Data processing: generic control systems or specific application – Specific application – apparatus or process – Article handling
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-11
2009-12-08
Crawford, Gene (Department: 3651)
Data processing: generic control systems or specific application
Specific application, apparatus or process
Article handling
C700S237000, C700S241000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07630790
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method and system that utilizes one or more cassettes or trays, which hold one or more types of medicaments, the cassettes or trays being configured for intelligent dispensing of the medicaments. In one embodiment, a smart tray for dispensing medicaments includes: a housing; an information storage device that maintains inventory information regarding medicament units in the tray; and a communication device to transfer the inventory information between the information storage device and an external computing apparatus to facilitate inventory maintenance. In a further embodiment, the smart tray includes a mechanism to determine a quantity of medicament units dispensed from the tray to facilitate inventory tracking.
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Handfield Michael
Laliberte Helene
Crawford Gene
Morrison & Foerster / LLP
Waggoner Timothy R
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