Inspection of liquid injectable products for contaminating particles
US6498645B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/9027
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for the substantially complete detection of all particles, within a predetermined size range, contained in an injectable solution comprising the steps of: a) pre-positioning particles in the container whereby rotation of the container causes substantially all of the particles in the injectable solution in the container to rotate in a shell volume adjacent the inner walls of the container, with said shell volume having a predetermined thickness; b) illuminating all the particles rotating within the shell volume with light; and c) detecting at least one of light scatter, light reflection and light extinction caused by said particles, with detectors having a depth of focus of detection in opposite volumes of the shell along a cross sectional diameter of the container perpendicular to the sensing array. Wherein the detectors are positioned, relative to the container whereby a focal point of detection which initially coincides with a focused plane through the vertical axis of the container, whereby the size of detected particles in the opposite volumes is accurately adjusted to an actual size by either calculation or by calculated offset of the focused planes; and wherein there…
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