuing medical/surgical supplies using a device capable of dispensing and administering medication and issuing medical/surgical supplies in communication with a central database, comprising the steps of:
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(a) recording the identity of the supply location;
(b) selecting a patient for whom at least one medical/surgical supplies will be issued;
(c) issuing at least one medical/surgical supply; and
(d) saving the at least one medical/surgical supply to the patient selected. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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26. A method of issuing medical/surgical supplies using a device capable of dispensing and administering medication and issuing medical/surgical supplies in communication with a central database, comprising the steps of:
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(a) recording the identity of the supply location;
(b) inputting information about a patient to the device for whom at least one medical/surgical supply will be issued;
(c) selecting a supply folder from a menu of the device;
(c) issuing at least one medical/surgical supply; and
(d) saving the at least one medical/surgical supply to the patient selected. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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37. A method of dispensing and administering medication and issuing medical/surgical supplies using a device in communication with a central database, comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a patient from the menu of the device for whom at least one medication will be issued;
(b) selecting a medication folder from a menu of the device for whom at least one medication will be dispensed and administered;
(c) inputting information to the device about the at least one medication to be dispensed and administered;
(d) scanning a patient ID bar code associated with the selected patient;
(e) saving the at least one medication to the patient selected;
(f) recording the identity of a supply location;
(g) selecting a patient from a menu of the device for whom at least one medical/surgical supply will be issued;
(h) selecting a supply folder from a menu of the device;
(i) issuing at least one medical/surgical supply; and
(j) saving the at least one medical/surgical supply to the patient selected. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A device for dispensing and administering medications and issuing medical/supply items comprising:
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a barcode scanner for reading information;
a touch screen;
a radio communications unit for transmitting information; and
a processor in communication with said scanner, touch screen and communications unit, said processor being programmed to enable the device to perform the following functions;
dispensing medications, administering medications and issuing medical/surgical supplies.
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53. An administration system for dispensing and administering medications, issuing medical/surgical supplies, tracking, inventory, maintenance, and billing and restocking medications and medical/surgical supplies comprising:
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a central database;
at least one real-time device capable of receiving information associated with mediations and medical/surgical supplies and communicating via radio frequency information;
at least one radio frequency access point for receiving radio frequency communications from the at least one real-time device and communicating the radio frequency communications to the central database;
a decentralized storage location for dispensing medications;
a decentralized storage location for issuing medical/surgical supplies; and
a centralized system, responsive to the central database, for generating restocking packages.
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