US 12,462,932 B2
Apparatus, method, and system for medical instrument management and distribution
Mark Kenner, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US)
Filed by Mark Kenner, Mt. Pleasant, SC (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/471,447.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/076,554, filed on Sep. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0076815 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G16H 40/40 (2018.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61B 50/10 (2016.01); A61B 50/13 (2016.01); A61B 50/18 (2016.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 40/40 (2018.01) [A61B 50/00 (2016.02); A61B 50/13 (2016.02); A61B 50/18 (2016.02); A61B 50/20 (2016.02); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); A61B 50/10 (2016.02); A61B 2050/105 (2016.02); A61B 2050/185 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0804 (2016.02)] 18 Claims
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1. A system for medical instrument management and distribution, comprising:
at least one storage enclosure configured to store and dispense a plurality of medical instruments;
at least one storage structure disposed within the at least one enclosure, the at least one storage structure configured to store and dispense the plurality of medical instruments, the at least one storage structure having a plurality of discrete instrument storage locations;
a software application configured to track and manage medical instrument inventory, locations, and distribution, wherein each discrete instrument storage location of the plurality of discrete instrument storage locations is identified by an indicator controllable by the software application so as to indicate to a user an appropriate instrument storage location for placement or removal of a desired medical instrument and, after the desired medical instrument is not removed within a predetermined amount of time, an alarm is assigned to the respective discrete instrument storage location, wherein the at least one storage enclosure is a cabinet, wherein the cabinet is split access with half-height doors and drawers both above and below the half-height doors.
 
14. A storage enclosure for storing, managing, and dispensing medical instruments, comprising:
at least one storage structure disposed within the enclosure, the at least one storage structure configured to store and dispense a plurality of medical instruments, wherein the at least one storage structure has a plurality of discrete instrument storage locations;
a software application configured to track and manage medical instrument inventory, locations, and distribution, wherein each discrete instrument storage location of the plurality of discrete instrument storage locations is identified by an indicator controllable by the software application so as to indicate to a user an appropriate instrument storage location for placement or removal of a desired medical instrument, after the desired medical instrument is not removed within a predetermined amount of time, an alarm is assigned to the respective discrete instrument storage location,
wherein the storage enclosure is a cabinet, wherein the cabinet is split access with half-height doors and drawers both above and below the half-height doors.