MEDICAMENT DISPENSING MACHINE
First Claim
1. A medicament dispensing machine, comprising:
- a medicament filling device having a first vial gripping device for filling an empty vial with a medicament;
a discharging unit having a second vial gripping device for receiving a vial filled with the medicament from the first vial gripping device;
a vial discharging window for discharging the vial filled with the medicament by the second vial gripping device; and
an input device for receiving information about the vial filled with the medicament;
wherein the second vial gripping device waits for receipt of the input signal from the input device before discharging the vial filled with the medicament from the vial discharging window.
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Abstract
The medicament dispensing machine enables to use vials having various sizes and shapes without changing a part in the machine or without performing a special operation. The medicament dispensing machine contains a discharging unit that receives a vial filled with a medicament from a medicament filling means and discharges out of a vial discharging window. The discharging unit contains a vial gripping means having a pair of gripping arms that grip a vial, a body of gripping means having the vial gripping means, a moving means that moves the vial gripping means from the medicament filling means to the vial discharging window, and an orientation changing mechanism that changes the orientation of the body of gripping means. With a coordination of the movement of the body of gripping means toward the vial discharging window, the orientation changing mechanism makes the gripping arms orient to the vial discharging window.
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17 Claims
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1. A medicament dispensing machine, comprising:
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a medicament filling device having a first vial gripping device for filling an empty vial with a medicament; a discharging unit having a second vial gripping device for receiving a vial filled with the medicament from the first vial gripping device; a vial discharging window for discharging the vial filled with the medicament by the second vial gripping device; and an input device for receiving information about the vial filled with the medicament; wherein the second vial gripping device waits for receipt of the input signal from the input device before discharging the vial filled with the medicament from the vial discharging window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A medicament dispensing machine, comprising:
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a medicament filling device having a first vial gripping device for filling an empty vial with a medicament; a discharging unit having a second vial gripping device for moving the vial filled with the medicament for discharging; a vial discharging window for discharging the vial filled with the medicament by the second vial gripping device; a storage area located between the first and the second vial gripping devices for storing the vial filled with the medicament; an input device for receiving information about the vial filled with the medicament; and a controller for permitting access to the vial filled with the medicament based on the information inputted by the input device; wherein the first vial gripping device moves the vial filled with the medicament to the storage area and the second vial gripping device moves the vial filled with the medicament toward the vial discharging window after the controller permits access to the vial filled with the medicament. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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filling an empty vial with a medicament while holding the empty vial with one vial gripping device; moving the vial toward a discharging window; passing the vial from the one vial gripping device to another vial gripping device before discharging; identifying the vial which requires service; inputting user information; determining if the user has authority to access the vial; and issuing an unlock command for discharging through the discharging window. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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