EP 3251959 B1 20200129 - METHOD FOR DIVIDING A BLISTER STRIP AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD
Title (en)
METHOD FOR DIVIDING A BLISTER STRIP AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM ZERTEILEN EINES BLISTERSTREIFENS SOWIE VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUSFÜHREN DES VERFAHRENS
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ POUR LE DÉCOUPAGE D'UNE BANDE DE BLISTER ET DISPOSITIF POUR L'EXÉCUTION DU PROCÉDÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 16172594 A 20160602
Abstract (en)
[origin: CA3025563A1] The present invention relates to a method for dividing up a blister strip (1). In order to avoid invalidating the use-by date, many blister-packed medicinal products are positioned in separate portions of a blister strip. For this purpose, the blister strip is cut up manually, and therefore in a cost-intensive and time-consuming manner. The method according to the invention provides a cost-effective and rapid solution to this problem. According to the invention, a blister strip (1) having a carrier panel (10) with a plurality of holders (12) for medicinal-product portions is provided, and a 3D-sensor device (20) generates an image (200) of the carrier panel (10), wherein this image (200) comprises depth information. The image is evaluated by a control device (30) using image analysis, and an arrangement of the holders (12) is determined with reference to analysis results, and, on the basis of this arrangement, control signals for a severing device (40) are generated. On the basis of the control signals, the blister strip (1) is then divided up into a plurality of blister-strip parts (15, 15', 16).
IPC 8 full level
B65B 57/00 (2006.01); B65B 61/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65B 57/00 (2013.01); B65B 61/06 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3251959 A1 20171206; EP 3251959 B1 20200129; AU 2017273658 A1 20181213; AU 2017273658 B2 20220630; CA 3025563 A1 20171207; CN 109219561 A 20190115; CN 109219561 B 20210702; WO 2017207229 A1 20171207
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 16172594 A 20160602; AU 2017273658 A 20170510; CA 3025563 A 20170510; CN 201780034190 A 20170510; EP 2017061168 W 20170510