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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jordan Ray Fine, Ventura, CA (US);
Thomas Clark Pearson, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Graham F. Milne, Ventura, CA (US);
Assignee:
AMGEN INC., Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); A61M 5/178 (2006.01); G01F 11/02 (2006.01); G01F 23/292 (2006.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); A61M 5/178 (2013.01); G01F 11/021 (2013.01); G01F 23/292 (2013.01); G06T 7/50 (2017.01); H04N 23/73 (2023.01); H04N 23/74 (2023.01);
Abstract
Automatic prefilled syringe inspection systems, apparatus and methods are provided. The automatic syringe inspection systems, apparatus and methods may determine a plunger depth within a syringe that has been pre-filled with a medication. The plunger depth may be based on digital image data that is representative of a silhouette of at least a portion of a tubular vessel and at least a portion of a plunger within the tubular vessel.