Device for offloading capped vials useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions
US11024407B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/10
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An offloading unit for an automated pharmaceutical machine that dispenses filled, capped pharmaceutical vials includes at least one offload location; at least one tote to receive the vials at each offload location, the tote assigned for distribution to a remote pharmacy location; at least one sensor to detect the presence or absence of the tote; and at least one sensor to detect a fill level of the vials in the tote.
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