Patent ID: 7976508
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: A61B,A61M,G16H

Abstract:
1. A medication safety system for reading medication delivery information from an information device located at a medication container and providing that medication delivery information to a medication delivery apparatus, the system comprising: a panel at which the medication container having the information device is mounted, the panel comprising a vibration device configured to impart vibrations to the medication of the container; a conduit connected to the medication container configured to conduct the medication of the container to the medication delivery apparatus; a reader located at the panel configured to wirelessly read the information device and to provide an information signal representative of the information contained in the information device; a vibration sensor located at the medication delivery apparatus, the vibration sensor configured to detect vibrations in the medication of the conduit and provide a vibration signal when vibrations are sensed; and a controller located at the medication delivery apparatus coupled to the reader, the vibration sensor, and the vibration device, the controller configured to receive the information signal and the vibration signal, to activate the vibration device, and to configure the medication delivery apparatus in accordance with the information signal.