Method for retrieiving medication packages

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PATENT NO 9771216
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15056939

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The present disclosure relates to a method for retrieving medication packages from a pharmacy order-picking device. In modern pharmacy order-picking devices, medication packages are stored for space optimization, which can cause a number of heavy packages to be stored on one shelf, causing the shelf to bend, which may prevent retrieval. In the method according to the disclosure, an operating device (20) is displaced in a displacement position to a predetermined shelf position, at least one medication package (30) on a shelf (11) belonging to the shelf position is moved with a gripping device (22) in the direction of a support (21) and it is then checked whether the at least one medication package (30) has moved fully onto the support (21). If the check has a negative outcome, an edge (11″, 11′″) of the shelf (11) on which the at least one medication package is stored is detected with a sensor (23) of the operating device (20) and said operating device (20) is displaced to a corresponding shelf position, the gripping device (22) having been brought into the displacement position before displacement.

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CAREFUSION GERMANY 326 GMBH53539 KELBERG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hellenbrand, Christoph Kaifenheim, DE 87 269
Klapperich, Andreas Rieden, DE 9 42
Reif, Dennis Kaisersesch, DE 6 38

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