Work station for medical dose preparation
AssigneeBaxter Corporation Englewood
InventorsJoseph V. Ranalletta, Wesley J. Weber
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Abstract
Embodiments of work stations for use in a medical dose preparation management system are disclosed. A work station may include a camera stand. The camera stand may include a housing enclosing a camera and one or more light sources therein. As such, the camera and light sources may be directed at a medical dose preparation staging region to capture medical dose preparation images of the medical dose preparation staging region. The camera stand may include an adjustable support positionable in a plurality of positions to dispose the camera and light source relative to the medical dose preparation staging region. The work stations may facilitate improved image quality and record work flows carried out at the work station for preparation verification.
Claims20
A work station apparatus for use in a system for medical dose preparation management, the apparatus comprising:
- a platform base including a scale and a medication preparation staging region;
- a housing;
- a support member engaged with the housing and the platform base to suspend the housing over the medication preparation staging region;
- an imaging device having an imaging field encompassing at least a portion of the medication preparation staging region, the imaging device being located at least partially within a housing;
- at least one light source disposed in the housing, wherein the at least one light source is operable to emit light from the housing in a direction toward the medication preparation staging region;
- a memory;
- a processor in operative communication with the memory;
- and
- a display in operative communication with the processor,
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- receive a dose order work flow from a medical dose preparation management system via a network, the dose order work flow specifying a sequence of steps to prepare a medical dose,
- responsive to one of the sequence of steps, cause the display to show an operator instruction for placing a medication preparation object on the medication preparation staging region,
- after placement of the medication preparation object on the medication preparation staging region, (i) record, using the imaging device and the at least one light source, digital image data of a medication preparation object placed on the medication preparation staging region, and (ii) record weight data from the scale,
- cause the display to show (i) and (ii), and
- store (i) and (ii) to the memory for verification of the dose order work flow and proceed to a next step in the sequence of steps.
A work station apparatus for use in a system for medical dose preparation management, the apparatus comprising:
- a platform base including a scale and a medication preparation staging region;
- a housing;
- a support member engaged with the housing and the platform base to suspend the housing over the medication preparation staging region;
- an imaging device having an imaging field encompassing at least a portion of the medication preparation staging region, the imaging device being located at least partially within a housing;
- a memory;
- a processor in operative communication with the memory;
- and
- a display in operative communication with the processor,
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- receive a dose order work flow from a medical dose preparation management system via a network, the dose order work flow specifying a sequence of steps to prepare a medical dose,
- responsive to one of the sequence of steps, cause the display to show an operator instruction for placing a medication preparation object on the medication preparation staging region,
- after placement of the medication preparation object on the medication preparation staging region, (i) record, using the imaging device, digital image data of a medication preparation object placed on the medication preparation staging region, and (ii) record weight data from the scale regarding a weight of the medication preparation object,
- cause the display to show (i) and (ii), and
- store (i) and (ii) to the memory and proceed to a next step in the sequence of steps,
- after completion of the dose order work flow, transmit at least (i) and (ii) to the medical dose preparation management system for verification of the dose order work flow to enable the medical dose to be dispensed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.