Patent ID: 6219587
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G07F,G16H

Abstract:
An apparatus for automatically dispensing medical elements to an individual bin receptacle, the bin receptacle having at least one individual sector, comprising:at least one vault storage assembly comprising a plurality of storage members for medical elements, each storage member holding a plurality of overjacket packages containing medical elements, each overjacket package having an indicia associated therewith indicating the medical element contained therein, the overjacket package having a size and configuration corresponding to a unit dose of medication and suitable for use in a bin receptacle;an ejection member for ejecting the overjacket packages of medical elements from their associated storage member, in response to a signal command;an assembly for moving a bin receptacle into a medical element receiving position;a collecting and transferring assembly which receives the ejected overjacket packages of medical elements and transfers them into the bin receptacle; anda controller, providing signal commands, for controlling operation of the apparatus.