Device and method for singling out products

A device for singling out products that are grouped in blister packs or similar multiple packages, comprising:

• a support structure for at least one multiple package to be singled out, comprising a bearing surface defining a reference plane;
• a holding device selectively activatable in order to hold the at least one multiple package against the bearing surface, the holding device comprising a movement device having a general capacity for displacing the at least one multiple package in a plane parallel to the reference plane and relative to the bearing surface;
• a cutting head comprising a cutting unit for cutting the at least one multiple package;
• and
• a control operatively connected to the cutting head and to the holding device in order to control relative movement between the cutting unit and the at least one multiple package in accordance with a cutting scheme depending on a configuration of the at least one multiple package;
• wherein the holding device is moved by the control and, in use, moves the at least one multiple package in the reference plane and about an axis perpendicular to the reference plane.