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Matrix based dosage scheduling

  • US 9,015,058 B2
  • Filed: 12/06/2011
  • Issued: 04/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for scheduling tablet dosage with visual inspection, the system comprising:

  • a computing device hosting an application comprising a user interface receiving a prescription order including a designation for each tablet to be ordered;

    the user interface configured to display a scheduling matrix, the scheduling matrix comprising a plurality of cells, each cell receiving a tablet quantity designation;

    the application generating a dosing schedule based on the tablet quantities entered into the scheduling matrix;

    a filling system receiving an order from the application, the order including the dosing schedule, the filling system controlling one or more filling cells for automatically dispensing tablets in accordance with the dosing schedule;

    a plurality of containers controlled by the filling system, the plurality of containers receiving the tablets dispensed by the filling system, wherein at least one container includes a first tablet and a second tablet, the first tablet having a first shape and a first color that is different from the second tablet; and

    an automated inspection module for performing an inspection of each container to identify the first tablet and the second tablet within each container, wherein the automated inspection includes an inspection module that operates at visual wavelengths and analyzes each tablet color and each tablet shape.

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