Pharmaceutical compounder and information management system

• US 20060136081A1
• Filed: 02/15/2006
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aleandro Digianfilippo, Richard R. Pierce
• Original Assignee: Aleandro Digianfilippo, Richard R. Pierce
• Inventors: DiGianfilippo, Aleandro, Pierce, Richard R.
• Application Number:
  US11/354,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20060136081A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/95
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Information management systems and methods can be used with at least one pharmaceutical compounding device. The systems and methods comprise a controller coupled to the compounding device. A compounding control manager resides on the controller to receive compounding order input and generate control commands to the compounding device based, at least in part, upon the compounding order input. An order process control manager is in data communication with the compounding control manager to communicate compounding order input to the compounding control manager. The order entry process manager includes an order function for receiving entry of compounding order input through a browser-based interface. The browser-based interface can include an order entry workstation separate from the compounding device, or a network of order entry workstations separate from the compounding device, or can reside on the controller.

Claims

1. A pharmaceutical compounding device comprising

at least one pump element,

a controller coupled to the pumping element, and

a compounding control manager residing on the controller to receive compounding order input and generate control commands to the pump element based, at least in part, upon the compounding order input, the compounding control manager including a verification function requiring a prescribed bar code input before generation of the control commands.

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the bar code input includes at least one of a source solution identification, a source solution lot number, and a source solution expiration date.