Medication container encoding, verification, and identification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12295913-B2
Application number	US-202017030074-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2020
Priority date	May 30, 2010
Publication date	May 13, 2025
Grant date	May 13, 2025

Abstract

A medication container encoding, verification and identification method is provided that includes receiving data characterizing a medication, generating an identifier encapsulating the data and applying an identifier to a medication container such that it is automatically readable by a medication device. Related apparatus, systems, methods and articles are also described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
obtaining, with at least one processor, from a medication information source, medication identification information associated with a first medication container;
obtaining, with at least one processor, from at least one additional medication information source, additional medication information; and
generating, with at least one processor, based on the medication identification information and the additional medication information, encoded medication identification information for encoding an identifier associated with a second medication container,
wherein the obtaining the additional medication information further includes:
obtaining, with at least one processor, from a fluid composition sensor, medication composition information associated with one or more fluid constituents and relative concentrations of the one or more fluid constituents contained in the first medication container, wherein the encoded medication identification information is further generated based on the medication composition information, and
wherein the method further comprises:
measuring, with the fluid composition sensor, the one or more fluid constituents and the relative concentrations of the one or more fluid constituents contained in the first medication container.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the medication identification information includes the one or more fluid constituents and the relative concentrations of the one or more fluid constituents contained in the first medication container, the method further comprising:
verifying, with at least one processor, based on the medication composition information and the medication identification information, that the one or more fluid constituents and the relative concentrations of the one or more fluid constituents included in the medication identification information matches the one or more fluid constituents and the relative concentrations of the one or more fluid constituents included in the medication composition information.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining, from at least one additional medication information source, the additional medication information further includes:
receiving, with at least one processor, via a user interface, a user selection of a data set of a plurality of data sets stored in an electronic database; and
obtaining, with at least one processor, the user selected data set from the electronic database, wherein the encoded medication identification information is further generated based on the user selected data set.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the user selected data set includes at least one of the following: a formulary, a drug library, an industry standard drug vocabulary, or any combination thereof.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining, from at least one additional medication information source, the additional medication information further includes:
obtaining, with at least one processor, system medication information associated with a patient medication order including at least one of the following: a medication filling request, patient-specific information, medication administration instructions, or any combination thereof, wherein the encoded medication identification information is further generated based on the system medication information.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining, from at least one additional medication information source, the additional medication information further includes:
receiving, with at least one processor, from a peripheral medication device used to fill the first medication container, medication filling information associated with the first medication container, wherein the encoded medication information is further generated based on the medication filling information.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising:
filling, with the peripheral medication device, the first medication container with a medication;
in response to filling the first medication container with the medication, automatically transmitting, with the peripheral medication device, to at least one processor external to the peripheral medication device, the medication filling information.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the medication identification information includes the one or more fluid constituents and the relative concentrations of the one or more fluid constituents contained in the first medication container, the method further comprising:
obtaining, with at least one processor, from the fluid composition sensor, further medication composition information associated with one or more fluid constituents and relative concentrations of the one or more fluid constituents contained in the second medication container; and
verifying, with at least one processor, based on the further medication composition information and the medication identification information, that the one or more fluid constituents and the relative concentrations of the one or more fluid constituents included in the medication identification information matches the one or more fluid constituents and the relative concentrations of the one or more fluid constituents included in the further medication composition information.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
writing, with a writer device, the encoded medication identification information to an identifier associated with the second medication container.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein writer device includes an RFID writer, and wherein the identifier includes an RFID tag.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining, from at least one additional medication information source, the additional medication information further includes:
receiving, via a user interface, a user selection of a data set of a plurality of data sets stored in an electronic database;
obtaining the user selected data set from the electronic database, wherein the encoded medication identification information is further generated based on the user selected data set;
obtaining system medication information associated with a patient medication order including at least one of the following: a medication filling request, patient-specific information, medication administration instructions, or any combination thereof, wherein the encoded medication identification information is further generated based on the system medication information; and
receiving, from a peripheral medication device used to fill the first medication container, medication filling information associated with the first medication container, wherein the encoded medication information is further generated based on the medication filling information.

12. A system comprising:
one or more processors programmed and/or configured to:
obtain, from a medication information source, medication identification information associated with a first medication container;
obtain, from at least one additional medication information source, additional medication information; and
generate, based on the medication identification information and the additional medication information, encoded medication identification information for encoding an identifier associated with a second medication container,
wherein the one or more processors are further programmed and/or configured obtain, from the at least one additional medication information source, the additional medication information by:
obtaining, from a fluid composition sensor, medic

Assignees

• Crisi Medical Systems Inc

Inventors

• Bochenko Walter J
• Prince Stephen M
• De Childers Winthrop
• Calabro Joseph M
• Halliday Wallace S
• Van Veen Mark

Classifications

• A61M5/168

  Means for controlling media flow to the body or for metering media to the body, e.g. drip meters, counters {; Monitoring media flow to the body (flow control in general G05D7/00)} · CPC title

• B65B3/003

  Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like · CPC title

• A61J2200/70

  Device provided with specific sensor or indicating means · CPC title

• A61J1/00

  Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes (capsules or the like for oral use A61J3/07; specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments A61B50/30; containers for radioactive substances G21F5/00) · CPC title

• G06K7/10405

  the interrogation device including an arrangement for sensing environmental parameters, such as a temperature or acceleration sensor, e.g. used as an on/off trigger or as a warning means · CPC title