Drug audit support device, drug audit support system, and drug audit method
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Publication Number
US-12239611-B2
Publication Date
2025-03-04
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Abstract
A drug inspection assisting apparatus for assisting an inspection of drugs collected by a drug collecting apparatus and/or by a manual operation, including: a plurality of drug inspection means, the drug inspection assisting apparatus being capable of implementing a plurality of drug inspection plans having different accuracies through selective implementation of the drug inspection means; an information acquiring means for acquiring first information and second information, the first information being information related to collection paths of drugs and/or devices involved in the collection of the drugs, the second information being information related to an operator who is involved in collection of drugs; and a plan selection means for selecting a certain drug inspection plan based on the first information and the second information, and the drug inspection plan selected by the plan selection means is implemented.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to a drug inspection assisting apparatus, system, and method that assist inspection of drugs collected by a drug collecting apparatus and/or by a manual operation. A control device acquires first information related to collection paths of the drugs and/or devices involved in collection of the drugs, and second information related to an operator involved in the collection of the drugs, and uses an image pickup device to pick up an image of the drugs packed in a packaging bag.
The control device implements a plurality of drug inspection plans having different accuracies, including a first drug inspection plan that inspects kinds of the drugs and a second drug inspection plan that inspects a number of the drugs. At least one of the first drug inspection plan or the second drug inspection plan includes picking up an image of the drugs packed in a packaging bag by the image pickup device.
Based on the acquired first information and second information, the control device selects one drug inspection plan of the plurality and implements the selected drug inspection plan. The arrangement links plan selection to characteristics of the drug collection path and the operator, and selects an appropriate plan to reduce inspection time while maintaining accuracy.
Claims Coverage
The document provides multiple independent claims covering a drug inspection assisting apparatus, a closely related apparatus, and a corresponding inspection assisting method. Across these independent claims, the core inventive structure is selection among multiple drug inspection plans having different accuracies based on acquired collection-path and operator information, with image pickup of packaged drugs as part of at least one plan.
Multiple drug inspection plans with different accuracies
The control device implements a plurality of drug inspection plans having different accuracies, including a first drug inspection plan that inspects kinds of the drugs and a second drug inspection plan that inspects a number of the drugs.
Image pickup of drugs in a packaging bag within inspection plans
At least one of the first drug inspection plan or the second drug inspection plan includes picking up an image of the drugs packed in a packaging bag by the image pickup device.
Acquiring first information about collection paths and second information about the operator
The communication unit acquires first information related to collection paths of the drugs and/or devices involved in collection of the drugs and second information related to an operator who is involved in the collection of the drugs.
Selecting one inspection plan based on first and second information
The control device selects one drug inspection plan from the plurality of drug inspection plans based on the first information and the second information, and implements the selected drug inspection plan.
Selecting one inspection plan based on first information only
The control device selects one drug inspection plan from the plurality of drug inspection plans based on the first information, and implements the selected drug inspection plan.
The independent claims collectively require multiple drug inspection plans with different accuracies, image pickup of packaged drugs within at least one plan, and selection of which plan to implement based on acquired information about drug collection paths and, in one independent claim, about the operator.
Stated Advantages
Reduces inspection time while maintaining accuracy.
Documented Applications
Assisting inspection of drugs collected by a drug collecting apparatus and/or by a manual operation.
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