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US3915526A
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Drug delivery method and apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-04-01
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Granted: 1975-10-28
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Expires: 1994-04-01
Abstract
Abstract A hospital drug dispensing cart is provided with discrete compartments with each of the compartments corresponding to an individual hospital patient. An individual drug dispensing tray is placed in each compartment for each patient. The trays each consist of a row of drug storage bins with an attached correspondent chart. The chart, typically attached by a hinge to the tray, is movable from a vertical storage position to a horizontal indicating and recording position. In operation, the drug dispensing cart is moved to the vicinity of the patient where the individual drug dispensing tray for that particular patient is removed. The chart attached to the tray is moved from its vertical storage position to its horizontal indicating and recording position. Dispensing information for each drug in each bin is indicated and recorded in columns which correspond in width to the corresponding width of the drug storage bin and extend away from the corresponding drug storage bin in columns on the chart. Time of drug dispensing is indicated by horizontal rows across the vertical columns on the chart for each drug storage bin. Registry of a horizontal guide with the appropriate time of the drug dispensing route for the cart produces horizontal indication underlying each drug bin of the particular drug to be dispensed.
Inventors
- 👤 William Weiman
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 14:50
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G12/00; A61G12/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
207 words
A drug storage tray with attached chart comprising: an elongate tray for supporting a plurality of discrete drug containers thereon; a series of partitions extending across said elongate tray to delimit the length of said tray into a series of discrete drug bins for receiving discrete drugs in each bin; a chart; means for attaching said chart to said drug storage tray with a portion of said chart juxtaposed to each said drug storage bin; discrete columns on said chart having column margins extending from each discrete bin proximate the partitions delimiting each bin to define columns on said chart between said margins having a width substantially equal to the width of each discrete storage bin at the point of juxtaposition of said chart; and, defined areas on said chart at each discrete column for receiving indicia for identifying each drug in each discrete bin as to drug identity and time of daily drug administration, and a horizontal guide movable on said chart across all columns of said chart at preselected distances from the point of juxtaposition of said chart to said discrete drug storage bins; said defined areas containing indicia at correspondent distances for correspondent times of daily drug administration from each discrete drug storage bin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
207 words
A drug storage tray with attached chart comprising: an elongate tray for supporting a plurality of discrete drug containers thereon; a series of partitions extending across said elongate tray to delimit the length of said tray into a series of discrete drug bins for receiving discrete drugs in each bin; a chart; means for attaching said chart to said drug storage tray with a portion of said chart juxtaposed to each said drug storage bin; discrete columns on said chart having column margins extending from each discrete bin proximate the partitions delimiting each bin to define columns on said chart between said margins having a width substantially equal to the width of each discrete storage bin at the point of juxtaposition of said chart; and, defined areas on said chart at each discrete column for receiving indicia for identifying each drug in each discrete bin as to drug identity and time of daily drug administration, and a horizontal guide movable on said chart across all columns of said chart at preselected distances from the point of juxtaposition of said chart to said discrete drug storage bins; said defined areas containing indicia at correspondent distances for correspondent times of daily drug administration from each discrete drug storage bin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
239 words
A process for administering drugs to a group of hospital patients comprising: providing an elongate tray for each of said group of hospital patients, said tray including a series of partitions extending across said elongate tray to delimit the length of said tray into a series of discrete drug storage bins; attaching a chart to said drug storage tray with a portion of said chart juxtaposed to each said drug storage bin, said chart including discrete columns on said chart having column margins extending from each discrete bin proximate the partitions delimiting each bin to define columns on said chart between said margins having a width substantially equal to the width of each discrete storage bin at the point of juxtaposition of said chart; placing a supply of a discrete drug in an amount sufficient for multiple administrations in at least one of said drug storage bins for administration to said one of said group of hospital patients at a preselected time sequence; and, recording on said chart in the column adjacent each bin the drug identity and drug administration preselected time sequence for the administration of said drug, providing a horizontal guide movable over all of said columns in a path whereby each of said columns is intercepted at an equal distance from each one of said storage bins by said horizontal guide; and, moving said horizontal guide to indicate said preselected time sequence recorded on said chart.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
239 words
A process for administering drugs to a group of hospital patients comprising: providing an elongate tray for each of said group of hospital patients, said tray including a series of partitions extending across said elongate tray to delimit the length of said tray into a series of discrete drug storage bins; attaching a chart to said drug storage tray with a portion of said chart juxtaposed to each said drug storage bin, said chart including discrete columns on said chart having column margins extending from each discrete bin proximate the partitions delimiting each bin to define columns on said chart between said margins having a width substantially equal to the width of each discrete storage bin at the point of juxtaposition of said chart; placing a supply of a discrete drug in an amount sufficient for multiple administrations in at least one of said drug storage bins for administration to said one of said group of hospital patients at a preselected time sequence; and, recording on said chart in the column adjacent each bin the drug identity and drug administration preselected time sequence for the administration of said drug, providing a horizontal guide movable over all of said columns in a path whereby each of said columns is intercepted at an equal distance from each one of said storage bins by said horizontal guide; and, moving said horizontal guide to indicate said preselected time sequence recorded on said chart.
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