PILL COUNTING AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A PILL TRANSPORT APPARATUS

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing varying quantities of pills quickly, conveniently, securely, accurately operable to incorporate one or more sensors and at least two data sets for the purpose of monitoring the activity of transferring pills from a pill singulation...

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Main Authors PANETTA, RICHARD, BESSETTE, DEREK
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 30.01.2013
Subjects
BABY COMFORTERS
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES
COUNTING
COUNTING MECHANISMS
COUNTING OF OBJECTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY
DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
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Summary:The present invention provides a method and apparatus for dispensing varying quantities of pills quickly, conveniently, securely, accurately operable to incorporate one or more sensors and at least two data sets for the purpose of monitoring the activity of transferring pills from a pill singulation to a bottle. For example, a counting means may be operable, in real-time or near-real time, to count the pills transferred to a bottle. A sensor array data-acquisition means may be utilized to facilitate the collection and monitoring of data relating to transfer of pills to a bottle. The counting means and sensor array data-acquisition means may be applied in a cooperative manner so as to facilitate examinations for the purpose of identifying pill events, such as overlapping pill dispensing, that have the potential to invalidate the counting means results.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20110758703