Medication documentation preparation system and apparatus
AssigneeInnovation Associates, Inc.
InventorsDavid Royce, Ryan Van Tassel, Nicholas Twining, Conner Sweeney, Eric Shelley
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Abstract
A medication documentation preparation system is disclosed. Medication documentation is printed and deposited into a tray where the medication documentation is verified by one or more scanners. If the medication documentation has been correctly printed, the medication documentation is folded and transported by a gantry assembly to be packaged. If the medication documentation has not been printed correctly, it is rejected and the process begins again.
Claims20
A medication documentation preparation apparatus for a medication bagger system, the medication documentation preparation apparatus comprising:
- a tray configured to receive medication documentation;
- at least two rollers positioned next to each other to define a slit therebetween;
- a gantry assembly configured to move between two positions, the gantry assembly including:
- a first arm,
- a second arm connected to the first arm,
- a pusher connected to an end of the second arm, the pusher having a width that is less than the slit formed between the at least two rollers, and
- a first gantry gripper and a second gantry gripper that are each configured to engage the medication documentation;
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- a processor communicatively coupled to at least one motor for controlling a positioning of the gantry assembly, movement of the first arm, movement of the second arm, and at least one actuator for controlling engagement of the first gantry gripper and the second gantry gripper, the processor configured to:
- (a) cause the at least one motor to move the gantry assembly to a position that is aligned with the tray,
- (b) cause the at least one motor to move the first arm causing the pusher to push the medication documentation into the slit between the at least two rollers to fold the medication documentation,
- (c) cause the at least one actuator to engage the first and second gantry grippers with the folded medication documentation,
- (d) cause the at least one motor to move the first arm away from the at least two rollers,
- (e) cause the at least one motor to move the gantry assembly to a position that is aligned with a receptacle,
- (f) cause the at least one motor to move the first arm to a dispense area, and
- (g) cause the at least one motor to move the second arm to the dispense area, causing the medication documentation to be dispensed into the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.