System and method for acquiring images of medication preparations
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1. A system for holding a camera and for acquiring images of preparation of sterile compounded medications, comprising:
- a pharmaceutical preparation surface configured to be placed within a hood;
a camera configured to capture one or more images of the pharmaceutical preparation surface;
a camera case configured to at least partially house and protect the camera;
a camera carrier configured to hold the camera case above the pharmaceutical preparation surface, to provide power to the camera, and to allow adjustment of the camera relative to the pharmaceutical preparation surface;
a user-operated trigger;
a display; and
a computer in communication with the camera, the trigger, and the display,wherein the computer is programmed or configured to;
control the camera to capture an image based on a trigger signal;
receive the captured image from the camera;
associate the captured image with pharmacy work task data; and
store the image and associated pharmacy work task data in a database.
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Abstract
A system for holding a camera for acquiring images of preparations includes a rail that can be mounted above a preparation surface. A camera carrier couples a camera with the rail such that the camera is movable relative to the rail and such that the camera can acquire images of preparations on the preparation surface.
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1. A system for holding a camera and for acquiring images of preparation of sterile compounded medications, comprising:
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a pharmaceutical preparation surface configured to be placed within a hood; a camera configured to capture one or more images of the pharmaceutical preparation surface; a camera case configured to at least partially house and protect the camera; a camera carrier configured to hold the camera case above the pharmaceutical preparation surface, to provide power to the camera, and to allow adjustment of the camera relative to the pharmaceutical preparation surface; a user-operated trigger; a display; and a computer in communication with the camera, the trigger, and the display, wherein the computer is programmed or configured to; control the camera to capture an image based on a trigger signal; receive the captured image from the camera; associate the captured image with pharmacy work task data; and store the image and associated pharmacy work task data in a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of acquiring images of preparation of sterile compounded medications, comprising:
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selecting a sterile compounded medication to prepare; scanning, with a barcode scanner, a barcode associated with an ingredient of a sterile compounded medication; transmitting barcode data from the barcode scanner to a computer in communication with the barcode scanner; placing the ingredient on a pharmaceutical preparation surface inside a hood; triggering the camera, with a trigger in communication therewith, to capture an image of the ingredient, the camera held at least partially within a case and held by a camera carrier above the pharmaceutical preparation surface; transmitting the captured image from the camera to a computer in communication with the camera; associating, with a processor, the captured image with a medication record of the selected sterile medication being prepared; and storing the captured image in a database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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