Patents by Inventor Michael J. Szesko
Michael J. Szesko has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9443370Abstract: Secure access distribution machines and methods for distributing a plurality of medical items to an authorized user. The distribution machine includes a housing enclosing a plurality of bins for storing medical items mounted on carousels. Once the distribution machine has been provided with user identification data, patient identification data, and an item selection, the plurality of carousels is actuated to move a bin holding a selected medical item to a location behind an access door in the housing. The user can then reach into the housing to manually retrieve and then verify the removal of the selected medical item. Only one access door into the housing is opened at any time, thereby preventing unauthorized removal of medical items stored in any other bins within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.Inventors: Bradley E. Carson, Michael J. Szesko
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Publication number: 20160175195Abstract: Methods for administering oral medications from a packaging are disclosed. The packaging includes a cover and a body with compartments each configured to hold at least one of the oral medications. The compartments have a circular arrangement on the body. The method may include at least partially detaching the cover from the body to access a separate opening to each of the compartments. In response to removing the cover, all of the oral medications may be removed from the compartments to empty the packaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Bradley E. Carson, Mitchell Mosbacher, Michael J. Szesko
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Patent number: 9367981Abstract: Apparatus and methods for filling a prescription order with plurality of products each containing a pharmaceutical. The apparatus and method verifying a barcode on each of the products and printing and applying a patient label with a verified barcode to each of the products. After the patient label is applied, the barcodes are independently verified before the products are released.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Szesko, Bradley Carson, Kevin R. Fearon, Robert A. Smith, Thomas P. Bonkenburg, Jonathan M. Herring
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Patent number: 9073206Abstract: Methods for filling packagings with at least one medication includes receiving filling instructions for an order and operating an automated packaging station to fill a plurality of packagings making up an order. Operating the automated packaging station includes positioning a plurality of cassettes containing the medications needed for the order onto a feeder base at a single filling location, and moving each of the plurality of packagings to the filling location. The operation also includes actuating at least one of the cassettes at the feeder base simultaneously and according to the filling instructions when each packaging is located at the filling location. Automated packaging stations operable to perform the above filling instructions are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.Inventors: Bradley E. Carson, Joseph T. DeDeo, Michael J. Szesko, Thomas L. Stocker, Kurtis J. Hoffman, Patrick D. Downing
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Publication number: 20130340390Abstract: Methods for filling packagings with at least one medication includes receiving filling instructions for an order and operating an automated packaging station to fill a plurality of packagings making up an order. Operating the automated packaging station includes positioning a plurality of cassettes containing the medications needed for the order onto a feeder base at a single filling location, and moving each of the plurality of packagings to the filling location. The operation also includes actuating at least one of the cassettes at the feeder base simultaneously and according to the filling instructions when each packaging is located at the filling location. Automated packaging stations operable to perform the above filling instructions are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: OMNICARE, INC.Inventors: Bradley E. Carson, Joseph T. DeDeo, Michael J. Szesko, Thomas L. Stocker, Kurtis J. Hoffman, Patrick D. Downing
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Publication number: 20130253700Abstract: Secure access distribution machines and methods for distributing a plurality of medical items to an authorized user. The distribution machine includes a housing enclosing a plurality of bins for storing medical items mounted on carousels. Once the distribution machine has been provided with user identification data, patient identification data, and an item selection, the plurality of carousels is actuated to move a bin holding a selected medical item to a location behind an access door in the housing. The user can then reach into the housing to manually retrieve and then verify the removal of the selected medical item. Only one access door into the housing is opened at any time, thereby preventing unauthorized removal of medical items stored in any other bins within the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: OMNICARE, INC.Inventors: Bradley E. Carson, Michael J. Szesko
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Patent number: 8485431Abstract: Methods for filling prescriptions in a customer order. Each of the products is marked with a product barcode containing information relating to a contained pharmaceutical. Prior to loading into a machine, each of the products is free of markings relating to patient prescriptions in the customer order. The method includes using the machine to read the product barcode on each of the products loaded into the machine. In response to reading the product barcode on each of the products, at least some of the products are labeled with information relating to a respective one of the prescriptions.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Omnicare Inc.Inventors: Bradley Carson, Michael J. Szesko
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Patent number: 8464932Abstract: Apparatus and methods for filling a customer order with plurality of products each containing a pharmaceutical. The apparatus and method automatically verify a product barcode on each of the product, print a patient label with a patient barcode for each product, apply the patient labels to at least some of the products, and independently verify that the product barcode matches the proper patient barcode.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Omnicare Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Szesko, Bradley Carson, Derek C. Campbell, Richard A. Lees
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Publication number: 20120305638Abstract: Apparatus and methods for filling a prescription order with plurality of products each containing a pharmaceutical. The apparatus and method verifying a barcode on each of the products and printing and applying a patient label with a verified barcode to each of the products. After the patient label is applied, the barcodes are independently verified before the products are released.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: OMNICARE INC.Inventors: Michael J. Szesko, Bradley Carson, Kevin R. Fearon, Robert A. Smith, Thomas P. Bonkenburg, Jonathan M. Herring
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Publication number: 20120305584Abstract: Packagings for holding oral medications and methods for administering oral medications from a packaging. The packaging includes a cover and a body with compartments each configured to hold at least one of the oral medications. The compartments have a circular arrangement on the body. The method may include at least partially detaching the cover from the body to access a separate opening to each of the compartments. In response to removing the cover, all of the oral medications may be removed from the compartments to empty the packaging.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: OMNICARE INC.Inventors: Bradley Carson, Mitchell Mosbacher, Michael J. Szesko
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Publication number: 20120255997Abstract: Methods for filling prescriptions in a customer order. Each of the products is marked with a product barcode containing information relating to a contained pharmaceutical. Prior to loading into a machine, each of the products is free of markings relating to patient prescriptions in the customer order. The method includes using the machine to read the product barcode on each of the products loaded into the machine. In response to reading the product barcode on each of the products, at least some of the products are labeled with information relating to a respective one of the prescriptions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: OMNICARE INC.Inventors: Bradley Carson, Michael J. Szesko
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Publication number: 20120241517Abstract: Apparatus and methods for filling a customer order with plurality of products each containing a pharmaceutical. The apparatus and method automatically verify a product barcode on each of the product, print a patient label with a patient barcode for each product, apply the patient labels to at least some of the products, and independently verify that the product barcode matches the proper patient barcode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: OMNICARE INC.Inventors: Michael J. Szesko, Bradley Carson, Derek C. Campbell, Richard A. Lees
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Patent number: 8275481Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Wayne Rice, James G. McErlean, E. Christian Hess, P. Thomas Shupert, Chih-Jen Leu, Robert G. Howell, Michael J. Szesko, Andrew P. Booler, Peter Monkhouse, Douglas W. Walton, Michael W. G. Bell, Christopher J. Lasher, Thomas P. Bonkenburg
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Patent number: 8262842Abstract: Apparatus and methods for filling a prescription order with plurality of products each containing a pharmaceutical. The apparatus and method verifying a barcode on each of the products and printing and applying a patient label with a verified barcode to each of the products. After the patient label is applied, the barcodes are independently verified before the products are released.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Szesko, Bradley Carson, Kevin R. Fearon, Robert A. Smith, Thomas P. Bonkenburg, Jonathan M. Herring
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Patent number: 8215543Abstract: Methods for filling prescriptions in a customer order. Each of the products is marked with a product barcode containing information relating to a contained pharmaceutical. Prior to loading into a machine, each of the products is free of markings relating to patient prescriptions in the customer order. The method includes using the machine to read the product barcode on each of the products loaded into the machine. In response to reading the product barcode on each of the products, at least some of the products are labeled with information relating to a respective one of the prescriptions.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.Inventors: Bradley Carson, Michael J. Szesko
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Patent number: 8215540Abstract: Apparatus and methods for filling a customer order with plurality of products each containing a pharmaceutical. The apparatus and method automatically verify a product barcode on each of the product, print a patient label with a patient barcode for each product, apply the patient labels to at least some of the products, and independently verify that the product barcode matches the proper patient barcode.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Szesko, Bradley Carson, Derek C. Campbell, Richard A. Lees
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Patent number: 8136332Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Medco Health Solutions Inc.Inventors: Dennis Wayne Rice, James G. McErlean, E. Christian Hess, P. Thomas Shupert, Chih-Jen Leu, Robert G. Howell, Michael J. Szesko, Andrew P. Booler, Peter Monkhouse, Douglas W. Walton, Michael W. G. Bell, Christopher J. Lasher, Thomas P. Bonkenburg
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Patent number: 8110057Abstract: A method of labeling of a container including a medication includes, in at least one embodiment, reducing the size of the label using a label apparatus and reducing the label size using the label apparatus, applying a surface securing adhesive to at least one surface securing section of the label using an adhesive application apparatus, and attaching the at least one surface securing section of the label to the container with the securing adhesive. The method also includes applying a label securing adhesive to the label to maintain the label in the reduced orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2008Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Wayne Rice, James G. McErlean, E. Christian Hess, Andrew P. Booler, P. Thomas Shupert, Michael J. Szesko, Allen Petten, Orlando Vidal, Mark A. Detri
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Patent number: RE42766Abstract: In an automated prescription dispensing and packing system, empty prescription bottles are labeled and loaded in assigned locations in carriers. Pills are automatically dispensed into the prescription bottles in the carriers. Ranks of carriers containing filled prescription bottles are assembled at stations where the bottles are unloaded and packed into shipping containers with literature printed by the system. Multiple bottles of an order are automatically packed in the same shipping container.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Lasher, Dennis W. Rice, Michael J. Szesko, Frank Modrowsky, James G. McErlean, Michael Kennedy, Paul Thomas Shupert
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Patent number: RE42937Abstract: In an automated prescription dispensing and packing system, empty prescription bottles are labeled and loaded in assigned locations in carriers. Pills are automatically dispensed into the prescription bottles in the carriers. Ranks of carriers containing filled prescription bottles are assembled at stations where the bottles are unloaded and packed into shipping containers with literature printed by the system. Multiple bottles of an order are automatically packed in the same shipping container.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Christopher J. Lasher, Dennis W. Rice, Michael J. Szesko, Frank Modrowsky, James McErlean, Michael Kennedy, Paul Thomas Shupert