System, Method, and Apparatus for Forming and Filling Pill Compartments
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1. A method of forming and filling blister packs, the method comprising:
- receiving a substantially sheet of material;
forming a plurality of compartments in the sheet of material;
filling at least one of the compartments with at least two pills, the at least two pills comprising a first type of pill and a second type of pills; and
sealing the blister pack.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming and filling blister packs is disclosed. The method includes receiving a substantially sheet of material and forming a plurality of compartments in the sheet of material. Next, at least one of the compartments is filled with at least two pills. The at least two pills include a first type of pill and a different second type of pills. The method continues with sealing the compartments and optionally dividing the sheet of material into blister packs.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of forming and filling blister packs, the method comprising:
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receiving a substantially sheet of material; forming a plurality of compartments in the sheet of material; filling at least one of the compartments with at least two pills, the at least two pills comprising a first type of pill and a second type of pills; and sealing the blister pack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A form and fill machine comprising:
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means for forming a plurality of compartments in a sheet of material; means for filling at least one of the compartments with a plurality of pills, the plurality of pills including at least two types of pills; means for sealing the compartments; means for dividing the sheet of materials into individual blister packs. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A form and fill machine comprising:
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a mold for forming a plurality of compartments in a sheet of material, the mold having openings, whereas the sheet of material is positioned over the mold and a vacuum is drawn from under the mold, thereby forming the compartments in the sheet of material at the openings; a plurality of canisters, at least a first canister of the canisters contains a first pill type and at least a second canister of the canisters contains a second pill type, wherein the first pill type is different from the second pill type; a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism selectively positions the first canister of the plurality of canisters over a selected compartment of the compartments and drops a selected quantity of the first type of pill into the selected compartment, and the drive mechanism selectively positions the second canister of the plurality of canisters over the selected compartment and drops a selected quantity of the second type of pill into the selected compartment; a sealing mechanism, the sealing mechanism seals the compartments after the compartments are filled; a cutting mechanism, the cutting mechanism divides the sheet of material with compartments into blister packs. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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