Medication waste and data collection system
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1. A system comprising:
- a remote data collection system comprising at least one computing system;
a medication injection site to characterize administration of medication to a patient, the medication site comprising;
a first housing,a fluid conduit at least partially extending within the first housing and configured to deliver medication within a medication container to a patient;
a medication port extending from an external surface of the first housing configured to be coupled to a fluid outlet of the medication container, the medication port being fluidically and directly coupled to the fluid conduit,at least one first sensor disposed within the first housing to generate data characterizing administration of the medication,a first transmitter within the first housing to wirelessly transmit data generated by the sensor to the remote data collection system, anda self-contained power source within the first housing powering the at least one first sensor and the first transmitter;
anda waste collection system to receive unused medication within the medication container for disposal, the waste collection system comprising;
a second housing,an inlet port extending from an external surface of the second housing configured to be coupled to the fluid outlet of the medication container,at least one second sensor disposed within the second housing, the at least one second sensor, solely upon coupling of the fluid outlet of the medication container to the inlet port, generating data to identify medication received by the at least one waste collection system,at least one third sensor disposed within the second housing for measuring a volume of medication received by the at least one waste collection system and generating data specifying the measured volume, anda second transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the data from the at least one second sensor and the at least one third sensor to the remote data collection system to characterize wasted medication in the medication container.
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Abstract
A medication waste and data collection system is provided for use in tracking medication containers, related medication preparation and transfer procedures, medication administration and medication waste disposal. An amount of disposed medication can be reconciled with an amount of medication administered and/or initially prepared. Related apparatus, systems, methods and articles are also described.
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23 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a remote data collection system comprising at least one computing system; a medication injection site to characterize administration of medication to a patient, the medication site comprising; a first housing, a fluid conduit at least partially extending within the first housing and configured to deliver medication within a medication container to a patient; a medication port extending from an external surface of the first housing configured to be coupled to a fluid outlet of the medication container, the medication port being fluidically and directly coupled to the fluid conduit, at least one first sensor disposed within the first housing to generate data characterizing administration of the medication, a first transmitter within the first housing to wirelessly transmit data generated by the sensor to the remote data collection system, and a self-contained power source within the first housing powering the at least one first sensor and the first transmitter; and a waste collection system to receive unused medication within the medication container for disposal, the waste collection system comprising; a second housing, an inlet port extending from an external surface of the second housing configured to be coupled to the fluid outlet of the medication container, at least one second sensor disposed within the second housing, the at least one second sensor, solely upon coupling of the fluid outlet of the medication container to the inlet port, generating data to identify medication received by the at least one waste collection system, at least one third sensor disposed within the second housing for measuring a volume of medication received by the at least one waste collection system and generating data specifying the measured volume, and a second transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the data from the at least one second sensor and the at least one third sensor to the remote data collection system to characterize wasted medication in the medication container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A fluid handling system for receiving a medication container having a fluid outlet and for reporting information to a data collection system comprising:
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a medication injection site comprising; a first housing, a fluid conduit at least partially extending within the first housing and configured to deliver medication within a medication container to a patient; a medication port extending from an external surface of the first housing configured to be coupled to a fluid outlet of the medication container, the medication port being fluidically and directly coupled to the fluid conduit, at least one first sensor disposed within the first housing to generate data characterizing administration of the medication, a first transmitter within the first housing to wirelessly transmit data generated by the sensor to the remote data collection system, and a self-contained power source within the first housing powering the at least one first sensor and the first transmitter; and a liquid waste injection site comprising; a second fluid inlet configured to receive the fluid outlet of the medication container; a third sensor configured to read the identifying information solely in response to the fluid outlet of the medication container being coupled to the second fluid inlet; a fourth sensor comprising at least one flow sensor configured to generate disposed volume information indicative of an amount of medication injected into the waste injection site; and a second transmitter configured to transmit the identifying and disposed volume information to the data collection system. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a medication injection site for receiving a medication container having a fluid outlet and for reporting information to a data collection system; and a waste injection site comprising; a first housing; a waste containment reservoir within the housing; a fluid inlet coupled to the waste containment reservoir extending outwards from the housing and configured to receive the fluid outlet; a first sensor disposed within the housing that is configured to automatically read identifying information from the medication container solely in response to the fluid inlet being coupled to the fluid outlet; a second sensor disposed within the housing comprising a flow sensor configured to measure a volume of fluid transferred from the medication container to the waste containment reservoir; and a first transmitter disposed within the housing that is configured to wirelessly transmit the information indicative of the identifying information and the volume of fluid obtained by the first sensor and the second sensor to the data collection system. wherein the medication injection site comprises; a second housing, a fluid conduit at least partially extending within the second housing and configured to deliver medication within the medication container to a patient; a medication port extending from an external surface of the second housing configured to be coupled to a fluid outlet of the medication container, the medication port being fluidically and directly coupled to the fluid conduit, at least one third sensor disposed within the second housing to generate data characterizing administration of the medication, a second transmitter within the first housing to wirelessly transmit data generated by the at least one third sensor to the remote data collection system, and a self-contained power source within the first housing powering the at least one third sensor and the second transmitter.
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20. A system comprising:
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at least one data collection system comprising at least one computing system; a plurality of medication injection sites, each medication injection site characterizing administration of medication to a patient and comprising at least one first sensor to generate first data to identify and quantify medication administered to the patient and to identify a medication container housing the medication, each medication injection site comprising;
a first housing, a fluid conduit at least partially extending within the first housing and configured to deliver medication within a medication container to a patient;
a medication port extending from an external surface of the first housing configured to be coupled to a fluid outlet of the medication container; anda plurality of waste collection systems to each receive unused medication within the medication containers for disposal, each waste collection system comprising at least one second sensor comprising a flow sensor to generate second data to identify and quantify medication received by the at least one waste collection system and at least one third sensor generate third data to identify medication containers housing the medication solely when the medication containers are being coupled to the waste collection system, each waste collection system transmitting the second data from the at least one second sensor and the third data from the at least one third sensor to the at least one data collection system; wherein the at least one data collection system determines whether medication within the medication container has been diverted based on the received first, second, and third data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a medication injection site to automatically characterize medication administered to a patient from a medication container; a waste collection system to receive unused medication within the medication container and to automatically characterize the received unused medication by measuring a volume of fluid expelled from the medication container and by detecting an optical identifier on the medication container solely and automatically as the medication container is being coupled to the waste collection system; a data collection system receiving data from each of the medication injection site and the waste collection system to determine whether medication has been diverted subsequent to the administration of medication to the patient; wherein at least one of the medication injection site and the waste collection system uses a composition sensor to characterize a composition of the medication. wherein the medication injection site comprises a first housing, a fluid conduit at least partially extending within the first housing and configured to deliver medication within the medication container to the patient, a medication port extending from an external surface of the first housing configured to be coupled to a fluid outlet of the medication container, the medication port being fluidically and directly coupled to the fluid conduit, at least one first sensor disposed within the first housing to generate data characterizing administration of the medication, a transmitter within the first housing to wirelessly transmit data generated by the sensor to the remote data collection system, and a self-contained power source within the first housing powering the at least one first sensor and the transmitter.
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