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US 2017/0304153 A1Published application
Apparatus and Method for Dispensing Pharmaceuticals and Other Medications
OwnerJohn R. Williamson, David R. Williamsoninventors
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Abstract
A medication dispensing apparatus includes a housing for at storing at least one medication in bulk, a dispenser and a verification sensor. The at least one medication including a plurality of doses of the at least one medication. The dispenser separates a single dose from the at least one medication in bulk. The dispenser moves the single dose of the at least one medication from a position within the housing to a position outside the housing. The verification sensor verifies that the at least one medication is a correct medication.
Claims20
A medication dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a housing for at housing at least one medication in bulk, the at least one medication including a plurality of doses of the at least one medication;
- a dispenser for separating a single dose from the at least one medication in bulk, the dispenser moving the single dose of the at least one medication from a position within the housing to a position outside the housing;
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- a verification sensor for verifying the at least one medication is a correct medication.
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A medication dispensing method comprising:
- housing at least one medication in bulk, the at least one medication in bulk including a plurality of doses of the at least one medication;
- separating a single dose from the at least one medication in bulk,
- moving the single dose of the at least one medication from a storage position within the housing to a dispensing position outside the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.