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US 9,957,113 B1Granted
Automated vial feed system and method for automated prescription fulfillment
AssigneeHumana Inc.
InventorToan Trinh
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Abstract
An automated vial feed system for an automated prescription filling system. The system has a plurality of sensors located above a vial distribution table for controlling the pace of vial delivery to the table. The sensors determine the load of vials on the table and a control system uses the information as feedback to the vial delivery system.
Claims7
An automated vial feed system for an automated prescription fulfillment system, comprising:
- a vial distribution table comprised of an inbound lane and an outbound lane, a first conveyor lane for moving vials around the vial distribution table, the first conveyor lane comprised of an inside portion, middle portion and outside portion, wherein the system is configured to accept vial delivery from the inbound lane;
- a first sensor positioned over or under the middle portion of the first conveyor lane for detecting the presence of vials moving on the middle portion of the first conveyor lane;
- a first control processing system, the control processing system programmed with instructions executing on the processing system for:
- 1) receiving input from the first sensor;
- 2) generating a control signal to slow down the pace of vial delivery when vials are detected by the first sensor.
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