Patents Assigned to Omnicare, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9443370
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Carson, Michael J. Szesko
  • Patent number: 9367981
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Szesko, Bradley Carson, Kevin R. Fearon, Robert A. Smith, Thomas P. Bonkenburg, Jonathan M. Herring
  • Patent number: 9122783
    Abstract: Systems and methods for filling a customer order. An automated label and verification machine is used to print and apply patient labels to products containing medical items and then verify the product label and patient label on each of the products. In order to supply the automated label and verification machine with a batch of different products making up the customer order, a user is sent to a storage carousel and prompted to pick the products from storage locations rotated into location adjacent to a door in the cage surrounding the storage carousel. The use of the storage carousels maximizes the number of distinct products and amount of those products that may be stored in close relation to the automated label and verification machine, thereby making the process more space and time efficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Carson, Jack M. Friday
  • Patent number: 9117016
    Abstract: Label and verification systems and methods to assist with manual labeling and verification of various types of products including medical items that may be filled as part of a customer order, including boxes, cards, bottles, and many other known types of containers. The label and verification system prompts a user to scan a product label on a product, determines whether the product label corresponds to one of the medical items in the customer order, and then prints a patient label for the product. After prompting the user to affix the patient label to the product and rescan the product, the system verifies that the correct patient label and product label are on the product from the customer order. The system and method may be operable to label more than 90% of containers commonly used to hold medications and medical items with increased speed and accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Carson, Jack M. Friday
  • Patent number: 9073206
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Carson, Joseph T. DeDeo, Michael J. Szesko, Thomas L. Stocker, Kurtis J. Hoffman, Patrick D. Downing
  • Patent number: 8914146
    Abstract: Methods for filling packagings with at least one medication include producing filling instructions, operating a packaging station to fill packagings, and verifying that each of the packagings is filled correctly. The production of filling instructions includes an allocation of medications to separated compartments in the packagings. Each packaging receives a single medication pass for a specified time on a specified day, or a medicine pass for administration on an as needed basis. The packaging station may include a manual packaging station at which an operator follows prompts to move canisters of medications, pills from the canisters, and trays of packagings to fill the packagings. The manual packaging station includes a shutter assembly with shutters configured to selectively provide access to only one compartment in each packaging at a time, thereby reducing the likelihood of filling errors. Apparatus for filling packagings may include the same manual packaging station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Carson, Darin L. Danelski, Joseph T. DeDeo, Jack M. Friday, Mitchell Mosbacher
  • Patent number: 8831775
    Abstract: A system and method for electronic assistance in dispensing pharmaceuticals, utilizing software, hardware and barcode technology to yield error free, clinically correct, adjudicated prescriptions. The system is adaptive to the preferences of an authorized user, by being configurable on the basis of when and what type of warnings are given in particular circumstances, based on entries in a field, and whether the order can proceed. Additionally, the invention allows for automated and electronically assisted refilling of orders. The invention allows for tracking and monitoring of prescription orders through barcode labeling and scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventor: John DiMaggio
  • Patent number: 8744868
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for gathering, processing, storing and reporting pharmacy data. Data from individual pharmacies is transmitted regularly to a data repository via an electronic communications network. Upon receipt at the data repository, the data first must pass through an access security screen wherein data failing to meet predetermined criteria are rejected. If the data are determined to be valid, it is added to a data warehouse database by a computer data server. Authorized users may issue requests to the data repository based on current and/or historical data. Such requests may be made at any time via the electronic communications network to create reports based on current data. The user first sends a request to the data repository for access. Once access to the data repository is granted, the user is able to obtain various types of information residing within the data warehouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph F. Kalies
  • Patent number: 8712584
    Abstract: A system and method for electronic assistance in dispensing pharmaceuticals, utilizing software, hardware and barcode technology to yield error free, clinically correct, adjudicated prescriptions. The system is adaptive to the preferences of an authorized user, by being configurable on the basis of when and what type of warnings are given in particular circumstances, based on entries in a field, and whether the order can proceed. Additionally, the invention allows for automated and electronically assisted refilling of orders. The invention allows for tracking and monitoring of prescription orders through barcode labeling and scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventor: John P DiMaggio
  • Patent number: 8700209
    Abstract: A system and method for electronic assistance in dispensing pharmaceuticals, utilizing software, hardware and barcode technology to yield error free, clinically correct, adjudicated prescriptions. The system is adaptive to the preferences of an authorized user, by being configurable on the basis of when and what type of warnings are given in particular circumstances, based on entries in a field, and whether the order can proceed. Additionally, the invention allows for automated and electronically assisted refilling of orders. The invention allows for tracking and monitoring of prescription orders through barcode labeling and scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventor: John P DiMaggio
  • Patent number: 8666758
    Abstract: A method for electronically assisting in dispensing pharmaceuticals to long-term patient care facilities is provided. The method includes entering data associated with a prescription order into a system including an intervention database. Based on features of the order, an intervention from the intervention database is associated with the order, the intervention being associated with a route through the system. Data associated with the prescription order is routed along the route associated with the intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. DiMaggio, Mary Edith Potts-Hozlock, Thomas Joseph Weiss
  • Patent number: 8485431
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Omnicare Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Carson, Michael J. Szesko
  • Patent number: 8464932
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Omnicare Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Szesko, Bradley Carson, Derek C. Campbell, Richard A. Lees
  • Publication number: 20130018503
    Abstract: Methods for filling packagings with at least one medication include producing filling instructions, operating a packaging station to fill packagings, and verifying that each of the packagings is filled correctly. The production of filling instructions includes an allocation of medications to separated compartments in the packagings. Each packaging receives a single medication pass for a specified time on a specified day, or a medicine pass for administration on an as needed basis. The packaging station may include a manual packaging station at which an operator follows prompts to move canisters of medications, pills from the canisters, and trays of packagings to fill the packagings. The manual packaging station includes a shutter assembly with shutters configured to selectively provide access to only one compartment in each packaging at a time, thereby reducing the likelihood of filling errors. Apparatus for filling packagings may include the same manual packaging station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Carson, Darin L. Danelski, Joseph T. Dedeo, Jack M. Friday, Mitchell Mosbacher
  • Patent number: 8346570
    Abstract: A method for consistent processing of pharmacy data. An order for a prescription is transmitted from a healthcare facility to a pharmacy. The pharmacy transmits a claim relating to the order from the pharmacy to a processing center. The processing center reviews the claim according to predetermined claim criteria and either accepts the claim if it conforms to the claim criteria or rejects the claim if it does not conform to the claim criteria. The processing center transmits one of an approval notification and a rejection notification to the pharmacy. For rejected claims, the processing center transmits at least one basis for the rejection to the pharmacy. The pharmacy corrects the non-conforming portion of the claim, then transmits the corrected claim to the processing center. The claim review and approval or rejection steps are then repeated until the claim conforms to the predetermined claim criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventor: Ralph F. Kalies
  • Patent number: 8262842
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Szesko, Bradley Carson, Kevin R. Fearon, Robert A. Smith, Thomas P. Bonkenburg, Jonathan M. Herring
  • Patent number: 8215540
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Szesko, Bradley Carson, Derek C. Campbell, Richard A. Lees
  • Patent number: 8215543
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Carson, Michael J. Szesko
  • Patent number: D670178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley Carson
  • Patent number: D683243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Omnicare Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Carson, Mitchell Mosbacher, Robert E. Napierala, II