Pharmaceutical counting and packaging device
AssigneeRxsafe LLC
InventorWilliam K. Holmes
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Abstract
One embodiment provides a pharmaceutical counting device (160, 800) including a base portion (810) and a counting tray (830) provided on the base portion (810). The counting tray (830) is tilted about a first axis to empty medications into a first package and tiled above a second axis to empty medications into a second package. The pharmaceutical counting device (160, 800) also includes a camera system (950) to capture images of the counting tray (830), the packages, and a label on the packages. The pharmaceutical counting device (160, 800) verifies whether a correct number and type of medications are received on the counting tray (830).
Claims12
A pharmaceutical counting device comprising:
- a base portion;
- and
- a counting tray provided on the base portion and configured to receive medications for counting by a camera system, wherein the counting tray is tiltable about a first axis with respect to the base portion to empty the counted medications in the counting tray to a first package, and wherein the counting tray is tiltable about a second axis with respect to the base portion to empty the counted medications in the counting tray to a second package, wherein the second package is of a different kind than the first package.
A pharmaceutical counting device comprising:
- a base portion;
- and
- a counting tray provided on the base portion and configured to receive medications for counting by a camera system, wherein the counting tray is tiltable about a first axis with respect to the base portion to empty the counted medications in the counting tray to a first package, and wherein the counting tray is tiltable about a second axis with respect to the base portion to empty the counted medications in the counting tray to a second package, wherein the second package is of a different kind than the first package;
- and
- a tray tilter provided on the base portion and configured to support the counting tray, wherein the tray tilter includes back guides provided on the tray tilter along a back opening of the counting tray, wherein the back guides include hinge extensions extending laterally outward from the back guides, wherein the back guides define the second axis, and wherein the back guides and the hinge extensions rotate about the second axis such that medications on the counting tray are emptied into the second package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.