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.
Claims17
A scale for sterile compounding, comprising:
- a base portion having an illumination source coupled thereto;
- and
- a platen supported by the base portion, the platen comprising:
- a light-transmissible portion configured to allow the illumination source to illuminate an object placed on the platen;
- and
- an identifier configured to indicate that the platen has been used on the scale for a certain use duration.
A system for sterile compounding, comprising:
- a scale comprising:
- a base portion having an illumination source disposed therein;
- and
- a platen supported by the base portion, the platen comprising:
- a light-transmissible portion configured to allow the illumination source to illuminate an object placed on the platen;
- and
- an identifier configured to indicate that the platen has been used on the scale for a certain use duration;
- a housing including an image capture device therein, the image capture device having a field of view for capturing at least one image of the object placed on the platen;
- and
- a user display in communication with the image capture device, the user display configured to display information relating to the object.
A platen for sterile pharmaceutical compounding, the platen comprising:
- a support to engage with a top surface of a scale;
- a light-transmissible portion configured to allow light from an illumination source to illuminate an object placed on the platen from below;
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- an identifier configured to indicate that the platen has been used for a certain use duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.