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Dispensing canisters for packaging oral solid pharmaceuticals via robotic technology according to patient prescription data

  • US 10,179,664 B2
  • Filed: 11/05/2014
  • Issued: 01/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dispensing container for robotic pick-and-place packaging of solid oral pharmaceuticals comprising:

  • a continuous interior bottom surface forming a base of a solid pharmaceutical reservoir portion and a pick-and-place staging area, wherein;

    the solid pharmaceutical reservoir portion has a volume that is sufficient to hold a plurality of solid pharmaceuticals; and

    the pick-and-place staging area is adjacent the reservoir portion and provides a flat surface; and

    a hinged lid comprising a fixed portion which covers the reservoir portion and a movable portion which covers the staging area when the hinged lid is in a closed position, the movable portion comprising a barrier that extends downward from the hinged lid and separates the reservoir portion from the staging area when the hinged lid is in the closed position to prevent transfer of solid pharmaceuticals from the reservoir portion to the staging area, wherein;

    when the hinged lid is in an open position the movable portion moves to;

    expose the staging area while the reservoir portion remains covered by the fixed portion; and

    move the barrier such that the reservoir portion and the staging area form a single volume; and

    the dispensing container is configured to be tilted while the hinged lid is in an open position, thereby allowing solid pharmaceuticals to be transferred from the reservoir portion to the staging area.

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