Title:
AUTOMATED ORDER FILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004014287
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Computer assisted systems, methods and mediums for filling one or more orders. One embodiment of the present invention is a system that includes an order consolidation station configured to receive at least one bottle containing pills individually counted and/or at least one package containing pharmaceutical products without having been designated for any of the orders when the package was created and/or at least one literature pack optionally including patient specific information. The order consolidation station is further configured to combine automatically the received bottle and/or package and/or literature pack into a container to be sent to a recipient including, for example, mail order pharmacies, wholesalers and/or central fill dealers for subsequent distribution or sale including retailer distribution or sale. The bottle is specifically designated for the order, and the order generally includes at least one prescription for the package.
Inventors:
RICE DENNIS WAYNE (US)
MCERLEAN JAMES G (US)
HESS E CHRISTIAN (US)
SHUPERT P THOMAS (US)
LEU CHIH-JEN (US)
HOWELL ROBERT GREGORY (US)
SZESKO MICHAEL JOSEPH (US)
BOOLER ANDREW P (CA)
MONKHOUSE PETER (US)
WALTON DOUGLAS W (US)
BELL MICHAEL W G (US)
LASHER CHRISTOPHER J (US)
BONKENBURG THOMAS P (US)
MCERLEAN JAMES G (US)
HESS E CHRISTIAN (US)
SHUPERT P THOMAS (US)
LEU CHIH-JEN (US)
HOWELL ROBERT GREGORY (US)
SZESKO MICHAEL JOSEPH (US)
BOOLER ANDREW P (CA)
MONKHOUSE PETER (US)
WALTON DOUGLAS W (US)
BELL MICHAEL W G (US)
LASHER CHRISTOPHER J (US)
BONKENBURG THOMAS P (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/024687
Publication Date:
April 15, 2004
Filing Date:
August 06, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC (US)
RICE DENNIS WAYNE (US)
MCERLEAN JAMES G (US)
HESS E CHRISTIAN (US)
SHUPERT P THOMAS (US)
LEU CHIH-JEN (US)
HOWELL ROBERT GREGORY (US)
SZESKO MICHAEL JOSEPH (US)
BOOLER ANDREW P (CA)
MONKHOUSE PETER (US)
WALTON DOUGLAS W (US)
BELL MICHAEL W G (US)
LASHER CHRISTOPHER J (US)
BONKENBURG THOMAS P (US)
RICE DENNIS WAYNE (US)
MCERLEAN JAMES G (US)
HESS E CHRISTIAN (US)
SHUPERT P THOMAS (US)
LEU CHIH-JEN (US)
HOWELL ROBERT GREGORY (US)
SZESKO MICHAEL JOSEPH (US)
BOOLER ANDREW P (CA)
MONKHOUSE PETER (US)
WALTON DOUGLAS W (US)
BELL MICHAEL W G (US)
LASHER CHRISTOPHER J (US)
BONKENBURG THOMAS P (US)
International Classes:
A61J7/00; B65B5/10; B65B61/20; B65C9/00; G06Q10/08; G16H10/60; G16H20/13; G16H70/40; (IPC1-7): A61J7/00; B65G1/137
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000034925A2 | 2000-06-15 |
Foreign References:
| US6370841B1 | 2002-04-16 | |||
| US5771657A | 1998-06-30 | |||
| EP1186285A2 | 2002-03-13 | |||
| US5713485A | 1998-02-03 |
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