Optical detection of an image on a container
AssigneeFenwal, Inc.
InventorCarlos Calderon
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Abstract
A container is mounted with respect to a fluid processing device using first and second supports, with the first support engaging a first portion of the container and the second support engaging a second portion of the container. The second support is positioned above or below the first support. The first and second supports cooperate to restrain the container in a fixed orientation, such as aligning an image on the container with an optical detector of a fluid processing device. The first and second supports may be components of a fixture that is separate from a surface of the fluid processing device or may themselves be incorporated into and extend from the surface of the fluid processing device.
Claims21
A fixture for mounting a container, comprising:
- a frame;
- a first support extending from a first portion of the frame and configured to engage a first portion of a container;
- and
- a second support extending from a second portion of the frame positioned above or below the first portion of the frame, the second support being configured to engage a second portion of the container, wherein the first and second supports are configured to cooperate to restrain the container in a fixed orientation.
A fluid processing device, comprising:
- a surface;
- an optical detector associated with the surface;
- and
- first and second supports extending from the surface, wherein
- one of the first and second supports is positioned above the optical detector,
- the other one of the first and second supports is positioned below the optical detector,
- the first support is configured to engage a first portion of a container including an image positioned between the first portion and a second portion of the container,
- the second support is configured to engage the second portion of the container, and
- the first and second supports are configured to cooperate to restrain the container in a fixed orientation with respect to the optical detector.
A method of mounting a container to a fluid processing device of the type including an optical detector associated with a surface of the fluid processing device, the method comprising:
- providing a container including a first portion, a second portion, and an image positioned between the first and second portions;
- associating the first portion of the container to a first support extending from the surface;
- and
- associating the second portion of the container to a second support extending from the surface, wherein
- one of the first and second supports is positioned above the optical detector,
- the other one of the first and second supports is positioned below the optical detector, and
- the first and second supports cooperate to restrain the container in a fixed orientation with respect to the optical detector, with the image in at least general alignment with the optical detector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.