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Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 11, 2019
Applicant:

Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);

Inventor:

Jonathan W. Joplin, Chesterfield, MO (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 7/00 (2006.01); B65B 5/10 (2006.01); B65B 43/46 (2006.01); B65B 43/52 (2006.01); B65B 65/00 (2006.01); A61J 7/02 (2006.01); A61J 1/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 7/0084 (2013.01); A61J 1/03 (2013.01); A61J 7/02 (2013.01); B65B 5/103 (2013.01); B65B 43/46 (2013.01); B65B 43/52 (2013.01); B65B 65/003 (2013.01); B65B 2210/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for manually filling a prescription order. A manual fill device may be incorporated into a manual fill center of a pharmacy operated by one or more pharmacists and/or pharmacist technicians to manually fill certain prescription containers. The manual fill device may include a control unit which may operate at the direction of the order processing device. The manual fill device may also include a distribution section automating distribution of containers for manual fulfillment, and a manual section in which a pharmacist may utilize available pharmaceuticals to manually fill orders.


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