Identification system and method for medication management
CA 2596701 C · Owner: Carefusion 303, Inc. · Inventors: Steinhauer, Thomas C.; Wilkinson, James P.; Frazier, Kimberly
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An identification system and method for medication management comprises a controller, a drug library accessible by the controller the drug library , containing drug library profiles including a data set of drug information and , an identification module configured to read patient identification information from machine-readable identification devices worn by patients and to read drug information from machine-readable identification devices affixed to drugs or containers of drugs. The controller compares the read information to each other and to the drug library profile and provides alerts or error signals in the event of an inconsistency. In one case identification devices are read by …
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- Filed February 11, 2006 and granted November 24, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 11, 2026.
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