Homerus Rotary Filling Sealers for Unit Dose Packaging

Homerus uses the “Smart Canister” technology to fuse drug dispensing medicines with patient information prior to packaging. Each triangular can contains a coin-sized chip containing relevant canned drug information, such as NDC code and drug description. , batch number, manufacturer, expiration date and usage instructions. The operator enters the data into the Canister programming station manually or by scanning the bar code on the pharmaceutical drug container. In the future, just type in the NDC code and the stored data can be used to package the same drugs. When transferring data to a smart chip, the canister is placed on a dedicated platform and the keyboard is pressed to complete the transfer of information. At the same time, a sticker containing all the information can be printed on the printer and then put on the triangle tank.

Using "smart tank" technology, operators enter drug data into the Canister program.

When the pill or tablet is transferred to the smart can, the operator closes the can lid and the lid pin secures the lid. At this time, the jar is only in a filling condition and cannot be used for packaging. A registered pharmacist visually inspects the triangle jar to ensure that the built-in medicine is an entry item, and also checks the data on the chip. This checking guarantees the accuracy of the procedure. After the medicine tank is inspected by the pharmacist, the medicine in the tank can be repacked and it is no longer necessary to check. However, the cans must not be packaged before inspection.

Homerus dispensing machine main components include iReturn unit, front plate, iSTOR unit, rear plate and iPak II unit dose bar code packaging system.

When the operator puts the medicine into the triangle tank, the middle plug with a small hole is used. The packing machine draws the pills or pills from the jar through a hollow metal rod called a straw, and sucks through the tube to take up the medicine. . To prevent the pipette from taking more pills at a time, the top hole size allows only one tablet to pass through. When extracting two pieces, it will be blocked at the top mouth. When the jar is filled with drugs, the operator closes the top stopper with a lid. Generally, the triangle jar is filled up first, and the tester is placed on the table and waits for packaging after checking the error.

MeritCare mainly packs the medicines needed for the evening class dispensing in the white class. The packaging procedure is: The operator first puts the triangle jar on the platform inside the iPak II forming/filling/sealing machine. The machine reads the data on the chip and adjusts the packaging. The length of the bag before molding. It is equipped with three empty tubes of different diameters, the size of which is changed according to the tablets. The top plug on the jar will automatically open, the empty tube will drop into the tank, pick up the tablets and suck out the medicine jar. As mentioned earlier, if you take two pills, the top stopper will block more. Each time the medicine is taken, it is detected by an optical sensor. If the tube fails to pick up the pill, it will repeat the medicine taking action. If there is no drug for three times, the machine will stop naturally and issue an alert to the operator. Finally, the tube is rotated and the drug particles fall into the package under the funnel.

The wrapper is hung on a roller above the machine, and the film is pulled down to print the bar code and drug instructions as it rolls. The film is shaped like a flat hollow tube. When it is pulled down, the bottom is first sealed by the transverse sealer, and it is also the top seal for the previous package. The machine then makes a round hole in the upper part of the top seal and then cuts it into a parallel shaft knife. The small hole in the top of the bag is placed in the spiral groove, and when the screw shaft of the packaging machine rotates, the plastic bag is pushed into the iSTORtm storage and recall machine.

Packaging machines can also package bulk drugs such as syrups and vials like small vials, as long as they are in unit doses. When packing this kind of medicine, close the tablet/pill suction function, manually put the medicine into a special funnel, and then push the button of the filling/sealing machine. Sometimes if the medicine is too large to fit into a regular bag, the operator will use a pleated film to form a larger package.