公开(公告)号：US20060277269A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-07

申请号：US11142979

申请日：2005-06-02

申请人： Jacob Dent ,  Brian Gorman ,  Mark Bidus

发明人： Jacob Dent ,  Brian Gorman ,  Mark Bidus

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： B65G43/08 ,  A61J7/0084 ,  A61J2205/10 ,  A61J2205/30 ,  A61J2205/60 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3462 ,  G06Q50/24 ,  G07F11/165 ,  G07F11/42 ,  G07F11/62 ,  G07F17/0092 ,  G09F3/0288 ,  G16H10/60 ,  G16H20/10 ,  G16H20/13 ,  H04L67/12 ,  Y10T156/1062 ,  Y10T156/12 ,  Y10T156/17 ,  Y10T156/1702 ,  Y10T156/1734 ,  Y10T156/1744 ,  Y10T156/1768

摘要： Apparatus and methods for fulfillment of patient prescription orders by adapting a standard or stock container pre-filled with medication or the like for use as a patient-specific container through precise application of patient-specific information to the pre-filled container. Precise placement of the patient-specific information to the pre-filled container enables pharmacy management to fully utilize valuable information provided with the pre-filled container, thereby improving the quality of service to the patient while making the process of prescription order fulfillment more efficient. In general, preferred embodiments comprise control apparatus and information-application apparatus. In embodiments, the information-application apparatus is adapted to place a patient-specific label on the container. Preferred forms of the information-application apparatus include a label printer and a positioner. The preferred printer applies patient-specific information on a label. The preferred positioner orients the pre-filled container to receive the label from the printer such that information provided with the container is available for use.