Method for controlling access to medications
OwnerMaro Sciacchitano, Aubrey Jones +3inventors
InventorsMaro Sciacchitano, Aubrey Jones, Chris Miller, Rody Hardy, Ken Guernsey
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Abstract
The exemplary embodiments herein provide a method for controlling access to medications. The method preferably includes the step of electronically unlocking a lid for a single bin out of a plurality of bins within a delivery module at a first location, to accept a medication into the unlocked bin, where the rest of the bins in the same delivery module remain locked. The method should then engage a mechanical lock on the lid once it has been closed, maintain the bin in a locked state during transport to a second location, and engage a mechanical lock on the delivery module once it has been lowered into a drawer at the second location.
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A method for controlling access to medications comprising the steps of:
- electronically unlocking a lid for a single bin out of a plurality of bins within a delivery module at a first location, to accept a medication into the unlocked bin, where the rest of the bins in the same delivery module remain locked;
- engaging a mechanical lock on the lid once it has been closed;
- maintaining the bin in a locked state during transport to a second location;
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- engaging a mechanical lock on the delivery module once it has been lowered into a drawer at the second location.
A method for controlling access to medications comprising the steps of:
- electronically unlocking a lid for a single bin out of a plurality of bins within a delivery module at a first location, to accept a medication into the unlocked bin, where the rest of the bins in the same delivery module remain locked;
- rotating a mechanical lock to engage with the lid once it has been closed;
- rotating a mechanical lock inside the delivery module to lock the delivery module within a drawer at a second location;
- accepting patient name data along with medication data for said patient;
- electronically identifying the delivery module which contains the bin having medication for said patient;
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- directing light out of a protrusion extending from the delivery module which contains said medication.
A method for controlling access to medications comprising the steps of:
- electronically unlocking a lid for a single bin out of a plurality of bins within a delivery module at a first location, to accept a medication into the unlocked bin, where the rest of the bins in the same delivery module remain locked;
- rotating a mechanical lock to engage with the lid once it has been closed;
- maintaining the bin in a locked state during transport to a second location;
- rotating a mechanical lock on the delivery module to engage with a post in the bottom of a drawer once the delivery module has been lowered into a drawer at the second location containing said post;
- electronically unlocking a lid for a waste bin for accepting medication waste;
- rotating a mechanical lock to engage with the lid of the waste bin once it has been filled with waste medication and closed;
- electronically unlocking the delivery module containing the waste bin from a drawer so that it can be removed from the drawer;
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- maintaining the waste bin in a locked state during transport to a medication return location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.