Patent ID: 8308414

Claim:
A medication dispensing apparatus comprising: an enclosure; a plurality of different-sized medication storage bins located at a plurality of storage locations within the enclosure, each medication storage bin being configured to hold one or more medically related items; a medication dispensing area having one or more doors in the enclosure for passing a selected medication storage bin through the enclosure, wherein the one or more doors are configured to open to define an opening of variable size, wherein the one or more doors are configured to open to define the opening based on a size of the selected medication storage bin, wherein the one or more doors are configured to open to match the size of the selected medication storage bin; and a robot system for moving medication storage bins within the enclosure, including moving the selected medication storage bin between a corresponding storage location within the enclosure and the medication dispensing area; and a bulk bin loading drawer in the enclosure, the bulk bin loading drawer for loading medication storage bins into the medication dispensing apparatus, the bulk bin loading drawer including a plurality of walls defining a chamber configured to receive a bulk bin cartridge having at least five exterior walls defining a container and a plurality of interior walls defining a plurality of compartments, each compartment for receiving a medication storage bin.