ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,059, issued on March 17, was assigned to Omnicell Inc. (Cranberry Township, Pa.).
"IV compounding systems and methods" was invented by Larry McCutchan (Allison Park, Pa.), Stanley Mamula (Oakmont, Pa.) and Charles Marsh (Cranberry Township, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of compounding of medication include a user interface that enables efficient design of compounding workflows and protocols. A user can select a workflow type from a number of workflow types differentiated at least in part by the vehicle in which a compounded pharmaceutical is to be delivered, and the user may also specify a compounding device...