http://jerryfahrni.com/2009/05/pill-geometry/ Pharmacy Informatics and Technology Mon, 21 May 2012 11:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://jerryfahrni.com/2009/05/pill-geometry/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Rob Fahrni Tue, 05 May 2009 03:49:03 +0000 http://jerryfahrni.com/?p=238#comment-24 At Pelco we apply analytics to our video systems to identify people and other objects, even license plates. You could go a long way using a photo to id the shape and color. At Pelco we apply analytics to our video systems to identify people and other objects, even license plates. You could go a long way using a photo to id the shape and color.

]]> http://jerryfahrni.com/2009/05/pill-geometry/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Carla C Tue, 05 May 2009 00:32:07 +0000 http://jerryfahrni.com/?p=238#comment-23 I saw some stuff in Europe that had a visual recognition system tied into looking at packets AFTER they had been dispensed (multi-dose) to count the number of pills in the packet and make sure they were roughly the right shape and size - if the VRE found an error, it would apply a small flag label to alert a pharmacist to check the packet. If I can find a link to the software provider, I will post. I remember at the time that it was VERY EXPENSIVE - a 50K add-on to the packager, I think. I saw some stuff in Europe that had a visual recognition system tied into looking at packets AFTER they had been dispensed (multi-dose) to count the number of pills in the packet and make sure they were roughly the right shape and size – if the VRE found an error, it would apply a small flag label to alert a pharmacist to check the packet. If I can find a link to the software provider, I will post. I remember at the time that it was VERY EXPENSIVE – a 50K add-on to the packager, I think.

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