Beneficial Product Dispenser
First Claim
1. A dispensing station, comprising:
- a loading compartment configured to hold one or more dispensable units, the loading compartment comprising an access port configured to selectively provide access to the loading compartment;
an inventory compartment configured to hold one or more dispensable units;
a separator configured to selectively prevent access to the inventory compartment through the loading compartment;
a manipulation unit configured to transfer a dispensable unit from the loading compartment to the inventory compartment in response to validating the dispensable unit.
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Abstract
A dispensing station comprises beneficial products for patients of a health care provider. An inventory database tracks inventory available in the dispensing station. A patient is associated with a prescription record, which specifies a prescribed beneficial product. The patient may provide patient identifying information to the dispensing station, such as credentialed payment information, which may be used to identify a prescription record, authenticate the patient, transfer a payment, and/or dispense the prescribed beneficial product to the patient. The prescription record may be valid for a limited time period, may be restricted to fulfillment within a particular location, and/or may be restricted to one or more specified dispensing stations. The dispensing station may validate the beneficial products before dispensing the products to the patient.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A dispensing station, comprising:
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a loading compartment configured to hold one or more dispensable units, the loading compartment comprising an access port configured to selectively provide access to the loading compartment; an inventory compartment configured to hold one or more dispensable units; a separator configured to selectively prevent access to the inventory compartment through the loading compartment; a manipulation unit configured to transfer a dispensable unit from the loading compartment to the inventory compartment in response to validating the dispensable unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A dispensing system, comprising:
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an enclosure comprising, an inventory compartment comprising a plurality of bins, each bin configured to hold a respective dispensable unit at a particular location within the bin, a loading compartment comprising a plurality of bins, each bin configured to hold a respective dispensable unit at a particular location within the bin, and a controller configured to block access to the inventory compartment through the loading compartment in response to determining that the inventory compartment is open; a manipulation unit configured to transfer a dispensable unit from the loading compartment to the inventory compartment in response to determining that the inventory compartment is closed and determining a configuration and unique identifier of the dispensable unit; and a controller configured to update an inventory database with the configuration, unique identifier, and bin location of the dispensable unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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