Patent ID: 8448846
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: A61B,G06K,G16H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: an imaging device configured to capture an image of a medication to be introduced into a body and a hand holding the medication; a time-stamp unit coupled to the imaging device and configured to generate time-stamp data in response to the imaging device capturing the image of the medication and the hand; a hand recognition unit coupled to the imaging device and configured to determine identification of a person whose hand appears in the image of the medication and the hand; a processor coupled to the imaging device, the time-stamp unit, and the hand recognition unit, the processor configured to associate image data of the image of the medication with the time-stamp data and the identified person; and a non-volatile memory coupled to the processor, the non-volatile memory storing the image data of the image of the medication, the time-stamp data, and the identified person, wherein the processor is further configured to identify the medication based on a comparison of the image data of the image of the medication with a first data set that comprises one or more medication identification parameters, the medication identification parameters comprising a color of a medication, and to determine whether the identified person is the person to receive the identified medication, wherein, upon determining that the identified person is the person to receive the identified medication, the processor is further configured to obtain one or more recommended-medication-regimen parameters and/or one or more parameters for determining a medication contraindication.