CONTROLLED INVENTORY REFRIGERATED DISPENSING SYSTEM

摘要

A vending refrigerator for dispensing pharmaceutical products, such as vials, bottles, syringes, and the like, at a point of distribution, e.g., a doctor's office or pharmacy. The vending refrigerator comprises a first product dispenser for one type of packaging and a second product dispenser for a second type of packaging. The product can be removed from a dispenser drawer but cannot be placed back into the dispenser through the drawer. The product dispensers are filled through openings that are not accessible during normal operations, but that are accessible during refilling procedures. The refrigerator may include a shelf where products that are mistakenly pulled from the product dispenser or that contain multiple doses of their contents can be placed for temporary storage. In some embodiments, the refrigerator comprises a chilled compartment and a freezer compartment.

主权项

1. A vending refrigerator, comprising:
a control compartment, comprising a processor configured to manage the vending refrigerator; a first dispensing shelf communicatively connected with said control compartment; a first product dispenser on said first dispensing shelf and communicatively connected with the first dispensing shelf or control compartment, comprising a storage compartment for a first product and a first dispensing drawer to dispense said first product, wherein said first product dispenser prevents replacement of the first product back into the product dispenser through the dispensing drawer; a second dispensing shelf communicatively connected with the control compartment; and a second product dispenser on said second dispensing shelf and communicatively connected with said dispensing shelf or control compartment, comprising storage compartment for a second product and a second dispensing drawer to dispense said second product, wherein said second product dispenser prevents replacement of the second product back into the product dispenser through the dispensing drawer.