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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2011
Shariq Hussain, Vista, CA (US);
Paul M. Elizondo, Escondido, CA (US);
Timothy Golde, Forest Ranch, CA (US);
Jimmy Caputo, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Shariq Hussain, Vista, CA (US);
Paul M. Elizondo, Escondido, CA (US);
Timothy Golde, Forest Ranch, CA (US);
Jimmy Caputo, Carlsbad, CA (US);
MEPS Real-Time, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
An automated system and associated method for storing medical items comprises a medication cabinet having at least one refrigerated drawer having a thermo-electric cooling (TEC) device and a non-refrigerated drawer. The refrigerated drawer design is such that cooling gradients throughout the drawer are minimized. Faraday cages are provided about each drawer to support separate RFID readers to monitor the medical items in each drawer. An automatic RFID data detection system determines the temperature requirements of medical items in the refrigerated drawer and controls the TEC device to maintain the required temperature. A temperature logging system for the refrigerated drawer is provided. A separate RFID reader determines if a temperature-controlled item has been placed in a non-refrigerated drawer and if so, an alert is provided.