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

Claim 0:
1. A cartridge system containing items to be dispensed from a dispensing system comprising a main housing assembly defining a dispensing opening and a drive system, the cartridge assembly comprising:
a carrier reel;
distal and proximal take-up reels;
a main guide post;
a first strip guide post;
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;
the proximal and distal take-up reels are configured to be rotated by operation of the drive system; and
rotation of the distal and proximal take-up reels unwinds the packaging strip from the carrier reel such that
the first strip portion is wound onto the distal take-up reel,
the second strip portion is wound onto the proximal take-up reel, and
the items are dispensed through the dispensing opening.