A novel apparatus for allocating pills from a pharmacy pill container into a weekly pill storage container is described herein. The pill sorting apparatus is made of two parts, each with seven holes. The pills are poured into the sorting apparatus, and the two parts are shifted so that the holes align, allowing the seven pills to drop into the weekly pill storage container.

The invention relates to a device (1) for counting and dispensing objects (2), comprising two slidably movable elements (10, 11) relatively to each other, a first element (10) comprising a conduit (100) for dispensing objects to be counted and dispensed, the second element (11) cooperating with the first element for forming two obturators (1A, 1B) delimiting in the dispensing conduit (100) a chamber (101) adapted for containing a determined number of said objects, said obturators (1A, 1B) being able to adopt, depending on the relative position of said first and second elements: an open configuration, in which the obturator defines an orifice with a dimension adapted for letting through an object to be counted and dispensed, and an obturation configuration, wherein said orifice has an insufficient dimension for letting through an object, the first and second elements being laid out for providing, by relative sliding, an operating sequence of the obturators wherein: (i) a first obturator is in an open configuration while the second obturator is in an obturation configuration, (ii) the obturators are both in an obturation configuration, (iii) the first obturator is in an obturation configuration while the second obturator is in an open configuration, (iv) the obturators are both in an obturation configuration.

The invention relates to a device (1) for counting and dispensing objects (2), comprising two slidably movable elements (10, 11) relatively to each other, a first element (10) comprising a conduit (100) for dispensing objects to be counted and dispensed, the second element (11) cooperating with the first element for forming two obturators (1A, 1B) delimiting in the dispensing conduit (100) a chamber (101) adapted for containing a determined number of said objects, said obturators (1A, 1B) being able to adopt, depending on the relative position of said first and second elements: an open configuration, in which the obturator defines an orifice with a dimension adapted for letting through an object to be counted and dispensed, and an obturation configuration, wherein said orifice has an insufficient dimension for letting through an object, the first and second elements being laid out for providing, by relative sliding, an operating sequence of the obturators wherein: (i) a first obturator is in an open configuration while the second obturator is in an obturation configuration, (ii) the obturators are both in an obturation configuration, (iii) the first obturator is in an obturation configuration while the second obturator is in an open configuration, (iv) the obturators are both in an obturation configuration.

Disclosed herein are a stacked pill container, and method of dispensing timed doses of one or two pill types, the container comprising: an upper unit stacked atop an inverted lower unit, each unit comprising a circular side wall housing an inner cavity for storing the same or a different pill type. The lower unit is inverted to temporarily adhere to the bottom end of the upper unit, e.g. via metal plates with magnets. Both units comprise a flat dispensing cap, enabling the user to dispense a dose of pills from either end of the container, and store the container upright. The upper and lower unit further comprise outer markings indicating the type of pill, or time of day to take the dose. In an embodiment, the upper unit displays a sun indicating the morning dose; and the lower unit displays a moon indicating the evening dose.

Disclosed herein are a stacked pill container, and method of dispensing timed doses of one or two pill types, the container comprising: an upper unit stacked atop an inverted lower unit, each unit comprising a circular side wall housing an inner cavity for storing the same or a different pill type. The lower unit is inverted to temporarily adhere to the bottom end of the upper unit, e.g. via metal plates with magnets. Both units comprise a flat dispensing cap, enabling the user to dispense a dose of pills from either end of the container, and store the container upright. The upper and lower unit further comprise outer markings indicating the type of pill, or time of day to take the dose. In an embodiment, the upper unit displays a sun indicating the morning dose; and the lower unit displays a moon indicating the evening dose.

A medicine cassette includes a medicine supplier configured to supply accommodated medicines according to prescription information, a medicine delivery part configured to deliver the medicines supplied from the medicine supplier to a medicine discharge part, and the medicine discharge part configured to discharge the medicines, which are delivered through the medicine delivery part, to the outside. The medicine supplier may include a medicine accommodation part configured to accommodate the medicines and a rotating rotor part configured to deliver the medicines accommodated in the medicine accommodation part to the medicine delivery part. The rotating rotor part may include a rotating rotor, and at least one sliding member. The sliding member may be configured to be outwardly moved in the radial direction of the rotating rotor as the recess of the rotating rotor approaches a medicine supply inlet configured to supply the medicines to the medicine delivery part.

A medicine cassette includes a medicine supplier configured to supply accommodated medicines according to prescription information, a medicine delivery part configured to deliver the medicines supplied from the medicine supplier to a medicine discharge part, and the medicine discharge part configured to discharge the medicines, which are delivered through the medicine delivery part, to the outside. The medicine supplier may include a medicine accommodation part configured to accommodate the medicines and a rotating rotor part configured to deliver the medicines accommodated in the medicine accommodation part to the medicine delivery part. The rotating rotor part may include a rotating rotor, and at least one sliding member. The sliding member may be configured to be outwardly moved in the radial direction of the rotating rotor as the recess of the rotating rotor approaches a medicine supply inlet configured to supply the medicines to the medicine delivery part.

A device for dosing or counting objects includes: a plate with a plurality of recesses, each suitable for receiving a single object and arranged in at least two series of at least two rows in parallel along a longitudinal axis, such that the recesses in a first row of one series are offset longitudinally relative to the recesses in the second row of the same series by a non-zero pitch; and a pull element arranged to slide relative to the plate along the longitudinal axis and comprising at least two adjacent tongues, each designed to cover or reveal a corresponding series of rows and arranged to slide relative to one another over a distance equal to the pitch and coupled by a drive mechanism such that the sliding of the pull element along the longitudinal axis over a distance greater than the pitch causes the simultaneous movement of two tongues.

A device for dosing or counting objects includes: a plate with a plurality of recesses, each suitable for receiving a single object and arranged in at least two series of at least two rows in parallel along a longitudinal axis, such that the recesses in a first row of one series are offset longitudinally relative to the recesses in the second row of the same series by a non-zero pitch; and a pull element arranged to slide relative to the plate along the longitudinal axis and comprising at least two adjacent tongues, each designed to cover or reveal a corresponding series of rows and arranged to slide relative to one another over a distance equal to the pitch and coupled by a drive mechanism such that the sliding of the pull element along the longitudinal axis over a distance greater than the pitch causes the simultaneous movement of two tongues.

A system enables management of dispensable units by supporting functions such as retrieval, scheduled distribution, analysis, and notifications. To this end, a dispensable retrieval mechanism may be programmed to carry out blind retrievals of dispensable units using a retrieval strategy with a predetermined sequence of retrieval attempts (e.g., fixed or varying two-dimensional retrieval patterns), which may be open loop or closed loop. Techniques may also include the identification of dispensable units through optical sensors and weight measurement devices that can detect, e.g., a texture, a shape, and a size of dispensable units. Such identification can be used to program retrieval attempts by a retrieval robot and in the formulation of the retrieval pattern. Additionally, networked notification systems for dispensable units can be used for updating rules or schedules related to the dispensable units, or alerting users and remote resources of any potential misuse or hazards of the dispensable units.