DEVICE FOR DISPENSING VIALS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS

摘要

An apparatus for dispensing open-ended objects such as pharmaceutical via ls includes: a housing having an internal cavity configured to house open-en ded objects, the housing including a guide and a floor; a pick-up unit mount ed to the housing, the pick-up unit including an endless member and at least one pick-up member attached to the endless member; and a drive unit. The en dless member engages the drive unit and the guide for movement relative ther eto. As the drive unit drives the endless member, the at least one pick-up m ember travels on a pick-up path, at least a portion of which is within the h ousing.