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Process and unit for univocal pairing of drugs corresponding to a prescribed treatment with a given patient

  • US 5,401,059 A
  • Filed: 08/14/1992
  • Issued: 03/28/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A process for univocal pairing of drugs corresponding to a prescribed treatment with a given patient at a patient location, said process comprising the following steps:

  • a) providing identification data for the patient;

    b) writing said identification data on a data storing device and on a support device which is then attached to the patient;

    c) prescribing a patient treatment with drug administration and writing treatment and drug administration data on the storing device;

    d) picking up a drug corresponding to the prescribed treatment and verifying its agreement with the drug administration data on the storing device;

    e) introducing the drug into a container previously marked with the patient identification data and the drug administration data and closing the container;

    f) moving the container to a drug delivery station at the patient location;

    g) verifying agreement of the data marked on the container with those stored on the storing device;

    h) opening the container and extracting the drug therefrom;

    i) reading the patient identification data marked on the support device and the drug administration data marked on the container to verify agreement of the drug with the prescribed patient treatment; and

    j) in case of agreement, issuing a signal to enable administration of the drug to the patient wherein the container is opened by removing a container part and connecting the container part to a patient case sheet to confirm that the drug administration has been carried out.

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