Drug vial detection in an automated drug preparation system
AssigneeForHealth Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAbdul Wahid Khan, Dennis Tribble
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a method for determining an orientation of a drug vial in an automated drug preparation system that includes a number of stations includes the steps of: (a) identifying the drug vial using identification information that is associated with the drug vial; (b) obtaining a photoimage of identified drug vial; and (c) comparing the photoimage with a reference image that corresponds to the identified drug vial to determine whether the orientation of the drug vial.
Claims18
A method for determining an orientation of a drug vial in an automated drug preparation system that includes a number of stations comprising the steps of:
- identifying the drug vial using identification information that is associated with the drug vial;
- obtaining a photoimage of identified drug vial;
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- comparing the photoimage with a reference image that corresponds to the identified drug vial to determine whether the orientation of the drug vial.
A drug vial detection system at a detection station for determining an orientation of a drug vial in an automated drug preparation system comprising:
- a first detector for reading a first vial identifier associated with the drug vial for identifying the drug vial;
- a second detector in the form of an imaging device that is configured to take a photoimage of the identified drug vial;
- a database for storing reference images of drug vials that can be used in the drug preparation system;
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- a processor that compares the photoimage of the identified drug vial at the detection station with a corresponding reference image of the identified drug vial to determine an orientation of the identified drug vial.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.