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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2008
Syed Y. Ali, Chicago, IL (US);
Amy C. Biesenthal, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Rishi Khullar, Deerfield, IL (US);
Sean Mcgonagle, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Greg Pankow, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Syed Y. Ali, Chicago, IL (US);
Amy C. Biesenthal, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Rishi Khullar, Deerfield, IL (US);
Sean McGonagle, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Greg Pankow, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining and communicating a volume-based fill pattern for a multi-dose medicament container is disclosed. Pill information corresponding to one or more pills for a patient to be packaged together may be obtained, and non-volume fill factors may be obtained. The volume-based fill pattern may be selected and indicated to be a cuboid volume or a packing parameter fill pattern. Pill and multi-dose medicament container data may be obtained and used to determine a fill pattern that is communicated to a filling entity for execution. The present disclosure may operate in accordance with multi-dose blister packs, and systems and methods of filling said blister packs.