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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2019
Omnicell, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Guillermo Trejo, Gilroy, CA (US);
Jing Zhang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vikram Mehta, Dublin, CA (US);
Gerardo Moreno, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Michael Makay, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ariel David Turgel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark Hearn, San Francisco, CA (US);
Elisa Payer, San Francisco, CA (US);
OMNICELL, INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A dispensing mechanism includes at least two helical augers having threads, and at least two channels configured to hold the items to be dispensed. The items to be dispensed are received at least partially within the threads of the augers. The dispensing mechanism includes a drive mechanism engaged with the at least two augers and configured to rotate the at least two augers to transport the items to be dispensed, driven by the threads of the augers, to dispense the items from the dispensing mechanism. The dispensing mechanism may include a separable dispenser and cassette.