Iv compounding systems and methods
AssigneeAesynt Incorporated
InventorsLarry McCutchan, Stanley Mamula, Charles Marsh
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Abstract
Systems and methods of compounding of medication include a user interface that enables efficient design of compounding workflows and protocols. A user can select a workflow type from a number of workflow types differentiated at least in part by the vehicle in which a compounded pharmaceutical is to be delivered, and the user may also specify a compounding device. Options are presented and the steps of a workflow in accordance with the workflow type and options is displayed and updated in real time as options are selected. A protocol can be constructed by inserting information into the workflow based on a specification of a particular pharmaceutical to be compounded.
Claims30
A method of compounding a medication, the method comprising:
- receiving, in a user interface presented on electronic display, a list of a number of workflow types differentiated at least in part by the kind of vehicle in which a completed compounded pharmaceutical is to be delivered;
- selecting one of the number of workflow types;
- receiving, in the user interface, a list of a number of compounding device types;
- selecting one of the number of compounding device types;
- receiving, in the user interface, a presentation of a number of options applicable to compounding a pharmaceutical on the selected device type into the delivery vehicle of the selected workflow type;
- selecting one or more of the options;
- receiving, in the user interface, an automatically constructed workflow for compounding a pharmaceutical into the delivery vehicle of the selected workflow type on the selected device type, in accordance with the selected options, wherein the workflow includes placeholders for information to be determined by a specific pharmaceutical to be compounded according to the constructed workflow;
- specifying a particular pharmaceutical to be compounded according to the constructed workflow;
- receiving, in the user interface, an automatically constructed compounding protocol constructed from the constructed workflow by inserting information about the particular pharmaceutical into the constructed workflow;
- causing the compounding protocol to be transmitted to a compounding device of the selected compounding device type;
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- compounding the specified pharmaceutical into the delivery vehicle of the selected workflow type in accordance with the compounding protocol.
A system for pharmaceutical compounding, comprising:
- a processor;
- an electronic display;
- and
- memory holding instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
- present on the electronic display a number of workflow types differentiated at least in part by the kind of vehicle in which a completed compounded pharmaceutical is to be delivered;
- receive from a user a selection of one of the workflow types;
- present on the electronic display a number of options applicable to compounding a pharmaceutical on the selected device type into the delivery vehicle of the selected workflow type;
- receive from the user selections of one or more of the options;
- and
- automatically construct a workflow for compounding a pharmaceutical into the delivery vehicle of the selected workflow type, in accordance with the selected options.
A method of specifying a protocol for pharmaceutical compounding, the method comprising:
- presenting on an electronic display a number of workflow types differentiated at least in part by the kind of vehicle in which a completed compounded pharmaceutical is to be delivered;
- receiving, from a user, a selection of one of the workflow types;
- presenting on the electronic display a number of options applicable to compounding a pharmaceutical into the delivery vehicle of the selected workflow type;
- receiving, from the user, selections of one or more of the options;
- and
- automatically constructing a workflow for compounding a pharmaceutical into the delivery vehicle of the selected workflow type, in accordance with the selected options.
A user interface for specifying a protocol for pharmaceutical compounding, the user interface comprising:
- a first user interface screen for display on an electronic display, the first user interface screen presenting a list of compounding workflow types differentiated at least in part by the kind of vehicle in which a completed compounded pharmaceutical is to be delivered, the first user interface screen enabling selection of one of the compounding workflow types;
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- a second user interface screen, the second user interface screen reached after selection of a respective one of the compounding workflow types on the first user interface screen, and the second user interface screen presenting a number of options for configuring a workflow for a particular compounding task, and the second user interface screen depicting the configured workflow and updating the configured workflow in real time as options are selected on the second user interface screen, the configured workflow being depicted with placeholders for the insertion of ingredients needed for the workflow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.