Device and method for labeling vials useful in system for dispensing prescriptions
First Claim
1. A method of labeling a pharmaceutical vial, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a common base with a generally planar upper surface, the generally planar upper surface having a receiving section, a labeling section, and a pick-up section;
(b) receiving a pharmaceutical vial from a vial dispenser in a receiving compartment of an index member, the receiving compartment being positioned above the receiving section;
(c) rotating the index member to slide the vial from the receiving section to the labeling section adjacent a labeling source;
(d) rotating the vial about its axis in the labeling section;
(e) applying a label presented by the labeling source to the rotating vial;
(f) sliding the labeled vial with the index member away from the labeling section to the pick-up section; and
(g) removing the labeled vial from the pick-up section.
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Abstract
An apparatus for applying a label to a pharmaceutical vial includes: a base having a receiving section, a labeling section, and a pick-up section; an index member attached to the base, the index member including a receiving compartment, the index member configured to receive a vial from a vial dispenser in the receiving compartment as the receiving section is positioned over the receiving section and convey the vial to the labeling section of the base; a label source positioned to present a label to a vial located in the labeling section of the base; and a labeling assembly mounted in the labeling section of the base, the labeling assembly configured to receive the vial from the index member and apply the label to the vial. The index member is further configured to convey the labeled vial from the labeling section to the pick-up section.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of labeling a pharmaceutical vial, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a common base with a generally planar upper surface, the generally planar upper surface having a receiving section, a labeling section, and a pick-up section; (b) receiving a pharmaceutical vial from a vial dispenser in a receiving compartment of an index member, the receiving compartment being positioned above the receiving section; (c) rotating the index member to slide the vial from the receiving section to the labeling section adjacent a labeling source; (d) rotating the vial about its axis in the labeling section; (e) applying a label presented by the labeling source to the rotating vial; (f) sliding the labeled vial with the index member away from the labeling section to the pick-up section; and (g) removing the labeled vial from the pick-up section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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