Patent ID: 11923061
Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. A system for dose dispensing, the system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
secure a first container including a medication in a first location within an automated dispensing device, the first container including a first dosage form of the medication;
secure a second container including the medication in a second location within the automated dispensing device, the second container including a second dosage form of the medication;
receive a selection identifying an order for the medication, the order including at least a maximum amount to administer;
determine that the first amount and the second amount are sufficient to provide the maximum amount;
determine that a first waste amount after administering the maximum amount from the first container is the same as a second waste amount after administering the maximum amount from the second container;
determine that the first dosage form of the medication has a lower configured dispense order than the second dosage form of the medication; and
activate the automated dispensing device to permit access to the first location.