Vial printing method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A container label printing method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a label having first section and a second section spaced apart from the first section and oppositely facing front and back surfaces;
b. providing a container with an external surface;
c. securing the first section of the label to a portion of the external surface of the container with the second section of the label extends from the first surface;
d. providing a printer;
e. using the printer to print indicia on the a the front surface of the second section of the label; and
f. securing the second section of the label to the external surface.
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Abstract
A container label printing method and apparatus, the method comprising the steps of providing a label having first section and a second section spaced apart from the first section and oppositely facing front and back surfaces, providing a container with an external surface, securing the first section of the label to a portion of the external surface of the container with the second section of the label extends from the first surface, providing a printer, using the printer to print indicia on the a the front surface of the second section of the label and securing the second section of the label to the external surface.
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40 Claims
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1. A container label printing method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a label having first section and a second section spaced apart from the first section and oppositely facing front and back surfaces;
b. providing a container with an external surface;
c. securing the first section of the label to a portion of the external surface of the container with the second section of the label extends from the first surface;
d. providing a printer;
e. using the printer to print indicia on the a the front surface of the second section of the label; and
f. securing the second section of the label to the external surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. The method of claim 11 wherein the step of securing the second section of the label to the external surface includes using the overcoat section to secure the second section to the external surface.
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13. A container/label assembly for use in filling work orders that specify container types to be used to fill each order, the assembly comprising:
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a container with an external surface;
a label having a first section and a second section spaced apart from the first section and oppositely facing front and back surfaces, the first section secured to the external surface of the container with the second section of the label extends from the first surface; and
a container type identifier physically associated with the container, the type identifier including at least one of text, a machine readable code and a color indicia indicating the type of the container, wherein the container type is useable to verify that the container can be used to complete a work order. - View Dependent Claims (14, 18, 19, 20)
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15. The assembly of claim 15 further including a removable release liner covering the adhesive on the back surface of the second section of the label.
- 16. The assembly of claim 16 further including a non-printable section between the first and second section of the label and wherein the front surface of the second section is printable.
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21. A method to properly complete a medical work order
a. providing a medical work order that specifies a type of container to be used to facilitate the order; -
b. providing a container of a specific type where the container is at least substantially empty and the container includes a container type identifier identifying the container type and the container has an external surface;
c. securing a first section of a label to the exterior surface where the label has a second section that extends from the first surface; and
d. filling the container according to the container type identifier. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for storing containers and for use with a database that stores at least a first work order that specifies a first container type to be used to facilitate the first work order, the apparatus comprising:
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a. a carrier with at least first and second recesses, the first recess holding at least one of the first container type and the second recess holding at least one of a second container type;
b. a memory storing information that specifies the type of container in each of the recesses;
c. an output device; and
d. a processor that is linked to the memory and the output device, the processor programmed to obtain the first work order from the database, identify the first container type specified by the work order and generate an output via the output device that indicates the first container type specified by the first work order. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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