Patent ID: 6640159
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: A47B,A61G,G07F

Abstract:
A method for restocking pharmaceutical or medical supply items into a dispensing unit having a processor, wherein at least some of the pharmaceutical or medical supply items are held in removable liners having a plurality of adjustable dividers to divide each liner into receptacles for holding the items, the method comprising:entering a request into the processor to restock the items into the dispensing unit; removing one of the liners from the dispensing unit; replacing the removed liner with a replacement liner having a new inventory of pharmaceutical or medical supply items contained within a configuration of receptacles that is the same as or different than the configuration of receptacles in the removed liner, wherein at least one of the receptacles includes multiple items of the same type; entering information identifying the replacement liner into the processor; wherein the liners are grouped into types based on the configuration of the receptacles and the types ana par levels of items held within the receptacles, wherein the processor includes a record of each type of liner, and further comprising entering into the processor the type of liner to which the replacement liner is grouped; entering user identification information into the processor; entering item removal information into the processor for at least one of the items that is desired to be removed to select the item for removal, wherein the item removal information includes an item type and an associated quantity; removing the selected item from one of the receptacles that includes multiple items of the same type; and storing a record of the removal along with the number of items remaining within the receptacle.