A pill counting device includes a step feeder having moveable slats interleaved with fixed slats. The movable slats are vertically offset from one another and are configured to move vertically between top platforms of adjacent fixed slats to carry pills vertically up the step feeder. A top movable slat orients a subset of the plurality of pills into a row of pills to be fed into a count chamber. A camera configured to capture an image of a pill of the individual pills as it falls through the count chamber. The device further includes a control system configured to control movement of the movable slats and to control capturing of images by the camera. The control system is further configured to calculate a characteristic of the pill from the image, and to increment a pill counter in response to the characteristic of the pill meeting predefined criteria.

A smart container for holding a pre-prepared strip of serially connected pill packets, such as a strip stored in a box with each packet containing at least one medication, includes a housing having plural walls defining a space to receive the strip of pill packets; a lid secured to the housing, the lid being movable between open and closed positions, the space being accessible when the lid is in the open position; a dispensing portal disposed at a predetermined position of the housing, the strip of pill packets being dispensable through the dispensing portal; and a guiding mechanism interconnected with the lid. The guiding mechanism engages the strip of pill packets when the strip of pill packets is disposed in the space and aligned in the dispensing portal and the lid is moved to the closed position.

A smart container for holding a pre-prepared strip of serially connected pill packets, such as a strip stored in a box with each packet containing at least one medication, includes a housing having plural walls defining a space to receive the strip of pill packets; a lid secured to the housing, the lid being movable between open and closed positions, the space being accessible when the lid is in the open position; a dispensing portal disposed at a predetermined position of the housing, the strip of pill packets being dispensable through the dispensing portal; and a guiding mechanism interconnected with the lid. The guiding mechanism engages the strip of pill packets when the strip of pill packets is disposed in the space and aligned in the dispensing portal and the lid is moved to the closed position.

A method and system provide for automated counting of prescription product and enables virtual verification of the dispensed prescription product. The method and system include counting a quantity of pills of a prescription product on a first portion of a tray, retaining the quantity of pills after the counting in a second portion of the tray, receiving at least the second portion of the tray into an imaging device, and capturing, with a first camera, an image of the quantity of pills in the second portion of the tray.

A method and system provide for automated counting of prescription product and enables virtual verification of the dispensed prescription product. The method and system include counting a quantity of pills of a prescription product on a first portion of a tray, retaining the quantity of pills after the counting in a second portion of the tray, receiving at least the second portion of the tray into an imaging device, and capturing, with a first camera, an image of the quantity of pills in the second portion of the tray.

A method and system provide for automated counting of prescription product and enables virtual verification of the dispensed prescription product. The method and system include counting a quantity of pills of a prescription product on a first portion of a tray, retaining the quantity of pills after the counting in a second portion of the tray, receiving at least the second portion of the tray into an imaging device, and capturing, with a first camera, an image of the quantity of pills in the second portion of the tray.

A method and system provide for automated counting of prescription product and enables virtual verification of the dispensed prescription product. The method and system include counting a quantity of pills of a prescription product on a first portion of a tray, retaining the quantity of pills after the counting in a second portion of the tray, receiving at least the second portion of the tray into an imaging device, and capturing, with a first camera, an image of the quantity of pills in the second portion of the tray.

The present invention disclosed a full automatic medication dispensing system and methods of solid medication separation, comprising of a medication feeding device, a medication separation device, a medication distributing channel device, a medication supply device, a medication returning device and a central processing unit. The system has no requirement on the size, shape and weight of solid medications, the medications can be automatically and accurately dispensed into the sealed medication supply box according to the set parameters, and the excessive medications are automatically returned to the medication retrieving bottles. The system can remind a medication taking person to take the medication in time and supply the medications when confirmed. User can choose a portable medication box or a fixed medication box with a larger capacity. The system can be directly set, and parameters can also be set more conveniently through the mobile client and the reminding functions and the remote setting functions can be added. Medications can be taken in advance. The system can inform preset people when a dose of medications are not taken after a preset period of time, or more medications and medication dispensing are needed, The system can accurately dispense medications, and is convenient to clean, easy to use, and is of great economic, practical and medical value.

The present invention disclosed a full automatic medication dispensing system and methods of solid medication separation, comprising of a medication feeding device, a medication separation device, a medication distributing channel device, a medication supply device, a medication returning device and a central processing unit. The system has no requirement on the size, shape and weight of solid medications, the medications can be automatically and accurately dispensed into the sealed medication supply box according to the set parameters, and the excessive medications are automatically returned to the medication retrieving bottles. The system can remind a medication taking person to take the medication in time and supply the medications when confirmed. User can choose a portable medication box or a fixed medication box with a larger capacity. The system can be directly set, and parameters can also be set more conveniently through the mobile client and the reminding functions and the remote setting functions can be added. Medications can be taken in advance. The system can inform preset people when a dose of medications are not taken after a preset period of time, or more medications and medication dispensing are needed, The system can accurately dispense medications, and is convenient to clean, easy to use, and is of great economic, practical and medical value.

Systems and methods are provided for dispensing medication in a predetermined amount. An exemplary system and method may include operations and/or instructions comprising dispensing medicine from a first medicine container to a transfer device; dispensing medicine from the transfer device to a second medicine container, monitoring a medicine distribution relative to the first medicine container, the second medicine container, and the transfer device by way of at least one monitoring device, and automatically adjusting the medicine distribution among the first medicine container, the second medicine container, and the transfer device.