Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medication storage and dispensing apparatus having linear drawer assembly including discrete storage modules
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Application No.: US14796085Application Date: 2015-07-10
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Publication No.: US09626484B2Publication Date: 2017-04-18
- Inventor: Jeffrey C. Olson , Scott Curtis Miller , James Leo Kilgallon , Tobin H. Williams , Paul Prickett , Karl Haiden , Scott Harshbarger , Adam Troup , Patrick Sweeney
- Applicant: InterMetro Industries Corporation
- Applicant Address: US PA Concordville
- Assignee: TOUCHPOINT MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOUCHPOINT MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Concordville
- Agency: RatnerPrestia
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00 ; G07F11/00 ; G07F17/00 ; G05B15/02 ; A47B81/00 ; A47B67/02 ; E05B65/00

Abstract:
A medication storage and dispensing workstation for use in a medication management system administering the inventory and distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies in a healthcare environment is disclosed. The workstation incorporates a linear drawer assembly having a plurality of discrete, removable, storage modules for containing medications and/or other medical supplies. The storage modules are arranged in a linear array extending longitudinally along the travel path of the linear drawer assembly. Each storage module, in turn, comprises a drawer that is extensible laterally relative to the linear arrangement of the storage modules. As such, the drawer assemblies comprise a compartmentalized “drawer-in-drawer” arrangement that provides an efficient use of storage space and enables a user to utilize the workstation in a workspace having a smaller footprint that traditional storage cabinet apparatus.
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