Automatic system for medicaments

• US 20050144037A1
• Filed: 08/11/2004
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Geiger, Wolfgang
• Application Number:
  US10/915,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20050144037A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/62 in which the articles are stored in compartments in fixed receptacles
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0042 for hiring of objects
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0092 for assembling and dispensing of pharmaceutical articles medical dispensers for private use, A61J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers

Abstract

An automatic system (1) for medicaments comprises an operating device (4), a control unit (6), a data memory (7, 12) and a device (2) for storing and dispensing medicaments. The control unit (6) has an operational connection to

• • a reading device (5) that is provided for acquiring data identifying the requested medicaments,
  • a comparison module (8) provided for comparing the data acquired by means of the reading device (5) with data stored in the data memory (7, 12) and relating to the medicaments present in the device (2) for storing and dispensing medicaments, and
  • a data output device (9) for outputting information determined with the aid of the comparison module (8).

Claims

1. An automatic system for medicaments having an operating device (4), a control unit (6), a data memory (7, 12) and a device (2) for storing and dispensing medicaments, the control unit (6) having an operational connection to

a reading device (5) that is provided for acquiring data identifying the requested medicaments,

a comparison module (8) provided for comparing the data acquired by means of the reading device (5) with data stored in the data memory (7, 12) and relating to the medicaments present in the device (2) for storing and dispensing medicaments, and

a data output device (9) for outputting information determined with the aid of the comparison module (8), characterized by a diagnosis module (13) provided for carrying out diagnostic tests.

2. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the data memory (7, 12) is provided for storing data obtained by means of the diagnosis module (13).

3. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the diagnosis module (13) comprises a microneedle array suitable for blood sampling.

4. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the diagnosis module (13) cooperates with the device (2) for storing and dispensing medicaments in such a way that the quantity of the drugs dispensed is a function of the data acquired by means of the diagnosis module (13).

5. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the data output device (9) is provided for print output.

6. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the data output device (9) is provided for long-distance information transmission.

7. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by an additional data memory (12).

8. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the additional data memory (12) is provided for storing medicament-specific additional data.

9. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the additional data memory (12) is provided for storing patient-specific additional data.

10. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in claims 8 and 9, characterized in that the comparison module (8) is provided for combining medicament-specific additional data with patient-specific additional data.

11. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the additional data memory (12) comprises an interaction database.

12. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that the additional data memory (12) comprises a payment database.

13. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in one of claims 1 to 12, characterized by a payment means input device (14).

14. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in one of claims 1 to 13, characterized by a connection to a medical information system (10).

15. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in one of claims 1 to 14, characterized by a user identification device (11).

16. The automatic system for medicaments as claimed in one of claims 1 to 15, characterized by a temperature-control module (15).