Patent ID: 8865070

Claim:
A machine for the preparation of pharmaceutical products, comprising: at least one store for storing syringes, bottles, or a combination of syringes and bottles, the at least one store including a pocket conveyor mobile along a loop-shaped path, the pocket conveyor including a plurality of pockets and a pair of reciprocally parallel conveying belts or chains, each of the plurality of pockets extending between the conveying belts or chains and being rotationally coupled to each of the conveying belts or chains to oscillate with respect to the conveying belts or chains about a substantially horizontal fulcrum axis, and each of the plurality of pockets is configured to receive and hold a respective syringe or a respective bottle, each of the plurality of pockets including a first slot and a second slot; a dosing station for transferring at least one pharmaceutical from a syringe to a bottle; and a gripping and transporting device that includes a pair of gripping jaws for transferring the syringes or the bottles between the store and the dosing station; wherein the first slot is configured to engage a flange of a respective syringe to guarantee a correct axial positioning of the respective syringe and the second slot is configured receive the pair of gripping jaws therein during the process of removing a respective syringe or a respective bottle from the pocket.