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Apparatus and method for recognition of medication administration indicator

  • US 9,317,916 B1
  • Filed: 04/22/2013
  • Issued: 04/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program causing a computing device to perform operations comprising:

  • providing one or more first set of instructions on a display of the computing device instructing placement of an injectable medication apparatus including an indication of an amount of medication to be injected by the injectable medication apparatus;

    imaging by an image capture device of the computing device one or more images of the injectable medication apparatus in a first state indicating an amount of medication to be injected by the injectable medication apparatus;

    comparing, through recognition of the indicated amount of medication to be injected by the injectable medication apparatus imaged by the image capture device, the indicated amount to a predetermined amount;

    providing one or more second set of instructions on the display of the computing device to change the indicated amount of medication to be injected by the injectable medication apparatus if it is determined that the recognized indicated amount does not match the predetermined amount;

    providing one or more third set of instructions on the display of the computing device instructing placement of the injectable medication apparatus adjacent a particular body part into which the medication is to be injected;

    imaging by the image capture device of the computing device one or more images of operation of the injectable medication apparatus; and

    in response to the imaging the one or more images of operation of the injectable medication apparatus, determining from the one or more images of operation, that the injectable medication apparatus has been properly operated to administer the medication and that the injectable medication apparatus is in a second state indicating post-administration.

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