DEVICE FOR HANDLING AND ORIENTATING PILLS OR TABLETS IN A PRECISE MANNER
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1. A system for dispensing items comprising:
- a) a base;
b) at least one wheel rotatably coupled to said base;
c) at least two actuators slidably disposed in said at least one wheel, said at least two actuators for retaining at least one item to be dispensed from the system; and
d) at least one optical recognition system disposed adjacent to said wheel said optical recognition system for identifying at least one characteristic of the item to be dispensed to selectively actuate said at least one actuator to dispense said at least one item from said at least one wheel.
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A system for dispensing items comprising a base and at least one wheel rotatably coupled to the base. There is also at least one actuator slidably disposed the wheel. This actuator is for retaining the item to be dispensed from the system. There is also at least one optical recognition system disposed adjacent to the wheel. This optical recognition system is for identifying at least one characteristic of the item to be dispensed to selectively actuate the actuator to dispense the item to be dispensed. The optical recognition system can be in the form of a camera or an electric eye to recognize a visual feature of an item to be dispensed such as a tablet or a pill.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for dispensing items comprising:
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a) a base;
b) at least one wheel rotatably coupled to said base;
c) at least two actuators slidably disposed in said at least one wheel, said at least two actuators for retaining at least one item to be dispensed from the system; and
d) at least one optical recognition system disposed adjacent to said wheel said optical recognition system for identifying at least one characteristic of the item to be dispensed to selectively actuate said at least one actuator to dispense said at least one item from said at least one wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for dispensing items comprising:
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a) a base;
b) at least one wheel rotatably coupled to said base and having a plurality of slots;
c) at least two actuators slidably disposed along at least one of said slots in said at least one wheel, said at least two actuators for retaining at least one item to be dispensed from the system;
d) at least one optical recognition system disposed adjacent to said wheel said optical recognition system for identifying at least one characteristic of the item to be dispensed to selectively actuate sat least one of said at least two actuators to dispense said at least one item from said at least one wheel;
e) at least one accept chute disposed adjacent to said at least one wheel said at least one accept chute for receiving items being dispensed in response to being accepted by said at least one optical recognition system.
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