AUTOMATED DRUG PREPARATION APPARATUS INCLUDING AUTOMATED DRUG RECONSTITUTION

• US 20170027818A1
• Filed: 06/27/2016
• Published: 02/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baxter Corporation Englewood (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Baxter Corporation Englewood (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Osborne, Joel A., Tribble, Dennis, Khan, Abdul Wahid, Lefebre, Edward J.
• Granted Patent: US 10,327,988 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/10 Bag-type containers
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/20 Arrangements for transferring or mixing fluids, e.g. from vial to syringe
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/2096 Combination of a vial and a syringe for transferring or mixing their contents
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2200/74 for weight
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/10 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/30 Printed labels
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 3/002 Compounding apparatus specially for enteral or parenteral nutritive solutions bottling liquids B67C
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2207/00 Methods of manufacture, assembly or production
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/2448 comprising means for injection of two or more media, e.g. by mixing
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 3/003 Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 7/2821 applying plugs or threadless stoppers for bottles or jars B67B1/04
• CPC Class Codes: B65C 3/06 Affixing labels to short rigid containers
• CPC Class Codes: B65C 3/26 Affixing labels to non-rigid containers, e.g. bottles made of polyethylene, boxes to be inflated by internal air pressure prior to labelling

Abstract

An automated medication preparation system for preparing a prescribed dosage of medication in a drug delivery device includes a plurality of stations for receiving, handling and processing the drug delivery device so that the prescribed dosage of medication is delivered to the drug delivery device and a transporting device that receives and holds more than one drug delivery device and moves the drug delivery devices in a controlled manner from one station to another station. The system is configured so that two or more separate drug delivery devices can be acted upon at the same time.

Claims

1-29. -29. (canceled)

30. An automated system for use in the preparation of medication orders, comprising:

at least one database configured for storing;

a plurality of medication orders; and

,

identifying information for each of a plurality of medication sources;

a computer controller, in communication with said at least one database, wherein for preparation of each given order of said plurality of medication orders said computer controller is configured to;

access automatically said identifying information for at least one of said plurality of medication sources corresponding with said given order; and

,

compare automatically identifying information read from a corresponding selected medication source to said identifying information for said at least one of said plurality of medication sources corresponding with said given order; and

,

a camera to obtain an image of the corresponding selected medication source.

31. An automated system as recited in claim 30, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said computer controller is configurable to:

identify automatically said at least one of said plurality of medication sources corresponding with the given order for use in preparation of the given order.

32. An automated system as recited in claim 30, further comprising:

a reader, in communication with said computer controller, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said reader is operable to;

read said identifying information from said corresponding selected medication source.

33. An automated system as recited in claim 32, wherein for a given order of said plurality of medication orders the automated system is operable to identify automatically whether the corresponding selected medication source is for multi-use.

34. An automated system as recited in claim 32, said reader comprising:

a bar code scanner.

35. An automated system as recited in claim 30, further comprising:

at least one scale, in communication with said computer controller, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said at least one scale is operable to;

measure a corresponding weight of the corresponding selected medication source,

wherein said corresponding weight is stored in the system.

36. An automated system as recited in claim 34, wherein said at least one scale comprises:

a load cell; and

,

a platform on the load cell for placement of each selected medication source thereupon.

37. An automated system as recited in claim 30, further comprising:

a label printer, in communication with said computer controller, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said label printer is operable to;

print a corresponding label for application to a corresponding delivery device for containing medication corresponding with the given order of said plurality of medication orders.

38. An automated system as recited in claim 37, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said corresponding label identifies said medication corresponding with the given order of said plurality of medication orders.

39. An automated system as recited in claim 38, further comprising:

a reader, in communication with said computer controller, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said reader is operable to;

read said corresponding label applied to said corresponding delivery device to confirm that the corresponding label properly identifies said medication corresponding with the given order of said plurality of medication orders.

40. An automated system as recited in claim 37, further comprising:

at least one scale, in communication with said computer controller, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said at least one scale is operable to;

measure a corresponding weight of said corresponding delivery device after delivery of said medication corresponding with the given order of said plurality of medication orders in to the corresponding delivery device.

41. An automated system as recited in claim 40, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said automated system is operable to:

Compare automatically said corresponding weight of said corresponding delivery device to a corresponding stored value to determine if the weight of said corresponding delivery device is within a range of acceptable values.

42. An automated system as recited in claim 37, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said corresponding delivery device is one of:

a syringe; and

,

a bag; and

,

wherein each of said plurality of medication sources is one of;

a vial containing a medication; and

,

a bag containing a fluid medication.

43. An automated system as recited in claim 42, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said computer controller is operable to:

control automated delivery of said medication corresponding with the given order of said plurality of medication orders to said corresponding delivery device.

44. An automated system as recited in claim 42, further comprising:

a plurality of valves, in communication with said computer controller, wherein for a given order of said plurality of medication orders said plurality of valves are operable to;

selectively control fluid interconnection between each of a selected plurality of said plurality of medication sources and a common line in fluid communication with the corresponding delivery device.

45. An automated system as recited in claim 44, wherein for a given order of said plurality of medication orders said plurality of valves are operable to:

selectively control fluid interconnection between at least one diluent source and said common line in fluid communication with the corresponding delivery device.

46. An automated system as recited in claim 30, further comprising:

a computer display, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said computer display is operable for a user to track the corresponding drug delivery device in the system.

47. An automated system as recited in claim 30, further comprising:

an input in communication with said computer controller, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said input is operable to;

receive user input data that includes medication source information corresponding with the given order.

48. An automated system as recited in claim 30, said at least one database further configured for storing:

reconstitution instructions corresponding with each of a plurality of reconstitutable medications comprising said plurality of medication sources;

wherein for a given order of said plurality of medication orders said computer controller is configurable to;

access automatically said reconstitution instructions for at least one of said plurality of reconstitutable medications corresponding with the given order for use in preparation of the given order.

49. An automated system as recited in claim 30, further comprising:

a label printer, in communication with said computer controller, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said label printer is operable to;

print a corresponding label for application to a corresponding delivery device for containing medication corresponding with the given order of said plurality of medication orders; and

,

at least one scale, in communication with said computer controller, wherein for each given order of said plurality of medication orders said at least one scale is operable to;

measure a corresponding weight of said corresponding delivery device after delivery of said medication corresponding with the given order of said plurality of medication orders in to the corresponding delivery device.