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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Becton Dickinson France, Le Pont de Claix, FR;
Inventors:
Thomas Virot, Herbeys, FR;
Arnaud Grandvuillemin, Saint Nazaire les Eymes, FR;
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson France, Le Pont-de-Claix, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/90 (2006.01); G02B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/90 (2013.01); G02B 21/0064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for inspecting a medical container made of a light transmissive material. The method includes scanning a portion of the medical container to be inspected, by a white light emitted from a confocal chromatic system; detecting light reflected by the portion of the medical container by the confocal chromatic system; and determining whether a particle is present or not in or on the said portion of the medical container, based on a detection result obtained by the confocal chromatic system.