Picking device and method for retrieving drug compositions from storage
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1. A picking device for dispensing drug combinations arranged in storage vessels, comprising:
- at least one storage device comprising having a plurality of storage locations for storage vessels;
an operating device configured to be moved horizontally and vertically in front of a row of shelves, the operating device coupled to a control device;
at least one stocking device configured to move storage vessels for drug combinations into the storage device, wherein the operating device is configured to remove the storage vessels therefrom;
at least one first identifying device for identifying the drug combinations;
an unloading device;
at least one delivery station coupled to the control device, the delivery station comprising a removal location and a user interface; and
a transport device, coupled to the control device, configured to transfer drug combinations from the unloading device, wherein the transport device connects the storage device to each of the at least one delivery stations, and wherein any of the drug combinations is deliverable to any of the at least one delivery stations.
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Abstract
A picking device for dispensing drug combinations arranged in storage vessels is provided. A storage device includes multiple storage locations for storage vessels, and an operating device is coupled to a controller. A stocking device moves storage vessels into the storage device, and an unloading device transfers drug combinations arranged in the storage vessels to a transport device.
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1. A picking device for dispensing drug combinations arranged in storage vessels, comprising:
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at least one storage device comprising having a plurality of storage locations for storage vessels; an operating device configured to be moved horizontally and vertically in front of a row of shelves, the operating device coupled to a control device; at least one stocking device configured to move storage vessels for drug combinations into the storage device, wherein the operating device is configured to remove the storage vessels therefrom; at least one first identifying device for identifying the drug combinations; an unloading device; at least one delivery station coupled to the control device, the delivery station comprising a removal location and a user interface; and a transport device, coupled to the control device, configured to transfer drug combinations from the unloading device, wherein the transport device connects the storage device to each of the at least one delivery stations, and wherein any of the drug combinations is deliverable to any of the at least one delivery stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for retrieving drug combinations arranged in storage vessels in a picking device, the method comprising:
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a) identifying a drug combination to be retrieved, comprising; providing, by a user, uniquely identifying identification data for the drug combination to be retrieved; and determining a storage location inside the picking device assigned to the drug combination to be retrieved; b) moving an operating device to the assigned storage location of the drug combination; c) gripping, by the operating device, a storage vessel arranged at the assigned storage location, the storage vessel containing the drug combination, and transferring the storage vessel to a vessel receptacle of an unloading device; d) emptying the transferred storage vessel onto the transport device; e) transporting, by the transport device, the drug combination to a removal location of a delivery station; and f) clearing the removal location of the drug combination upon instructions from a control device coupled to the delivery station. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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