Point-of-care medication dispensing
First Claim
1. A medication dispenser, comprising:
- a securable container configured to store one or more doses of a medication;
an access device configured to selectably permit access to the one or more doses of the medication;
an electronic interface configured to acquire user input from a user, the user input comprising a plurality of patient symptoms; and
a processor configured to perform the steps of;
upon receiving the user input, starting a timer for a predetermined period of time to approve or modify a user input selection of a specific appropriate dose of the medication;
selecting, based on the user input and a correlation between the plurality of patient symptoms to a medication, the appropriate dose of the medication from the one or more doses;
permitting access through the access device to the appropriate dose of the medication when an authorized user has approved the appropriate dose of the medication;
receiving in a communications module, from a remote caregiver, an override instruction for a different medication than the appropriate dose of the medication previously selected from the one or more doses before lapse of the predetermined period of time when the remote caregiver determines to dispense the different medication; and
dispensing the different medication based on a determination by the remote caregiver.
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Abstract
A medication dispenser is provided, comprising a securable container configured to store one or more doses of one or more medications and an access device configured to selectably permit access to the one or more doses of the one or more medications. The medication dispenser further comprises an electronic interface configured to acquire user input from a user and a processor. The processor is configured to perform the steps of comparing the user input to a database, selecting, responsive to the comparing, an appropriate dose from the one or more doses, and permitting access through the access device to the appropriate dose. A method for dispensing medication is also provided. The method comprises the steps of locating a medication dispenser at a point-of-care, acquiring user input from a user at the point-of-care, comparing the user input to a database, selecting, responsive to the comparing, an appropriate dose from the one or more doses, and permitting access through the access device to the appropriate dose.
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20 Claims
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1. A medication dispenser, comprising:
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a securable container configured to store one or more doses of a medication; an access device configured to selectably permit access to the one or more doses of the medication; an electronic interface configured to acquire user input from a user, the user input comprising a plurality of patient symptoms; and a processor configured to perform the steps of; upon receiving the user input, starting a timer for a predetermined period of time to approve or modify a user input selection of a specific appropriate dose of the medication; selecting, based on the user input and a correlation between the plurality of patient symptoms to a medication, the appropriate dose of the medication from the one or more doses; permitting access through the access device to the appropriate dose of the medication when an authorized user has approved the appropriate dose of the medication; receiving in a communications module, from a remote caregiver, an override instruction for a different medication than the appropriate dose of the medication previously selected from the one or more doses before lapse of the predetermined period of time when the remote caregiver determines to dispense the different medication; and dispensing the different medication based on a determination by the remote caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for dispensing medication, the method comprising the steps of:
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locating a medication dispenser at a point-of-care, the medication dispenser comprising; a securable container configured to store one or more doses of a medication; an access device configured to selectably permit access to the one or more doses of the medication; and an electronic interface configured to acquire user input from a user, the user input comprising a plurality of patient symptoms; acquiring user input from the user at the point-of-care; upon receiving the user input, starting a timer for a predetermined period of time to approve or modify a user input selection of a specific appropriate dose of the medication; selecting, based on the user input, the appropriate dose of the medication from the one or more doses; permitting access through the access device to the appropriate dose of the medication when an authorized user has approved the appropriate dose of the medication; receiving in a communications module, from a remote caregiver, an override instruction for a different medication than the appropriate dose of the medication previously selected from the one or more doses before lapse of the predetermined period of time when the remote caregiver determines to dispense the different medication; and dispensing the different medication based on a determination by the remote caregiver, wherein selecting the appropriate dose of the medication comprises correlating the plurality of patient symptoms to the appropriate dose of the medication from the one or more doses of a medication. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A point-of-care medication dispenser, comprising:
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securable means for storing one or more doses of a medication; means for selectably permitting access to the one or more doses of the medication; electronic interface means for acquiring user input from a user, the user input comprising a plurality of patient symptoms; and processing means for performing the steps of; upon receiving the user input, starting a timer for a predetermined period of time to approve or modify a user input selection of a specific appropriate dose of the medication; selecting, based on the user input and a correlation between the plurality of patient symptoms to a medication, an appropriate dose of the medication from the one or more doses; permitting access to the appropriate dose when an authorized user has approved the appropriate dose of the medication; receiving in a communications module, from a remote caregiver, an override instruction for a different medication than the appropriate dose of the medication previously selected from the one or more doses before lapse of the predetermined period of time when the remote caregiver determines to dispense the different medication; and dispensing the different medication based on a determination by the remote caregiver.
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