Method and system for determining an order of fill for a plurality of pills in a multi-dose medicament container
US8627639B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B5/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method in a computer system of distributing pills into containers for use by a patient includes obtaining from a memory a fill pattern including a mapping of each of a first plurality of pills to one of a first plurality of containers such that at least two of the first plurality of pills are mapped to the same one of the first plurality of containers, obtaining from the memory an attribute of each of the first plurality of pills such that at least two of the first plurality of pills differ in at least the obtained attribute, and automatically sorting the first plurality of pills according to the attribute of each of the plurality of pills according to a predefined order to generate an ordered list corresponding to an order of depositing the first plurality of pills into the first plurality of containers.
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