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Installation and method for individually tailored filling of blister packs with medication according to predetermined prescription data

a technology of predetermined prescription data and installation method, which is applied in the directions of drug and medication, packaging, special packaging, etc., can solve the problem of not bringing the operation of the installation to a standstill, and achieve the effect of simplifying the dispatch and marketing of the blister packs without a loss in the efficiency of installation

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-12-10
KOHL EDWIN
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The invention proposes an installation and method for individually tailoring filling of blister packs with medication according to prescription data. This has improved efficiency and ease of maintenance. The blister packs are guided on a magnetic track and driven by a linear motor, making individual control and reliable transport of a large number of blister packs possible. Overall, the installation can fill a column of blister packs simultaneously and decouples the critical operation of filling the blister pack from ejecting the medication units out of the blister strip. The method allows for specific sequencing of the blister packs according to the requirements of the recipients without losing efficiency.

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Moreover, operation of the installation is not brought to a standstill as a result of maintenance work on an individual medication filling station.

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[0026]FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a filling module 41 of an embodiment of the installation according to the invention for individually tailored filling of blister packs 25. In the embodiment shown, such a filling module 41 comprises five medication filling stations 40 arranged one after the other, each of which is provided for output of dosing units of a particular medication type. The number of medication filling stations 40 combined in a filling module 41 is of course not limited to five, but can be selected according to space conditions or expediency. Likewise, the total number of medication filling modules 41 in the installation is not limited to a particular number. The total number of filling stations 40 in this context in principle determines the maximum number of medications which can be blister-packed with the installation, it also being possible for more than one filling station to be provided for medications which are used particularly frequently.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an installation and a method for the individually tailored filling of blister packs (25) with medication according to predetermined prescription data, the blister packs (25) having receiving compartments for respective medication administration units, said compartments being arranged in a matrix configuration in rows corresponding to a number of administration times during a day and columns corresponding to a number of days, for example weekdays. The installation comprises a plurality of medication filling stations, arranged one behind the other, for filling each blister pack (25) with the respective specified medication and a transport device (10) designed to transport the blister packs (25) individually one behind the other in a direction of travel alongside the medication filling stations (40). Each blister back (25) is individually guided in such a way that said pack only approaches those medication filling stations (40) that are required by the prescription data for a filling operation, bypassing the other medication filling stations, and is directly conveyed onwards to the next required medication filling station or to a position behind a preceding blister pack (25) that is currently at a medication filling station (40). The individual guiding of the individual blister packs without a fixed cyclic operation to only those medication filling stations required by the prescription data permits a more rapid passage of the individual blister packs through the installation and thus increased efficiency. In addition, the operation of the installation is not brought to a standstill as a result of maintenance work on an individual medication filling station.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to an installation and to a method for individually tailored filling of blister packs with medication according to predetermined prescription data, the blister packs having receiving compartments for respective medication administration units, said compartments being arranged in a matrix configuration in rows corresponding to a number of intake times during a day and columns corresponding to a number of days, for example weekdays.RELATED PRIOR ART[0002]DE 10 2004 034 024 A2 discloses an individual blister pack for the weekly medication requirement of a patient (weekly blister) who is to take the medication in a sequence arranged according to date, day of the week and time of day (morning, midday and evening and / or night). The receiving compartments of the blister pack for receiving the respective medication are arranged in matrix form with seven day columns each with at least three time-of-day compartments which are sealed overall by...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65B57/04B65B43/52B65B3/04
CPCB65B57/04B65B43/52B65B3/04B65B69/0058B65B5/103B65B2220/14G16H20/13
Inventor KOHL, EDWIN
Owner KOHL EDWIN
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