US Patent No: 6,151,536

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Dispensing system and methods

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Abstract

The invention provides exemplary dispensing systems and methods for dispensing medical supply items. According to one exemplary method, a dispensing cabinet is provided having a processor. An auxiliary storage location is also provided and is separate from the dispensing cabinet. The auxiliary storage location has at least one door and at least one lock to lock the door, with the lock being operable upon receipt of a signal from the processor. Further, the auxiliary storage location holds at least one medical supply item. User identification information and charge account information are entered into the processor to cause the processor to send a signal to unlock the lock. An item sensor on the dispensing cabinet is actuated to record removal of the medical supply item from the auxiliary storage location. The medical supply item is then removed from the auxiliary storage location.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
OMNICELL, INC.MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA44

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arnold, Richard C San Jose, CA 6 557
Higham, John D Menlo Park, CA 5 672

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
CAREFUSION 303, INC. (5)
5,014,875 Medication dispenser station 242 1989
5,392,951 Drawer operating system 75 1993
5,502,944 Medication dispenser system 181 1993
5,460,294 Single dose pharmaceutical dispenser subassembly 150 1994
5,661,978 Medical dispensing drawer and thermoelectric device for cooling the contents therein 115 1994
 
OMNICELL, INC. (5)
5,805,456 Device and method for providing access to items to be dispensed 117 1994
5,745,366 Pharmaceutical dispensing device and methods 216 1995
5,805,455 Methods for dispensing items 88 1996
6,039,467 Lighting system and methods for a dispensing device 76 1996
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MCKESSON AUTOMATION INC. (2)
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PEARSON VENTURES, L.L.C. (2)
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PYXIS CORPORATION (2)
4,717,042 Medicine dispenser for home health care 106 1986
4,785,969 Medication dispensing system 258 1986
 
ARTROMICK INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
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CAPSA SOLUTIONS LLC, C/O KEYSTONE CAPITAL (1)
5,259,668 Cart for medication 35 1991
 
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
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ESI COMPANIES, INC. (1)
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FUJITSU LIMITED (1)
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HBO & COMPANY OF GEORGIA (1)
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HEALTHTECH SERVICES CORP. (1)
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MEDTRONIC, INC. (1)
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MEDVANTAGE INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
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METRO INDUSTRIES INC. (1)
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MILCARE, INC. (1)
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NU-BOX, INC. (1)
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OMNIICELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
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OWEN HEALTHCARE, INC. (1)
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PIACENZA,JUDY A. (1)
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POLYPHARM CORP. (1)
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UMC INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
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VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. (1)
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WICK, JR.; JOHN B. (1)
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WOODSTREAM CORPORATION (1)
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YAMATO ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (1)
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OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (16)
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4,803,604 Illuminated serving tray 18 1988
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5,047,948 Medication dispensing system 149 1989
4,962,491 Medicament dispenser and medical information storage apparatus 85 1990
5,291,191 Medicine dispenser 31 1992
5,242,223 Dividers for drawers or the like 26 1992
5,257,693 Drug drawer tray 12 1992
5,346,297 Auxiliary storage and dispensing unit 84 1993
5,263,596 Medication dispenser station sub-assembly 53 1993
5,459,648 Illuminated utility box 25 1994

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
MCKESSON AUTOMATION INC. (21)
6,847,861 Carousel product for use in integrated restocking and dispensing system 60 2001
6,895,304 Method of operating a dispensing cabinet 14 2001
7,052,097 High capacity drawer with mechanical indicator for a dispensing device 22 2002
7,085,621 Method of operating a dispensing cabinet 12 2003
6,985,797 Method of operating a dispensing cabinet 15 2003
7,766,242 Method of monitoring inventory on an open shelving system 1 2004
7,568,627 Restocking of open shelving with a hand held device 3 2004
7,072,737 Filling a restocking package using a carousel 17 2004
7,010,389 Restocking system using a carousel 22 2004
7,865,263 Integrated suite of medical tools 1 2004
7,426,425 High capacity drawer with mechanical indicator for a dispensing device 13 2006
8,036,773 System, method and corresponding apparatus for storing, retrieving and delivering unit dose blisters 0 2006
7,748,628 Systems and methods for scanning an identification code of an unknown orientation 1 2006
8,009,913 System, method, apparatus and computer program product for capturing human-readable text displayed on a unit dose package 1 2007
8,006,903 Proximity-based inventory management system using RFID tags to aid in dispensing and restocking inventory 1 2007
8,019,470 High capacity drawer with mechanical indicator for a dispensing device 3 2008
8,094,028 Radio frequency alignment object, carriage and associated method of storing a product associated therewith 0 2008
7,982,612 Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for monitoring a volume of fluid in a flexible fluid bag 0 2009
8,405,875 Visibly-coded medication label and associated method, apparatus and computer program product for providing same 0 2009
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8,170,714 Integrated suite of medical tools 0 2010
 
PROMEGA CORPORATION (16)
7,258,276 Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products 33 2001
7,165,720 Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products 0 2001
7,293,705 Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products 13 2004
7,942,321 Radio frequency identification method and system of disturbing products 4 2004
7,735,732 Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products 4 2004
7,661,591 RF point of sale and delivery method and system using communication with remote computer and having features to read a large number of RF tags 5 2004
7,591,421 Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products 11 2005
7,784,689 Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products 5 2006
7,791,479 RFID point of sale and delivery method and system 5 2006
7,710,275 RFID reader enclosure and man-o-war RFID reader system 6 2007
8,025,228 RF point of sale and delivery method and system using communication with remote computer and having features to read a large number of RF tags 1 2007
7,967,199 Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products 1 2009
8,031,072 RFID reader enclosure and man-o-war RFID reader system 1 2010
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8,231,053 Radio frequency identification method and system of distributing products 0 2011
8,258,961 RFID reader enclosure and man-o-war RFID reader system 0 2011
 
OMNICELL, INC. (12)
6,604,019 Automated pharmaceutical management and dispensing system 58 2000
6,760,643 Methods and apparatus for dispensing items 51 2001
6,975,922 Secured dispensing cabinet and methods 33 2003
8,239,062 Removal or return of items associated with a patient-specific bin systems and methods 0 2008
8,155,786 Status designation for dispensing device systems and methods 0 2008
8,140,186 Bin allocation systems, methods, and devices 0 2008
8,131,397 Identifying items for restocking of a dispensing device systems and methods 2 2008
8,126,590 Patient-specific bin systems, methods, and devices 0 2008
8,073,563 Handling of multi-use item systems, methods, and devices 2 2008
8,027,749 Handling of patient's own medicine systems, methods, and devices 1 2008
7,835,819 Secured dispensing cabinet and methods 4 2009
8,280,550 Cabinet with remote integration 0 2009
 
AUTOMED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (10)
6,963,791 System and method for tracking medical items and supplies 9 2003
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8,103,379 Medication cabinetry 2 2009
 
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER (4)
7,587,259 Items dispenser 2 2006
7,502,664 System and method for interactive items dispenser 5 2006
8,060,246 System and method for interactive items dispenser 0 2008
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ABBOTT POINT OF CARE INC. (3)
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7,912,754 Point-of-care inventory management system and method 1 2009
 
CERNER INNOVATION, INC. (3)
7,177,721 Computerized method and system for loading and/or unloading a tray having a light grid over a surface thereof 5 2004
7,146,247 Computerized method and system for loading and/or unloading a tray using laser scanning technology 5 2004
7,203,571 Medication tray having a light grid over a surface thereof 7 2004
 
TELEPHARMACY SOLUTIONS, INC. (3)
6,735,497 Systems and methods for dispensing medical products 79 2002
7,006,893 Systems for dispensing medical products 41 2002
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3AM IP, LLC (2)
6,636,780 Medication dispensing system including medicine cabinet and tray therefor 72 2000
7,155,306 Medication administration system 34 2002
 
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. (2)
6,532,399 Dispensing method using indirect coupling 33 2001
8,234,128 System and method for verifying medical device operational parameters 0 2003
 
DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED (2)
6,658,322 System and method for tracking medical items and supplies 21 2001
8,342,400 Systems controlled by data bearing records for maintaining inventory data 0 2008
 
MEPS REAL TIME, INC. (2)
7,232,066 Systems and methods for tracking pharmaceuticals within a facility 9 2004
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PARATA SYSTEMS, LLC (2)
7,537,155 Automated will call system 5 2007
8,380,535 Automated will call system 0 2011
 
VESTA MEDICAL, LLC (2)
8,195,328 Combination disposal and dispensing apparatus and method 1 2008
8,204,620 Method for combined disposal and dispensing of medical items 2008
 
VIGILANT DEVICES, LLC (2)
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7,184,897 Controlled substance analysis, wastage disposal and documentation system, apparatus and method 1 2005
 
YUYAMA MFG. CO., LTD. (2)
8,069,993 Medicine cart 2 2005
7,873,435 Dispensing support device and dispensing support method 0 2005
 
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED (1)
6,539,281 Online medicine cabinet 83 2001
 
APPORT SYSTEMS A/S (1)
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CAREFUSION 303, INC. (1)
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GROUPE DOMEDIC INC. (1)
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HIRASAWA WORKS (1)
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HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. (1)
7,197,482 Method and apparatus for customer storefront operations 1 2001
 
MEDPORT, INC. (1)
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MEPS REALTIME, INC. (1)
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PRECIOUS LIFE, LLC (1)
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TOSHO INC. (1)
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VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC. (1)
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WATERFALL, INC. (1)
7,149,600 Pipe storage and inventory control chest 7 2003
 
WIRELESS INNOVATION, INC. (1)
6,990,317 Interference resistant wireless sensor and control system 6 2002
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (3)
6,876,902 Automated supply cart and system 3 2002
7,693,603 Pharmaceutical dispensing system with coordinate guidance 3 2008
8,090,473 Pharmaceutical dispensing system for securely dispensing single doses 2 2009