Lowell A. Onderdonk;Joel M. Reiser;Jeffrey C. Robertson;Michel J. Berg;Kenneth D. Corby
发明人:
Michel J. Berg,Jeffrey C. Robertson,Lowell A. Onderdonk,Joel M. Reiser,Kenneth D. Corby
申请号：
US15357073
公开号：
US10360751B2
申请日:
2016.11.21
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2019
代理人:
摘要：
A method and apparatus for dispensing objects from automated storage and retrieval systems such as medications is disclosed which may also include a singulator to assure singulation (retrieval of singular objects). The singulator may be an imaging system to confirm and/or identify the objects being dispensed and/or a variable orifice dynamically adjustable to a specific object or pill size, and through which only a single object or pill is allowed to pass. The system may further include a flexible probe so as to reduce the size of the system where the movement of the probe relative to or while retrieving objects is accomplished by advancing/retracting a flexible tube. The method and apparatus may further include an imaging system.
