WO1999029467A3 - Pill dispensing system - Google Patents

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WO1999029467A3
WO1999029467A3 PCT/US1998/025941 US9825941W WO9929467A3 WO 1999029467 A3 WO1999029467 A3 WO 1999029467A3 US 9825941 W US9825941 W US 9825941W WO 9929467 A3 WO9929467 A3 WO 9929467A3
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pill
bottles
place
robot
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Jeffrey P Williams
Galina Potepalou
Allan Dolores
Michael Bergeron
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Mckesson Automated Prescriptio
Jeffrey P Williams
Galina Potepalou
Allan Dolores
Michael Bergeron
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Priority claimed from US08/986,247 external-priority patent/US6006946A/en
Application filed by Mckesson Automated Prescriptio, Jeffrey P Williams, Galina Potepalou, Allan Dolores, Michael Bergeron filed Critical Mckesson Automated Prescriptio
Priority to EP98961966A priority Critical patent/EP0971809A4/en
Priority to AU17149/99A priority patent/AU1714999A/en
Priority to JP53155699A priority patent/JP2002514152A/en
Priority to CA002280149A priority patent/CA2280149A1/en
Publication of WO1999029467A2 publication Critical patent/WO1999029467A2/en
Publication of WO1999029467A3 publication Critical patent/WO1999029467A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/62—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are stored in compartments in fixed receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B5/00—Packaging individual articles in containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans, jars
    • B65B5/10—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles
    • B65B5/101—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity
    • B65B5/103—Filling containers or receptacles progressively or in stages by introducing successive articles, or layers of articles by gravity for packaging pills or tablets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G1/00—Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
    • B65G1/02—Storage devices
    • B65G1/04—Storage devices mechanical
    • B65G1/045—Storage devices mechanical in a circular arrangement, e.g. towers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/0092—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for assembling and dispensing of pharmaceutical articles

Abstract

A pill dispensing system (10) includes a shelving unit (12) in array form that holds a number of bulk containers (20), each holding a bulk amount of a pill to be dispersed. A computer controlled robot (24) removes a selected bulk container (20) and places it on a counter that also dispenses pills. The robot (24) has an arm with a free end portion that can grip a bulk container or a single pill bottle to be filled. The robot (24) is computer controlled to retrieve an empty pill bottle, place it on a label printing and applying unit (54), then place it next to the counter/dispenser (60) to receive the selected number of selected prescription pills, then place the filled, labeled bottle on a conveyor (60). In an alternate embodiment, pill bottles are dispensed from a dispenser that holds bottles on inclined plates and feeds them to a vertical dispensing channel. Gates prevent the flow of bottles from an inclined position until the plate above has been emptied.
PCT/US1998/025941 1997-12-05 1998-12-07 Pill dispensing system WO1999029467A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP98961966A EP0971809A4 (en) 1997-12-05 1998-12-07 Pill dispensing system
AU17149/99A AU1714999A (en) 1997-12-05 1998-12-07 Pill dispensing system
JP53155699A JP2002514152A (en) 1997-12-05 1998-12-07 Granule loading system
CA002280149A CA2280149A1 (en) 1997-12-05 1998-12-07 Pill dispensing system

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US08/986,247 US6006946A (en) 1997-12-05 1997-12-05 Pill dispensing system
US08/986,247 1997-12-05
US08/986,665 1997-12-08
US08/986,665 US6036812A (en) 1997-12-05 1997-12-08 Pill dispensing system
US09/ 2001-12-12

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