Work station for medical dose preparation system

• US 10,646,405 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2018
• Issued: 05/12/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baxter Corporation Englewood (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Baxter Corporation Englewood (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Ranalletta, Joseph V., Weber, Wesley J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong, Allen C
• Application Number:
  US16/027,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20180311107A1
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• Field of Search: 348143
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 13/003 Connecting table tops to underframes connecting furniture tubing to non-tubular parts F16B12/42
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 13/10 Tops characterised by shape, other than circular or rectangular
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2037/005 Tables specially adapted for laboratories
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 37/00 Tables adapted for other particular purposes glass cutting tables C03B33/03
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2200/74 for weight
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 3/00 Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms
• CPC Class Codes: 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
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 9/14 for producing polarised light
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/414 using electronic computing means only
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06395 Quality analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/22 Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/143 Sensing or illuminating at different wavelengths
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/66 Trinkets, e.g. shirt buttons or jewellery items recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 : Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 : for receiving images from a single remote source

Abstract

Embodiments of work stations for use in medical dose preparation management system. 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. A base with a removable tray may be provided that include medical receptacle engagement features. The work stations may facilitate improved image quality, efficiency of work flows carried out at the work station, and administrative tasks such as cleaning.

Claims

1. A work station for use in a system for medical dose preparation management, the work station comprising:

a base and a medication preparation staging region disposed relative thereto;

an imaging device having an imaging field encompassing at least a portion of the medication preparation staging region, the imaging device being located at least partially within a housing;

at least one light source disposed in the housing, wherein the at least one light source is operable to emit light from the housing in a direction toward the medication preparation staging region;

a support member extending between the base and the housing for supportably disposing the imaging device relative to the base; and

a user control device for receiving a user input to initiate capture of a medical dose preparation image from a video data stream output by the imaging device, wherein an intensity of the at least one light source is automatically modified from a default intensity of light emitted to a modified intensity of light emitted at a first predetermined period after the capture of the medical dose preparation image.

2. The work station of claim 1, wherein the at least one light source is adapted to indicate the capture of a medical dose preparation image to a user.

3. The work station of claim 2, wherein the at least one light source is adapted to provide the alert.

4. The work station of claim 1, wherein an alert is provided to a user after the capture of the medical dose preparation image.

5. The work station of claim 1, wherein the at least one light source is automatically returned from the modified intensity of light to the default intensity of light at a second predetermined period after the first predetermined period.

6. A work station for use in a system for medical dose preparation management, the work station comprising:

a base having a length and a width;

a medication preparation station region disposed relative to the base;

an imaging device disposed in a housing and having an imaging field encompassing at least a portion of the medication preparation staging region;

a light source disposed in the housing, wherein the light source is operable to emit light from the housing in a direction toward the medication preparation staging region;

a support member extending between the base and the housing for supportably disposing the imaging device relative to the base, wherein the support member is selectively positionable in at least a first position and a second position relative to the medication preparation staging region; and

a user control device for receiving a user input to initiate capture of a medical dose preparation image, wherein an intensity of the at least one light source is automatically modified from a default intensity of light emitted to a modified intensity of light emitted at a first predetermined period after the capture of the medical dose preparation image.

7. The work station of claim 6, wherein the support member is moveable between the first position and the second position.

8. The work station of claim 6, wherein the support member is selectively positionable in a plurality of different positions relative to the medication preparation staging region.

9. The work station of claim 6, wherein the support member comprises a first portion attached to the base and a second portion attached to the housing, wherein the second portion is moveable relative to the first portion between the first position and the second position.

10. The work station of claim 9, wherein the first portion is hingedly connected to the second portion.

11. The work station of claim 9, wherein the first portion and the second portion are pivotally disposable between the first position and the second position.

12. The work station of claim 6, wherein the base comprises a support surface extending along the length and the width.

13. The work station of claim 6, wherein the movement between the first position and the second position is dampened.

14. A work station for use in a system for medical dose preparation management, the work station comprising:

a base;

a support platform removably disposable relative to the base, the support platform defining a medication preparation staging region;

a support surface of the support platform defining a plurality of medication receptacle engagement features;

an imaging device supportably engageable relative to the base and having an imaging field encompassing at least a portion of the medication preparation staging region;

a light source; and

a user control device for receiving a user input to initiate capture of a medical dose preparation image, wherein an intensity of the at least one light source is automatically modified from a default intensity of light emitted to a modified intensity of light emitted at a first predetermined period after the capture of the medical dose preparation image.

15. The work station of claim 14, wherein the light source is adapted to indicate the capture of a medical dose preparation image to a user.

16. The work station of claim 14, wherein an alert is provided to a user after the capture of the medical dose preparation image.

17. The work station of claim 16, wherein the light source is adapted to provide the alert.