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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Laurie K. Garda, Oakmont, PA (US);
Wendy Armstrong, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Amy Blew, Cranberry, PA (US);
Jyotsna Rao, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Laurie K. Garda, Oakmont, PA (US);
Wendy Armstrong, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Amy Blew, Cranberry, PA (US);
Jyotsna Rao, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
McKesson Automation Inc., Cranberry, PA (US);
Abstract
Storage devices, systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for dispensing medication. The storage devices include a container dispensing device for providing users with containers that can be used to securely transport (i.e., in a closed, identifiable container) medications dispensed from the storage device for a single selected patient. In this way, a single user may be able to dispense medications for multiple patients during a single user interaction with a storage device, while keeping medications for different patients separate and easily identifiable so as to provide secure transport between the storage device and the different patients' bedsides. Thus, a printing device may be provided for printing a summary of details, such as in the form of a label and/or a receipt. A sensor may also be provided for detecting the receipt of medications into the container as a check that the correct medications were dispensed by the user.