Robotic dispensary system and methods
US11735304B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/40
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the inventive technology may relate to a robotic pill dispensing system, whether puck-based or puck-free, configured to avoid delay during the filling of orders and achieve high, perhaps even maximal, order fill rates and associated processing efficiency. Additional embodiments of the inventive technology may relate to, inter alia, a bottle placement site that is different from a bottle pick-up site, a device configured to apply lodged pill clearance forces to counted pill reserve containers; counted pill reserve containers that are large enough to contain pills required by substantially all orders to be handled by a robotic dispensary; a method of dynamically repositioning medication-dedicated pill counters to increase processing speed and a system configured to facilitate the same; a robotic dispensary configured to allow manual operation when a robot is off-line; and a robotic dispensary configured to cover open, filled vials during transport thereof to prevent pill spillage.
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