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Device and method for labeling vials useful in system for dispensing prescriptions

  • US 8,869,861 B2
  • Filed: 07/23/2009
  • Issued: 10/28/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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