Systems and methods for a unit-of-use wrap seal packing station
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1. A system comprising:
- a staging area including;
a plurality of staging bins, anda shuttle moveable along the plurality of staging bins,wherein a staging bin of the plurality of staging bins is configured to selectively retain a component of an order therein, and configured to selectively release the component to the shuttle; and
a packing area including;
a slide,a scanner, anda wrap seal conveyor,wherein the shuttle is configured to release the component onto the slide, andwherein the scanner is operable to scan and verify the component during placement of the component onto the wrap seal conveyor.
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Abstract
A system comprising a staging area and a packing area. The staging area may include a plurality of staging bins and a shuttle moveable along the plurality of staging bins. A staging bin of the plurality of staging bins may be configured to selectively retain a component of an order therein. Such staging bin may be configured to selectively release the component to the shuttle. The packing area may include a slide, a scanner, and a wrap seal conveyor. The shuttle may be configured to release the component onto the slide, and the scanner may be operable to scan and verify the component during placement of the component onto the wrap seal conveyor.
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22 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a staging area including; a plurality of staging bins, and a shuttle moveable along the plurality of staging bins, wherein a staging bin of the plurality of staging bins is configured to selectively retain a component of an order therein, and configured to selectively release the component to the shuttle; and a packing area including; a slide, a scanner, and a wrap seal conveyor, wherein the shuttle is configured to release the component onto the slide, and wherein the scanner is operable to scan and verify the component during placement of the component onto the wrap seal conveyor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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depositing a container associated with a prescription order into a holding bin; transporting the container from the holding bin on a staging conveyor; depositing the container from the staging conveyor into a staging bin; instructing a shuttle to move to a position adjacent the staging bin to receive the container; opening a door of the staging bin to release the container from the staging bin to the shuttle; instructing the shuttle to move to a slide; and depositing the container from the shuttle onto the slide, causing the container to slide down the slide to a gathering area for packing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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depositing a container associated with a prescription order into a particular holding bin of a plurality of holding bins; determining that a staging bin associated the holding bin is empty, wherein the determination occurs in a control unit; advancing a conveyor between the holding bin and a staging bin to transport the container to the staging bin; depositing the container from the conveyor into the staging bin; moving a shuttle to a position adjacent the staging bin to receive the container; opening a door of the staging bin to release the container from the staging bin to the shuttle to stage the order; moving the shuttle to a slide after receipt of the container from the staging bin; depositing the container from the shuttle onto the slide, causing the at least one container to slide down the slide to a gathering area; moving the shuttle to a position proximate another staging bin to stage a next order; and scanning the container to confirm that all containers of the order are present.
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