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US 2026/0060899 A1Published application
Medicine dispensing devices and methods for dispensing medicine
AssigneeVmi Holland B.V.
InventorPatrick van Voorn
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Abstract
A method of dispensing discrete tablets from a feeder unit comprises the steps of a) determining a last allowable dispensing moment for the tablets from the feeder unit; b) comparing the last allowable dispensing moment to a scheduled dispensing time; and c) sending a dispense signal only if the scheduled dispensing time is before the last allowable dispensing moment.
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A method of dispensing discrete tablets from a feeder unit, the method comprising the following steps:
- a) determining a last allowable dispensing moment for the tablets from the feeder unit;
- b) comparing the last allowable dispensing moment to a scheduled dispensing time;
- and
- c) sending a dispense signal only if the scheduled dispensing time is before the last allowable dispensing moment.
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A dispensing device for dispensing discrete tablets, the dispensing device comprising:
- a dispensing section defining an array of feeder positions for holding a plurality of feeder units, and
- a control unit for controlling the dispensing process, and configured to perform the following steps:
- a) determining a last allowable dispensing moment for the tablets from a first feeder unit;
- b) comparing the last allowable dispensing moment to a scheduled dispensing time for a particular run job;
- and
- c) sending a dispense signal to dispense the tablets from the first feeder unit only if the scheduled dispensing time is before the last allowable dispensing moment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.