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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2003
Aleksandr Geltser, Stamford, CT (US);
Vladimir Gershman, Stamford, CT (US);
Aleksandr Geltser, Stamford, CT (US);
Vladimir Gershman, Stamford, CT (US);
Kirby-Lester, Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, with minimal dispensing delays. A preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated chambers. During dispensing operations, the preset number of tablets are emptied from one or more of the dedicated chambers, thereby avoiding delays associated with counting all of the dispensed tablets. Furthermore, an overflow chamber is provided for temporarily storing (and subsequent dispensing) tablets which are fed to and counted by the counter after the chambers are filled with their respective number of tablets. In addition, a direct feed channel is provided for dispensing individually counted tablets. The chambers and direct feed channel can together dispense the selected number. It is also preferable that the chambers have subchambers, and that more than one subchamber be capable of being emptied during a single dispensing operation.