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Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2017
Applicant:

Spencer Health Solutions, Llc, Durham, NC (US);

Inventors:

Michael L. King, Durham, NC (US);

Michael J. Kiplinger, Raleigh, NC (US);

John Michael Burton, Jr., Durham, NC (US);

Jeffrey J. Schedel, Apex, NC (US);

Sasha Morris, Cary, NC (US);

Jacob White, Holly Springs, NC (US);

Jeremy Scott Bridges, Apex, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/00 (2006.01); A61J 7/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/68 (2006.01); A61J 7/04 (2006.01); A61J 1/03 (2006.01); A61J 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/0092 (2013.01); A61J 1/00 (2013.01); A61J 7/0076 (2013.01); A61J 7/0084 (2013.01); A61J 7/04 (2013.01); A61J 7/0418 (2015.05); A61J 7/0454 (2015.05); A61J 7/0481 (2013.01); G07F 11/68 (2013.01); A61J 1/03 (2013.01); A61J 2200/30 (2013.01); A61J 2205/10 (2013.01); A61J 2205/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present specification describes a system for automatically preparing medication cartridges for use in a pharmaceutical dispensing system. The system includes a spooler device that winds a strip of medicine pouches around a cylinder in a cartridge frame. When the cartridge has been loaded with the medication strip, the system validates that there is a match between the information on the cartridge cover and the mediation pouches.


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