Patent ID: 9466088
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A61J,B65B,G01N,G06Q,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A system for automated filling of syringes with medicines from containers, said syringes being of various sizes and types all having a barrel, an annular flange encircling said barrel, a plunger slideably engaged in said barrel, and a flange at distal end of said plunger, the system comprising: a programmable controller programmed with control software comprising computer instructions stored on non-transitory computer memory for determining a syringe size to fill a prescription, for guiding retrieval of a selected bulk medicine container to fill said prescription, for guiding retrieval of a selected syringe, and for controlling automatic filling of said selected syringe with medicine from said container, and an automated filling station in data communication with said programmable controller for automatically filling said selected syringe with medicine from said selected container of medicine, said system for automated filling of syringes further comprising a plurality of arms for manipulating said selected syringe, said plurality of arms terminating in a forked end for engaging said selected syringe, and each arm being independently controlled and articulating along two axes, thereby moving vertically and horizontally to withdraw a plunger of said syringe to fill said syringe with medicine.