Error reduction in blister packaging apparatus
US9493255B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/10
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for reducing human error in loading prescribed medications automatically into blisters (18) of a blister sheet. The operator is provided with a manually-operated controller (15) with which the amount and nature of a particular medication dose can be selected. The operator uses the controller (15) to select the required dosage from a chosen container (13). Each container (13) has a first bar code (14) identifying the nature of the doses it contains. A second bar code is pre-printed on a header sheet (4) which is destined to be attached to the blister sheet after its blisters have been loaded. The second bar code contains information identifying the patient and the contents of the various blisters. A comparator (12) responds to a lack of coincidence between the first and second barcode, by flashing the screen to indicate to the operator that an error has been made.
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