Patent ID: 9697335
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G07F,G16H

Claim:
1. A pharmaceutical order filling system comprising: an order processing device to receive a pharmaceutical order; and an automated dispensing device comprising a filling cabinet including a cell containing an available quantity of a pharmaceutical of the pharmaceutical order, a prefill assembly including a buffer tube that is in communication with the cell of the filling cabinet and that is configured to stage dispensing of a plurality of measured quantities of the pharmaceutical, wherein the automated dispensing device is communicatively coupled to the order processing device and configured to dispense a first measured quantity of the available quantity of the pharmaceutical into the buffer tube and to dispense the first measured quantity of the pharmaceutical from the buffer tube into a container, wherein the first measured quantity is selected from the plurality of measured quantities, and wherein the cell comprising a funnel, wherein the cell is adapted to receive an insert, the insert being adapted to receive the available quantity of the pharmaceutical and to dispense the first measured quantity of the pharmaceutical through a dispensing tube of the insert, and the funnel comprising a weighted gate adapted to receive the dispensing tube of the insert.