Patent ID: 7515988

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: a medical item holding cabinet including: a shelf, wherein the shelf includes a plurality of medical item storage locations, wherein the plurality of medical item storage locations include a first storage location, wherein the shelf includes a user interface, wherein the user interface is operative to receive user input involving recordation of at least one of removal and addition of at least one medical item from the shelf, wherein the user interface includes a numeric keypad spaced from a plurality of input buttons, wherein each button is manually actuated, wherein each respective input button is associated with a respective storage location, wherein the plurality of input buttons include a first input button, wherein the first input button is associated with the first storage location, wherein the user interface is operative to receive input through the plurality of input buttons and numerical input through the keypad, wherein responsive to actuation of a button, the keypad is operative to receive manual input of a number corresponding to a quantity of medical items involved with the storage location respectively associated with the button, wherein the user interface includes a numerical display device spaced from the input buttons, wherein the display device is operatively connected to the keypad, wherein the display device operates to display numerals respectively corresponding to numbers manually input to the keypad, wherein the display device is operative to display a first numeral corresponding to a first number that corresponds to a medical item quantity removed from or added to the first storage location associated with the first input button, responsive to the keypad receiving manual input of the first number.