Patent ID: 9539178
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B65G,G07F,G16H

Claim:
1. A pneumatic tube system that distributes medical objects in a medical environment without a dedicated carrier, comprising: a sending station comprising a housing having a first opening on its front face for receiving a medical object and a second opening in communication with pneumatic tubing for transporting the medical object from the sending station, wherein the second opening comprises a funnel portion that tapers from a wide end to a narrow end, wherein the wide end is in communication with the first opening and wherein the narrow end is in communication with a terminal end of the pneumatic tubing, wherein the funnel portion is configured for guiding the medical object into the pneumatic tubing; a plurality of receiving stations routably connected to the sending station via the pneumatic tubing; a pump configured for creating a pressure differentiation within the pneumatic tubing for transmitting the medical object from the sending station to one of the receiving stations; a system controller in signal communication with the sending station, the receiving station, and the pump, the system controller comprises a processor and a memory encoding one or more processor-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause acts to be performed comprising: