Patents by Inventor Diane M. Nitzki-George

Diane M. Nitzki-George 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE COMPOUNDING OF A PHARMACEUTICAL ADMIXTURE
    Publication number: 20100057264
    Abstract: A method of controlling the compounding of a prescribed admixture, the method performed by a computer under control of a computer program, the method including: inputting the prescribed admixture; determining if a concentration of the prescribed admixture is within an allowed range; and if the concentration is within the allowed range, choosing which of at least two of the following compounding setups to employ (i) a high and a low flow compounding setup for the prescribed admixture, (ii) a low flow compounding setup for the prescribed admixture, and (iii) a high flow compounding setup for the prescribed admixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Kircher, Ronald W. Czarny, Robert E. Lewis, Diane M. Nitzki-George, Joe A. Miller
  • Method and apparatus for controlling the strategy of compounding pharmaceutical admixtures
    Patent number: 7620479
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the compounding of pharmaceutical parenteral admixtures is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a computer that contains a memory for storing instructions for operating the apparatus and for controlling compounders that prepare a prescription admixture, with the memory including data relating to a plurality of the pharmaceutical components that may be transferred to prepare the prescription admixture, and data concerning the operating characteristics of the compounders that the apparatus is adapted to control. The apparatus determines the order of admixing by general rules of admixing and by categorized compatibility groups of components, so that the number of rinses that must be done are minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Kircher, Ronald W. Czarny, Robert E. Lewis, Diane M. Nitzki-George, Joe A. Miller
  • Method and apparatus for controlling the strategy of compounding pharmaceutical admixtures
    Patent number: 6975924
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the compounding of pharmaceutical parenteral admixtures is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a computer that contains a memory for storing instructions for operating the apparatus and for controlling compounders that prepare a prescription admixture, with the memory including data relating to a plurality of the pharmaceutical components that may be transferred to prepare the prescription admixture, and data concerning the operating characteristics of the compounders that the apparatus is adapted to control. The apparatus determines the order of admixing by general rules of admixing and by categorized compatibility groups of components, so that the number of rinses that must be done are minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Kircher, Ronald W. Czarny, Robert E. Lewis, Diane M. Nitzki-George, Joe A. Miller