Bottle or container transfer system for automated prescription filling

A bottle or container transfer system, comprising:

• a plurality of storage locations, the plurality of storage locations storing one or more bottles corresponding to a patient specific prescription order, said plurality of storage locations including a stoppage mechanism having a first position and a second position;
• a first transport mechanism obtaining the one or more bottles and transferring said one or more bottles to one or more of the plurality of storage locations, wherein said one or more bottles held by the one or more of the plurality of storage locations when the stoppage mechanism is in the second position;
• a second transport mechanism responsively connected to transfer the stoppage mechanism from the second position to the first position;
• input system to input the patient specific order in a computer system, said patient specific order comprising one or more bottles, a package and patient specific literature corresponding to the patient specific order;
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• said computer system coupled to the first and second transport mechanisms for identifying one or more storage locations, wherein the computer system instructs the first transport mechanism to transfer the one or more bottles corresponding to a patient specific order to one or more of the plurality of storage locations, wherein the computer system further instructs the second transport mechanism to transfer the stoppage mechanism of the one or more of the plurality of storage locations from the second position to the first position when the one or more bottles corresponding to the patient specific order has been transferred to the one or more of the plurality of storage locations and are ready for dispensing with other components of the patient specific order, including at least one of another bottle, the package and the patient specific literature corresponding to the patient specific order.

A bottle or container transfer system, comprising:

• a plurality of storage locations means for storing one or more bottles corresponding to a patient specific prescription order and each of the plurality of storage locations means includes a stoppage mechanism having a first position and a second position;
• a first transport mechanism obtaining the one or more bottles and transferring said one or more bottles to one or more of the plurality of storage locations means, wherein the one or more bottles held by the one or more of the plurality of storage locations means when the stoppage mechanism is in the second position;
• a second transport mechanism responsively connectable to the stoppage mechanism to transfer the stoppage mechanism from the second position to the first position;
• input system to input the patient specific order in a computer system means, said patient specific order comprising one or more bottles, a package and patient specific literature corresponding to the patient specific order;
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• computer system means coupled to the first and second transport mechanisms and for identifying a storage location, wherein the computer system means instructs the first transport mechanism to transfer the one or more bottles corresponding to the patient specific order to the one or more of the plurality of storage location means, wherein the computer system means instruct the second transport mechanism to transfer the stoppage mechanism of the storage location means from the second position to the first position when the one or more bottles corresponding to the patient specific order have been transferred to the one or more of the plurality storage location means and are ready for dispensing with other components of the patient specific order including at least one of another bottle, the package and the patient specific literature corresponding to the patient specific order.

A bottle or container transfer system, comprising:

• storage locations means for storing one or more bottles corresponding to a patient specific prescription order and each of the plurality of storage locations means includes a stoppage mechanism having a first position and a second position;
• first transport means for obtaining the one or more bottles and transferring said one or more bottles to one or more of the plurality of storage locations means, wherein the one or more bottles held by the one or more of the plurality of storage locations means when the stoppage mechanism is in the second position;
• second transport means for transferring the stoppage mechanism from the second position to the first position;
• input means for inputting the patient specific order, said patient specific order comprising one or more bottles, a package and patient specific literature corresponding to the patient specific order;
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• computer system means for identifying a storage location, wherein the computer system means instructs the first transport mechanism to transfer the one or more bottles corresponding to the patient specific order to the one or more of the plurality of storage location means, wherein the computer system means instruct the second transport mechanism to transfer the stoppage mechanism of the storage location means from the second position to the first position when the one or more bottles corresponding to the patient specific order have been transferred to the one or more of the plurality storage location means and are ready for dispensing with other components of the patient specific order including at least one of another bottle, the package and the patient specific literature corresponding to the patient specific order.