Patent ID: 8584715
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61J,B07C,G01F,G01N,G06T

Abstract:
1. A process for monitoring filling of a capsule or capsule part with a medicament, comprising the steps of: (a) holding and transporting the capsule or capsule part in a carrier or matrix; (b) filling the capsule or capsule part with a fill mass; (c) recording the contour of the fill mass by using an optical system to produce an image; (d) evaluating the fill mass by image analysis; (e) calculating optical characteristics of the capsule carrier or capsule matrix, including a capsule carrier location or matrix location, from digitized image data; and (f) adjusting the optical imaging system in a subsequent filling step such that a light intensity of the capsule carrier or capsule matrix assumes a desired value.