KARWACKI, EDWARD JOSEPH, JR.,MICHELLI, RICHARD D.,NEWCOMB, DAVID
申请号:
CA2681274
公开号:
CA2681274C
申请日:
2008.04.24
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
A method is provided for dispensing solid pharmaceutical articlesusing an apparatus including a housing and a sensor system, the housingdefininga dispensing passage having a dispensing inlet and a dispensing outletdownstreamof the dispensing inlet, the sensor system including first and second sensorsspacedapart along the dispensing channel such that the second sensor is locateddownstreamof the first sensor. The method includes: forcing at least one article along apath through the dispensing passage; generating detection signals using thefirst andsecond sensors responsive to articles passing through the dispensing channel;andusing the detection signals from the first and second sensors to monitordispensingperformance of the apparatus.