Patent ID: 7463947

Claim:
A method comprising: a) removing at least one medical item from a medical item storage cabinet including a plurality of shelves; b) providing at least one first input to at least one user terminal that causes data corresponding to removing the at least one medical item in step (a) to be stored in at least one data store; c) subsequent to step (b), providing at least one second input to the at least one user terminal, wherein the at least one second input causes the at least one user terminal to provide at least one output including indicia representative of the at least one medical item previously removed from the cabinet in step (a); d) providing at least one third input to the at least one user terminal associated with returning to the cabinet the at least one medical item removed from the cabinet in step (a), wherein the at least one third input includes input provided while the indicia is output responsive to step (c), wherein the at least one third input causes to be electrically unlocked, at least one door of the cabinet that controls access to a first shelf including a display device, wherein the at least one third input causes to be actuated, at least one visual indicator on the first shelf associated with a first shelf storage area where the at least one medical item removed from the cabinet in step (a) can be returned to the cabinet for storage, wherein the at least one third input causes to be output with the display device, indicia corresponding to a particular quantity of the at least one medical item removed from the cabinet in step (a) being returned to the cabinet; e) moving to an open position, the at least one door unlocked responsive to step (d); f) visually locating the first shelf storage area using the at least one visual indicator actuated responsive to step (d); and g) subsequent to step (f), while the at least one door is in an open position responsive to step (e), placing the particular quantity of the at least one medical item removed from the cabinet in step (a) into the first shelf storage area, causing return thereof to the cabinet.