Vision Pack System
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Automated pouch packaging is a great improvement to the efficiency and quality of the packing process of medicine distribution. Nevertheless, in the packaging process mistakes can be made. Until recently, checking the reliability of the packaging machines has been a problem. A pouch containing the wrong medication is simply not an option. Full control over all the medicines that are dispensed is required. Manual checking of medicine pouches is slow and prone errors and it is monotonous work for relatively high labor costs. Automated detection systems need to be reliable and accurate, and accuracy needs to be proven. In 2011, Robotik Technology introduced the Vision Pack System(VPS), which automatically checks the content of every single-dose, combi-dose or multi-dose pouch and compare it against the prescribe medicines. Via a computer network, the VPS is connected to the control software of the tablet packaging machine from which it receives data about which pills should be in the pouches. Using this data, the VPS can verify whether the content of each pouch matches the prescription. Using a number of software algorithms, the VPS reads the pouch barcode and, quickly and accurately, checks the shape, size, number of pills and even matches the color of individual pill types. The VPS-system includes a system which separates the pills to ensure that the pills can be checked individually. A color image is captured from each pouch for security and accountability purposes. The data gathered by the VPS, including details of the pills, patient information and the photographic record of the pouch, will be stored in the system database. Any pouch which is judged wrong or questionable by the VPS is marked by the system to be reviewed by a human operator. When a Vision Pack Sidewinder is connected to the VPS, the pouched will automatically be collected when they leave the detection machine by the winder, which winds them onto rolls as req uired – either by patient, op per establishment, whatever suits your situation. The VPS is specially interfaced with Robotik Technology tablet packaging machines, and contains all the software needed to detect and recognize the tablets that are held in the system. The recognition of the medicine is based on model recognition, not just counting the pills. A model library contains a model of every used and programmed tablet. The tablet’s model contains a.o. the shape, size and color. The VPS uses these detail s of all the tablets it needs to match. 542 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt – 62400 BETHUNE (France) Tél : +33(0) 321 562 930 – Fax : +33(0) 321 564 407 www.robotiktechnology.com – email : contact@robotiktechnology.com

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Specification of the Vision Pack System Note: RobotikTechnology isthe Original Equipment Manufacturer of the VPS. The machine and its technology are patented worldwide. Any infringement to RobotikTechnology patent will be pursued. Please be aware not to buy any product which may infringe Robotik Technology intellectual property rights. 1. Pouches, patient string and batches • The VPS handles unlimited batch length. A batch can contain one or more patient • Pouch layout concepts Every pouch has its own length (pL) and width (pW) and seal side width. Pouch length: usuallyfrom50mm up to 90mm....

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In the table below you find the different pouch material related to the quality of the check. • The barcode print on the pouch must be black; the characters can be printed in any color, as far as • It is possible to include "reminder pouch" between the regular pouches, which contain no medication but only printed text for reminding to take some other medication. These barcodes can be regular (like the regular pouches, this is recommended) or a fixed barcode. • For other setups orquestions, please contactthe sales department of Robotik Technology. • Data interface: Interface is done in XML...

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3. Performance The performance of the machine is discussed in two categories: quantity and quality Quantity The normal transport speed for VPS is 70mm per second. This gives a speed of 0.8 pouch per second (for 90 mm pouches) to 1 pouch per second (70 mm). For pouch shorter than 70mm, the speed is 1 pouch per second. When images and data need to be transported to a central server, the network and the server should provide sufficient speed for transport and storage. Number of pills per pouch. Although the VPS can handle up to 30 pills per pouch, the usual recommended maximum is 10 pills per...

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4. How does the detection process work? The Robotik Technology detection process is a proven concept. The development of the process started in 2009 already. The process runs the pouches through the machine. The unique barcode that should be on each pouch is read and used as its Pouch-ID to uniquely identify the pouch and to correctly link all present and future data to it. The present data is primarily the knowledge of which pills are supposed to be in the pouch; future data is all the data that is added during the detection process (the picture taken, the VPS judgment of the pouch), and...

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5. Results The results of the checking process are stored in a central database. The data includes the pouch data, the expected drugs in the pouch, the photos made of the pouch (also called “evidence”) and the results of the detection analysis of the pouch. Each pouch will be qualified as either “appro ved” or “review needed”. This data will be used and enriched by the process steps after the detection (review an repair of errors). 6. IT Robotik Technology provides a pre-installed VPS computer with each VPS machine. The customer is responsible for backing up the data. Data that needs to be...

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7. Other subjects and system parts VPS Calibrator VPS calibrator is developed to standardize the VPS machine operation in production. Each machine has slightly different settings or tolerances. Using VPS calibrator, it is possible to make each machine behave conform the standards. For example, thanks to calibration, the output pouch photos and pill model photos can be used across machines. This is very important when using more than one machine in a group of pharmacies or in a packaging center. Without calibration, a pill model library could not be used for all the different checking...

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