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US 12,649,594 B2Granted
Cleaner assembly for an automated dispensing device
AssigneeExpress Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
InventorCraig F. Mortimer
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Abstract
The cleaner assembly is configured for cleaning an automated dispensing device is described herein. The cleaner assembly includes a pallet; a plurality of side walls enclosing an inner chamber; a blower configured to propel contaminants into said inner chamber; and at least one roller operably supported by and projecting above at least one of said side walls, said at least one roller being configured to scrape contaminants off of a base plate of the automated dispensing device and towards said blower.
Claims12
A method of cleaning an automated pharmaceutical dispensing device, comprising the steps of:
- transporting a cleaner assembly via a conveyor assembly, wherein the cleaner assembly includes at least one roller and a blower, wherein the conveyor assembly transports the cleaner assembly to a position beneath an outlet of the automated pharmaceutical dispending device, wherein said outlet is configured to dispense pharmaceuticals, and wherein the conveyor assembly is also configured to carry medication containers such that the pharmaceutical dispensing device can be used to selectively dispense pharmaceuticals into the medication containers;
- bringing the at least one roller into contact with a portion of the automated pharmaceutical dispensing device;
- with the at least one roller, scraping contaminants off of the portion of the automated dispensing device in a direction towards the blower;
- and
- propelling the scraped off contaminants into a chamber of the cleaner assembly with the blower.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.