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US 2014/0196411 A1Published application
Robotic filling systems and methods
AssigneeVanrx Pharmasystems Inc.
InventorsChristopher Procyshyn, Ross M. Gold
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed, which permit filling containers with a product. A filling arm is disposed within a chamber and an optical sensor is configured to sense openings of the containers within the chamber. Locations of the sensed openings are used to guide the filling arm to fill the containers with a product.
Claims41
A method for transferring an item into a chamber configured to maintain an environmental condition, the method comprising
- providing the chamber, the chamber comprising at least one port and a holding arm, the holding arm disposed within the chamber;
- operating the holding arm to engage with the item;
- and
- operating the holding arm to transport the item through the at least one port into the chamber.
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A method for filling containers with a product within a chamber configured to maintain an environmental condition, the method comprising
- providing the chamber, the chamber comprising at least one port, a holding arm and a filling arm both disposed within the chamber and both operable by a user exterior to the chamber;
- operating the holding arm to transfer into the chamber a tray bearing the containers;
- guiding a filling portion of the filling arm to a location over an opening of at least one of the containers;
- dispensing the product into the at least one of the containers via the filling portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.