Medication container encoding, verification, and identification
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by an applicator device, first data from a first source characterizing at least one medication within or to be placed within a medication container;
receiving, by the applicator device, second data from a second source characterizing the at least one medication within or to be placed within the medication container;
verifying, by the applicator device, that the first data matches the second data;
generating or receiving, by the applicator device, based on at least a portion of the verified data, at least one optical identifier encapsulating third data characterizing the at least one medication; and
applying, by the applicator device, the at least one verified optical identifier to the outer surface of a tip portion of the medication container; and
automatically reading at least one optical sensor, a medication device comprising the at least one verified optical identifier along the outer surface of the tip portion of the medication container during rotational mating of the tip portion of the medication container with a complementary fitting on the medication device, wherein the complementary fitting comprises a port that receives the tip portion of the medication container during the rotational mating of the tip portion of the medication container with the complementary fitting on the medication device.
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Abstract
A medication container encoding, verification and identification method is provided that includes receiving data characterizing a medication, generating an identifier encapsulating the data and applying an identifier to a medication container such that it is automatically readable by a medication device. Related apparatus, systems, methods and articles are also described.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by an applicator device, first data from a first source characterizing at least one medication within or to be placed within a medication container; receiving, by the applicator device, second data from a second source characterizing the at least one medication within or to be placed within the medication container; verifying, by the applicator device, that the first data matches the second data; generating or receiving, by the applicator device, based on at least a portion of the verified data, at least one optical identifier encapsulating third data characterizing the at least one medication; and applying, by the applicator device, the at least one verified optical identifier to the outer surface of a tip portion of the medication container; and automatically reading at least one optical sensor, a medication device comprising the at least one verified optical identifier along the outer surface of the tip portion of the medication container during rotational mating of the tip portion of the medication container with a complementary fitting on the medication device, wherein the complementary fitting comprises a port that receives the tip portion of the medication container during the rotational mating of the tip portion of the medication container with the complementary fitting on the medication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system configured to apply at least one optical identifier to a medication container, the medication container including a fluid conduit leading to a fluid outlet and an identification surface at least partially surrounding the fluid conduit and adjacent to the fluid outlet, the system comprising:
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a reader device configured to read or receive first data from a first source characterizing at least one medication within or to be placed within the medication container and read or receive second data from a second source characterizing the at least one medication within or to be placed within the medication container; at least one processor configured to verify that the second data matches the first data; an applicator device configured to generate or receive, based on at least a portion of the verified data, at least one optical identifier encapsulating third data characterizing the at least one medication, and apply the at least one optical identifier to the identification surface of the medication container, wherein the applicator device comprises a port configured to receive the identification surface, wherein the identification surface faces radially outwardly from the conduit, and wherein the applicator device is configured to apply the at least one optical identifier radially inwardly from an inner wall of the port to the identification surface that faces radially outwardly from the conduit; and at least one optical sensor configured to automatically read the at least one verified optical identifier along the identification surface of the medication container at least partially surrounding the fluid conduit and adjacent to the fluid outlet during rotational mating of the medication container with a complementary fitting on the medication device that fluidically mates a flow path of the medication device with the fluid outlet of the medication container. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a medication container including a fluid conduit leading to a fluid outlet and at least one verified optical identifier applied to an identification surface at least partially surrounding the fluid conduit and adjacent to the fluid outlet; a medication device comprising at least one optical sensor configured to automatically read the at least one verified optical identifier along the identification surface of the medication container at least partially surrounding the fluid conduit and adjacent to the fluid outlet during rotational mating of the medication container with a complementary fitting on the medication device that fluidically mates a flow path of the medication device with the fluid outlet of the medication container, wherein the medication container includes graduations to identify how much medication has been administered to the patient, wherein the medication container includes luer lock threads that engage with complementary luer lock threads on the medication device during the rotational mating of the medication container with the complementary fitting on the medication device, and wherein the graduations are aligned with the luer lock threads of the medication container such that the graduations on the medication container are visible from a predetermined user viewing angle when full engagement of the medication container with the medication device is complete following the rotational mating.
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