Method, computer program product and apparatus for facilitating storage and/or retrieval of unit dose medications
AssigneeMcKesson Automation Inc.
InventorsDavid Monto, Ben Tylenda, Anandhi Sarangan, Mark Leng, Shawn Greyshock
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Abstract
A method for facilitating storage and/or retrieval of unit dose medications may include receiving an indication that a medication receptacle is positioned proximate to an alignment pin, determining a position of the alignment pin relative to an alignment guide disposed in the medication receptacle, and providing an output indicative of an alignment state of the medication receptacle based on the position determined. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus is also provided.
Claims24
A method comprising:
- receiving an indication that a medication receptacle is positioned proximate to an alignment pin;
- determining a position of the alignment pin relative to an alignment guide disposed at the medication receptacle;
- and
- providing an output indicative of an alignment state of the medication receptacle based on the position determined.
A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising:
- program code instructions for receiving an indication that a medication receptacle is positioned proximate to an alignment pin;
- program code instructions for determining a position of the alignment pin relative to an alignment guide disposed in the medication receptacle;
- and
- program code instructions for providing an output indicative of an alignment state of the medication receptacle based on the position determined.
An apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:
- receive an indication that a medication receptacle is positioned proximate to an alignment pin;
- determine a position of the alignment pin relative to an alignment guide disposed in the medication receptacle;
- and
- provide an output indicative of an alignment state of the medication receptacle based on the position determined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.