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Medication identification and verification

  • US 9,406,127 B2
  • Filed: 06/18/2015
  • Issued: 08/02/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medication identification system comprising:

  • an imaging device including a structured light scanner having a camera configured to collect surface image data of one or more pills;

    a controller configured to control the imaging device to collect the image data of the one or more pills;

    the system being configured to use the surface image data of the one or more pills to generate three-dimensional geometric data for each pill and to determine the identity of each of the one or more pills based on at least the geometric data;

    whereinthe system further includes lights which are configured to illuminate the one or more pills in a manner which creates shadows of the one or more pills, and a camera configured to record images of these shadows and to record color information;

    the light includes lights of different colors from the group including white light, ultraviolet light, red light, green light, blue light and infrared light;

    the system is configured to capture and analyze shadow images for each pill, and to capture and analyze color information for each pill in conjunction with the geometric data; and

    the system comprises a chamber into which the one or more pills to be identified are placed, which is closed to ambient light.

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