Medication filling assembly
AssigneeExpress Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
InventorCraig F. Mortimer
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a medication dispensing assembly includes a housing containing a plurality of electronically activated guidance devices which are configured to guide medications from at least one medication dispenser into a plurality of containers. The housing includes a panel which closes off at least a portion of one side of the housing. The panel has a plurality of wire openings that are spaced apart from one another. A plurality of wires extend through a portion of an interior of the housing and extend through the wire openings of the panel from the interior of the housing to outside of the housing. The wires are electronically connected with electronically activated guidance devices. At least one of the wire openings includes a slot which extends to an edge of the panel.
Claims19
A medication dispensing assembly, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior containing a plurality of electronically activated guidance devices which are configured to guide medications from at least one medication dispenser into at least one respective container;
- said housing including a panel which closes off at least a portion of one side of said housing, and said panel having a plurality of wire openings that are spaced apart from one another;
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- a plurality of wires extending through a portion of the interior of said housing and extending through said plurality of wire openings of said panel from said interior of said housing to outside of said housing and said wires being electrically connected with said plurality of electronically activated guidance devices, wherein at least one of said plurality of wire openings includes a slot which extends to an edge of said panel.
A medication dispensing assembly, comprising:
- a filling cabinet having a plurality of cells which contain medications, said plurality of cells including at least one medication dispenser;
- a prefill assembly located adjacent said filling cabinet and being configured to guide the medications from said at least one medication dispenser to a plurality of containers;
- a container management system located below said prefill assembly and configured to position the plurality of containers such that the medications from said prefill assembly can fall under the influence of gravity through said prefill assembly into the plurality of containers;
- said prefill assembly including a plurality of doors, at least one of said plurality of doors including a plurality of electronic components for controlling movement of the medications from said filling cabinet to said container management system;
- the at least one of said plurality of doors including a panel which covers at least one side of the at least one of said plurality of doors;
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- said panel including at least one wire opening through which at least one wire extends from inside of the at least one of said plurality of doors to outside of the at least one of said plurality of doors to connect with at least one of said plurality of electronic components outside of the at least one of said plurality of doors, wherein the at least one wire opening includes a slot which extends to an edge of said panel.
A medication dispensing assembly, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior containing a plurality of electronically activated guidance devices which are configured to guide medications from at least one medication dispenser into at least one respective container;
- said housing including a panel which closes off at least a portion of one side of said housing, said panel including at least one cutout for allowing access to one or more devices within said housing, said panel having a plurality of wire openings that are spaced apart from one another, and at least one of said wire openings having a keyhole shape with a circular portion and a slot which extends to an edge of said panel;
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- a plurality of wires extending through the portion of the interior of said housing and extending through said plurality of wire openings of said panel from said interior of said housing to outside of said housing and said plurality of wires being electrically connected with said plurality of electronically activated guidance devices.
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