In one exemplary embodiment, an automated means for storing, dispensing and orienting injectable drug vials for a robotic application is provided and includes a plurality of automated syringe preparation stations is provided. The drug vial stores the medication that is either is either in solid form...
Compared to manual pipetting, automated liquid handling systems are designed to speed up the process of pipetting and dispensing liquid, while at the same time significantly increasing the accuracy of workflows for different liquid types and volume ranges....
Automated drug discovery protocols, or partially automated protocols, in which matrices with memories serve as the platform on which all manipulations are performed or serve as the repository of information that is transferred to other memories as the synthesized compounds are processed and screened. ...
USE OF A DRUG WHOLESALER TO PROCESS REFILLS FOR AUTOMATED MEDICATION DISPENSING MACHINES The Department of Pharmaceutical Services at the Medical Center at the University of California, San Francisco, uses a computer interface between its automated drug dispensing devices and the prime drug vendor to ...
27,28 However, this study showed that most CPs had never used electronic dispensing systems. The lack of training in this advanced technology, inadequate space inside CPs, and economic costs are possible explanations. Other studies have demonstrated that these systems can reduce the risk of ...
Define Automated Machine Guidance (AMG). means a technology that uses positioning devices, singularly or in combination, such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS), total stations, or rotating laser levels, to determine and control the real-time position o
application, or are physically constructed for easy integration with peripheral labware. Liquid handlers with robotic arms allow the user to program the devices to manipulate external labware to extend the systems uses. Other desirable features include programs to control start/stop functions and to cho...
The accuracy of adverse-drug-event (ADE) reports collected using an automated dispensing system was evaluated.ADE reports were collected by requiring nurses on five units in a tertiary care facility to select a reason for removing two tracer drugs (dextrose injection 50% [D50] and naloxone) from...
Dispensing systems for a ventilator circuit having a ventilator flow circuit with a normal inhalation flow path with a heat and moisture exchanger (HME), a flow sensor in communicat
Many known automated dispensing systems utilize several complex system components including a counter, a type of control circuitry, sensor, motor source, and chute or slide for dispensation. A disadvantage of these systems is that each bin is comprised of dedicated subsystems for dispensing, counting...