Medication transport and dispensing magazine
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1. A magazine for storing and dispensing unit dose medication containers comprising:
- housing defining a medication storage area, the housing further defining an aperture at the lower periphery of the storage area and a second aperture near the upper periphery of the storage area;
an access door contained on the housing covering the second aperture which opens to gain access to the storage area;
a release door extending over the lower aperture;
a cam member contained in cooperative association with the release door such that upon actuation of the cam member, the release door opens the lower aperture; and
a locking mechanism having a rest position in which operation of the cam member is prevented and an operative position in which operation of the cam member is allowed;
such that only after the locking member is in the operative position can the cam member be actuated to open the lower aperture.
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Abstract
The present device is a magazine (10) which includes housing defining a medication storage area. An access door (22) is provided in the housing to gain access to stock the storage area with unit dose medication containers (34). The housing defines an open lower periphery which is covered by at least one locking mechanism having a release door (156). The locking mechanism includes a plurality of cams (166, 174, 186) cooperatively contained such that upon sequential operation, the release door (156) opens the lower periphery which allows the unit dose medication containers (34) to fall.
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1. A magazine for storing and dispensing unit dose medication containers comprising:
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housing defining a medication storage area, the housing further defining an aperture at the lower periphery of the storage area and a second aperture near the upper periphery of the storage area; an access door contained on the housing covering the second aperture which opens to gain access to the storage area; a release door extending over the lower aperture; a cam member contained in cooperative association with the release door such that upon actuation of the cam member, the release door opens the lower aperture; and a locking mechanism having a rest position in which operation of the cam member is prevented and an operative position in which operation of the cam member is allowed; such that only after the locking member is in the operative position can the cam member be actuated to open the lower aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for stocking unit dose medication containers comprising:
placing a plurality of medication containers in a magazine having a storage area for holding the medication containers, an access door for accessing the storage area, and a locking mechanism for containing the medication containers in the storage area;
storing the medication containers in the magazine;
transporting the magazine to the site of actual use; and
loading the medication dispensers into an automatic dispensing apparatus by releasing the locking mechanism to allow a cam member to actuate a release door to allow the medication dispensers to fall by gravity into a cartridge contained in the automatic dispensing apparatus.- View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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