CHARACTERIZATION AND/OR DETECTION OF STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH SYRINGES AND/OR AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICES BASED ON ACOUSTICS
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1. A system comprising:
- a transducer to output a first signal proximate to a syringe;
a receiver to receive a response of the syringe to the first signal; and
a processing device configured to control the transducer and the receiver to determine a structural characteristic of the syringe based on the response received by the receiver.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments relate to characterizing and/or detecting structural characteristics of syringes (e.g., bare syringes or syringes included in automatic injection devices) using acoustic vibrations. Exemplary embodiments can position a transducer proximate to a syringe so that the transducer vibrates at one or more frequencies and a response of the syringe to the vibrations can be received via the receiver. The response of syringe can be processed to determine a structural characteristic of the syringe.
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1. A system comprising:
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a transducer to output a first signal proximate to a syringe; a receiver to receive a response of the syringe to the first signal; and a processing device configured to control the transducer and the receiver to determine a structural characteristic of the syringe based on the response received by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for characterizing a syringe based on structural characteristics of the syringe comprising:
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a transducer configured to vibrate at one or more frequencies; a receiver to detect a syringe response to vibrations of the transducer; and a syringe characterization unit configured to characterize the response detected by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by a processing device causes the processing device to:
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control a transducer to vibrate at one or more frequencies; receive a response of a syringe to vibrations of the transducer; and process the response to determine a structural characteristic of the syringe based on the response received the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of detecting a structural characteristic of a syringe comprising:
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inducing vibrations in one or more syringes; and measuring a response of the syringe to the vibrations. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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