Canister for pharmaceutical dispensing machine and diverter kit for same
AssigneeParata Systems, LLC
InventorsMichael W. Jehn, Brian Bishop
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Abstract
A canister for an automated pharmacy packaging machine includes: a base; a rotary member positioned in the base; a sleeve mounted to the base having a cavity; a diverter mounted to the sleeve and extending into the cavity, the diverter having a leading edge; and a cover mounted to the sleeve. The diverter is oriented at an oblique angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the sleeve.
Claims17
A canister for an automated pharmacy packaging machine, comprising:
- a base;
- a rotary member positioned in the base;
- a sleeve mounted to the base having a cavity;
- a diverter mounted to the sleeve and extending into the cavity, the diverter having a leading edge;
- a cover mounted to the sleeve;
- wherein the diverter is oriented at an oblique angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the sleeve.
A kit for expanding the capacity of a canister for an automated pharmaceutical packaging machine, the kit comprising:
- a hollow sleeve having a plurality of side walls, wherein a slot is present in at least one of the side walls;
- a plurality of diverters, each of the diverters being configured to mount to the sleeve via the slot such that a leading edge of the diverter is located within the sleeve.
An automated pharmaceutical packaging machine, comprising:
- a framework;
- a plurality of drawers mounted onto the framework via drawer slides, the drawers arranged in an array of rows and columns;
- each of the drawers including a plurality of canisters configured to dispense pharmaceuticals into a chute within the drawer;
- wherein drawers positioned in the same column have aligned chutes that form a path to a collection area for packaging;
- wherein at least some of the drawers have a first height, and some of the other drawers have a second height that is substantially two times the first height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.