Method for controlling a drug dispensing system
US6581798B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H10/60
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated drug dispensing system includes a cabinet adapted to store a variety of prepackaged pharmaceuticals in a plurality of bins for filling patient prescriptions. Each bin stores a particular variety of packaged multiple-dose pharmaceutical. Each variety of pharmaceutical is associated with a particular code. A controller receives request signals and in response generates dispense signals. Each bin includes a dispenser coupled to the controller for dispensing the packaged pharmaceuticals therefrom in response to a dispense signal sent from the controller. After a package is dispensed, a code reader determines the code of the dispensed package and verifies whether the code on the dispensed package matches the code of the requested package.
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