A machine for preparing intravenous medicaments including an enclosing structure having a plurality of lateral walls arranged to define a closed internal working environment. An access station affords selective access to the closed internal working environment. One lateral wall is an equipped wall on which there are defined a plurality of stations for objects used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments. The stations on the equipped wall include temporary receiving or parking stations for the objects and operating stations for carrying out operations on the objects. A handling robot is programmed to transfer the objects from any station to any other station. The machine includes a metering module with one or more container support groups, a syringe support/metering member group, and a weighing group for weighing objects used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments.
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Machine and process for preparing intravenous medicaments
A machine for preparing intravenous medicaments including an enclosing structure having a plurality of lateral walls arranged to define a closed internal working environment. An access station affords selective access to the closed internal working environment. One lateral wall is an equipped wall on which there are defined a plurality of stations for objects used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments. The stations on the equipped wall include temporary receiving or parking stations for the objects and operating stations for carrying out operations on the objects. A handling robot is programmed to transfer the objects from any station to any other station. The machine includes a metering module with one or more container support groups, a syringe support/metering member group, and a weighing group for weighing objects used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments.
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A61J 1/20 - Dispositions pour le transfert des liquides, p. ex. du flacon à la seringue
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B65B 3/04 - Procédés ou moyens pour charger le matériau dans les réceptacles ou récipients
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Automatic storage and distribution system, and housing unit and picking unit for products packaged in unit doses
Storage and distribution system for products in unit doses, including plurality of housing units, each including a plurality of locations for products in unit doses. The housing units are organised on a vertical plane to produce at least one portion of a picking wall, in which the locations for products in unit doses face selective picking members. A picking unit includes picking members oriented on the picking wall for picking products packaged in unit doses. A collecting unit, arranged on a second side of the picking unit, includes a rack having a plurality of pegs facing towards the first side of the picking unit. The pegs are reached by the picking members so as to pick therefrom or deposit thereon products packaged in unit doses. The plurality of pegs as a whole can collect a smaller number of unit dose products than those that can be stored in the automatic store.
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MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING INTRAVENOUS MEDICAMENTS
A machine for preparing intravenous medicaments comprises an enclosing structure (11) having a plurality of lateral walls which are arranged so as to define a closed internal working environment. At least one access station (12) affords selective access to the closed internal working environment. At least one lateral wall is an equipped wall (24) on which there are defined a plurality of stations for one or more objects (F, A, B, S) which can be used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments. The stations on the equipped wall comprise temporary receiving or parking stations for the objects (F, A, B, S), and operating stations (31, 34, 42) for carrying out operations on one or more of the objects (F, A, B, S) for preparing intravenous medicaments. The machine further comprises a handling robot (20) which is programmed to transfer the objects from any station to any other station.
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MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING INTRAVENOUS MEDICAMENTS
A machine for preparing intravenous medicaments comprises an enclosing structure (11) having a plurality of lateral walls which are arranged so as to define a closed internal working environment. At least one access station (12) affords selective access to the closed internal working environment. At least one lateral wall is an equipped wall (24) on which there are defined a plurality of stations for one or more objects (F, A, B, S) which can be used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments. The stations on the equipped wall comprise temporary receiving or parking stations for the objects (F, A, B, S), and operating stations (31, 34, 42) for carrying out operations on one or more of the objects (F, A, B, S) for preparing intravenous medicaments. The machine further comprises a handling robot (20) which is programmed to transfer the objects from any station to any other station. The machine may comprise a metering module (100) comprising one or more container support groups (102), at least one syringe support/metering member group (103), and at least one weighing group (105, 106) for weighing objects used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments.
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AUTOMATIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INTERNAL LOGISTICS FOR HANDLING PRODUCTS IN STACKABLE CONTAINERS
An automatic internal logistics system for handling products in stackable containers, which is particularly suitable for picking fresh produce and comprises a receiving zone (1) suitable for receiving groups (13) of containers (12) of products stacked in incoming stacks (18). Unstacking machinery (19) is provided for producing sub-stacks (20) of one or more containers (12) of products from the incoming stacks (18). The dimensions of the sub-stacks (20) can vary and depend on the quantities of products defined in a specific order being processed. A preparation zone (2) comprises a plurality of channels (23), into which the sub- stacks (20) of containers (12) of products are fed. One or more channels (23) are supplied with sub-stacks (20) of products for a specific order being processed. A consolidation zone (3) is suitable for receiving and packing the sub-stacks (20) coming from one or more channels (23) and corresponding to a specific order once said order is complete. Stacking machinery (32) is provided for reassembling the sub-stacks (20) intended for a specific order into stacks (18') of predetermined dimensions that are suitable for dispatch.
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AUTOMATIC STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND HOUSING UNIT AND PICKING UNIT FOR PRODUCTS PACKAGED IN UNIT DOSES
A storage and distribution system for products in unit doses, comprising a plurality of housing units (20), each of which comprises a plurality of locations for products in unit doses. The housing units (20) can be organised on a substantially vertical plane so as to produce at least one portion of a picking wall (15, 16), in which the locations for products in unit doses face selective picking means (18). A picking unit comprises picking means (130) that can be oriented the picking wall (15, 16) for picking products packaged in unit doses. A collecting unit (110), arranged on a second side of the picking unit, comprises a rack (114) having a plurality of pegs (116) facing towards the first side of the picking unit. The pegs (116) can be reached by the picking means (130) so as to pick therefrom or deposit thereon products packaged in unit doses. The plurality of pegs (116) as a whole can collect a smaller number of unit dose products than those that can be stored in the automatic store.
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G07F 11/62 - Appareils déclenchés par des pièces de monnaie pour distribuer ou délivrer d'une façon analogue, des articles d'une façon discontinue dans lesquels les articles sont stockés en compartiments dans des casiers fixes
A unit-dose medicament inspection system and method provide for the obtainment of an image of a receptacle after a corresponding filling operation in which a predetermined unit-dose medicament was to have been located in the receptacle. The image may be processed to extract image data that may be compared with stored data corresponding with a predetermined unit-dose medicament. Size, configuration and other features of objects located within a receptacle may be included with the extracted image data and compared with corresponding stored data to determine whether a given receptacle includes the intended medicament and/or whether the medicament located within the receptacle is an acceptable condition. Receptacle attributes may also be inspected for compliance with predetermined configuration parameters.
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Device for separating products grouped in blister packs with a plurality of pockets. The device includes a system for identifying the positions of the pockets relative to the edge of the blister pack. The system for identifying the positions of the pockets relative to the edge of the blister pack includes a three-dimensional profiling device and/or a photometric stereo viewing system.
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SUPPORT FOR A MEDICAMENT, IN PARTICULAR IN A UNITARY DOSE
A support for a medicament, in particular in a unitary dose, comprises a support member (2) which is provided with at least one opening (4) or a diaphragm zone (11''), in the region of which there can be associated a blister type containment element (8) which contains a medicament. At least one adhesive sheet (5, 5') is provided with an opening (6, 6' ) capable of at least partially being superimposed on the opening (4) of the support member (2).
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A61J 1/03 - Récipients spécialement adaptés à des fins médicales ou pharmaceutiques pour pilules ou comprimés
A device for singling products grouped in blister packs, comprising a gripper (50) for clamping the blister pack, moved by a suitable movement system, a cutting head (12) terminating in a blade (15), connected to a sonotrode (16), and a counterpart (20, 20', 20") for the cutting head (12), in which the blade (15), in use, makes cuts in the form of successive rectilinear segments.
A system for automatic storage and withdrawal of products, including a storage facility with a plurality of storage locations arranged in rows and columns. A picking arrangement is selectively movable between the plurality of storage locations and a delivery location to pick one or more products contained in selected storage locations and deliver the product(s) to the delivery location according to a selected order. A computer is provided to control movement of the movable picking arrangement according to an order sequence. A number of adjacent storage locations are enclosed in an armored module having armored back, side, and top wall and a front access opening closed by a movable closure which is normally closed and which is selectively opened when the picking arrangement is to pick one or more products contained in any one of the adjacent storage locations within the armored module.
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B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
A device for separating products grouped in blister packs having a plurality of pockets comprises a system for identifying the positions of the pockets relative to the edge of the blister pack. The system for identifying the positions of the pockets relative to the edge of the blister pack comprises a three-dimensional profiling device and/or a photometric stereo viewing system.
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A61J 1/03 - Récipients spécialement adaptés à des fins médicales ou pharmaceutiques pour pilules ou comprimés
A support for a unit dose drug comprises a relatively rigid planar body (11) which is elongate in shape in a first direction and has a thickness which is relatively smaller in relation to a surface area. On one portion of said surface area is provided an accommodation area for a unit dose drug (F), which area is completely displaced to one side relative to a midline (M-M) of the surface area, transverse of said first main direction. A hole (14) is provided for hanging the drug support on a peg of a unit dose drug store. A machine and method for manufacturing said drug support is also disclosed.
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Inspection device and method for a single-dose casing for a substantially transparent container for a substantially transparent liquid
An inspection assembly for inspecting an at least partially transparent single-dose casing of the envelope type, in which there is arranged a substantially transparent container for containing a substantially transparent liquid. The assembly includes a substantially point-like light source and a diffusive screen. The container is provided between the light source and the diffusive screen, which is a side of the casing itself, in order to project onto the screen a profile of luminous intensity that is recorded.
A system for automatic storage and withdrawal of products, particularly pharmaceutical products, comprises a storage facility (1) with a plurality of storage locations arranged in rows and columns. Picking means are selectively movable between any one of the plurality of storage location and a delivery location so as to pick one or more products contained in one or more selected storage locations and deliver said one or more products to the delivery location according to a selected order. Computer means are provided to control the movement of said movable picking means according to an order sequence available to the computer means. The plurality of storage locations comprises a number of adjacent storage locations (19) enclosed in an armored module (17) having an armored back wall (40), armored side walls (41), an armored top wall (42) and an access front opening (44) closed by a movable closure (45) which is normally closed and which is selectively opened just when the picking means are to pick one or more products contained in any one of said number of adjacent storage locations within the armored module (17).
B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
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INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A SINGLE - DOSE CASING FOR A TRANSPARENT CONTAINER FOR A TRANSPARENT LIQUID
An inspection assembly is provided for inspecting a at least partially transparent single-dose casing (13) of the envelope type, in which there is arranged a substantially transparent container (1) for containing a substantially transparent liquid. The device comprises a substantially point-like light source (10) and a diffusive screen (14). The container is provided between the light source and the diffusive screen (14), which is preferably a side of the casing itself, in order to project onto the screen a profile of luminous intensity that is recorded by means for recording (15), e.g. a camera, the luminous intensity.
A unit-dose medicament inspection system and method provide for the obtainment of an image of a receptacle after a corresponding filling operation in which a predetermined unit-dose medicament was to have been located in the receptacle. The image may be processed to extract image data that may be compared with stored data corresponding with a predetermined unit-dose medicament. Size, configuration and other features of objects located within a receptacle may be included with the extracted image data and compared with corresponding stored data to determine whether a given receptacle includes the intended medicament and/or whether the medicament located within the receptacle is in an acceptable condition. Receptacle attributes may also be inspected for compliance with predetermined configuration parameters.
G01N 21/95 - Recherche de la présence de criques, de défauts ou de souillures caractérisée par le matériau ou la forme de l'objet à analyser
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A device for singling out products that are grouped in blister packs or similar multiple packages comprises a support structure (11, 12, 30) for at least one multiple package (B) to be singled out, with a bearing surface (13, 31) defining a reference plane (X-Y). Clamping means (14, 33, 34) can be activated selectively in order to clamp the at least one multiple package against the bearing surface. A cutting head (20, 36) comprises a cutting unit, preferably an ultrasound unit, with means for cutting the multiple package, and control means (26, 42) are operatively connected to the cutting head (20, 36) and to the clamping means (14, 33, 34) in order to control relative movement between the cutting unit (22, 23, 39, 40) and the multiple package (B) in accordance with a cutting scheme which is predetermined or is defined in real time, and which depends on the configuration of the multiple package.
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