US 12,134,494 B2
Verification system for a pharmacy packaging system
William K. Holmes, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to RXSAFE, LLC, Vista, CA (US)
Filed by RXSAFE LLC, Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/147,281.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/296,120, filed on Jan. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211912 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 57/10 (2006.01); B65B 9/02 (2006.01); B65B 41/16 (2006.01); B65B 61/26 (2006.01); B65C 9/46 (2006.01); H04N 23/11 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01)
CPC B65B 57/10 (2013.01) [B65B 9/02 (2013.01); B65B 41/16 (2013.01); B65B 61/26 (2013.01); B65C 9/46 (2013.01); H04N 23/11 (2023.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automatic packager for pharmaceuticals comprising:
a feed roll for forming a pharmaceutical pouch;
a dispenser configured to dispense pharmaceuticals into the pharmaceutical pouch formed by the feed roll; and
a verification system including
a camera system configured to capture images in a visible spectrum and an infrared spectrum,
a heat source configured to heat the pharmaceutical pouch,
a visible light source configured to output visible spectrum light, and
an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the camera system, the heat source, and the visible light source, the electronic processor configured to
activate the heat source to heat the pharmaceutical pouch,
capture a first image, using the camera system, of the pharmaceutical pouch when the pharmaceutical pouch is heated by the heat source,
activate the visible light source to illuminate the pharmaceutical pouch,
capture a second image, using the camera system, of the pharmaceutical pouch while illuminated by the visible light source, and
generate a dashboard to simultaneously display first images and second images from a plurality of pharmaceutical pouches, wherein the first image and the second image are arrayed in a grid on the dashboard.