AUTOMATED DRUG PREPARATION APPARATUS INCLUDING AUTOMATED DRUG RECONSTITUTION
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Abstract
An automated medication preparation system for preparing a prescribed dosage of medication in a drug delivery device includes a plurality of stations for receiving, handling and processing the drug delivery device so that the prescribed dosage of medication is delivered to the drug delivery device and a transporting device that receives and holds more than one drug delivery device and moves the drug delivery devices in a controlled manner from one station to another station. The system is configured so that two or more separate drug delivery devices can be acted upon at the same time.
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49 Claims
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1-29. -29. (canceled)
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30. An automated system for use in the preparation of medication orders, comprising:
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at least one database configured for storing; a plurality of medication orders; and
,identifying information for each of a plurality of medication sources; a computer controller, in communication with said at least one database, wherein for preparation of each given order of said plurality of medication orders said computer controller is configured to; access automatically said identifying information for at least one of said plurality of medication sources corresponding with said given order; and
,compare automatically identifying information read from a corresponding selected medication source to said identifying information for said at least one of said plurality of medication sources corresponding with said given order; and
,a camera to obtain an image of the corresponding selected medication source. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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