Provided are a PTP sheet-guide device which can prevent a tablet from being broken at conveying a PTP sheet according to the shape of the PTP sheet and/or tablet and can stably convey the PTP sheet, and a tablet dispenser. A tablet dispenser of the present invention has a driving roller which is rotatably mounted on a driving shaft, a driven roller which nips a sheet portion of a PTP sheet in cooperation with the driving roller and is rotated following the driving roller to convey the PTP sheet, a pressing roller which is coaxially rotated with either of the driving roller and the driven roller and is arranged so as to be capable of dispensing a tablet by pressing a tablet holding portion at conveying the PTP sheet, and a PTP sheet-guide device having a guide which arranges the PTP sheet thereon and guides the conveying of the PTP sheet. The PTP sheet-guide device has a first interval adjustment mechanism which changes a first interval between the end of the guide and the outer face of the pressing roller.

Various embodiments are described for a container for storage of a medicament, the container comprising a surface having at least a cavity configured to store at least one dose of the medicament; and a covering disposed over at least the cavity of the surface and comprising at least two adjacent edges and a set of perforations disposed on the covering and spaced apart from the at least two adjacent edges of the covering. A container comprising a sheet of separable units and methods for use are described.

Various embodiments are described for a container for storage of a medicament, the container comprising a surface having at least a cavity configured to store at least one dose of the medicament; and a covering disposed over at least the cavity of the surface and comprising at least two adjacent edges and a set of perforations disposed on the covering and spaced apart from the at least two adjacent edges of the covering. A container comprising a sheet of separable units and methods for use are described.

A dry powder inhaler is disclosed. The dry powder inhaler includes at least one inlet, at least one outlet, and a dosage mechanism between the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet for arranging a dose of a dry powder medicament such that the dose may be delivered upon inhalation at the at least one outlet. The dosage mechanism includes a dose wheel configured to retain a plurality of medicament cavities for housing the dry powder medicament. The dosage mechanism further includes a dosing element movable between an inactive position and a dose-administering position. The dosing element is configured to enable fluid communication between at least one medicament cavity and the at least one outlet when in the dose-administering position.

An automated programmable processor-controlled system and related methods for packaging an agricultural sample such as soil which may be tested for various chemical properties such as plant available nutrients. The packaging system includes a sample packaging apparatus which allows raw bulk sample material collected in the agricultural field to be expediently and conveniently containerized for processing and analysis. The apparatus may include a die block disposed between bulk material and sample collection chambers. A sample blade mechanism inserts a sample blade array through the bulk material chamber and die block. The sample blades extrude the sample material from the bulk material chamber through die slots in the die block, thereby forming plugs or blanks of the material collected in the sample collection chamber coupled to the sample container. A cleaning blade mechanism inserts a cleaning blade array through the die slots after the extrusion for removing residual soil or debris.

A sample unloading system comprising: a sample staging rack comprising at least one inclined feed ramp configured for receiving an elongated sample tube configured for holding the sample, the sample tube including a first end cap and a second end cap; an unloading apparatus coupled to the staging rack, the unloading apparatus configured to receive the sample tube from the staging rack; and a transfer mechanism operable to transfer the sample tube from the staging rack to the unloading apparatus. Method for unloading a sample container.

The disclosure provides a bulk container discharge apparatus and related methods. An illustrative, non-limiting example of such an apparatus includes a base portion, a platform disposed on the base portion, the platform being configured to support a bulk container, and at least one articulating arm. The at least one articulating arm can have a first portion that is pivotally coupled to the base portion at a first pivot. The at least one articulating arm can be configured to lift a bulk container along a loading path (such as but not limited to an arcuate path) that is at least partially vertical from a lower position to an upper position to place the bulk container over the platform when in the articulating arm is in the upper position to facilitate discharging the contents of the bulk container.

A method for operating a repackaging device for repacking medications comprising transportable pill containers, each container exhibiting a receptacle compartment and either exhibiting a dispensing mechanism or an opening sealed by a foil, wherein a pill located in the compartment can be pushed out through the opening, destroying the foil, a working storage device in which some pill containers can be stored and a filling device, a packaging station, wherein a device transports a pill removed from the pill container to the station, a mixing storage area in which some pill containers and packages containing pills or blisters can be stored, a workstation for unpacking pills or blisters in packages and a supply device with which a pill container and/or package can be supplied from the mixing storage to the workstation, and/or a discharge device with which a pill container and/or a package can be supplied to the mixing storage.

A system and method for systematic, controlled removal of sterile products from blister packs for use during surgery is disclosed.

A system and method for systematic, controlled removal of sterile products from blister packs for use during surgery is disclosed.