Medication packaging apparatus
US5819500A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B9/06
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medication packaging apparatus for packaging solid medications specified by prescriptions at a hospital, pharmacy, etc. The medication packaging apparatus is equipped with: a plurality of tablet cases which hold solid medications separately by type; a turntable which is located under the tablet cases and which turns to receive and gather the medications at the outer periphery thereof by the centrifugal force thereof; a guide which is formed around the turntable and which has a dispensing port; and a heat sealing mechanism for forming a roll of thermally weldable packaging paper into small bags in succession. The mechanism for collecting the medications which have been released from the tablet cases can be made thinner and therefore, the entire medication packaging apparatus can be made smaller.
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