Global Patent Index - EP 1586046 A2

EP 1586046 A2 20051019 - MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM

Title (en)

MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM

Title (de)

SYSTEM ZUR VERABREICHUNG VON MEDIKAMENTEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME D'ADMINISTRATION DE MEDICAMENTS

Publication

EP 1586046 A2 20051019 (EN)

Application

EP 02788461 A 20021212

Priority

IB 0205751 W 20021212

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004053620A2] The present invention comprises a system and method for administering medications to a plurality of patients in a medication institution. A preferred system comprises a workflow program for generating a scheduler, wherein the scheduler coordinates the administration of medications to the patients, a medicine cabinet, responsive to said scheduler, for storing medications and dispensing the medications to an authorized user for administration to the patients, the workflow program providing the cabinet with patient specific information relating to said dispensation of the medications including a physician order for each patient, and a medicine cart, coupled to the medicine cabinet, for instructing said authorized user in the administration of said medication to each of said patients. The cart comprises a plurality of patient specific cart drawer for storing the medication to be administered to each patient, wherein each cart drawer remains unidentified as patient specific until the medication cart receives said patient specific information, and a cart processor, wherein the cart drawers are filled with medicine from the medicine cabinet for each patient associated with each patient specific cart drawer in accordance with the respective physician order for each patient.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/00

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01)

IPC 8 main group level

G06F (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G16H 20/13 (2017.12 - EP US); G16H 10/60 (2017.12 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004053620 A2 20040624; WO 2004053620 A3 20040812; AU 2002353435 A1 20040630; AU 2002353435 A8 20040630; CA 2509787 A1 20040624; EP 1586046 A2 20051019; EP 1586046 A4 20071226; IL 169083 A 20101130

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 0205751 W 20021212; AU 2002353435 A 20021212; CA 2509787 A 20021212; EP 02788461 A 20021212; IL 16908305 A 20050608