Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for automated filling of packagings with medications
- Patent Title (中): 用药物自动填充包装的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13529554Application Date: 2012-06-21
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Publication No.: US09073206B2Publication Date: 2015-07-07
- Inventor: Bradley E. Carson , Joseph T. DeDeo , Michael J. Szesko , Thomas L. Stocker , Kurtis J. Hoffman , Patrick D. Downing
- Applicant: Bradley E. Carson , Joseph T. DeDeo , Michael J. Szesko , Thomas L. Stocker , Kurtis J. Hoffman , Patrick D. Downing
- Applicant Address: US OH Cincinnati
- Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Omnicare, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cincinnati
- Agency: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; B25J9/00 ; B25J15/00 ; B65B35/08 ; B65B43/44 ; B65B43/46 ; B65B43/50 ; B65B5/10 ; G06F19/00

Abstract:
Methods for filling packagings with at least one medication includes receiving filling instructions for an order and operating an automated packaging station to fill a plurality of packagings making up an order. Operating the automated packaging station includes positioning a plurality of cassettes containing the medications needed for the order onto a feeder base at a single filling location, and moving each of the plurality of packagings to the filling location. The operation also includes actuating at least one of the cassettes at the feeder base simultaneously and according to the filling instructions when each packaging is located at the filling location. Automated packaging stations operable to perform the above filling instructions are also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130340390A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED FILLING OF PACKAGINGS WITH MEDICATIONS Public/Granted day:2013-12-26
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