Storage device for health care facility
First Claim
1. A storage device for controlling access to medical items, comprising:
- a cabinet, a drawer fitted within the cabinet, the drawer having a plurality of rows, wherein a plurality of the rows are separated into a plurality of bins, and a control mechanism engaging the drawer, the control mechanism allowing locked positioning of the drawer between an open drawer position and a closed drawer position, including progressively opened drawer positions therebetween.
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Abstract
A storage device (100′) is provided for controlling access to medical items. The storage device (100′) has a drawer (104′) with a plurality of rows (115′), and a cover (200′) over each row (115′) of the drawer (104′) to secure the medical items in the bins (116′) located in the individual rows (115′) of the drawer (104′). The storage device (104′) has an unlocking member (208′) that is moveable between a first position and a second position to engage a specific cover (200′) of the drawer (104′) and thereby allow one of the covers (200′) to be opened when the drawer (104′) is opened. A sensor (130′) detects the position of the drawer (104′) and, when access to the contents of a particular bin (116′) is authorized, a control mechanism (117′) disengages until the specific bin (116′) is exposed, as determined by the sensor (130′).
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39 Claims
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1. A storage device for controlling access to medical items, comprising:
a cabinet, a drawer fitted within the cabinet, the drawer having a plurality of rows, wherein a plurality of the rows are separated into a plurality of bins, and a control mechanism engaging the drawer, the control mechanism allowing locked positioning of the drawer between an open drawer position and a closed drawer position, including progressively opened drawer positions therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A storage device for controlling access to medical items, comprising:
a drawer, a plurality of dividers extending about a width of the drawer and separating the drawer into a plurality of bins, a drawer control mechanism engaging the drawer and adapted to provide locked positioning of the drawer between an open drawer position and a closed drawer position, including progressively opened drawer positions therebetween, and a cover slidingly engaging the drawer and being moveable between an open cover position and a locked closed cover position, including progressively opened cover positions therebetween, to allow access to the bins when the drawer is in one of the opened drawer position and a progressively opened drawer position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A storage device for controlling access to medical items, comprising:
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a first drawer having a cover that is secured to the first drawer in the closed cover position;
a second drawer having a cover that is secured to the second drawer in the closed cover position; and
,an unlocking member having a first tab and a second tab, and being moveable between a first position and a second position, in the first position the unlocking member does not engage either of the covers, and in the second position the first tab of the unlocking member engages the cover of the first drawer and the second tab of the unlocking member engages the cover of the second drawer to allow the cover of one of the first or second drawer to be opened when one of the first or second drawers, respectively, is opened. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A storage device for medical items, comprising:
a cabinet, a drawer slidably retained in the cabinet, the drawer having a plurality of rows for holding medical items, the rows extending from a front portion of the drawer to a rear portion of the drawer, and a portion of a control mechanism located between two of the plurality of rows in the drawer. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A storage device for controlling access to medical items, comprising:
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a cabinet;
a drawer within the cabinet, the drawer having a plurality of rows separated into a plurality of bins;
a control member engaging the drawer and allowing locked positioning of the drawer between a closed drawer position and an open drawer position, including progressively opened drawer positions therebetween, to sequentially expose any open bins;
a sensor providing a signal of the location of the drawer relative to the cabinet to assist in determining a current position of the drawer relative to the plurality bins, the signal being transferred to a controller, wherein the controller controls engagement of the control mechanism to allow opening of the drawer;
individual covers over the rows in the drawer, the covers being moveable from an open cover position to a closed cover position as the drawer is progressively opened, including progressively opened cover positions therebetween to allow controlled access to the bins, wherein the covers are secured to the drawer in the closed cover position; and
,an unlocking member engaging the covers to selectively unlock the covers to allow the bins to be exposed as the drawer is opened. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A storage device for controlling access to medical items, comprising:
a cabinet, a drawer being moveable between a closed drawer position and an open drawer position, including progressively opened drawer positions therebetween, a means for retaining the drawer in various positions, a cover engaging the drawer and being moveable between an open cover position and a closed cover position, including progressively opened cover positions therebetween, and a means for retaining the cover within the cabinet when the drawer is moved to an opened drawer position. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A storage device for controlling access to medical items, comprising:
a cabinet, a drawer having a plurality of bins, the drawer being moveable between a closed drawer position and an open drawer position, including progressively opened drawer positions therebetween, a means for retaining the drawer in various positions, a cover engaging the drawer and being moveable between an open cover position and a closed cover position, including progressively opened cover positions therebetween, and a means for exposing the bins of the drawer when the drawer is moved to an opened drawer position.
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38. A method of providing access to medical items in a drawer of a cabinet, comprising the steps of:
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providing a cabinet having a drawer, the drawer having a row divided into a plurality bins, and a cover over the row, the cover moveably engaging the drawer;
securing the cover in a rear portion of the cabinet;
allowing the drawer to be moved to an open position, wherein as the drawer is progressively opened, the drawer moves relative to the cover to sequentially expose and provide access to the bins of the drawer. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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