I was one of the inventors of the Parata pill dispensing and counting technology.  I also designed several subsystems for sorting and orienting vial caps.  It's been very rewarding to see Parata grow to employ hundreds of people and see the Parata RDS fill billions of prescriptions around the world.  In Dec 2018,  Frasier Healthcare Partners acquired Parata Systems.  Press release here.
Nekton Research was used as a technology incubator for the Parata pill counting and dispensing technology.  I am one of the co-inventors and developers of the Parata pill counting and dispensing technology.  The patent for this is listed on my patents page.  After the initial development testing and trial period in pharmacies, Parata spun out of Nekton Research and became its own successful company, designing, manufacturing and selling robotic pill counting and dispensing machines to hospitals and pharmacies. The Parata Robotic Dispensing System (RDS) contains approximately 200 pill bins.  The Parata RDS interfaces with the pharmacy's inventory system, allowing the pharmacist to task the robot with dispensing the pills, labeling the pill bottle, and placing the cap on the bottle.  The RDS deposits the labeled and capped bottle in a pick up area according to customers last name.  The Parata RDS has been very successful and is in wide use in hospitals and pharmacies.  The machine shown to the right is one of the earlier versions of the Parata RDS.  I was co-inventor and developer of the  pill counting and dispensing technology, and did development work on the vacuum system, and the bottle retrieval, labeling and capping mechanisms.  The RDS has since gone through several design iterations.  The latest versions can be seen at the Parata website.
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