1-9. (canceled)
10. A method of arranging vials in a vial arranging section of a medicine filling and dispensing apparatus, the method comprising:
carrying a first vial to the vial arranging section by an arm member sandwiching the first vial;
advancing the arm member to the vial arranging section and arranging a second vial in the vial arranging section; and
advancing the arm member to the vial arranging section and arranging the first vial next to the second vial.
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising: spacing apart the first vial and the second vial by the arm member; and arranging a third vial between the first vial and the second vial.
12. A medicine filling and dispensing apparatus comprising:
a vial arranging section in which a plurality of vials filled with medicines are arranged; and
a carrying means including an arm member for sandwiching a first vial of the plurality, the carrying means advancing the member sandwiching the first vial to the vial arranging section and placing the first vial in the vial arranging section,
wherein the first vial is arranged in the vial arranging section and a second vial of the plurality is arranged next to the first vial.
13. The medicine filling and dispensing apparatus of claim 12, wherein the carrying means is configured to insert the arm member in between the first vial and the second vial and to space apart the first and second vials.
14. The medicine filling and dispensing apparatus of claim 12, wherein the carrying means is configured to advance and retract the arm member in the vial arranging section in at least two or more directions or the carrying means is configured to advance and retract the arm member and to move the arm member in right and left directions in the vial arranging section.
15. The medicine filling and dispensing apparatus of claim 14, wherein the at least two or more directions include a central direction in the vial arranging section and another direction other than the central direction.
16. The medicine filling and dispensing apparatus of claim 12, wherein the vials arranged beforehand are moved by changing a spacing of the arm member.
17. The medicine tilling and dispensing apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a computing means for acquiring a prescription data and computing the quantity of vials needed to be filled with medicines.
18. The medicine filling and dispensing apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a storing means for storing a vial layout corresponding to the number of vials to be arranged in the vial arranging section and a sequential procedure for arranging the vials by the vial layout.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A device for analysing a wavefront, of the Hartman or Shack-Hartmann type, comprising in particular a set of sampling elements arranged in an analysis plane, and forming as many sub-pupils (C) for sampling the incident wavefront, and a diffraction plane wherein the diffraction spots of the different sub-pupils illuminated by the incident wavefront are analyzed, characterised in that the shape of each sub-pupil is such that the associated diffraction figure (FC) has in the diffraction plane one or several preferential axes (X1, Y1, X2, Y2), and in that the sub-pupils are oriented in the analysis plane so that the preferential axes of the diffraction figure of a sub-pupil are offset relative to the preferential axes of the diffraction figures of neighbouring sub-pupils, thereby enabling to limit the overlapping of the diffraction figures, wherein the device is of the Hartman or Shack-Hartmann type.
2. A device according to claim 1, characterised in that the sub-pupils are arranged in the analysis plane in the form of a two-dimensional matrix, the sub-pupils are parallelepipedal in shape, the diffraction figure of a sub-pupil having two preferential axes, and in that each sub-pupil is oriented with respect to the directions of the matrix so that the preferential axes of the diffraction figure of said sub-pupil show a non-zero angle with the two axes of the two-dimensional matrix.
3. A device according to claim 2, characterised in that the sub-pupils are substantially identical in shape, they show substantially the same orientation with respect to the two axes of the two-dimensional matrix so that the preferential axes of the diffraction figures are substantially parallel, not confused.
4. A device according to claim 2, characterised in that the sub-pupils are substantially rectangular in shape.
5. A device according to claim 4, characterised in that the sub-pupils are substantially square in shape.
6. A device according to claim 1, characterised in that the sub-pupils are arranged in the analysis plane in the form of a two-dimensional square matrix, in that the sub-pupils are square in shape, substantially identical, and in that each sub-pupil is oriented with respect to the two axes of the two-dimensional matrix by an angle \u03b8, this angle \u03b8 having a value that is optimised to limit the overlapping of the diffraction figures.
7. A device according to claim 1, characterised in that the sampling elements are realised through apertures of predetermined shape, formed in an opaque screen.
8. A device according to claim 1, characterised in that the sampling elements are realised by micro-lenses associated with apertures of predetermined shape.
9. A device according to claim 2, characterised in that the sub-pupils are substantially rectangular in shape.
10. A device for analysing a wave front, comprising:
a set of sampling elements arranged in an analysis plane and forming sub-pupils (C) for sampling an incident wavefront; and
a diffraction plane wherein diffraction spots of different sub-pupils illuminated by the incident wavefront are analyzed, wherein,
the sub-pupils are arranged in the analysis plane in the form of a two-dimensional matrix,
each sub-pupil has an associated diffraction figure (FC) with two preferential axes (X1, Y1, X2, Y2),
the sub-pupils are oriented in the analysis plane so that the preferential axes of the associated diffraction figures are offset relative to the preferential axes of the diffraction figures of neighboring sub-pupils, limiting overlapping of the diffraction figures,
the device is of a Hartman or Shack-Hartmann type, and
each sub-pupil is oriented so that the two preferential axes of the diffraction figure of each sub-pupil show a non-zero angle with the two axes of the two-dimensional matrix.
11. A device according to claim 10, wherein, the sub-pupils are substantially identical in shape and show substantially the same orientation with respect to the two axes of the two-dimensional matrix.
12. A device according to claim 10, wherein, the sub-pupils are substantially rectangular in shape.
13. A device according to claim 10, wherein, the sub-pupils are substantially square in shape.
14. A device according to claim 10, wherein,
the sub-pupils are arranged in the analysis plane in the form of a two-dimensional square matrix, and
the sub-pupils are square in shape, substantially identical.
15. A device according to claim 10, wherein, the sampling elements are realised through apertures of predetermined shape, formed in an opaque screen.
16. A device according to claim 10, wherein, the sampling elements are realised by micro-lenses associated with apertures of predetermined shape.
17. A device according to claim 10, wherein, the sub-pupils are parallelepipedal in shape.
18. A device for analysing a wavefront, comprising:
sampling elements arranged in an analysis plane forming sub-pupils (C) for sampling an incident wavefront;
a diffraction plane wherein diffraction spots of different sub-pupils illuminated by the incident wavefront are analyzed,
the sub-pupils arranged in the analysis plane in the form of a two-dimensional matrix,
each sub-pupil having an associated diffraction figure (FC) with two preferential axes (X1, Y1, X2, Y2), wherein,
the sub-pupils are oriented in the analysis plane so that the preferential axes of the associated diffraction figures are offset parallel relative to the preferential axes of the diffraction figures of neighboring sub-pupils, limiting the overlapping of the diffraction figures, and
the device is one of a Hartman type and a Shack-Hartmann type.