Vmi Holland B.v.

Hendrik Leendert 't Lam

Ernst Hupkes

Patrick Van Voorn

Kees Jochemsen

Ton De Boer

Cornelis Jan Jochemsen

Aalf Wijnia

Thomas Baljet

Martijn Slettenhaar

Rogier Scheide

A medicine dispensing device includes a tray comprising a plurality of storage cavities; a drop plate comprising a plurality of drop openings, the drop plate below the tray in a drop direction and slidable with respect to the tray; a retaining member which allows the drop plate to slide with respect to the tray between a drop position and a hold position; and a cover which fits over the drop openings on an upper surface of the tray.

Medicine dispensing device and method for dispensing medicine

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The invention relates to a method for step dispensing discrete medicaments from a feeder unit, wherein the feeder unit comprises a container holding said medicaments, and a dispensing mechanism configured for receiving the medicaments from the container and selectively dispensing the medicaments from the feeder unit, wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises a singulating body with a plurality of singulation chambers; and a first release member arranged below the singulating body and provided with a release opening, wherein the first release member and the singulating body are movable with respect to each other, the method comprising the steps of: moving the singulating body and the first release member relative to each other into an aligned position in which one of the plurality of singulation chambers is aligned with the release opening; when the singulating body is in the aligned position, stopping relative movement between the singulating body and the first release member; maintaining the singulating body stationary with respect to the first release member for a predetermined waiting period to allow any medicaments accommodated in the aligned singulation chamber to fall through the release opening.

Method for dispensing discrete medicaments, a test station for testing a feeder unit, and a method for determining a fill level of a feeder unit

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Hendrik Leendert 't Lam