Used narcotic or controlled substance container return and tracking for automated medicated dispensing machines
US10566083B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/13
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system includes a database that stores information associated with a medication located in a base station. The information includes an indication of whether a container of the medication was returned to the base station subsequent to the medication being administered. A control module communicates with the base station, determines when the medication is retrieved from the base station, determines whether the container of the medication is returned to the base station, and updates the information stored in the database when the container of the medication is returned to the base station.
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