Devices for capping vials useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions
AssigneeParata Systems, LLC
InventorsWeldon Curl, Jr., Joe Cross
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Abstract
An apparatus for securing a cap on a cylindrical container includes: a stage including a receiving region for separately receiving a cap and a container; and an elevator movable upwardly away from the stage and downwardly toward the stage. The elevator includes: a carrier disposed over the stage; a capturing member on the carrier and configured to capture the cap; and at least one extendable member extending from the carrier, the at least one extendable member movable from a home position with the extendable member above a center of the cap and an engagement position with the extendable member engaging the center of the cap and urging the center of the cap downwardly relative to an outer sidewall of the cap.
Claims20
A system for dispensing solid pharmaceutical items, the system comprising:
- a frame;
- a capping station attached to the frame and comprising:
- a stage including a receiving region for separately receiving a cap and a container;
- and
- an elevator movable upwardly away from the stage and downwardly toward the stage, the elevator comprising:
- a carrier disposed over the stage;
- a capturing member on the carrier and configured to capture the cap;
- and
- at least one extendable member extending from the carrier, the at least one extendable member moveable from a home position with the at least one extendable member above a center of the cap to an engagement position with the at least one extendable member engaging the center of the cap and moving the center of the cap downwardly relative to an outer sidewall of the cap.
A system for dispensing solid pharmaceutical items, the system comprising:
- a frame;
- a dispensing station attached to the frame;
- a capping station attached to the frame and comprising:
- a stage including a receiving region for separately receiving a cap and a container;
- and
- an elevator movable upwardly away from the stage and downwardly toward the stage, the elevator comprising:
- a carrier disposed over the stage;
- a capturing member on the carrier and configured to capture the cap;
- and
- at least one extendable member extending from the carrier, the at least one extendable member moveable from a home position with the at least one extendable member above a center of the cap to an engagement position with the at least one extendable member engaging the center of the cap and moving the center of the cap downwardly relative to an outer sidewall of the cap;
- a second carrier that is positioned and configured to transport the container from the dispensing station to the capping station.
A system for dispensing solid pharmaceutical items, the system comprising:
- a frame;
- a labeling station attached to the frame;
- a capping station attached to the frame and comprising:
- a stage including a receiving region for separately receiving a cap and a container;
- and
- an elevator movable upwardly away from the stage and downwardly toward the stage, the elevator comprising:
- a carrier disposed over the stage;
- a capturing member on the carrier and configured to capture the cap;
- and
- at least one extendable member extending from the carrier, the at least one extendable member moveable from a home position with the at least one extendable member above a center of the cap to an engagement position with the at least one extendable member engaging the center of the cap and moving the center of the cap downwardly relative to an outer sidewall of the cap;
- a second carrier that is positioned and configured to transport the container from the labeling station to the capping station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.