Patent ID: 7898657
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A probe for a system for determining the chemical signature of a pharmaceutical compound, comprising: a housing; an inlet in the housing adapted to be connected to a transmitting optical fiber; a scanning aperture in the housing; a receiving outlet in the housing adapted to be connected to a receiving optical fiber; at least one transmission reflector positioned in the housing to receive laser light from the transmitting optical fiber and reflect the laser light through the scanning aperture to a pharmaceutical vial containing a pharmaceutical compound positioned outside the housing, wherein the inlet, the at least one transmission reflector and the scanning aperture are configured and positioned such that the laser light has a diameter of between about 2.5 and 3.5 mm as it reaches the scanning aperture; and at least one receiving reflector positioned in the housing to receive light reflected by the pharmaceutical compound and reflect the light to the receiving outlet.