Patent ID: 11897686
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 3:
4. A cartridge assembly for storing items to be dispensed, the cartridge assembly comprising:
a cartridge plate,
a cartridge housing that engages the cartridge plate to define a cartridge chamber,
a carrier reel supported by the cartridge plate within the cartridge chamber, the carrier reel defining a carrier reel projection adapted to engage the first bearing assembly;
distal and proximal take-up reels supported by the cartridge plate within the cartridge chamber, where
the distal take-up reel defines a distal take-up reel projection adapted to engage the second bearing assembly, and
the proximal take-up reel defines a proximal take-up reel projection adapted to engage the third bearing assembly;

a main guide post;
a first strip guide post; and
a second strip guide post; and
a packaging strip supported by the carrier reel, the packaging strip comprising first and second strip portions detachably secured to define a plurality of item chambers, where at least one item is enclosed within each of the item chambers; wherein
the carrier reel is adapted to store the packaging strip;
the distal take-up reel is operatively connected to the first strip portion;
the proximal take-up reel is operatively connected to the second strip portion; and
rotation of the distal and proximal take-up reels causes
the packaging strip to be unwound from the carrier reel,
the first strip portion to be wound onto the distal take-up reel,
the second strip portion to be wound onto the proximal take-up reel, and
the items to be dispensed.