Patent ID: 7218395
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: B07C,G01J,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying and verifying a phannaceutical in a prescription vial, comprising: storing a plurality of stored spectral signatures corresponding to known pharmaceuticals in a database; inserting the prescription vial containing the phannaceutical whose identity is to be verified into a sample handling system; measuring a spectral signature of the pharmaceutical whose identity is to be verified using a multimodal multiplex sampling (MMS) spectrometer; comparing the measured spectral signature to at least one of the stored spectral signatures; determining if the measured spectral signature matches one of the stored spectral signatures; if the measured spectral signature does not match one of the stored spectral signature, reporting that the identity of the pharmaceutical could not be determined; and if the measured spectral signature matches one of the stored spectral signatures, reporting the identity of the pharmaceutical.