OPTICAL DETERMINATION OF THE POSITION OF THE STOPPER IN GLASS AMPOULES
First Claim
1. A method for determining the position of a component in a medical apparatus along a travel distance by means ofa) a light source andb) a holder which fixes the component movably along a travel distance andc) a photosensitive sensor surface,which comprises initially generating a silhouette of the component on the sensor surface by irradiating the component with light from a), then the data relating to the silhouette being converted by a data processing unit into the position of the component along the travel distance.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method for determining the stopper position of a medicament cartridge in a medical apparatus by means of a light source and photosensitive sensor surface.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for determining the position of a component in a medical apparatus along a travel distance by means of
a) a light source and b) a holder which fixes the component movably along a travel distance and c) a photosensitive sensor surface, which comprises initially generating a silhouette of the component on the sensor surface by irradiating the component with light from a), then the data relating to the silhouette being converted by a data processing unit into the position of the component along the travel distance.
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22. A device for determining the position of a component in a medical apparatus along a travel distance,
this device comprising at least a) a light source; - and
b) a holder which fixes a component movably along a travel distance; and c) a photosensitive sensor surface and d) a data processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37)
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