Jack M Friday

US Patent:

20140021253, Jan 23, 2014

Filed:

Mar 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/801017

Inventors:

Jack M. Friday - Monroe MI, US

Assignee:

OMNICARE, INC. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

235381, 235380

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.

US Patent:

20140025545, Jan 23, 2014

Filed:

Mar 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/801070

Inventors:

Jack M. Friday - Monroe MI, US

Assignee:

OMNICARE, INC. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 29

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.

US Patent:

20130018503, Jan 17, 2013

Filed:

Jul 11, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/546035

Inventors:

Bradley E. Carson - Ottawa Hills OH, US
Darin L. Danelski - Oconomowoc WI, US
Joseph T. Dedeo - Mount Laurel NJ, US
Jack M. Friday - Monroe MI, US
Mitchell Mosbacher - Maumee OH, US

Assignee:

Omnicare, Inc. - Covington KY

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

700216

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.