Patent ID: 6935560
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: A61J,A61M,G06Q,G07F,G07G,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring unit dose medical products stored in a medication-dispensing unit, each of the unit dose medical products comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag uniquely associated therewith, the method comprising: removing a unit dose medical product from the dispensing unit; identifying the unit dose medical product removed from the dispensing unit by detecting removal of the RFID tag associated with the medical product removed from the dispensing unit; verifying that the unit dose medical product removed from the dispensing unit is authorized to be removed from the dispensing unit, the verifying step comprising comparing a product name identified by the RFID tag removed from the dispensing unit with a product authorized to be removed from the dispensing unit; and further comprising identifying a patient, and wherein the verifying step further comprises comparing a product name identified by the RFID tag removed from the dispensing unit with a list of medical products scheduled for delivery to the identified patient and assigning the removed unit dose medical product to an individual patent to ensure that the correct medical product is delivered to the patient.