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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2020
Abbvie Inc., North Chicago, IL (US);
Lori Kim, Green Oaks, IL (US);
Alexandra Breban-Lopez, Northbrook, IL (US);
Bhimaprasad Medhal, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Dejan Bojicic, Chicago, IL (US);
Guy Upchurch, Chicago, IL (US);
John G. Finch, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Lewis Sita, Kildeer, IL (US);
ABBVIE INC., North Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A medication packaging and dispensing system is provided. The system may include a plurality of medication booklets containing medication and a tray that is configured to retain the medication booklets. Each medication booklet may include a sequential tab assembly of pull tabs that aligns with a plurality of front cutouts and a plurality of back cutouts. This alignment configuration facilitates dispensing the medication from the medication booklet. The tray may include a riser that extends from a bottom wall of the tray at an oblique angle, and a first guide panel including a plurality of linear stops. The oblique angle may correspond to a pitch of the first guide panel. The riser and the plurality of linear stops may cooperate to maintain the medication booklets in a staggered configuration that is substantially parallel to the bottom wall of the tray. The system may further include a container for retaining the tray.