Secure medicament dispensing cabinet, method and system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8774964
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13334621

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A medicament dispensing cabinet includes a frame, at least one controller, and a plurality of drawers each movably carried by the frame and each defining a plurality of dispensing cells. A plurality of dispensing devices is provided with each one carried by one of the dispensing cells. Each of the dispensing cells further comprises a motor for providing rotary motion to one of the removable dispensing devices in response to the controller, a sensor operating in conjunction with the controller for counting medicament dispensed from one of the removable dispensing devices, a chute for receiving medicament dispensed from one of the removable dispensing devices and a chute gate for controlling access to the chute. The cabinet may additionally comprise a chute gate release responsive to the controller for controlling the chute gate and a chute gate sensor connected to the controller and responsive to the position of the chute gate.

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PARATA SYSTEMS LLCDURHAM NC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beale, Matthew Stuart Pittsburgh, US 8 310
Bergeron, Michael A Pineville, US 24 614
Goodworth, Matthew Pittsburgh, US 29 638
Holmes, Eric Lamont Pittsburgh, US 9 404
Jankowski, Stan Pittsburgh, US 6 162
Kaintz, Ryan Pittsburgh, US 24 828
Morgan, Stuart West Chester, US 39 504
Parks, Robert Pittsburgh, US 62 1549
Shows, Paul Randall Pineville, US 9 404

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