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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan W. Joplin, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 35/26 (2006.01); B65B 35/56 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); B65B 3/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/52 (2006.01); G07F 11/70 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 20/10 (2018.01); A61M 5/002 (2013.01); B65B 3/003 (2013.01); B65B 35/26 (2013.01); B65B 35/56 (2013.01); G07F 11/52 (2013.01); G07F 11/70 (2013.01); G07F 17/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prescription handling system that takes filled prescription containers in an automated pharmacy and places them into a package for shipment is described. The handling system includes an inflow to feed containers to a turntable and a robot moves containers from the turntable to a container placement section, which places the containers in a pocket of a package for shipping. Each container for a prescription order is tracked to ensure that only associated containers are packaged together.