Hopper for a pharmaceutical counter
AssigneeExpress Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
InventorRobert E. Hoffman
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical counter for dispensing precise quantities of pharmaceuticals is disclosed. The pharmaceutical counter includes a holder defining a first interior sized to hold a first plurality of pharmaceuticals. A hopper defines a second interior sized to hold a second plurality of pharmaceuticals. The pharmaceutical counter also includes a counting mechanism that counts precise quantities of pharmaceuticals. The counting mechanism is arranged to receive pharmaceuticals of the first plurality of pharmaceuticals held by the holder and to receive pharmaceuticals of the second plurality of pharmaceuticals held by the hopper.
Claims20
A pharmaceutical counter for dispensing precise quantities of pharmaceuticals, the pharmaceutical counter comprising:
- a holder defining a first interior sized to hold a first plurality of pharmaceuticals;
- a hopper defining a second interior sized to hold a second plurality of pharmaceuticals;
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- a counting mechanism configured to count precise quantities of pharmaceuticals, the counting mechanism arranged to receive pharmaceuticals of the first plurality of pharmaceuticals held by the holder and to receive pharmaceuticals of the second plurality of pharmaceuticals held by the hopper.
A pharmaceutical counter for dispensing precise quantities of pharmaceuticals, the pharmaceutical counter comprising:
- a holder defining a first interior sized to hold a first plurality of pharmaceuticals;
- a hopper defining a second interior sized to hold a second plurality of pharmaceuticals;
- a counting mechanism configured to count precise quantities of pharmaceuticals;
- a first feed mechanism arranged to receive said pharmaceuticals of the first plurality of pharmaceuticals from the holder and deliver said pharmaceuticals of the first plurality of pharmaceuticals to the counting mechanism;
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- a second feed mechanism arranged to receive said pharmaceuticals of the second plurality of pharmaceuticals from the hopper and deliver said pharmaceuticals of the first plurality of pharmaceuticals to the counting mechanism.
A pharmaceutical counter for dispensing precise quantities of pharmaceuticals, the pharmaceutical counter comprising:
- a holder defining a first interior sized to hold pharmaceuticals;
- a hopper defining a second interior sized to hold pharmaceuticals;
- a counting mechanism configured to count precise quantities of pharmaceuticals;
- a first feed mechanism arranged to receive pharmaceuticals from the holder and deliver said received pharmaceuticals to the counting mechanism;
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- a second feed mechanism arranged to receive pharmaceuticals from the hopper and deliver said received pharmaceuticals to the holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.