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EP 4 521 372 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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26.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/13 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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12.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/11 |
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Date of filing: 22.08.2022 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
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Priority: |
23.08.2021 NL 2029019 23.08.2021 US 202117408529
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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22758599.9 / 4392951 |
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Applicant: VMI Holland B.V. |
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8161 RK Epe (NL) |
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Inventors: |
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- de Boer, Anthonius Maria Hendrina
8161 RK Epe (NL)
- Jochemsen, Cornelis Jan
8161 RK Epe (NL)
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Representative: Nederlandsch Octrooibureau |
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P.O. Box 29720 2502 LS The Hague 2502 LS The Hague (NL) |
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FILLING STATION AND METHOD FOR FILLING A FEEDER UNIT WITH DISCRETE MEDICAMENTS |
(57) The invention relates to a filling station (1, 101, 201) and method for filling a
feeder unit (8) with discrete medicaments (9), wherein the filling station (1, 101,
201) comprises a base (2, 102, 202) and a holder (3, 103) that is positionable in
one or more inclined orientations (B, C) relative to said base (2, 102, 202) for holding
the feeder unit (8) in said one or more inclined orientations (B, C), and an identifier
for identifying a feeder unit (8) that is place on the holder (3, 103, 203).