AUTOMATED MEDICATION HANDLING SYSTEM
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1. A system for managing medications in a care facility, comprising:
- an identification device that identifies individual single-dose containers, each single-dose container containing a single dose of a medication; and
a processor configured to maintain information on the locations of the individual single-dose containers.
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Abstract
Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for providing an automated medication handling system that can, among other things, single-dose package medications, store and dispense medications in a pharmacy, transport medications to a nursing unit or other remote location, store them at that remote location, and load them into a portable unit carried by a nurse, who may dispense the medication at a bedside.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for managing medications in a care facility, comprising:
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an identification device that identifies individual single-dose containers, each single-dose container containing a single dose of a medication; and a processor configured to maintain information on the locations of the individual single-dose containers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A single-dose container for protecting and transferring medications therein by a machine, the container comprising:
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first and second substantially rigid portions that are configured to couple together and form a machine-compatible container having a hollow enclosure that is sized to enclose a single dose of medication; an identifier that is provided with at least one of the first and second substantially rigid portions that provides access to information relating to medication within the hollow enclosure; and an indicator that provides information relating to decoupling of the first and second substantially rigid portions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of managing medications in a care facility, comprising:
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providing an identifier with a single-dose container that provides information relating to medication within the container; transporting the single-dose container by machine to a storage facility; and relocating the single-dose container by machine based on the information provided by the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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