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US 11,145,156 B2Granted
Picking device and method for retrieving drug compositions from storage
AssigneeBecton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH
InventorsDirk Wingenter, Christoph Hellenbrand
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Abstract
A picking device for dispensing drug combinations arranged in storage vessels is provided. A storage device includes multiple storage locations for storage vessels, and an operating device is coupled to a controller. A stocking device moves storage vessels into the storage device, and an unloading device transfers drug combinations arranged in the storage vessels to a transport device.
Claims20
A picking device for dispensing drug combinations arranged in storage vessels, comprising:
- a storage device;
- a stocking device configured to move the storage vessels into the storage device;
- an operating device configured to remove the storage vessels from the stocking device;
- an identifying device for identifying the drug combinations;
- a delivery station;
- and
- a transport device configured to transfer drug combinations from the storage device to the delivery station, wherein one or more of the stocking device, the operating device, the identifying device, the delivery station and the transport device are coupled to a control device.
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A method for retrieving drugs in a picking device, the method comprising:
- identifying a drug combination to be retrieved;
- moving an operating device to a storage location assigned to the identified drug combination;
- gripping, by the operating device, a storage vessel containing the drug combination;
- transferring the storage vessel to an unloading device;
- emptying the drug combination from the storage vessel onto a transport device;
- transporting, by the transport device, the drug combination to a removal location of a delivery station;
- and
- clearing the removal location of the drug combination upon instructions from a control device coupled to the delivery station.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.