AUTOMATED ANIMAL DOSING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of automatically delivering a dose of pharmaceutical liquid to an animal, the method comprising:
- (a) under electronic control, automatically obtaining dose information for the animal;
(b) under electronic control, delivering a volume of pharmaceutical liquid to the animal in response to the obtained dose information; and
(c) under electronic control, automatically recording a detailed audit trail of the liquid delivery to the animal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically delivering a dose of pharmaceutical liquid to an animal includes electronic control to automatically obtain dose information for the animal, electronic control to deliver a volume of pharmaceutical liquid to the animal in response to the dose information; and automatically recording a detailed audit trail of the liquid delivery to the animal. The dose information may be a function of a stored value of at least one physical parameter of the animal. The detailed audit trail may include, for example, information about the amount of liquid actually delivered to the animal, specifying the time of delivery, whether there were any problems with the delivery, and if so, information about such.
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1. A method of automatically delivering a dose of pharmaceutical liquid to an animal, the method comprising:
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(a) under electronic control, automatically obtaining dose information for the animal; (b) under electronic control, delivering a volume of pharmaceutical liquid to the animal in response to the obtained dose information; and (c) under electronic control, automatically recording a detailed audit trail of the liquid delivery to the animal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of automatically delivering a dose of pharmaceutical liquid to an animal, the method comprising:
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(a) under electronic control, automatically calculating dose information for the animal, wherein the dose information is a dynamic function of a stored value of at least one physical parameter of the animal; and (b) under electronic control, delivering a volume of pharmaceutical liquid to the animal in accordance with the dose information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for automatically delivering a dose of pharmaceutical liquid to an animal, the system comprising:
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storage for storing dose information for the animal and a detailed audit trail of delivery of liquid to the animal; an electronically-controllable dosing device responsive to controller commands for delivering a volume of pharmaceutical liquid to an animal; and a controller in communication with the storage and with the dosing device, the controller including electronic logic to; access the storage to receive dose information; automatically determine the volume of pharmaceutical liquid to deliver to the animal from the dose information; automatically send controller commands to the dosing device; and automatically send a detailed audit trail to the storage for storage. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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