System and method for preparing a pharmaceutical compound

• US 10,692,207 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2015
• Issued: 06/23/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Original Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Inventors: Sandmann, Christian, Thomas, Matt, Murray, Chris, Hanke, Christian, Hoerner, Helmut, Tannen, Robert, Turpault, Mathieu, Witt, Erik Kurt
• Primary Examiner(s): Messmore, Jonathan R
• Application Number:
  US14/847,508
• Publication Number:
  US 20160072985A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,750 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 17/00 Apparatus for or methods of weighing material of special form or property determining weight by measuring volume G01F
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/00 Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups electric measuring arrangements involving comparison with a reference value G01R17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 21/28 Frames, Housings
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 23/37 involving digital counting
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4155 characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/31313 Measure weight, dimension and contents of box, tray
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/35113 Generation of compound, composite surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10004 Still image; Photographic image
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/0012 Biomedical image inspection
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/80 Recognising image objects characterised by unique random patterns
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/80 Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof

Abstract

A system for preparing a pharmaceutical compound comprises: a computing device comprising a user interface providing an operator with instructions for preparing the pharmaceutical compound and at least one processor operatively connected to the user interface; a scale operatively connected to the at least one processor; and an image capture device operatively connected to the at least one processor and the scale and positioned to capture an image of at least one of a component used in preparing the pharmaceutical compound and the pharmaceutical compound.

Claims

1. A system for reviewing and verifying preparation of a pharmaceutical compound comprising:

a processor configured to receive information regarding the preparation of the pharmaceutical compound, the information comprising at least one image of at least one step of the preparation of the pharmaceutical compound and gravimetric measurement information provided by a scale during at least one step of the preparation of the pharmaceutical compound, the at least one image comprising at least one image of the pharmaceutical compound on the scale; and

a user interface operatively connected to the processor and configured to display, based on instructions from the processor, a review window, the review window comprising;

a first portion displaying a selected image of the at least one step of the preparation of the pharmaceutical compound and an indication of whether a concentration of the pharmaceutical compound is within an acceptable tolerance range based on the gravimetric measurement information; and

a second portion displaying one or more thumbnail images of each step of the preparation of the pharmaceutical compound.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first portion comprises a graphical overlay comprising the gravimetric measurement information provided by the scale for the selected image of the at least one step of the preparation.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein a graphical indication is overlaid onto one or more of the thumbnail images to identify whether the concentration of the pharmaceutical compound is within the acceptable tolerance range for the step of the preparation of the pharmaceutical compound illustrated in the one or more thumbnail images.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a third portion displaying the instructions for the preparation of the pharmaceutical compound that corresponds to the selected image of the at least one step of the preparation of the pharmaceutical compound that is displayed.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein a graphical indication is overlaid onto one or more of the thumbnail images to identify whether the concentration of the pharmaceutical compound is within the acceptable tolerance range for the step of the preparation of the pharmaceutical compound illustrated in the one or more thumbnail images.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a fourth portion displaying a plurality of icons that, when selected by a reviewer, allow the reviewer to confirm that the pharmaceutical compound was prepared correctly or reject the pharmaceutical compound.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the processor is programmed or configured to transmit data relating to confirmation or rejection of the pharmaceutical compound to a pharmacy preparation system.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the processor is programmed or configured to transmit data relating to confirmation or rejection of the pharmaceutical compound to a bedside system.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more thumbnail images include an area configured to provide a graphical indication that the image representing the step of the preparation of the pharmaceutical compound was retaken.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the graphical indication is a colored box around the one or more thumbnail images.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the selected image comprises at least a portion of a preparation surface and one or more components used in preparation of the pharmaceutical compound.