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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1997
Walter G Pearson, Pineville, LA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A medication delivery cartridge for dispensing unit dose medication packages is provided, comprising a base; a plurality of support members extending upwardly from the base, the support members being shaped and dimensioned to hold a plurality of unit dose medication packages; and an attachment device on the base for allowing the cartridge to be installed within a medication delivery system. Preferably, the medication delivery cartridge further includes a removable retaining device connected to each of the support members, wherein the retaining device is shaped and dimensioned to retain the unit dose medication packages within the cartridge prior to installation of the cartridge within the medication delivery system. Also, a bar code or other identifying indicia are located on the cartridge corresponding to the particular unit dose medication packages within the cartridge, wherein the identifying indicia are readable by the medication delivery system. The cartridges are pre-loaded by the medication supplier, and are intended for vertical retrieval of unit dose medication packages from the top-most package downward until the supply of packages within the cartridge is exhausted.