# US 11,896,555 B2 · System and method for compounding error prevention

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- Number: US 11,896,555 B2
- Document ID: US11896555B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/443,543
- Filed: 2021-07-27
- Published: 2023-02-02
- Granted: 2024-02-13
- Earliest claimed: 2021-07-27
- Applicants: Chun Ching Lin
- Inventors: Chun Ching Lin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11896555B2

## CPC

- A61J 7/0076: {Medicament distribution means (with pill counting devices A61J7/02; with time indication A61J7/04; containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents B65D83/00)}
- A61J 1/03: for pills or tablets (containers for pills or tablets with special dispensing means therefor B65D83/04)
- A61J 7/02: Pill counting devices
- G06Q 10/0639: Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
- G06Q 50/22: Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services
- G06T 7/62: of area, perimeter, diameter or volume
- G06T 7/70: Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras (camera calibration G06T7/80)
- G06T 7/90: Determination of colour characteristics
- G06V 20/60: Type of objects
- G06V 20/64: Three-dimensional [3D] objects
- H04N 7/183: {for receiving images from a single remote source}
- A61J 3/002: {Compounding apparatus specially for enteral or parenteral nutritive solutions (bottling liquids B67C)}
- A61J 2200/70: Device provided with specific sensor or indicating means
- A61J 2200/74: for weight
- A61J 2205/10: Bar codes
- A61J 2205/20: Colour codes
- G06T 2207/10016: Video; Image sequence
- G06T 2207/10024: Color image
- G06T 2207/20084: Artificial neural networks [ANN]
- G06T 2207/30196: Human being; Person
- A61J: CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

A system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention is disclosed. The system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention comprises at least one camera for receiving a real-time image of personnel preparing a prescription; a data storage for storing a medication recipe of a corresponding patient; an identification module for determining an identification tag of a drug from a container of the drug or a physical appearance of the drug; a measurement module for determining an amount of the drug being dispensed by the personnel; a comparison module in communication with the identification module and the measurement module for determining whether the amount of the drug being dispensed by the personnel or the identification tag of the drug match the medication recipe; and an output device for outputting a notification to the personnel.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention comprising:
at least one camera, for receiving a real-time image of a personnel preparing a prescription;
a data storage, comprising a medication recipe of a corresponding patient;
an identification module, for obtaining an identification tag of a drug from a container of the drug or a physical appearance of the drug;
a measurement module, for determining an amount of the drug being dispensed by the personnel; and
an indicator for providing a visual cue to the personnel, wherein the visual cue indicates a location of a particular drug, the indicator being a light projector,
wherein the personnel receives a notification from the system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention when the amount of the drug being dispensed by the personnel does not match the medication recipe or when the identification tag of the drug does not match the medication recipe, wherein the notification is the visual cue.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention of claim 1, wherein the identification module obtains the identification tag from the container of the drug, or the physical appearance of the drug based on the real-time image.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention of claim 1, wherein the measurement module determines the amount of the drug being dispensed by the personnel based on the real-time image.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention of claim 1, wherein the identification module is a photoelectric device for determining the identification tag of the drug by scanning the container of the drug.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention of claim 1, the medication recipe comprising at least one identification tag of a drug and an amount of the drug, wherein the amount of the drug is a weight of the drug, a volume of the drug, or a tablet number of the drug.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention of claim 5, the medication recipe further comprising procedures for preparing the prescription.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention of claim 1, wherein the data storage stores the real-time image.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention of claim 1, wherein the identification tag comprises information of a name of the drug and/or a date of manufacturing of the drug.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention of claim 1, wherein the physical appearance of the drug comprises a shape of the drug, a size of the drug, and a color of the drug.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The system for dispensing and compounding errors prevention of claim 1, wherein the identification module and the measurement module are integrally provided for determining the identification tag from the container of the drug, the physical appearance of the drug, or the amount of the drug being dispensed by the personnel based on the real-time image.