Work station for medical dose preparation
AssigneeBaxter Corporation Englewood
InventorsJoseph V. Ranalletta, Wesley J. Weber
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Abstract
Embodiments of work stations for use in a medical dose preparation management system are disclosed. A work station may include a camera stand. The camera stand may include a housing enclosing a camera and one or more light sources therein. As such, the camera and light sources may be directed at a medical dose preparation staging region to capture medical dose preparation images of the medical dose preparation staging region. The camera stand may include an adjustable support positionable in a plurality of positions to dispose the camera and light source relative to the medical dose preparation staging region. The work stations may facilitate improved image quality and record work flows carried out at the work station for preparation verification.
Claims16
A workstation for use in a system for medical dose preparation management, the workstation comprising:
- a base;
- a scale;
- a support platform placed over the scale and at least partially defining a medication preparation staging region and having a support surface comprising a plurality of channels, at least one of the plurality of channels extending along an entire length of the support surface, and wherein each of the plurality of channels comprises a concave profile;
- an imaging device supportably disposed relative to the base and having an imaging field encompassing at least a portion of the medication preparation staging region;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive a weight of a medication receptacle supportably disposed on the support surface in the medication preparation staging region,
- calculate a deviation between the weight to an anticipated weight, and
- provide an indication when the deviation exceeds a predetermined threshold.
A workstation for use in a system for medical dose preparation management, the workstation comprising:
- a base comprising a scale;
- and
- a support platform at least partially defining a medication preparation staging region and having a support surface comprising a plurality of channels, at least one of the plurality of channels extending along an entire length of the support surface;
- and
- an imaging device supportably disposed relative to the base and having an imaging field encompassing at least a portion of the medication preparation staging region,
- wherein the scale is configured to output a weight corresponding to a medication receptacle supportably disposed on the support surface in the medication preparation staging region, and
- wherein the workstation further comprises a processor configured to:
- receive the weight of the medication receptacle,
- calculate a deviation between the weight to an anticipated weight, and
- provide an indication if the deviation exceeds a predetermined threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.