公开(公告)号：US20230415934A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18367792

申请日：2023-09-13

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Robert E. Hoffman ,  Robert E. Kennedy

IPC: B65B5/08 ,  G05B15/02 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65B5/06

CPC classification number: B65B5/08 ,  G05B15/02 ,  B65G1/1371 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65B5/06 ,  B65G1/1378 ,  B65G2201/027 ,  B65G2201/0235

Abstract: A pharmaceutical order processing system for processing a plurality of pharmaceutical containers includes a container repository, a container selector, an order consolidator transporter and an order consolidator. The container repository supports the pharmaceutical containers. The container selector has a picker to pick the pharmaceutical containers from the pharmaceutical container repository. The container selector includes a carriage supporting the picker and movable relative to the container repository to move the picker around the container repository. The order consolidator receives the pharmaceutical containers and places the pharmaceutical containers in a shipping package. The order consolidator transporter receives the pharmaceutical containers after they have been picked by the picker and transports the pharmaceutical containers toward the order consolidator.

公开(公告)号：US11833113B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17728605

申请日：2022-04-25

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Robert E. Hoffman ,  Timothy B. Clise

IPC: A61J7/04

CPC classification number: A61J7/0436 ,  A61J7/0418 ,  A61J2200/30

Abstract: The medication container includes a receptacle and a cap. The cap includes a gate that can be selectively opened to enable access to medications in the receptacle and closed to restrict access to medications in the receptacle. The gate has a locking mechanism that only unlocks to allow the gate to open from the closed position in response to an application of a downward force on a portion of the gate to resiliently deflect a portion of the gate. The cap further includes electronic components that are configured to monitor movement of medications through the cap and into and out of the receptacle, the electronic components including a memory that is configured to store data pertaining to such passages of medications.

公开(公告)号：US11798669B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17880897

申请日：2022-08-04

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Peter A. Rosomoff ,  Robert E. Hoffman ,  Salvatore Anselmi

IPC: G16H20/13 ,  G16H40/67 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06F21/60 ,  A61J7/00 ,  G16H10/60

CPC classification number: G16H20/13 ,  A61J7/0076 ,  G06F21/602 ,  G06K7/10267 ,  G06K7/10475 ,  G16H10/60 ,  G16H40/67 ,  A61J2205/60

Abstract: A filling device for filling a removable medication cartridge for the smart medication dispenser is provided. The filling device includes a stationary fill plate with a plurality of openings. The openings are shaped to allow the passage of medications through the fill plate. The cartridge is removably positioned vertically below the fill plate and with the chambers of the cartridge being aligned with the openings of the fill plate. A gate is positioned vertically below the fill plate and above the cartridge. When in a closed position, the gate covers the openings from beneath the fill plate, and movement of the gate to an open position causes at least one medication to fall through at least one of the openings from above the stationary fill plate into at least one of the chambers in the cartridge prior to removal of the medication cartridge with the medications received within the chambers.

公开(公告)号：US11505355B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-22

申请号：US17102774

申请日：2020-11-24

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Robert E. Hoffman

IPC: B65B69/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J9/16 ,  G16H20/13 ,  A61J1/00 ,  G16H20/17

Abstract: A container disassembly workstation for a pharmacy order processing system includes a base, a desktop connected to the base and defining a container disassembly workspace, and a pharmaceutical receptacle assembly extending through the desktop. The pharmaceutical receptacle assembly includes a pharmaceutical dust separation screen configured to retain pharmaceuticals and to permit pharmaceutical dust to pass through the pharmaceutical dust separation screen. The pharmaceutical receptacle assembly also includes a pharmaceutical dust receptacle configured to receive the pharmaceutical dust separation screen and pharmaceutical dust from the pharmaceuticals. The pharmaceutical receptacle assembly further includes a pharmaceutical receptacle positioned adjacent to the pharmaceutical dust receptacle, wherein the pharmaceutical receptacle includes a pharmaceutical receptacle funnel configured to receive the pharmaceuticals from the pharmaceutical dust separation screen and a door hingeably connected to the pharmaceutical receptacle funnel and configured to move between an open position and a closed position.

公开(公告)号：US11410764B1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

申请号：US17098011

申请日：2020-11-13

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Peter A. Rosomoff ,  Robert E. Hoffman ,  Salvatore Anselmi

IPC: A61J7/00 ,  G16H20/13 ,  G16H40/67 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06F21/60 ,  G16H10/60

Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is related to a medication dispensing device that includes a housing with an interior. A plurality of cartridge slots are located in the interior, and each of the cartridge slots includes a drive mechanism. A plurality of cartridges are removably disposed in respective ones of the cartridge slots. Each cartridge includes a stationary hub and a rotational wheel. The stationary hub has a window, and the rotational wheel has a plurality of medication chambers that contain medications. The rotational wheel is disposed in the stationary hub. The drive mechanism of the respective cartridge slot is operably connected with the drive wheel and is configured to rotate the rotational wheel relative to the stationary hub to selectively align the medication chambers with the window to dispense the medications contained in the medication chambers out of the cartridge.

公开(公告)号：US20220127061A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-28

申请号：US17570759

申请日：2022-01-07

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Robert E. Hoffman ,  Timothy B. Clise

IPC: B65D83/04 ,  A61J1/03 ,  B65D51/24

Abstract: The medication container includes a receptacle that has an inner space for holding medications. The cap assembly is coupled with the receptacle for retaining the medications in the inner space. The cap assembly includes at least one passage that can be selectively opened and closed and includes at least one medication sensor that is configured to detect any medications travelling through the passage and out of the receptacle in a contactless manner. A microprocessor is in electrical communication with the at least one medication sensor and with a memory. The microprocessor is configured to record data to the memory in response to the at least one medication sensor detecting a medication travelling through the passage. A wireless module is in electrical communication with the microprocessor for uploading the data to an external device.

公开(公告)号：US10748108B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US16182566

申请日：2018-11-06

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Robert E. Hoffman ,  Jonathan W. Joplin

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G06F19/00 ,  B65G43/08 ,  B65G47/44 ,  B65G47/42 ,  B65G11/20 ,  G16H20/13 ,  B65G1/137

Abstract: A pharmaceutical filling system for a high volume pharmacy is described. The system can include a manual pick/pack device and method. The system may include a rotation assembly, a left door and a right door, both positioned below the rotation assembly, a left divider positioned below the left door, and a right divider positioned below the right door, and a left gathering table positioned below the left divider, and a right gathering table positioned below the right divider. The system may also include a control device in electronic communication with the rotation assembly, the doors and the dividers for control of same.

公开(公告)号：US10102460B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US15879201

申请日：2018-01-24

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Robert E. Hoffman

IPC: G06F15/00 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G06K15/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G07F11/00 ,  B65H31/30 ,  B65H39/02 ,  B65H43/06 ,  B65H45/18 ,  B65H3/12 ,  B65H3/48 ,  G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/16 ,  B65H1/26 ,  B65H7/20 ,  B65H83/00 ,  G16H20/13 ,  B65H1/06

Abstract: A pharmaceutical filling system for a high volume pharmacy is described. The system can include a paper feed device and method. The system may include a paper collator with at one selectively openable shelf. A control device may monitor the capacity of the selectively openable shelf, and instruct a printer to hold printing additional print jobs. The selectively openable shelf may then be opened to allow the printed literature resting thereon to fall to a lower shelf, and the printer can then be restarted. Sheets of printed literature may be drawn from the paper collator, collected with any other sheets of printed literature associated with a prescription order, and mated with the prescription order for shipment.

公开(公告)号：US20180229872A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15952386

申请日：2018-04-13

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan W. Joplin ,  Robert E. Hoffman

IPC: B65B35/54 ,  G16H20/10 ,  B65B5/06 ,  G07F17/00 ,  B65B57/14 ,  B65B35/24 ,  G06Q10/08

CPC classification number: B65B35/54 ,  B65B5/067 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B57/14 ,  G06F19/3456 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/083 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G07F17/0092 ,  G16H20/10

Abstract: A system comprising a staging area and a packing area. The staging area may include a plurality of staging bins and a shuttle moveable along the plurality of staging bins. A staging bin of the plurality of staging bins may be configured to selectively retain a component of an order therein. Such staging bin may be configured to selectively release the component to the shuttle. The packing area may include a slide, a scanner, and a wrap seal conveyor. The shuttle may be configured to release the component onto the slide, and the scanner may be operable to scan and verify the component during placement of the component onto the wrap seal conveyor.

公开(公告)号：US12099960B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US18386804

申请日：2023-11-03

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Robert E. Hoffman

IPC: G06Q10/0832 ,  A61J1/16 ,  G16H20/13

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0832 ,  A61J1/165 ,  G16H20/13

Abstract: A temperature-controlled medication packaging system includes a storage with a temperature-controlled interior containing at least one medication. The packaging system further includes at least one shipping container and at least one coolant that is sized to fit within the at least one shipping container. A first robot is adapted to retrieve the at least one medication from the storage and transport the at least one medication to a second robot. The second robot is adapted to receive the at least one medication from the first robot and to bring the at least one medication and the at least one shipping container and the at least one coolant together for packaging.