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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Bradley Carson, Ottawa Hills, OH (US);
Darin L. Danelski, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Joseph T. Dedeo, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Jack M. Friday, Monroe, MI (US);
Mitchell Mosbacher, Maumee, OH (US);
Bradley Carson, Ottawa Hills, OH (US);
Darin L. Danelski, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Joseph T. DeDeo, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Jack M. Friday, Monroe, MI (US);
Mitchell Mosbacher, Maumee, OH (US);
Omnicare, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods for filling packagings with at least one medication include producing filling instructions, operating a packaging station to fill packagings, and verifying that each of the packagings is filled correctly. The production of filling instructions includes an allocation of medications to separated compartments in the packagings. Each packaging receives a single medication pass for a specified time on a specified day, or a medicine pass for administration on an as needed basis. The packaging station may include a manual packaging station at which an operator follows prompts to move canisters of medications, pills from the canisters, and trays of packagings to fill the packagings. The manual packaging station includes a shutter assembly with shutters configured to selectively provide access to only one compartment in each packaging at a time, thereby reducing the likelihood of filling errors. Apparatus for filling packagings may include the same manual packaging station.