Embedded Lens Cap for Non-Destructive Liquid Medicine Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Counterfeit medicines pose a significant threat as they often lack the correct active ingredients or dosages, compromising patient recovery and safety, especially in critical care situations where quick and non-destructive authentication methods are needed.
Innovation Solution
A container cap or bottom with an embedded high-resolution optical lens allows for the capture of high-resolution digital images of the liquid medicine, which can be analyzed using digital image analysis techniques to verify the presence and dosage of active ingredients, comparing these images to known authentic samples without opening the container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional authentication methods are used, then counterfeit medicines can be detected, but the process is destructive and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent embeds the optical lens and imaging system in advance within the container cap or bottom, preparing the authentication mechanism beforehand. This preliminary setup enables immediate imaging when needed, eliminating the time-consuming setup phase of traditional methods while maintaining reliable detection capabilities through pre-positioned high-resolution optical components
2Reliability
If traditional authentication methods are used, then counterfeit medicines can be detected, but the process requires opening the container
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the authentication function from the container opening process by embedding an optical lens and imaging system directly into the cap or bottom structure. This extraction allows imaging and authentication to occur through the intact container, separating the detection function from the invasive opening action while preserving both reliability and container integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an optical lens and imaging system as an intermediary between the liquid medicine and the authentication device. This intermediary enables non-contact imaging through the container cap or bottom, allowing reliable authentication without direct contact or opening of the container, thus maintaining ease of operation and container integrity
3Measurement precision
If high-resolution imaging is implemented, then active ingredients can be accurately analyzed, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the optical lens, imaging system, and container structure into a single integrated unit. By combining these elements during manufacturing, the system achieves high measurement precision for analyzing active ingredients while minimizing device complexity through unified design and reduced assembly steps
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a multi-functional container cap or bottom that simultaneously serves as a sealing element and an imaging device. This universal design achieves high-resolution imaging capabilities without increasing overall device complexity, as the same structure performs both containment and authentication functions
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method enables rapid, non-destructive authentication of liquid medicines, ensuring the correct active ingredients and dosages are present, thereby ensuring patient safety and preventing the distribution of counterfeit medicines.
Implementation Method 1
A container cap or bottom with an embedded high-resolution optical lens allows for the capture of high-resolution digital images of the liquid medicine
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AI summary
An approach for providing a cap with an embedded high-resolution lens and a sampling insert that is used during an authentication of a composition of a liquid in a container sealed by the cap. The cap has a top portion of a cap with an opening, a sampling insert inside the opening in the top portion of the cap, and a high-resolution lens inside an opening in the sampling insert.