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Medication administration system

  • US 7,155,306 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2002
  • Issued: 12/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medication dispensing system, comprising:

  • a medicine cabinet having a plurality of drawers each drawer containing supplies of different kinds of medications or other medical supplies to be accessed by a healthcare attendant for preparing individual medication dosages and medical supplies for named patients;

    and at least one medicine cart, separate from said medicine cabinet, said cart having a plurality of cart drawers, each drawer adapted to contain one or more medication dosages and medical supplies prescribed for an individual patient;

    said medicine cabinet including a cabinet processor having a memory for storing the names of patients and their prescribed medication dosages and medical supplies to be dispensed to said patient; and

    said cart further comprising a display on each cart drawer for displaying each patient'"'"'s name corresponding to the medication dosages and medical supplies placed in said drawer, and a communication link with said medicine cabinet through which said cabinet processor communicates to said cart, each said patient'"'"'s name, medication dosages and medical supplies to be dispensed to said patient.

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