Patent ID: 9031690
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G07F,G16H

Abstract:
1. An automated medication delivery system comprising: a facility having a plurality of storage bins; a plurality of med cards each carrying a plurality of medications and each positioned within one of said storage bins, wherein said plurality of medications is a plurality of pills; a controller in electronic communication with a computer wherein said controller stores information associated with each of said med cards; at least one scanner positioned within said facility and capable of scanning said med cards before insertion into said storage bins and after removal from said storage bins, said scanner in electronic communication with said controller; an input station located at said facility and in electronic communication with said controller, said input station for identifying a user at the automated medical delivery system and identifying a patient associated with at least one of said medications and wherein said user is a requestor of said medications and receives the medication from said automatic medical delivery system and said input station interacts with said user so said user can select at least one of said medications; a retrieval device in electronic communication with said controller and positioned to retrieve said med card from said plurality of storage bins based on said user's selection; a dispensing device positioned to receive said med card from said retrieval device, wherein said dispensing device can dispense one of said medications or one of said plurality of med cards to said user, and said dispensing device comprises: a punchout system in electronic communication with said controller, said punchout system adapted to receive said med card from said retrieval device, said punchout system including: a cup positioned below said holes, said cup sized to receive one of said plurality of pills; an anti-contamination film mounted on and stretched between a first and second spool; a pill crusher having a crusher head and positioned between said first and second spools, wherein said anti-communication film is positioned between said crusher head and an interior of said cup; a first conveyor having said cup positioned thereon; a second conveyor being positioned to receive said med card; a cup sweeper positioned to move said cup from said first conveyor; a med card sweeper positioned to move said med card from said second conveyor; at least one cup dispensing slot, said cup dispensing slot being positioned to receive said cup from said cup sweeper; and at least one med card dispensing slot, said med card dispensing slot positioned to receive said med card from said med card sweeper.