Medication dose preparation and transfer system
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1. An apparatus for transferring medication from a primary medication container to a manually injectable secondary medication container comprising:
- a fluid channel disposed in a housing that terminates at a primary medication container port on a first end and a secondary medication container port on a second end;
a primary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the primary medication container to the primary medication container port;
a secondary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the secondary medication container to the secondary medication container port;
at least one identification sensor disposed in the housing adjacent to at least one of the primary medication container port or the secondary medication container port configured to sense (i) an information transfer element on the primary medication container and (ii) an information transfer element on the secondary medication container, the information transfer element on the primary container being used to characterize the medication; and
a communications module to transmit data obtained by and/or derived from the at least one identification sensor to a remote computing system to enable the remote computing system to associate data characterizing the medication with the secondary medication container.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, methods and articles are described to prepare and track medications and medication containers as they are prepared, administered to patients and, in some cases, disposed of. Information such as medication type, concentration, and volume are associated with medication containers during preparation and this information can later be consumed/utilized when administering the medication from a container to a patient. Disposing of any remaining medication can also be tracked.
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1. An apparatus for transferring medication from a primary medication container to a manually injectable secondary medication container comprising:
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a fluid channel disposed in a housing that terminates at a primary medication container port on a first end and a secondary medication container port on a second end; a primary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the primary medication container to the primary medication container port; a secondary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the secondary medication container to the secondary medication container port; at least one identification sensor disposed in the housing adjacent to at least one of the primary medication container port or the secondary medication container port configured to sense (i) an information transfer element on the primary medication container and (ii) an information transfer element on the secondary medication container, the information transfer element on the primary container being used to characterize the medication; and a communications module to transmit data obtained by and/or derived from the at least one identification sensor to a remote computing system to enable the remote computing system to associate data characterizing the medication with the secondary medication container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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a primary medication container; a manually injectable secondary medication container; and a dose preparation and transfer apparatus comprising; a fluid channel disposed in a housing that terminates at a primary medication container port on a first end and a secondary medication container port on a second end; a primary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the primary medication container to the primary medication container port; a secondary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the secondary medication container to the secondary medication container port; at least one identification sensor disposed in the housing adjacent to at least one of the primary medication container port or the secondary medication container port that is configured to sense (i) an information transfer element on the primary medication container and (ii) an information transfer element on the secondary medication container, the information transfer element on the primary container being used to characterize the medication; and a communications module to transmit data obtained by and/or derived from the at least one identification sensor to a remote computing system to enable the remote computing system to associate data characterizing the medication with the secondary medication container.
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30. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a dose preparation and transfer apparatus, an information transfer element on a primary medication container; detecting, by the dose preparation and transfer apparatus, an information transfer element on a secondary medication container; and transmitting, by the dose preparation and transfer apparatus, to a remote computing system, data characterizing the detected information transfer elements; wherein the dose preparation and transfer apparatus comprises; a fluid channel disposed in a housing that terminates at a primary medication container port on a first end and a secondary medication container port on a second end; a primary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the primary medication container to the primary medication container port; a secondary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the secondary medication container to the secondary medication container port; at least one identification sensor disposed in the housing adjacent to at least one of the primary medication container port or the secondary medication container port configured to sense (i) an information transfer element on the primary medication container and (ii) an information transfer element on the secondary medication container, the information transfer element on the primary container being used to characterize the medication; and a communications module to transmit data obtained by and/or derived from the at least one identification sensor to a remote computing system to enable the remote computing system to associate data characterizing the medication with the secondary medication container.
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31. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a dose preparation and transfer apparatus, an information transfer element on a primary medication container; detecting, by the dose preparation and transfer apparatus, an information transfer element on a secondary medication container; detecting, by the dose preparation and transfer apparatus, an amount of medication transferred from the primary container to the secondary container; transmitting, by the dose preparation and transfer apparatus to a remote computing system, data characterizing the detected primary medication information transfer element, the detected secondary medication container information transfer element and the detected amount of medication transferred; wherein the dose preparation and transfer apparatus comprises; a fluid channel disposed in a housing that terminates at a primary medication container port on a first end and a secondary medication container port on a second end; a primary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the primary medication container to the primary medication container port; a secondary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the secondary medication container to the secondary medication container port; at least one identification sensor disposed in the housing adjacent to at least one of the primary medication container port or the secondary medication container port that is configured to sense (i) an information transfer element on the primary medication container and (ii) an information transfer element on the secondary medication container, the information transfer element on the primary container being used to characterize the medication; a flow sensor to characterize an amount of medication passing through the fluid channel; and a communications module to transmit data obtained by the at least one identification sensor and flow sensor to a remote computing system to enable the remote computing system to associate data characterizing the medication with the secondary medication container.
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32. An apparatus comprising:
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a fluid channel disposed in a housing that terminates at a primary medication container port on a first end and a secondary medication container port on a second end; a primary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the primary medication container to the primary medication container port; a secondary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the secondary medication container to the secondary medication container port; identification means disposed in the housing adjacent to at least one of the primary medication container port or the secondary medication container port configured to sense (i) an information transfer element on the primary medication container and (ii) an information transfer element on the secondary medication container, the information transfer element on the primary container being used to characterize the medication; and a communications module to transmit data obtained by and/or derived from the identification means to a remote computing system to enable the remote computing system to associate data characterizing the medication with the secondary medication container.
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