Storage device for health care facility

A storage device for controlling access to medical items, comprising:

• a drawer, a plurality of dividers extending about a width of the drawer and separating the drawer into a plurality of bins, a drawer control mechanism engaging the drawer and adapted to provide locked positioning of the drawer between an open drawer position and a closed drawer position, including progressively opened drawer positions therebetween, and a cover slidingly engaging the drawer and being moveable between an open cover position and a locked closed cover position, including progressively opened cover positions therebetween, to allow access to the bins when the drawer is in one of the opened drawer position and a progressively opened drawer position.

A storage device for medical items, comprising:

• a cabinet, a drawer slidably retained in the cabinet, the drawer having a plurality of rows for holding medical items, the rows extending from a front portion of the drawer to a rear portion of the drawer, and a portion of a control mechanism located between two of the plurality of rows in the drawer.

A storage device for controlling access to medical items, comprising:

• a cabinet, a drawer being moveable between a closed drawer position and an open drawer position, including progressively opened drawer positions therebetween, a means for retaining the drawer in various positions, a cover engaging the drawer and being moveable between an open cover position and a closed cover position, including progressively opened cover positions therebetween, and a means for retaining the cover within the cabinet when the drawer is moved to an opened drawer position.

A storage device for controlling access to medical items, comprising:

• a cabinet, a drawer having a plurality of bins, the drawer being moveable between a closed drawer position and an open drawer position, including progressively opened drawer positions therebetween, a means for retaining the drawer in various positions, a cover engaging the drawer and being moveable between an open cover position and a closed cover position, including progressively opened cover positions therebetween, and a means for exposing the bins of the drawer when the drawer is moved to an opened drawer position.

A method of providing access to medical items in a drawer of a cabinet, comprising the steps of:

• providing a cabinet having a drawer, the drawer having a row divided into a plurality bins, and a cover over the row, the cover moveably engaging the drawer;
• securing the cover in a rear portion of the cabinet;
• allowing the drawer to be moved to an open position, wherein as the drawer is progressively opened, the drawer moves relative to the cover to sequentially expose and provide access to the bins of the drawer.