Method and Machine for the Preparation of Pharmaceutical Products

• US 20120048424A1
• Filed: 08/30/2010
• Published: 03/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Health Robotics S.r.l (Omnicell Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Health Robotics S.r.l (Omnicell Incorporated)
• Inventors: Giribona, Paolo, Bianco, Walter, Minisini, Michele, de Viedma Santoro, Garcia Gaspar
• Application Number:
  US12/870,878
• Publication Number:
  US 20120048424A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 141/311.R
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/10 Bag-type containers
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/20 Arrangements for transferring or mixing fluids, e.g. from vial to syringe
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2200/74 for weight
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 3/002 Compounding apparatus specially for enteral or parenteral nutritive solutions bottling liquids B67C
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 3/003 Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like

Abstract

The preparation of pharmaceutical products is carried out in a machine provided with at least one store for storing syringes and/or bottles, a dosing station for transferring at least one pharmaceutical between a syringe and a bottle, two containers for collecting the processing waste, and a gripping and transporting device for transferring the syringes and/or bottles between the store and the dosing station (36) and for selectively feeding the processing waste into the two containers.

Claims

1. A machine for the preparation of pharmaceutical products comprising at least one store (4, 6) for storing syringes (5) and/or bottles (7);

a dosing station (36) for transferring at least one pharmaceutical between a syringe (5) and a bottle (7);

a gripping and transporting device (10) for transferring the syringes (5) and/or the bottles (7) between the store (4, 6) and the dosing station (36); and

a collection station (86) provided with a first container (87a) for processing waste of the machine; and

characterized in that the collection station (86) is further provided with at least a second container (87b) for the processing waste;

the gripping and transporting device (10) being adapted to selectively feed the processing waste into said first and second container (87a, 87b).

2. A machine according to claim 1, wherein, for each container (87a, 87b), the collection station (86) further comprises at least one respective chute (88, 89) for the processing waste into the container (87a, 87b) itself.

3. A machine according to claim 1 comprising control means of the gripping and transporting device (10) for selectively feeding the processing waste into said first and second container (87a, 87b).

4. A method for preparing pharmaceutical products in a machine comprising at least one store (4, 6) for storing syringes (5) and/or bottles (7);

a dosing station (36) for transferring at least one pharmaceutical between a syringe (5) and a bottle (7);

a gripping and transporting device (10) for transferring the syringes (5) and/or the bottles (7) between the store (4, 6) and the dosing station (36); and

a collection station (86) provided with two containers (87a, 87b) for processing waste of the machine;

the method being characterized in that it comprises the step of;

selectively feeding the processing waste into said containers (87a, 87b) by means of said gripping and transporting device (10).