Pharmaceutical verification network
US7720694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H70/40
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for communicating pharmaceutical verification information between a server and a node using a network. A node includes a pharmaceutical identification and verification system. The verification information includes a known spectral signature of a known pharmaceutical and a corresponding known pharmaceutical name and dosage strength of the known pharmaceutical. The server stores the verification information in a server database. The node receives the verification information from the server, stores the verification information in the client database, reads a pharmaceutical name and dosage strength from a container enclosing a pharmaceutical, obtains a detected spectral signature for the pharmaceutical, and compares the detected spectral signature to the at least one known spectral signature. The pharmaceutical identification and verification system includes a static multimodal multiplex spectrometer. The verification information can also include a spectral signature of a known container.
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