Patent ID: 11941938
Assignee: OMNICELL, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An automated dispensing system comprising:
a controller configured to receive a request for a plurality of articles to be dispensed;
a first storage module and a second storage module, wherein each of the first storage module and the second storage module comprise a plurality of trays movable between a storage position and a retrieval position, wherein each tray of the plurality of trays comprises a plurality of storage locations;
a track disposed between the first storage module and the second storage module;
a robot configured to traverse the track between the first storage module and the second storage module, the robot comprising a six-axis arm, wherein the robot is configured to access the plurality of storage locations of a tray in response to the tray being moved to the retrieval position;
a delivery device, wherein the delivery device receives the plurality of articles to be dispensed;
wherein the controller is configured to receive a request for an on-demand medication request;
wherein the controller is configured to interrupt retrieval of the plurality of articles to be dispensed to retrieve one or more on-demand articles of the on-demand medication request; and
an on-demand medication dispensing station, wherein the on-demand medication dispensing station comprises a plurality of patient-specific locations, each patient-specific location configured to receive therein on-demand articles for a single patient, wherein the robot retrieves the one or more on-demand articles from the tray in response to the tray being moved to the retrieval position, and dispenses the one or more on-demand articles from the tray into a patient-specific location of the plurality of patient-specific locations, wherein the dispensing station comprises a plurality of storage lockers, each storage locker accessible from a first side to the robot and comprising a locking door on a second side to prevent unauthorized access.