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Medication packaging and dispensing system

  • US 4,790,118 A
  • Filed: 04/13/1987
  • Issued: 12/13/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for packaging and dispensing medication units for unit-dosage administration to patients, said apparatus comprising:

  • a machine body;

    a packaging station on said body;

    a reservoir for holding a quantity of identical medication units;

    a feeder means on said body and coupled to said reservoir to deliver medication units individually from said reservoir to said packaging station;

    packaging material supply means to supply packaging material in two media to said packaging station;

    merging means at the packaging station and merging portions of the two media together around said medication units at the packaging station and sealing portions of the two media together around said units to thereby individually package said units; and

    marking means by the path of travel of one medium of said media, and marking said one medium with patient identification and medication sortation and administration information at spaced locations on said one medium for each individual package of medication unit;

    said feeder means and merging means being arranged to place identical medication units in a plurality of said individual packages in continuous succession in the merged media.

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