System and Method for Dispensing Prescriptions
First Claim
1. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
- a frame having opposed replenishment and dispensing sides;
a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the replenishment side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets;
a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the dispensing side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets;
a controller operatively associated with the plurality of bins and the plurality of chutes;
a replenishment side security camera mounted on the replenishment side of the frame and connected with the controller, the replenishment side security camera being configured to take an image of a person positioned to access the plurality of bins; and
a dispensing side security camera mounted on the dispensing side of the frame and connected with the controller, the dispensing side security camera being configured to take an image of a person positioned to access the plurality of chutes.
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Abstract
A pharmaceutical dispensing system includes: a frame having opposed replenishment and dispensing sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the replenishment of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the dispensing side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets; a controller operatively associated with the plurality of bins and the plurality of chutes; a replenishment side security camera mounted on the replenishment side of the frame and connected with the controller, the replenishment side security camera being configured to take an image of a person positioned to access the plurality of bins; and a dispensing side security camera mounted on the dispensing side of the frame and connected with the controller, the dispensing side security camera being configured to take an image of a person positioned to access the plurality of chutes.
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31 Claims
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1. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
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a frame having opposed replenishment and dispensing sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the replenishment side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the dispensing side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets; a controller operatively associated with the plurality of bins and the plurality of chutes; a replenishment side security camera mounted on the replenishment side of the frame and connected with the controller, the replenishment side security camera being configured to take an image of a person positioned to access the plurality of bins; and a dispensing side security camera mounted on the dispensing side of the frame and connected with the controller, the dispensing side security camera being configured to take an image of a person positioned to access the plurality of chutes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
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a frame having opposed replenishment and dispensing sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the replenishment side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the dispensing side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets; a controller operatively associated with the plurality of bins and the plurality of chutes; and a lockable dispensing side security door mounted on the dispensing side of the frame, the dispensing side security door configured to move between a retracted position, in which the chutes can be accessed by a user, and a closed position, in which the chutes cannot be accessed by a user, the dispensing side security door including a locking mechanism connected to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
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a frame having opposed replenishment and dispensing sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the replenishment side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the dispensing side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets; a controller operatively associated with the plurality of bins and the plurality of chutes; and a lockable replenishment side security door mounted on the replenishment side of the frame, the replenishment side security door configured to move between a retracted position, in which the bins can be accessed by a user, and a closed position, in which the bins cannot be accessed by a user, the replenishment side security door including a locking mechanism connected to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
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a frame having opposed replenishment and dispensing sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the replenishment side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the dispensing side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets; a controller operatively associated with the plurality of bins and the plurality of chutes; and a lockable storage cavity in the replenishment side of the frame. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A pharmaceutical dispensing system, comprising:
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a frame having opposed replenishment and dispensing sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the replenishment side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the dispensing side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets; and a controller operatively associated with the plurality of bins and the plurality of chutes; wherein the controller is configured to detect when a user attempts to access one of the plurality of chutes without authorization. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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