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US 2019/0164275 A1Published application
Systems and Methods For Detecting Syringe Seal Defects
AssigneeW.L. Gore & Assoicates, Inc.
InventorsGreg Rusch, Kevin N. Murphy
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Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting syringe seal defects are described, including associated syringe stopper designs having seal areas and indicating areas, as well as associated inspection systems and methods for optical imaging and analysis for syringe seal defects in dry and wet syringes.
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A method of inspecting a filled, non-lubricated syringe, the method comprising:
- optically imaging a contact area between a syringe stopper positioned in a syringe barrel of a filled-wet, non-lubricated syringe to form a contact image,
- wherein the contact image includes a seal line correlating to a seal area of the syringe stopper and an indicating line correlating to an indicating area of the syringe stopper;
- analyzing the indicating line of the contact image to identify at least one change in the indicating area based, at least in part, on one of:
- (i) the indicating line is darker than the seal line:
- (ii) the indicating line has a width greater than a predetermined width;
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- (iii) the indicatina line has a different color or intensity than the seal line;
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- determining that:
- (i) the syringe exceeds a defect criteria based upon the at least one change or
- (ii) the syringe does not exceed the defect criteria based upon the at least one change.
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A method of inspecting a filled, non-lubricated syringe comprising:
- providing a filled, non-lubricated syringe comprising:
- a barrel having an inner diameter and an outer diameter;
- a syringe stopper inserted therein, the said syringe stopper having a first seal area, a second seal area, and an indicating area therebetween;
- optically imaging a contact area between the syringe stopper and the inner diameter of the barrel to form a contact image, the contact image including:
- a first line correlating to contact between the first seal area and the inner diameter of the barrel;
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- a second line correlating to contact between the second seal area and the inner diameter of the barrel, the space between said first line and said second line correlating to the indicating area;
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- visually inspecting the contact image,
- wherein the syringe is defective if color or intensity in the indicating area extends between the first and second lines.
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