Compounding system
First Claim
1. A method of optimizing the compounding of a plurality of mixtures to produce individual doses of mixtures, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of sets of parameters of mixtures to be compounded from a selected group of base solutions, one set for each dose, each of said base solutions being contained in separate containers, each container having a discreet amount of a particular base solution;
sorting the sets of parameters in accordance with the particular base solutions included in each set and amount of each base solution included in each set to minimize the needed quantity of containers of base solution to produce said doses; and
compounding the mixtures in said sorted order thereby minimizing the needed quantity of containers of base solution to produce said doses.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a fast, efficient and precise method and apparatus for compounding a large number of solutions for use in hyperalimentation therapy. The apparatus includes a host computer which maintains a data base of prescriptions to be compounded, and a high speed compounding apparatus connected to the host computer for compounding mixtures of base solutions in response to information supplied by the host computer from the prescription data base.
Information can be entered concerning patients or prescriptions through a video display tube into the host computer data base. The host computer also includes provisions for a library of prestored standard prescriptions which can be recalled and associated with a given patient. A group of prescriptions to be compounded is first sorted in accordance with the types of specified base solutions and optionally sorted again based on the concentration of base solutions. The prescription information is transmitted to the compounding apparatus in sorted order thereby minimizing the required number of containers of base solution.
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98 Claims
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1. A method of optimizing the compounding of a plurality of mixtures to produce individual doses of mixtures, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of sets of parameters of mixtures to be compounded from a selected group of base solutions, one set for each dose, each of said base solutions being contained in separate containers, each container having a discreet amount of a particular base solution; sorting the sets of parameters in accordance with the particular base solutions included in each set and amount of each base solution included in each set to minimize the needed quantity of containers of base solution to produce said doses; and compounding the mixtures in said sorted order thereby minimizing the needed quantity of containers of base solution to produce said doses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for optimizing the compounding of a plurality of mixtures to produce individual doses of mixtures comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of sets of parameters of mixtures to be compounded from a selected group of base solutions, said base solutions being contained in containers, each container having a discreet amount of base solution; means for sorting said sets of parameters in accordance with the particular base solutions included in each set to minimize the required quantity of containers of base solution to produce said doses; and means for mixing the base solutions in said sorted order thereby minimizing the required quantity of containers of base solution to produce said doses. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 71)
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36. means for sorting only authorized queue members.
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41. A system for compounding a plurality of selected mixtures to produce individual doses of mixture comprising:
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means for receiving sets of parameters for a plurality of mixtures to be compounded from a group of base solutions, one set for each dose; means for storing said sets and for selecting a set of parameters to be compounded; means for compounding a selected mixture corresponding to a selected set of parameters to produce individual doses; and means for coupling said storing means to said compounding means.
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68. A method for compounding a plurality of selected mixtures to produce individual doses of mixtures comprising:
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means for maintaining a plurality of base solutions, each base solution being contained in individual containers having a discreet amount of base solution; providing a plurality of sets of parameters of mixtures to be compounded from a selected group of base solutions, one set of parameters for each dose to be produced; storing said sets of parameters at a storing site and selecting a set to be compounded based on the particular base solution and amount required by a set to minimize the quantity of containers of base solution required; transmitting said selected set of parameters from the storing site to a compounding site; and compounding said selected mixture in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97)
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88. A method of optimizing the compounding of a plurality of mixtures comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of sets of parameters of mixtures to be compounded from a group of base solutions in which each base solution is contained in a container having a discreet amount of base solution and each dose to be produced having a set of parameters associated therewith; and sorting the sets of parameters in accordance with the particular base solutions included in each of said sets; and
the amount of each particular solution included in each set to minimize the quantity of containers of base solutions necessary to produce said mixtures; andprinting a list of the sorted sets of parameters. - View Dependent Claims (90, 92)
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94. A system for optimizing the compounding of a plurality of mixtures to produce individual doses comprising:
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means for receiving from a user of said system a plurality of sets of parameters for producing said doses using a plurality of base solutions, each base solution being contained in containers having discreet amounts of base solution therein; means for storing said plurality of sets of parameters of mixtures to be compounded from said group of base solutions; means for sorting said sets of parameters in accordance with the particular base solutions included in each said set and the amount of each base solution used to minimize the quantity of containers of base solutions needed to produce said doses; and means for printing an ordered list corresponding to the sorted sets of parameters. - View Dependent Claims (96, 98)
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