Patents Assigned to Allscripts, Inc.
  • Label and method of using the label to fill containers
    Publication number: 20060032923
    Abstract: A system is provided for dispensing pharmaceuticals or other material dispensed in prepackaged containers. The container includes a symbol such as a barcode to identify the contents of the container. The system uses a label having a first portion having an outer edge and a second portion that extends out from one side and above the top of the first portion. The second portion includes an indicium such as a barcode that is printed on the second portion that describes the desired contents of a container on which the label is intended. The symbol and the indicium are electronically read after the label is affixed to the container to determine if the label is on a container having the identified contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: Allscripts, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerome Krupa
  • System and method for ensuring the proper dispensation of pharmaceuticals
    Patent number: 6976628
    Abstract: A system is provided for dispensing pharmaceuticals or other material dispensed in prepackaged containers. The container includes a symbol such as a barcode to identify the contents of the container. The system uses a label having a first portion having an outer edge and a second portion that extends out from one side and above the top of the first portion. The second portion includes an indicium such as a barcode that is printed on the second portion that describes the desired contents of a container on which the label is intended. The symbol and the indicium are electronically read after the label is affixed to the container to determine if the label is on a container having the identified contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Allscripts, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerome L. Krupa