Apparatus for dispensing medications
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1. An automated unit-based medication dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- at least one cartridge each having a body and a plurality of slots extending through the body, wherein the slots are sized for holding unit-based doses of medications; and
a device positionable relative to the at least one cartridge for inducing movement of an identified at least one of the unit-based doses of medications from a slot preselected from the plurality of slots of one cartridge.
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Abstract
A medication dispenser provides automation to the steps of locating and acquiring unit-based doses of certain medications to be administered to a patient. The dispenser includes a frame and one or more cartridges that may be mounted onto the frame. A set of slots sized for holding unit-based doses of medication extend through a body portion of the cartridge. A movement device is also positioned relative to the frame and is configured to induce movement of selected unit-based medication doses out of associated slots in the cartridge, so that the dispensed doses may be retrieved.
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1. An automated unit-based medication dispensing apparatus, comprising:
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at least one cartridge each having a body and a plurality of slots extending through the body, wherein the slots are sized for holding unit-based doses of medications; and
a device positionable relative to the at least one cartridge for inducing movement of an identified at least one of the unit-based doses of medications from a slot preselected from the plurality of slots of one cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An automated apparatus for dispensing unit-based clinical items, comprising:
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a container having a body and a plurality of slots extending through the body, the slots being arranged in a grid pattern and sized for holding unit-based clinical items;
a movement device positionable relative to the container for inducing movement of a selected unit-based clinical item out of one of the plurality of slots to dispense the selected unit-based clinical item, the movement device including;
an effector; and
at least one motor coupled with the effector for positioning of the effector adjacent to one of the plurality of slots in which is disposed the selected unit-based clinical item to be dispensed. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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