Handling of patient's own medicine systems, methods, and devices

US8027749B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Omnicell, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John Vahlberg · Mountain View, US
• Dan Cohen · Mountain View, US
• Jennifer Cartright · Loomis, US
• Richard Caldwell · San Francisco, US
• Jeff Blank · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2008
• Grant date: Sep 27, 2011
• Expiry date: Apr 30, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H40/67
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices are described related to the assignment and management of patient-specific bins. A dispensing device at a healthcare facility includes a number of bins for storage of medical supplies, with some of the bins designated as patient-specific bins allocated to be assigned to patients for storage of their medications or certain other supplies. A central server computer system, in communication with a computer of the dispensing device, may monitor and assign current and future patient-specific use of the bins for the dispensing device. The assignment and management of patient-specific bins may be performed by devices distributed through the system.