ACCESS AND INVENTORY CONTROL FOR CLIMATE CONTROLLED STORAGE
First Claim
1. A climate controlled storage device for medical products comprisinga plurality of storage locations,an access control device associated with each storage location,a controller monitoring the operational parameters of the climate controlled storage device and controlling the climate of the storage locations, andan interface coupled to the controller and the access control devices, the interface receiving signals from the controller to permit access to one of the plurality of storage locations and controlling the access control device associate with the one of the plurality of storage locations to permit a user to access said storage location.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for storing medical products such as pharmaceutical and medical products in climate controlled storage devices includes climate control systems in communication with inventory access and tracking systems. The inventory stored may be accessed by an authorized user providing a barcode input or other authorizing input. The apparatus may log climate parameters and associate the climate parameters with the items in storage. The system may limit access to particular storage locations to provide control of the inventory.
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1. A climate controlled storage device for medical products comprising
a plurality of storage locations, an access control device associated with each storage location, a controller monitoring the operational parameters of the climate controlled storage device and controlling the climate of the storage locations, and an interface coupled to the controller and the access control devices, the interface receiving signals from the controller to permit access to one of the plurality of storage locations and controlling the access control device associate with the one of the plurality of storage locations to permit a user to access said storage location.
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16. A medical products inventory and quality control system comprising
a plurality of medical products storage containers, each container including a marking tag configured to transmit and receive wireless signals indicative of parameters associated with the medical products stored therein; - and
a medical products storage device including (i) a storage space, (ii) a controller configured to monitor the operational parameters of the medical products storage device, (iii) a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with the tags of blood product storage containers positioned in the storage space, (iv) a data processing circuit in communication with the controller and the wireless transceiver, the data processing circuit operable to associate the operational parameters of the medical products storage device with the parameters of the medical products stored in each container to create an inventory and quality control record for each container. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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