The present invention relates to methods of distributing pharmaceuticals in a pharmaceutical dispensing system comprising two or more pharmaceutical dispensers configured to store, package and dispense pharmaceuticals in batches according to a schedule and/or immediately dispense non-scheduled pharmaceuticals in response to at least one non-scheduled demand, where some of the pharmaceutical dispensers comprise a limited pharmaceutical storage capacity. The method comprises distributing pharmaceuticals scheduled to be dispensed in batches to one pharmaceutical dispenser and distributing only a subset of non-scheduled pharmaceuticals to another pharmaceutical dispenser. The determination of the subset is performed by (a) scoring each non-scheduled pharmaceutical by a degree of disruption caused to said schedule by dispensing thereof by the first pharmaceutical dispenser; and (b) finding a subset of said non-scheduled pharmaceuticals which minimizes said disruption based on said scoring and also fits in said limited pharmaceutical storage capacity of the second pharmaceutical dispenser.
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CYBER PROTECTION FOR PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSING SYSTEMS
The present patent related to means and methods of ensuring pharmaceutical dispensing services from at least one pharmaceutical dispensing machine in a pharmaceutical dispensing system to at least one patient, in critical situations like cyber-attacks and/or natural catastrophes.
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METHODS OF PROVIDING PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSING SERVICES
The present invention relates to methods of providing pharmaceutical dispensing services to two or more groups of clients comprising a plurality of individuals from at least one pharmaceutical dispensing machine, comprising assigning a service level agreement (SLA) for each of said two or more groups of clients; analyzing pharmaceutical dispensing parameters; generating a first schedule; identifying one or more time windows outside said first schedule; generating, on said identified one or more time windows, a second schedule for completely preparing one or more types of pharmaceutical dispensing services; dispensing pharmaceuticals according to said first and said second schedule.
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SYSTEMS OF ENHANCED DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACEUTICALS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Methods of enhanced distribution of pharmaceuticals in long-term care facilities are provided. An embodiment of a method includes positioning two or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines each positioned in a different long-term care facility remote from a long-term care facility pharmacy group management server and in communication therewith, and long-term care facility pharmacy management computer programs associated with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server to enhance use of the one or more of pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines. The long-term care facility management computer programs include a patient prescription receiver and a medication dispensing apparatus administrator and are configured and operable to transmit dispensing instructions to the one or more pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machines when no drug conflicts exist to thereby initiate packaging and dispensing of one or more disposable patient dosing packages.
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Apparatuses and methods for handling pills within pharmaceutical dispensing devices
A method of dispensing medication from a plurality of medication containers, using a dispensing system for collecting a medication dosage from a medication container including: receiving a medication selection; selecting a medication container, from the plurality of medication containers, based on the medication selection; matching a collection protocol to be applied to the medication container including one or more parameter for control of the dispensing system; and dispensing the medication selection from the medication container according to the collection protocol.
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A method of dispensing medication including: filling a medication container with one or more medication dose, using one or more actuator of a medication dispenser device, according to a prescription for a specific patient, where the prescription is stored in a patient record for the specific patient; verifying delivery of the medication container to a vicinity of the specific patient and/or an environment of the specific patient, where the verifying includes generating a delivery verification signal; verifying use of the one or more medication dose, where the verifying includes generating a use verification signal; and where one or both of the use verification signal and the delivery verification signal are generated using and/or interacting with the medication container.
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APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DEDICATED SENSORS USED IN PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING AND DISPENSING DEVICES
A pharmaceutical dispensing machine comprising a plurality of modules, the plurality of modules comprise one or more sensors configured to monitor at least one pharmaceutical during a pharmaceutical dispensing process and alert when the at least one pharmaceutical is not detected by at least one of the one or more sensors.
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Apparatuses and methods for dedicated sensors used in pharmaceutical packaging and dispensing devices
A pharmaceutical dispensing machine comprising a plurality of modules, said plurality of modules comprise one or more sensors configured to monitor at least one pharmaceutical during a pharmaceutical dispensing process and alert when said at least one pharmaceutical is not detected by at least one of said one or more sensors.
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INTERACTION BETWEEN PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSING DEVICES
The present invention relates to methods of distributing pharmaceuticals in a pharmaceutical dispensing system comprising two or more pharmaceutical dispensers configured to store, package and dispense pharmaceuticals in batches according to a schedule and/or immediately dispense non-scheduled pharmaceuticals in response to at least one non-scheduled demand, where some of the pharmaceutical dispensers comprise a limited pharmaceutical storage capacity. The method comprises distributing pharmaceuticals scheduled to be dispensed in batches to one pharmaceutical dispenser and distributing only a subset of non-scheduled pharmaceuticals to another pharmaceutical dispenser. The determination of the subset is performed by (a) scoring each non-scheduled pharmaceutical by a degree of disruption caused to said schedule by dispensing thereof by the first pharmaceutical dispenser; and (b) finding a subset of said non-scheduled pharmaceuticals which minimizes said disruption based on said scoring and also fits in said limited pharmaceutical storage capacity of the second pharmaceutical dispenser.
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Medication containers in medication dispensing system
A medication dispensing system, comprising one or more medication panels, each having a plurality of docking ports located at a vertical displacement one from another. The medication dispensing system comprises: a plurality of medication container assemblies for storing medication, coupled to the plurality of docking ports; one or more actuators; a gripping assembly, movable vertically by the one or more actuators to a proximate one or more of the medication container assemblies for picking a medication dosage out of the one or more of the medication container assemblies; and a receptacle carrier having a receptacle mount for holding one or more medication receptacles configured to receive the medication dosage.
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Handling medication receptacles by pharmaceutical dispensing system and method
A medication dispensing system, having a medication panel, a plurality of docking ports for accommodating medication containers, a gripper, and a receptacle carrier having a mount for holding the receptacle and movable by one or more actuators. In some embodiments, the system includes control circuitry, outputting positioning signals to move the receptacle carrier, and outputting dosage-manipulation signals to move the gripper to pick and manipulate a medication dosage out of the medication container, and the horizontal distance between the opening of the receptacle and the medication dosage is less than 20 cm at least prior to outputting the dosage-manipulation signals. The method includes extracting a medication out of the medication container, positioning a receptacle by a receptacle carrier in a horizontal distance of less than 20 cm between the medication and the opening of the receptacle, at least prior to the extracting, and dispensing the medication in the receptacle.
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The present invention, in some embodiments thereof, relates to a pharmaceutical dispensing system with dynamic and automatic pharmaceutical dispensing regimes and methods thereof.
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APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR HANDLING PILLS WITHIN PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSING DEVICES
A method of dispensing medication from a plurality of medication containers, using a dispensing system for collecting a medication dosage from a medication container including: receiving a medication selection; selecting a medication container, from the plurality of medication containers, based on the medication selection; matching a collection protocol to be applied to the medication container including one or more parameter for control of the dispensing system; and dispensing the medication selection from the medication container according to the collection protocol.
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Apparatuses and methods for handling pills within pharmaceutical dispensing devices
A method of dispensing medication from a plurality of medication containers, using a dispensing system for collecting a medication dosage from a medication container including: receiving a medication selection; selecting a medication container, from the plurality of medication containers, based on the medication selection; matching a collection protocol to be applied to the medication container including one or more parameter for control of the dispensing system; and dispensing the medication selection from the medication container according to the collection protocol.
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Handling medication receptacles by pharmaceutical dispensing system and method
A medication dispensing system, having a medication panel, a plurality of docking ports for accommodating medication containers, a gripper, and a receptacle carrier having a mount for holding the receptacle and movable by one or more actuators. In some embodiments, the system includes control circuitry, outputting positioning signals to move the receptacle carrier, and outputting dosage-manipulation signals to move the gripper to pick and manipulate a medication dosage out of the medication container, and the horizontal distance between the opening of the receptacle and the medication dosage is less than 20 cm at least prior to outputting the dosage-manipulation signals. The method includes extracting a medication out of the medication container, positioning a receptacle by a receptacle carrier in a horizontal distance of less than 20 cm between the medication and the opening of the receptacle, at least prior to the extracting, and dispensing the medication in the receptacle.
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Means and methods for providing a continuous pharmaceutical operation service
An aspect of some embodiments of the invention relates to a method of scheduling maintenance for a pharmaceutical dispensing device, comprising: receiving a request to perform said maintenance; automatically generating at least one proposed maintenance time window matching production goals of said pharmaceutical dispensing device and mechanical capability of said pharmaceutical dispensing device and said maintenance and said request; and responding to said request with said at least one proposed maintenance time window.
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MEANS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS PHARMACEUTICAL OPERATION SERVICE
An aspect of some embodiments of the invention relates to a pharmaceutical dispensing machine configured to perform a pharmaceutical dispensing process, comprising: at least one module configured in a first configuration to perform at least one first part of said pharmaceutical dispensing process; dispensing hardware configured in a second configuration to perform at least one second part of said pharmaceutical dispensing process; and circuitry, which controls and coordinates the operation of said at least one module and said dispensing hardware using at least one parameter related to said dispensing pharmaceutical process; wherein said at least one first part of said pharmaceutical dispensing process and said at least one second part of said pharmaceutical dispensing process overlap in functionality by at least one subassembly component in said dispensing hardware which overlaps in functionality with said dispensing module in said pharmaceutical dispensing process and are performed at a same dispensing event.
A medication dispensing system, comprising one or more medication panels, each having a plurality of docking ports located at a vertical displacement one from another. The medication dispensing system comprises: a plurality of medication container assemblies for storing medication, coupled to the plurality of docking ports; one or more actuators; a gripping assembly, movable vertically by the one or more actuators to a proximate one or more of the medication container assemblies for picking a medication dosage out of the one or more of the medication container assemblies; and a receptacle carrier having a receptacle mount for holding one or more medication receptacles configured to receive the medication dosage.
A medication dispensing system, having a medication panel, a plurality of docking ports for accommodating medication containers, a gripper, and a receptacle carrier having a mount for holding the receptacle and movable by one or more actuators. In some embodiments, the system includes control circuitry, outputting positioning signals to move the receptacle carrier, and outputting dosage-manipulation signals to move the gripper to pick and manipulate a medication dosage out of the medication container, and the horizontal distance between the opening of the receptacle and the medication dosage is less than 20 cm at least prior to outputting the dosage- manipulation signals. The method includes extracting a medication out of the medication container, positioning a receptacle by a receptacle carrier in a horizontal distance of less than 20 cm between the medication and the opening of the receptacle, at least prior to the extracting, and dispensing the medication in the receptacle.
A medication dispensing system, comprising one or more medication panels, each having a plurality of docking ports located at a vertical displacement one from another. The medication dispensing system comprises: a plurality of medication container assemblies for storing medication, coupled to the plurality of docking ports; one or more actuators; a gripping assembly, movable vertically by the one or more actuators to a proximate one or more of the medication container assemblies for picking a medication dosage out of the one or more of the medication container assemblies; and a receptacle carrier having a receptacle mount for holding one or more medication receptacles configured to receive the medication dosage.
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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PHARMACEUTICAL OPERATIONS FOR POST-ACUTE CARE FACILITIES LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a pharmaceutical dispensing system comprising a pharmaceutical dispensing logistic operational system, comprising at least one pharmaceutical storage and dispensing machine located in at least one facility and at least one supplemental supplier of pharmaceuticals; said operational system in communication with at least one pharmacy management server; at least one pharmacy management server configured to manage and control said pharmaceutical dispensing logistic operational system; said management server further comprises: a computational logistic tracking module, a computational logistic model module, a computational logistic action and a medical pharmaceutical database; wherein said computational logistic action module is configured to provide instructions to said pharmaceutical dispensing logistic operational system based on received information from said at least one pharmaceutical storage and dispensing machine, said computational logistic tracking module and said computational logistic simulation module.
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System and method of pharmaceutical operations for post-acute care facilities long-term care facilities
According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a system of pharmaceutical dispensing for at least one first facility, comprising: a data processing and management computer; a facility pharmacy management software; a communications network in communication with said facility pharmacy group management server; at least one pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machine; said system further comprises at least one supplemental supplier of said plurality of pharmaceuticals in case said at least one pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing machine cannot dispense.
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Means and methods for providing a continuous pharmaceutical operation service
An aspect of some embodiments of the invention relates to a pharmaceutical dispensing machine configured to perform a pharmaceutical dispensing process, comprising: at least one module configured in a first configuration to perform at least one first part of said pharmaceutical dispensing process; dispensing hardware configured in a second configuration to perform at least one second part of said pharmaceutical dispensing process; and circuitry, which controls and coordinates the operation of said at least one module and said dispensing hardware using at least one parameter related to said dispensing pharmaceutical process; wherein said at least one first part of said pharmaceutical dispensing process and said at least one second part of said pharmaceutical dispensing process overlap in functionality by at least one subassembly component in said dispensing hardware which overlaps in functionality with said dispensing module in said pharmaceutical dispensing process and are performed at a same dispensing event.
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System and software of enhanced pharmaceutical operations in long-term care facilities and related methods
A system, pharmacy management software, and related methods of enhanced pharmaceutical operations in patient care facilities are provided. The pharmacy management software, for example, can include instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the operations of providing instructions to pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing carts positioned at various patient care facilities according to patient specific prescription requirements, receiving dispensing data from each of the carts, and providing separate billing records including billing data indexed by reimbursement provider for each patient at the patient care facilities. The operations can also include consolidating the billing data by patient, by patient care facility, by remote pharmacy, and/or consolidating billing data by reimbursement provider, and submitting separate consolidated reimbursement claims electronically to each respective reimbursement provider.
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42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
providing quality control services for others, namely, remote electronic monitoring via the internet and remote visual monitoring via the internet of drug dispensing equipment for the purposes of assisting medical personnel in ensuring accuracy in drug dispensing
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Automated pharmacy system in the nature of computer software for institutional healthcare facilities for controlling and tracking drug inventory and prescriptions
A system (10), software and related methods of enhanced pharmaceutical operations in longterm care facilities (12) are provided. An embodiment of a system (10) includes a long-term care facility pharmacy group management server (15), long-term care facility pharmacy management software (20) associated with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server (15) to manage pharmacological operations in a plurality of long-term care facilities (12), a plurality of pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing carts (30) each positioned in a long-term care facility (12) remote from the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server (15) and in communication therewith, a remote pharmacy group server (40) in communication with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server (15), and a plurality of pharmaceutical prescription document processors (14) each positioned in a long-term care facility (12) and in communication with the remote pharmacy group server (40) or the longterm care facility pharmacy group management server (15).
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