Container and device for administering a substance
First Claim
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1. A container for a substance comprising:
- a coupling element for coupling said container to a device for administering said substance; and
an identifying element assigned to said container.
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Abstract
A container for a substance including a coupling element for coupling the container to an administering device for administering the substance, wherein the container has an associated identifying element, and wherein the administering device includes a coupling device for accommodating the coupling element of the container and a sensor element for at least one of reading and writing the identifying element and the state of the container. The invention is intended to encompass methods for providing and using the identifying element.
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24 Claims
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1. A container for a substance comprising:
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a coupling element for coupling said container to a device for administering said substance; and
an identifying element assigned to said container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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12. A device for administering a substance, comprising a coupling device and a sensor element, said coupling device for accommodating a coupling element of a container comprising an identifying element, whereby the sensor element can sense one of the identifying element and the state of the container.
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23. A system for administering a substance comprising:
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a device for administering the substance, said device comprising a coupling device and a sensor; and
a container for the substance, said container comprising a coupling element and an identifying element;
wherebysaid coupling device and coupling element provide for operably coupling the device and container and the sensor senses the identifying element.
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24. A method for detecting information with respect to at least one of a container and the contents of said container, wherein said container is intended to be coupled to an administering device and said information is detected from an identifying element associated with said container.
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