Patent ID: 9149405
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61G,G07F

Abstract:
1. A medication storage and dispensing unit comprising a support platform; and a vial dispenser supported by the support platform, wherein the vial dispenser comprises: a chute configured to store a plurality of vials of medication, wherein the chute comprises a pair of opposed walls, each wall having an inner surface facing the other wall of the pair and an outer surface facing away from the other wall of the pair, wherein the chute defines an outer width between outer surfaces of the pair of opposed walls and an inner width between inner surfaces of the pair of opposed walls, and wherein a position of at least one of the walls is adjustable such that the outer width of the chute remains unchanged but the inner width of the chute is correspondingly adjustable to configure the chute to maintain a configurable uniform width and to store differently sized vials; a quantity indicator associated with the chute to indicate a quantity of vials; a gate configured to be alternately and controllably positioned in a closed position in which vials remain within the chute and an open position in which a vial is dispensed from the chute, wherein the vial dispenser is configured such that a vial is discharged from the chute when the gate is in the open position; and a plurality of upwardly extending, individually accessible drawers, wherein each drawer is lockable and unlockable individually.