Process and unit for univocal pairing of drugs corresponding to a prescribed treatment with a given patient

Claim 1

A process for univocal pairing of drugs corresponding to a prescribed treatment with a given patient at a patient location, said process comprising the following steps: a) providing identification data for the patient; b) writing said identification data on a data storing device and on a support device which is then attached to the patient; c) prescribing a patient treatment with drug administration and writing treatment and drug administration data on the storing device; d) picking up a drug corresponding to the prescribed treatment and verifying its agreement with the drug administration data on the storing device; e) introducing the drug into a container previously marked with the patient identification data and the drug administration data and closing the container; f) moving the container to a drug delivery station at the patient location; g) verifying agreement of the data marked on the container with those stored on the storing device; h) opening the container and extracting the drug therefrom; i) reading the patient identification data marked on the support device and the drug administration data marked on the container to verify agreement of the drug with the prescribed patient treatment; and j) in case of agreement, issuing a signal to enable administration of the drug to the patient wherein the container is opened by removing a container part and connecting the container part to a patient case sheet to confirm that the drug administration has been carried out.

Claim 4

An apparatus assembly for univocal pairing of drugs corresponding to a prescribed treatment with a given patient at a patient location, comprising: a) a first machine for marking support devices for connection to the patient with patient identification data; b) a second machine for marking containers with said patient identification data and with drug administration data, filling the containers with drugs corresponding to said drug administration data and closing filled containers; c) a dolly machine movable between the patient location and said second machine for moving the filled container and including a reading means for reading data on said support devices connected to the patient and said containers, processing means for comparing said data to verify agreement therebetween and for causing a signal issuing device to issue a drug administration enabling signal when agreement is verified, and means responsive to said signal for opening said containers.

Claim 5

An apparatus assembly for univocal pairing of drugs corresponding to a prescribed treatment with a given patient at a patient location, comprising: a) a first machine for marking support devices for connection to the patient with patient identification data; b) a second machine for marking containers with said patient identification data and with drug administration data, filling the containers with drugs corresponding to said drug administration data and closing filled containers; c) a dolly machine movable between the patient location and said second machine for moving the filled container and including a reading means for reading data on said support devices connected to the patient and said containers, processing means for comparing said data to verify agreement therebetween and for causing a signal issuing device to issue a drug administration enabling signal when agreement is verified, and means responsive to said signal for opening said containers.