Enhanced platen for pharmaceutical compounding
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsChristian Sandmann, Erik Kurt Witt
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Abstract
A system for preparing and administering a prescribed fluidic pharmaceutical compound, such as a chemotherapy compound, includes a scale having a platen. The scale is in communication with a user display for displaying an output of the scale. An image capture device having a field of view for capturing at least one image of an object placed on the platen is provided in communication with the user display for displaying the captured image. The platen may include a visual identifier for identifying a portion of the field of view of the image capture device. The platen may also include a tackifier or absorbent material. The platen may be formed of a light-transmissible material.
Claims13
A system for sterile compounding, comprising:
- a scale having a base supporting a platen, the scale in communication with a user display for displaying an output of the scale;
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- an image capture device disposed within a housing and having a field of view for capturing at least one image of an object placed on the platen, the image capture device in communication with the user display for displaying the captured image,
- wherein the platen includes a visual identifier for identifying a portion of the field of view of the image capture device, and
- wherein the visual identifier is a plurality of recessed grooves in an uppermost surface of the platen for identifying a portion of a field of view of the image capture device, wherein the plurality of recessed grooves comprises at least one well configured to restrain liquid on the platen.
A scale for sterile compounding, comprising:
- a base portion and a platen supported by the base portion, the platen having a coating layer disposed thereon,
- the coating layer providing a visual indicator in response to a fluid contacting the coating layer,
- wherein the platen includes a visual identifier including a plurality of recesses and at least one protrusion for identifying a portion of a field of view of an image capture device, wherein the plurality of recesses comprises at least one well configured to restrain liquid on the platen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.