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 Title: |
US5692640:
Syringe content identification system
[ Derwent Title ]
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Caulfield, Patricia E.; Merrimack, NH 03054
Caulfield, Arthur E.; Merrimack, NH 03054
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1997-12-02
/ 1995-12-05
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| Application Number: |
US1995000567568
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G09F 3/10;
A61J 1/00;
A61J 1/20;
A61M 5/31;
Core:
A61J 1/14;
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IPC-7:
G07F 11/68;
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| ECLA Code: |
G06F19/00M3M; G09F3/10; K61J1/20F; K61M5/31A8; K61J1/20A2A; K61J1/20A6B;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
221/070;
221/073;
221/199;
221/282;
604/189;
Original:
221/070;
221/073;
221/199;
221/282;
604/189;
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| Field of Search: |
221/070,73,199,282
604/189
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| Priority Number: |
| 1995-12-05 |
US1995000567568 |
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| Abstract: |
A system for establishing and maintaining the identity of a medication in a syringe (80) from the point in time that a medication is withdrawn from a vial (30) to the point in time that the medication is administered to a patient. This method is based on integrating a label dispenser (40) including preprinted, pressure sensitive, syringe labels (71) with a medicine vial (30). As the medication is withdrawn from the vial a label is provided that identifies the contents of the vial. When this label is applied to the syringe it provides the ability to verify that the correct medication and dosage is being administered to the correct patient. Subsequently the label can be removed from the syringe and used to provide a permanent record of the administration.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Terrell, William E.; Tran, Khoi H.
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. A method of identifying a substance after said substance is removed from a container comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a label dispenser having means for integration with said container and means for dispensing a strip of multiple labels with each label corresponding to each issue of said substance from said container, said strip of labels is freely received within said label dispenser for sequentially removal, each said label presenting sufficient information for identifying said substance (b) periodically withdrawing a quantity of said substance from said container, and withdrawing one of said plurality of labels when said substance is withdrawn (c) attaching said label to a vessel to which the said substance is transferred concurrently with the transfer
thereby enabling a determination to be made at the site of an application of said substance that said substance conveyed by said vessel is appropriate for said application.
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| Forward References: |
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