Secure medicament dispensing cabinet, method and system
US7263411B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/30
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medicament dispensing cabinet is comprised of a frame, at least one controller, and a plurality of drawers each movably carried by the frame and each defining a plurality of dispensing cells. A plurality of removable dispensing devices is provided with each one carried by one of the dispensing cells. Each of the dispensing cells further comprises a motor for providing rotary motion to one of the removable dispensing devices in response to the controller, a sensor operating in conjunction with the controller for counting medicament dispensed from one of the removable dispensing devices, a chute for receiving medicament dispensed from one of the removable dispensing devices and a chute gate for controlling access to the chute. The cabinet may additionally comprise a chute gate release responsive to the controller for controlling the chute gate and a chute gate sensor connected to the controller and responsive to the position of the chute gate. The cabinet may be used in conjunction with a number of processes including dispensing, secure-pickup (insuring the person picking up the dispensed medicament is authorized to do so), back-end verification (verifying the identity of the perso…
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