Medicine supply apparatus
US6405893B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/0092
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is disclosed a medicine supply apparatus which can improve the efficiency of a dispensing operation. The medicine supply apparatus comprises a plurality of tablet cases 3 stored in a main body case storage part, each tablet case including a container 51 for containing medicines, and a discharge drum 53 for discharging the medicines one by one from the container 51, and the container 51 is provided with a residual amount sensor 58 for detecting that the residual amount of medicines in the container 51 is lowered to indicate a predetermined value.
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