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US 12,329,951 B2Granted
Cartridge loading system for syringe caps
AssigneeOmnicell, Inc.
InventorsRyan Kaintz, Peter Hoffman
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Abstract
A cartridge and loading system for loading tamper-evident syringe caps into a robotic pharmaceutical compounding device. The compounding device has a syringe finishing station, and can transfer tamper-evident caps from the cartridge to the syringe finishing station. The cartridge has a floor disposed at an angle to horizontal. The device may include a vibratory element for vibrating the cartridge, so that tamper-evident caps are fed to an outlet of the cartridge by gravity.
Claims18
A method of loading tamper-evident syringe caps into a robotic compounding device, the method comprising:
- providing a cartridge having a storage volume for containing the tamper-evident syringe caps, wherein the cartridge comprises:
- a flat floor;
- opposing side walls rising from the floor, the floor and side walls defining the storage volume, and the side walls including curved sections that approach each other such that the storage volume narrows toward an outlet of the cartridge;
- an end wall opposite the outlet of the cartridge;
- a cover that snaps onto the side walls to enclose the storage volume;
- and
- a spring-loaded door that by default closes off the outlet of the cartridge;
- placing a supply of tamper-evident syringe caps into the cartridge;
- and
- inserting the cartridge into the robotic compounding device.
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