Automated pharmacy system for dispensing unit doses of pharmaceuticals and the like
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-083/04
G07F-011/58
G07F-017/00
출원번호
US-0281301
(2014-05-19)
등록번호
US-9399543
(2016-07-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Longley, Mark
Smith, Bradley Kenneth
Davis, Craig Steven
Daniels, Matthew P.
Abrams, Jr., George Raymond
Perisich, Mark I.
Schedel, Jeffrey J.
Ushery, Jr., Gerald Cooper
Floyd, Michael Richard
Curl, Jr., Weldon
Kirsch, Nanette
Ulm, Timothy
Gardiner, Daniel
출원인 / 주소
Parata Systems, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Myers Bigel & Sibley, P.A.
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A system for storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals includes: a housing with an internal cavity having a front wall with first and second windows; multiple storage locations positioned within the housing; and a carrier assembly positioned and movable within the housing. The carrier
A system for storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals includes: a housing with an internal cavity having a front wall with first and second windows; multiple storage locations positioned within the housing; and a carrier assembly positioned and movable within the housing. The carrier assembly is configured to receive a pharmaceutical dose package loaded into either the first or second window and convey the pharmaceutical dose package to one of the storage locations for storage therein, and is further configured to retrieve a pharmaceutical dose package from one of the storage locations and return the pharmaceutical dose package to the first or second window for dispensing therefrom.
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1. A method of storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals, comprising: (a) providing a system for storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals, the system comprising: a housing with an internal cavity having a front wall with first and second windows;multiple storage locati
1. A method of storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals, comprising: (a) providing a system for storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals, the system comprising: a housing with an internal cavity having a front wall with first and second windows;multiple storage locations positioned within the housing rearwardly of the front wall;a carrier assembly positioned and movable within the housing; anda plurality of bins, each of the bins having an open front end and a storage volume rearwardly of the front end and residing in one of the storage locations;(b) loading a pharmaceutical dose package into a first bin, the open end of the first bin extending partially forwardly of and captured by one of the first and second windows, the open end of the bin being generally parallel to the front wall of the housing;(c) using the carrier assembly, conveying the first bin with the pharmaceutical dose package from the first or second window to a first one of the storage locations;(d) using the carrier assembly, depositing the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package in the first storage location;(e) using the carrier assembly, retrieving the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package from the first storage location responsive to a user request;(f) using the carrier assembly, conveying the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package to the first or second window, such that the open end of the first bin extends partially in front of the first or second window, the open end of the bin being generally parallel to the front wall of the housing; and(g) removing the pharmaceutical dose package from the first bin as the open end of the first bin extends partially in front of the first or second window. 2. The method defined in claim 1, wherein the second window is of a different size than the first window. 3. The method defined in claim 2, wherein the multiple storage locations comprise first and second sets of storage locations, the first set of storage locations being configured to store a bin of a different size than the second set of storage locations. 4. The method defined in claim 3, wherein the plurality of bins is divided into first and second sets of bins, wherein the first set of bins is sized and configured to reside in one of the first set of storage locations and be conveyed by the carrier assembly between the first storage location and the first window, and wherein the second set of bins is sized and configured to reside in one of the second set of storage locations and be conveyed by the carrier assembly between the second storage location and the second window. 5. The method defined in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of bins includes a rim that is captured by the first or second window in steps (b) and (g). 6. The method defined in claim 1, wherein the carrier includes a bar code scanner, and further comprising the step of scanning a bar code on the pharmaceutical dose package during one of steps (c) and (f). 7. The method defined in claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical close package extends through the open front end of the bin during steps (c)-(f). 8. A method of storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals, comprising: (a) providing a system for storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals, the system comprising: a housing with an internal cavity having a front wall with a first window;multiple storage locations positioned within the housing rearwardly of the front wall;a carrier assembly positioned and movable within the housing; anda plurality of bins, each of the bins having an open front end and a storage volume rearwardly of the front end and residing in one of the storage locations;(b) loading a pharmaceutical dose package into a first bin, the open end of the first bin extending partially forwardly of and captured by the first window, the open end of the bin being generally parallel to the front wall of the housing;(c) using the carrier assembly, conveying the first bin with the pharmaceutical dose package from the first window to a first one of the storage locations;(d) using the carrier assembly, depositing the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package in the first storage location;(e) using the carrier assembly, retrieving the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package from the first storage location responsive to a user request;(f) using the carrier assembly, conveying the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package to the first window, such that the open end of the first bin extends partially in front of the first window, the open end of the bin being generally parallel to the front wall of the housing; and(g) removing the pharmaceutical dose package from the first bin as the open end of the first bin extends partially in front of the first window. 9. The method defined in claim 8, wherein the multiple storage locations comprise first and second sets of storage locations, the first set of storage locations being configured to store a package of a different size than the second set of storage locations. 10. The method defined in claim 9, further comprising a plurality of bins divided into first and second sets of bins, wherein the first set of bins is sized and configured to reside in one of the first set of storage locations and be conveyed by the carrier assembly between the first storage location and the first window, and wherein the second set of bins is sized and configured to reside in one of the second set of storage locations and be conveyed by the carrier assembly between the second storage location and a second window. 11. The method defined in claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of bins includes a rim that is captured by the first window in steps (b) and (g). 12. The method defined in claim 8, wherein the carrier includes a bar code scanner, and further comprising the step of scanning a bar code on the pharmaceutical dose package during one of steps (c) and (f). 13. A method of storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals, comprising: (a) providing a system for storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals, the system comprising: a housing with an internal cavity having a front wall with a first window;multiple storage locations positioned within the housing rearwardly of the front wall;a carrier assembly positioned and movable within the housing; anda plurality of bins, each of the bins having an open front end and a storage volume rearwardly of the front wall and residing in one of the storage locations;(b) loading a pharmaceutical dose package into a first bin, the open end of the first extending partially forwardly of and captured by the first window, the open end of the bin being generally parallel to the front wall of the housing;(c) using the carrier assembly, conveying the first bin with the pharmaceutical dose package from the first window to a first one of the storage locations;(d) scanning a bar code on the pharmaceutical dose package with a bar code scanner located on the carrier assembly;(e) using the carrier assembly, depositing the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package in the first storage location;(f) using the carrier assembly, retrieving the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package from the first storage location responsive to a user request;(g) using the carrier assembly, conveying the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package to the first window, such that the open end of the first bin extends partially in front of the first window, the open end of the bin being generally parallel to the front wall of the housing; and(h) removing the pharmaceutical dose package from the first bin as the open end of the first bin extends partially in front of the first window. 14. The method defined in claim 13, wherein step (d) occurs during at least one of steps (c) and (g). 15. The method defined in claim 14, wherein step (d) occurs during step (c), and further comprising scanning the bar code on the pharmaceutical dose package a second time during step (g). 16. The method defined in claim 13, wherein the multiple storage locations comprise first and second sets of storage locations, the first set of storage locations being configured to store a package of a different size than the second set of storage locations. 17. The method defined in claim 16, further comprising a plurality of bins divided into first and second sets of bins, wherein the first set of bins is sized and configured to reside in one of the first set of storage locations and be conveyed by the carrier assembly between the first storage location and the first window, and wherein the second set of bins is sized and configured to reside in one of the second set of storage locations and be conveyed by the carrier assembly between the second storage location and a second window. 18. A method of storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals, comprising: (a) providing a system for storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals, the system comprising: a housing with an internal cavity having a front wall with a first window;multiple storage locations positioned within the housing;a carrier assembly positioned and movable within the housing; anda plurality of bins, each of the bins having an open front end and residing in one of the storage locations;(b) loading a pharmaceutical dose package into a first bin extending partially forwardly of and captured by the first window;(c) using the carrier assembly, conveying the first bin with the pharmaceutical dose package from the first window to a first one of the storage locations;(d) using the carrier assembly, depositing the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package in the first storage location;(e) using the carrier assembly, retrieving the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package from the first storage location responsive to a user request;(f) using the carrier assembly, conveying the first bin and the pharmaceutical dose package to the first window, such that the first bin extends partially in front of the first window; and(g) removing the pharmaceutical dose package from the first bin as it extends partially in front of the first window;wherein the pharmaceutical dose package extends through the open front end of the bin during steps (c)-(f).
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