Method of filling pharmaceutical multichamber packages
First Claim
1. A method for the automatic filling of pharmaceutical multichamber packages for clinical studies, the multichamber packages having a plurality of individual chambers arranged in one plane, which method comprises:
- conveying the products to be packaged from a storage container into a mobile feed duct having a free end;
guiding the free end of the feed duct to an individual chamber of the package with a robot arm capable of moving parallel to the plane of the individual chambers;
introducing the product to be packaged into the individual chamber with the control of the preceding steps being executed by a computer, with the robot arm having one or more free programmable axes of movement so that the products to be packaged may be conveyed and introduced in the plane to the predetermined individual chamber by a freely selectable program stored in the computer; and
comparing the received filling with the programmed standard by an electronic image processing unit.
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Abstract
A method for the automated filling of pharmaceutical multichamber packages for clinical studies. The multichamber packages include a plurality of individual chambers, e.g. in the form of blisters, arranged in one plane. The products to be packed are fed from a storage container by a conveyor device into a mobile duct; the free end of the feed duct is guided to the desired chamber by a robot arm capable of swinging parallel to the plane of the individual chambers, and the product is introduced into the chamber. The individual steps are controlled by a computer. The robot arm has one or more freely programmable axes of movement, allowing the products to be conveyed to and introduced into the predetermined chambers in the plane in accordance with a freely selectable program which can be stored in the computer.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for the automatic filling of pharmaceutical multichamber packages for clinical studies, the multichamber packages having a plurality of individual chambers arranged in one plane, which method comprises:
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conveying the products to be packaged from a storage container into a mobile feed duct having a free end; guiding the free end of the feed duct to an individual chamber of the package with a robot arm capable of moving parallel to the plane of the individual chambers; introducing the product to be packaged into the individual chamber with the control of the preceding steps being executed by a computer, with the robot arm having one or more free programmable axes of movement so that the products to be packaged may be conveyed and introduced in the plane to the predetermined individual chamber by a freely selectable program stored in the computer; and comparing the received filling with the programmed standard by an electronic image processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A device for the automatic filling of pharmaceutical multichamber packages having a plurality of individual chambers comprising a storage container for holding products to be packaged, a conveyer device for conveying products to be packaged, a mobile feed duct having a free end for directing conveyed products, a robot arm which is movable in one or more freely programmable axes of movement and which is operatively associated with the free end of the feed duct, and a computer for controlling the conveyer device and the robot arm to fill the chambers of the multichamber packages with the products.
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