Automated oral syringe packaging system for hospital pharmacies
US9466088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J7/0053
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fully-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.
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