US 11,887,714 B2
Apparatuses and methods for handling pills within pharmaceutical dispensing devices
Omer Einav, Kfar-Monash (IL); Doron Shabanov, Tzur-Yigal (IL); Tamir Ben David, Tel-Aviv (IL); Eyal Livschitz, Givat Shmuel (IL); Thomas A. McKinney, Boonton, NJ (US); and Moshe Liberman, Yehud (IL)
Assigned to Tech Pharmacy Services, LLC, Fort Lee, NJ (US)
Filed by Tech Pharmacy Services, LLC, Fort Lee, NJ (US)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/544,968.
Application 17/544,968 is a continuation of application No. 16/737,943, filed on Jan. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,238,970.
Application 16/737,943 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/430,456, filed on Jun. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,964,154, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0101976 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G16H 40/60 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 20/13 (2018.01) [G16H 40/60 (2018.01)] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of dispensing medication from a plurality of medication containers, using a dispensing system for collecting a medication dosage from a medication container and moving it into a medication receptacle for dispensing, the method comprising:
receiving a medication selection;
selecting a medication container, from said plurality of medication containers, based on said medication selection;
matching a collection protocol to be applied to said medication container including one or more parameter for control of said dispensing system; and
dispensing said medication selection from said medication container according to said collection protocol;
wherein said method further comprises receiving a weight measurement signal from at least one weight sensor; and
determining successful delivery of said medication selection into said medication receptacle based on said weight measurement signal.