PILL DISPENSING APPARATUS

摘要

An automated pill dispenser includes a plurality of pill chambers peripherally
disposed about a hub. The hub includes a rotatable plate capable of rotating
to a selected pill chamber and removing a pill therefrom. A vacuum tip
including a bellows extends through an access opening formed within the
rotatable plate to withdraw a pill from a bottom portion of the selected pill
chamber by grasping the pill from above. A reflective bar code is disposed
beneath the rotatable plate and detectable through an opening through the
plate to indicate plate position relative to the pill chambers. A computer
enables a user to programmably operable the pill dispenser and select the pill
chamber, dosage amount and time.