Oral syringe packaging system for hospital pharmacies

US9033006B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Nicholas J. Perazzo · Rosedale, US
• Robert A. Rosen · Simi Valley, US
• John G. Grosskopf, JR. · Ellicott City, US
• Mark Bennett · Ellicott City, US
• D. Bruce Cohen · Knightdale, US
• John M. Chopper · Pasadena, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 19, 2011
• Grant date: May 19, 2015
• Expiry date: Dec 15, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H20/13
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A semi-automated system suitable for use in a hospital setting for filling patient-specific liquid prescriptions to be administered by oral syringes on a just-in-time basis. The system enables hospital pharmacists to simplify and streamline their task, increasing the number of prescriptions that can be filled in a day, improving patient safety and care by minimizing medication errors and the consequences that ensue.