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US 2013/0092702 A1Published application
Pharmaceutical storage and retrieval system
AssigneeRxsafe LLC
InventorWilliam K. Holmes
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Abstract
A storage and retrieval system includes a casing having an interior storage area and a staging area, a plurality of containers positioned in the interior storage area, and a gantry assembly positioned within the casing. The gantry assembly is operable to move each of the plurality of containers between the interior storage area and the staging area. The staging area simultaneously receives and supports more than one container to allow access to the more than one container.
Claims25
A storage and retrieval system comprising:
- a casing including an interior storage area and a staging area;
- a plurality of containers positioned in the interior storage area;
- and
- a gantry assembly positioned within the casing, the gantry assembly operable to move each of the plurality of containers between the interior storage area and the staging area;
- wherein the staging area simultaneously receives and supports more than one container to allow access to the more than one container.
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A storage and retrieval system comprising:
- a casing including an interior storage area and a staging area;
- a plurality of containers positioned in the interior storage area, each container including a lock mechanism;
- a gantry assembly positioned within the casing, the gantry assembly operable to move each of the plurality of containers between the interior storage area and the staging area;
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- an actuator mounted to the casing adjacent the staging area, the actuator operable to unlock the lock mechanism of each container when the container is positioned in the staging area.
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A storage and retrieval system comprising:
- a casing including an interior storage area and a staging area;
- a plurality of containers positioned in the interior storage area;
- and
- a gantry assembly positioned within the casing, the gantry assembly operable to move each of the plurality of containers between the interior storage area and the staging area;
- wherein the plurality of containers is accessible to a user when positioned in the staging area, and wherein a portion of each container is engaged by the casing to inhibit removal of the container from the casing through the staging area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.