An automatic medicament dispensing machine ( ) that does not remain idle while medicaments are transferred to a vial and counted and that therefore dispenses medicaments at a much faster rate. The machine includes a cabinet ( ); a plurality of medicament dispensing cells ( ) arranged in the cabinet for holding and dispensing medicaments; a plurality of medicament counting units ( ) each including a vial gripper for holding a vial and a transfer mechanism for transferring medicaments from one of the medicament dispensing cells to the vial; and a transporter ( ) for transporting the counting units to the cells for filling the vials held by the counting units.
Automatic Dispensing System For Unit Medicament Packages
Michael E. Coughlin - Overland Park KS, US Arpita Banerjee - Olathe KS, US Lawrence E. Guerra - Roeland Park KS, US Keith W. Kudera - Merriam KS, US Ronald A. Leonard - Peculiar MO, US Hamid Massali - Leawood KS, US David M. McDonald - Kansas City KS, US Fred T. Steinbach - Olathe KS, US Tim Surgeon - Archie MO, US
A storage and dispensing system () for storing and dispensing pre-packaged pharmaceutical products () and other products. The system includes a cabinet (); a plurality of product conveyors () mounted within the cabinet and each configured for holding at least one product; an infeed conveyor () for receiving products that are to be stored in the cabinet; an outfeed conveyor () for receiving products that are to be dispensed from the cabinet; and a transporter () moveable within the cabinet for transporting products between the product conveyors and the infeed and outfeed conveyors for storing products in or dispensing products from the cabinet.
Michael Skaggs - Olathe KS, US Ronald A. Leonard - Peculiar MO, US Travis Putman - Gardner KS, US George Brown - Overland Park KS, US
Assignee:
ScriptPro LLC - Mission KS
International Classification:
B65B 51/06
US Classification:
156468, 156556
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for applying a label to a specific location on a vial. The apparatus may comprise a label dispenser, a vial placement assembly for orienting the vial and placing it onto a track, a pushing device for pushing the vial down the track into an adhesive side of the label, and a labeling gate for contacting a non-adhesive side of the label to smooth the label onto the vial. The apparatus may further comprise a label positioning device for correcting unwanted curling of the label, a stopper positioned to engage a portion of the pushing device as the vial contacts the label to cause the pushing device to release the vial, and a label-release switch configured to signal for the label dispenser to release a trailing edge of the label once the vial contacts the labeling gate.
Michael E. Coughlin - Overland Park KS Ronald A. Leonard - Peculiar MO Lawrence E. Guerra - Roeland Park KS Keith W. Kudera - Merriam KS
Assignee:
Scriptpro, LLC - Mission KS
International Classification:
B65C 900
US Classification:
156542
Abstract:
A medicine vial labeler includes a dispenser for printing and dispensing pressure sensitive labels and a label applicator assembly including a rotary drum and a pair of positioning arms. The positioning arms are shiftable from a release position to a holding position for positioning a vial in rotary contact with the drum in order to receive a label in the nip therebetween applying the label to the vial upon rotation of the drum. The positioning arms include a plurality of rollers of different diameters configured and spaced for holding and positioning vials of different diameters in rotary contact with the drum.
Keith W. Kudera - Merriam KS Lawrence E. Guerra - Roeland Park KS Ronald A. Leonard - Peculiar MO
Assignee:
Scriptpro LLC - Mission KS
International Classification:
G07F 1100
US Classification:
221 9
Abstract:
The preferred medicament dispensing cell (10) for use in an automatic dispensing machine (12) includes dual rotary platens (20,22). A storage platen (20) delivers medicament units (14) such as tablets and capsules from a storage section (86) to a discharge platen (22) in the discharge section (88) to deliver the units (14) to an outlet (50). In preferred forms, the platens (20,22) are sloped toward the respective peripheries in order to induce spreading of the units (14) into a single file for accurate counting during dispensing. The preferred embodiment also includes a discharge gate assembly (24) for receiving a medicament unit (14) in a gage chamber (108) to define the width of the discharge channel (110) leading to the outlet (50), and further includes an arcuate metering wall (26) shiftable into and out of the passage (84) between the storage and discharge sections (86,88) for metering medicament units (14) into the discharge section (88).
A system and method for securely storing and retrieving prescriptions. The system may include storage containers into which the prescriptions may be placed, a storage matrix with an outer housing and compartments for the storage containers, a transport system, scanners, and a control system. The transport system within the outer housing may selectively move the storage containers attached to the attachment device to locations or coordinates of any of the compartments. The control system may command the transport system to relocate any of the storage containers from one of the compartments to another of the compartments and may track locations of the prescriptions based on information from the scanners or other sensors for later retrieval by authorized user.
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Ronald A. Leonard Vice-President
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