Medication Dose Preparation and Transfer System

摘要

Apparatus, systems, methods and articles are described to prepare and track medications and medication containers as they are prepared, administered to patients and, in some cases, disposed of. Information such as medication type, concentration, and volume are associated with medication containers during preparation and this information can later be consumed/utilized when administering the medication from a container to a patient. Disposing of any remaining medication can also be tracked.

主权项

1. An apparatus for transferring medication from a primary medication container to a secondary medication container, comprising:
a housing having a fluid channel extending between a primary medication container port and a secondary medication container port; a primary medication container coupling configured to fluidically couple the primary medication container to the primary medication container port; at least one identification sensor disposed within the housing adjacent the primary medication port, the identification sensor configured to sense an information transfer element on the primary medication container, the information transfer element on the primary medication container identifying information about at least one of the primary medication container and a content of the primary medication container; and a communication module to transmit information obtained by and/or derived from the at least one identification sensor to a remote computing system.