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Inventory monitoring and dispensing system for medical items

  • US 5,790,409 A
  • Filed: 12/16/1994
  • Issued: 08/04/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for monitoring and dispensing medical items comprising:

  • a plurality of item storage locations, wherein at least one unit of a type of medical item is positionable in each location;

    a sensor adjacent each location wherein said sensor generates an addition signal responsive to addition of a unit of the item at the location and a subtraction signal responsive to a unit of the item being removed from the location;

    a counter connected to the sensor whereby said counter counts the signals generated by the sensor wherein the counter holds a count of the units of said items added and subtracted at the location;

    at least one processor connected to the counter, said processor connected to at least one data store, wherein said data store includes a total of the type items at said location, and wherein said processor periodically reads said counter and modifies said total in said data store in accordance with the count from said counter.

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