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Automated medication handling system

US8065035B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 2007
Grant dateNov 22, 2011
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H40/20
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for providing an automated medication handling system that can, among other things, single-dose package medications, store and dispense medications in a pharmacy, transport medications to a nursing unit or other remote location, store them at that remote location, and load them into a portable unit carried by a nurse, who may dispense the medication at a bedside.

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