Robotic Pharmacist

How to select a single pill with 100% reliability given each can have 1000s of different shapes and sizes—and, convince the FDA that we had in fact done so.

1. Brainstormed many different pill picking ideas
2. Narrow the list and conducted Proof of Concept experiments to determine if the pill picking idea would meet the requirements
3. Using FDA design requirements, designed the system, built prototypes, and conducted a Design Verification Test

1. Received and stored prescriptions electronically for each member of the long care faculty
2. For each member, picked medication sealed it in a plastic container, labeled the package, shorted and tray the med run
3. FDA compliant medical device

1. One of, if not the first pill pack system in existence
2. FDA Compliance
3. From idea to Manufacture in just 18 months