Drug dispensing apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5377864
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07640427

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The present invention provides for a drug dispensing device which is portable, provides a high level of security, is flexible in accommodating a number of user selected drugs, is easily stockable, and reduces labor and time requirement for drug dispensing. The present invention provides an apparatus having a microprocessor means which controls the drug dispensing. The apparatus includes an interior medication storage area adapted to receive a plurality of different sized dispensers in user selectable combinations. A receiving drawer is provided below the interior medication storage area to receive and dispense the medications. A dispenser is provided which can be configured in a multiplicity of sizes and shapes to accommodate different sized medications. The dispenser is adapted to receive a cooperating cartridge which contains the medications. The dispenser includes an actuator which contacts and dispenses the medications from the cartridge.

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OMNICELL INC590 E MIDDLEFIELD ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blechl, Joseph Ingleside, IL 4 837
Hadjimitsos, Panos Buffalo Grove, IL 1 218
Haraguchi, Manabu Gunma, JP 41 1345
Kurtz, James R Mundelein, IL 1 218
Shimizu, Hiroyasu Gunma, JP 12 620

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