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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
May. 21, 2021
Hirotaka Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Nozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirotaka Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Morinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Norio Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Nozaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medication support apparatus includes a container, a medicine distribution member, a port, a take-out device, and a transfer device. The container is configured to store one-dose packages of medicines. The medicine distribution member includes a plurality of partitions configured to separately include the one-dose packages of medicines. The medicine distribution member is configured to enter and exit the medication support apparatus through the port. The take-out device is configured to take out a specific one of the one-dose packages of medicines from the container. The transfer device is configured to transfer the specific one of the one-dose packages of medicines taken out from the container. The one-dose packages of medicines are configured to be placed at predetermined positions partitioned by the plurality of partitions in the medicine distribution member.