Medication dispensing system including medicine cabinet and tray therefor
First Claim
1. A medication dispensing system, comprising:
- a medicine cabinet having a plurality of compartments for containing supplies of different kinds of medications to be accessed by a healthcare attendant for preparing individual medication dosages for named patients;
and at least one delivery device having a plurality of sections for receiving medication dosages prescribed for named patients;
said medicine cabinet including a cabinet processor having a memory for storing the names of patients and their prescribed medication dosages, and a display screen for displaying said patient names and their respective prescribed medication dosages;
said delivery device including a display screen for displaying the patient names and their respective medication dosages, and a communication link with said medicine cabinet through which said cabinet processor communicates to said delivery device the patient names and their respective medication dosages.
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Abstract
A medication dispensing system includes a medicine cabinet having a plurality of compartments for containing supplies of different kinds of medications to be accessed by a healthcare attendant for preparing individual medication dosages for named patients; and a delivery device, preferably in the form of a mobile cart, having a plurality of sections for receiving medication dosages prescribed for named patients. The medicine cabinet includes a processor having a memory for storing the names of patients and their prescribed medication dosages, and a display screen for displaying the patient names and their respective prescribed medication dosages. The delivery device includes a display screen for displaying the patient names and their respective medication dosages, and a communication link with the medicine cabinet through which the cabinet processor communicates to the delivery device the patient names and their respective medication dosages.
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40 Claims
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1. A medication dispensing system, comprising:
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a medicine cabinet having a plurality of compartments for containing supplies of different kinds of medications to be accessed by a healthcare attendant for preparing individual medication dosages for named patients;
and at least one delivery device having a plurality of sections for receiving medication dosages prescribed for named patients;
said medicine cabinet including a cabinet processor having a memory for storing the names of patients and their prescribed medication dosages, and a display screen for displaying said patient names and their respective prescribed medication dosages;
said delivery device including a display screen for displaying the patient names and their respective medication dosages, and a communication link with said medicine cabinet through which said cabinet processor communicates to said delivery device the patient names and their respective medication dosages. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. The system according to claim 2, wherein said compartments in the medicine cabinet are in the form of drawers which are normally locked but which are selectively unlocked by said cabinet processor when containing a medication supply to be included in a prescribed medication dosage for a named patient.
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15. A medication dispensing system, comprising:
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a medicine cabinet having a plurality of compartments for containing supplies of different kinds of medications to be accessed by a healthcare attendant for preparing individual medication dosages for named patients;
at least one delivery device having a plurality of sections for receiving medication dosages prescribed for named patients;
and a central processor having a memory for storing the names of said patients and the prescribed medication dosages;
said medicine cabinet including a communication link with said central processor, and a memory for storing the names of patients and their prescribed medication dosages communicated thereto by said central processor;
said delivery device including a communication link with said cabinet processor, and having a display for displaying the patient names and their respective medication dosages communicated thereto by said cabinet processor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A medication dispensing system, comprising:
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a medicine cabinet having a plurality of compartments for containing supplies of different kinds of medications to be accessed by a healthcare attendant for preparing individual medication dosages for named patients;
at least one delivery device having a plurality of sections for receiving medication dosages prescribed for named patients;
and a central processor having a memory for storing said patients names and prescribed medication dosages;
said medicine cabinet including a cabinet processor having a communication link with said central processor, and a plurality of indicators, one for each of said compartments, to indicate the compartment containing the medication supply to be included in a prescribed medication dosage for a named patient. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A medication dispensing system, comprising:
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a medicine cabinet having a plurality of compartments for containing supplies of different kinds of medications to be accessed by a healthcare attendant for preparing individual medication dosages for named patients;
at least one delivery device having a plurality of sections for receiving medication dosages prescribed for named patients;
and a central processor having a memory for storing said patients names and prescribed medication dosages;
said compartments in the medicine cabinet being in the form of drawers which are normally locked but which are selectively unlocked by said cabinet processor when containing a medication supply to be included in a prescribed medication dosage for a named patient;
said medicine cabinet further including a plurality of light indicators, one for each of said compartments, controlled by said cabinet processor to indicate the compartment containing the medication supply to be included in a prescribed medication dosage for a named patient. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A delivery device for a medication dispensing system, said delivery device comprising:
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a plurality of sections for receiving medication dosages prescribed for named patients;
and a central display screen for displaying the patient names and their respective medication dosages. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A medicine cabinet for a medication dispensing system, said medicine cabinet comprising:
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a housing including a plurality of compartments for containing supplies of different kinds of medications to be accessed by a health care attendant for preparing individual medication dosages for named patients;
a processor having a memory for storing the names of patients and their prescribed medication dosages;
and a display screen for displaying said patient names and their respective prescribed medication dosages. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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