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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2016
Parata Systems, Llc, Durham, NC (US);
Mark Longley, Raleigh, NC (US);
Bradley Kenneth Smith, Cary, NC (US);
Craig Steven Davis, Morrisville, NC (US);
Matthew P. Daniels, Pittsboro, NC (US);
George Raymond Abrams, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Mark I. Perisich, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey J. Schedel, Apex, NC (US);
Gerald Cooper Ushery, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Michael Richard Floyd, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Weldon Curl, Jr., Garner, NC (US);
Nanette Kirsch, Raleigh, NC (US);
Timothy Ulm, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel Gardiner, Wake Forest, NC (US);
PARATA SYSTEMS, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A system for storing and dispensing discrete doses of pharmaceuticals includes: a housing with an internal cavity having a front wall with first and second windows; multiple storage locations positioned within the housing; and a carrier assembly positioned and movable within the housing. The carrier assembly is configured to receive a pharmaceutical dose package loaded into either the first or second window and convey the pharmaceutical dose package to one of the storage locations for storage therein, and is further configured to retrieve a pharmaceutical dose package from one of the storage locations and return the pharmaceutical dose package to the first or second window for dispensing therefrom.