MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Abstract
A medication management system (100) for controlling access to medication. The system (100) comprises of a portable, electronically locking cassette (102) and a docking station (104). The cassette (102) comprises at least one internal compartment (110) adapted for storing patient-specific medication, a cover (114) adapted for restricting access to said compartment (110), a locking mechanism (112) for securing said cover (114), and means for storing a cassette identifier associated with said cassette. The docking station (104) comprises means for storing at least one authorised cassette identifier and at least one authorised user identifier, an input device (140) for receiving a user identifier, a cassette identifier, and a function identifier, and a controller (500B) for coupling said cassette (102) dependent upon said cassette identifier and said at least one authorised cassette identifier, validating a received user identifier and a received cassette identifier based upon said at least one authorised user identifier and said at least one authorised cassette identifier, operating said locking mechanism (112) based upon a received function identifier and said validation, and uncoupling said cassette (102) dependent upon said validation.
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Citations
32 Claims
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1-16. -16. (canceled)
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17. A system for controlling access to medication, the system comprising:
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a portable, electronically locking cassette for securing medication specific to a patient, said cassette comprising; a housing having at least one internal compartment adapted for storing the patient-specific medication; a cover adapted for restricting access to said compartment; a locking mechanism for securing said housing and cover together in a closed position when locked; and a digital recording medium for storing a cassette identifier associated with said cassette, the cassette identifier having a patient identifier associated with said patient; and a docking station adapted for coupling with said cassette, said docking station comprising; a digital recording medium for storing at least one authorized cassette identifier and at least one authorized user identifier, the at least one authorized cassette identifier having an authorized patient identifier associated with said patient; an input device for receiving a user identifier, a cassette identifier, and a function identifier; and a controller for; validating a received user identifier and a received cassette identifier based upon said at least one authorized user identifier and said at least one authorized cassette identifier; operating said locking mechanism based upon a received function identifier and said validation; and for coupling said cassette, coupling said cassette dependent upon the validation of said patient identifier against said authorized patient identifier;
orfor uncoupling said cassette, uncoupling said cassette dependent upon said validation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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24. The system according to claim 24, wherein said fixed structure is proximate to a bed.
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32. A method for coupling a portable, electronically locking cassette to a docking station, said method comprising:
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receiving the cassette by the docking station, the cassette being configured for securing medication specific to a patient and having a patient identifier associated with said patient; validating the patient identifier of the received cassette against an authorized patient identifier stored in the docking station, the authorized patient identifier being associated with said patient; and coupling said cassette to the docking station dependent upon said validation.
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Specification