ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,000, issued on March 17, was assigned to RXSAFE LLC (Vista, Calif.).
"Universal feed mechanism for automatic packager" was invented by William K. Holmes (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic packager including a cartridge and a cartridge mechanism is provided. The cartridge for the automatic packager includes a reservoir for storing a plurality of medications and a wheel including a bottom portion placed in the reservoir. The cartridge also includes a scooping member provided on the wheel to rotate with the wheel and singulate a medication from the reservoir. The cartridge mechanism for the automatic packager includ...