Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method, preferably practiced on a computer controlled dispensing apparatus, comprising: accessing (normally by logging on) the dispensing apparatus; identifying a patient; identifying a medication to dispense for the identified patient, the medication not having been reviewed against the patient's medication profile; prompting the user to identify an exception; and either dispensing the medication or storing the request to dispense in response to the identified exception. The method may further include transferring the plurality of override requests and override events into a database of pharmacy orders. The requests, events, and orders may be sorted according to a predetermined criterion, and presented to a pharmacist for review.

Abstract: Two voltage pumps, or a single voltage pump having two pump circuits, are given wherein one pump, or pump circuit, produces a normal pumped voltage and the other pump, or pump circuit, produces an intermediate pumped voltage which is less than the normal pumped voltage but still greater than the supply voltage. The intermediate pumped voltage may be used quite effectively for signals such as Bias, EQ, ISO, or at any other point on the die that needs a pumped voltage that is not as high as the voltage that the access devices require. The bus used to route the pumped voltage may be split to enable both the pumped voltage and the intermediate pumped voltage to be routed without requiring an additional bus or changes to existing masks. Methods of operating multiple voltage pumps and supplying a full pumped voltage and an intermediate pumped voltage are also given.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for boosting the voltage supplied to an output pad driver through a bus connected to a voltage regulator, comprising momentarily connecting the bus to a voltage source and temporarily enabling the voltage regulator to source additional current to an output terminal thereof by temporarily increasing the gate voltage applied to an output transistor of the regulator and by at least one of temporarily supplying a boost current to an output terminal of the regulator through a boost transistor. The demand for gate voltage may be periodically determined and, when the demand is high, each line of the bus may be momentarily connected to a voltage source. A control pulse may also be generated for initializing the enabling step for temporarily sourcing additional current to an output terminal of the voltage regulator.

Abstract: A device and process for measurement and treatment of spinal mobility is disclosed. The device includes an impulse and sensing head capable of determining spinal segment mobility by applying a force impulse to a spinal segment and generating a waveform characteristic of spinal mobility. An inclinometer disposed within the head determines the angle of incidence of the head in contact with the spinal segment in at least one, preferably three, axis. Characteristics of the waveform and the angle of incidence are analyzed to determine spinal mobility. The information in the waveform and device are then used to treat the patient by applying an oscillating head to a spinal segment so that spinal mobility is increased.

Abstract: A 256 Meg dynamic random access memory is comprised of a plurality of cells organized into individual arrays, with the arrays being organized into 32 Meg array blocks, which are organized into 64 Meg quadrants. Sense amplifiers are positioned between adjacent rows in the individual arrays while row decoders are positioned between adjacent columns in the individual arrays. In certain of the gap cells, multiplexers are provided to transfer signals from I/O lines to data lines. A datapath is provided which, in addition to the foregoing, includes array I/O blocks, responsive to the datalines from each quadrant to output data to a data read mux, data buffers, and data driver pads. The write data path includes a data in buffer and data write muxes for providing data to the array I/O blocks. A power bus is provided which minimizes routing of externally supplied voltages, completely rings each of the array blocks, and provides gridded power distribution within each of the array blocks.

Abstract: The present invention is drawn to a composition and thermoformable sheets and articles made therefrom. In the present invention, ranges of chain-transfer agents, thixotropic agents, and mineral filler content are balanced to minimize migration or maldistribution of coloring matter and mineral filler during curing of methyl methacrylate in a syrup and also during subsequent heating and deformation in thermoforming, to achieve constancy of impact resistance and improve stability of patterns even in deformed portions of formed sheets.