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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2012
Bradley E. Carson, Ottawa Hills, OH (US);
Joseph T. Dedeo, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Michael J. Szesko, Freehold, NJ (US);
Thomas L. Stocker, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Kurtis J. Hoffman, Wauseon, OH (US);
Patrick D. Downing, Fayette, OH (US);
Bradley E. Carson, Ottawa Hills, OH (US);
Joseph T. DeDeo, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);
Michael J. Szesko, Freehold, NJ (US);
Thomas L. Stocker, Miamisburg, OH (US);
Kurtis J. Hoffman, Wauseon, OH (US);
Patrick D. Downing, Fayette, OH (US);
Omnicare, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods for filling packagings with at least one medication includes receiving filling instructions for an order and operating an automated packaging station to fill a plurality of packagings making up an order. Operating the automated packaging station includes positioning a plurality of cassettes containing the medications needed for the order onto a feeder base at a single filling location, and moving each of the plurality of packagings to the filling location. The operation also includes actuating at least one of the cassettes at the feeder base simultaneously and according to the filling instructions when each packaging is located at the filling location. Automated packaging stations operable to perform the above filling instructions are also provided.