Syringe and syringe label

• US 20080188814A1
• Filed: 01/22/2008
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited)
• Original Assignee: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited)
• Inventors: Lavi-Loebl, Adi, Petter, Ram, Aharon, Hava
• Application Number:
  US12/009,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20080188814A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/189
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3125 specific display means, e.g. to indicate dose setting
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3126 Specific display means related to dosing
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/60 with identification means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6081 Colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/28 Syringe ampoules or carpules, i.e. ampoules or carpules provided with a needle
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3129 Syringe barrels A61M5/3205 and A61M5/50 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/02 Forms or constructions layered products B32B
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/205 specially adapted for electric cables, pipes or the like

Abstract

A syringe including a syringe label wrapped around the syringe and about itself. The label may be positioned on the syringe just below the flange and above the graduation markings so as not to obscure information preprinted on the syringe body. The label may also extend over the graduation markings but include a window to assure that the markings are visible through the label.

Claims

1. A syringe, comprising:

a barrel having a flange on one end and graduation markings running along a longitudinal axis of the barrel configured to facilitate the administration of a metered dosage; and

a label having a width and a length, the length being larger than the width and longer than a circumference of the barrel, a first end of the label connected to the barrel between the graduation markings and the flange such that the width of the label extends along the longitudinal axis, the label having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface facing the barrel when the label is wrapped around the barrel, at least a portion of the bottom surface exhibiting an adhesive property allowing the label to remain in at least a partially wrapped state around the barrel,

the label positioned directly below the flange, wherein a circumference of the label wrapped around the barrel is sufficiently smaller than a circumference of the flange so as to allow a user to grasp the barrel over the wrapped label between the index and middle fingers without slipping over the flange while using the syringe.

2. The syringe of claim 1, wherein the graduation markings are at least one of (i) printed directly on the barrel, (ii) inscribed in the barrel, (iii) integrally formed with the barrel, and (iv) embossed in the barrel.

3. The syringe of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the label, adjacent a second end of the label opposite the first end, has at least one of (i) a raised surface, and (ii) a high friction material adhered to the outer surface, configured to provide traction to prevent slippage of the user'"'"'s fingers during use of the syringe.

4. The syringe of claim 1, wherein the label includes text on at least one of the bottom surface and the top surface, the label including a first portion, between the second end and a transition point on the label spaced away from the second end a length equal to a circumference of the barrel, and a second portion, between the transition point and the first end, the second portion covered by the first portion when the label is wrapped around the syringe and itself, text on the first portion oriented such that it runs along the width of the label and the longitudinal axis of the barrel, text on the second portion oriented such that it runs along a length of the label in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the barrel.

5. The syringe of claim 4, wherein the text on the first portion includes a medication name and expiration date.

6. The syringe of claim 1, wherein the label is made from an electret material.

7. The syringe of claim 6, wherein the label includes an adhesive coating on the bottom surface.

8. The syringe of claim 6, wherein the electret material carries an electrical charge sufficient to maintain the label wrapped around the barrel and to cause the label to once again wrap itself about the barrel after a user unwraps the label from the barrel.

9. The syringe of claim 1, wherein the label has an adhesive coating on the bottom surface and a pulling force is required to unwrap the label from the barrel and itself, the adhesive coating configured such that the further the label is unwrapped the more pulling force is required to unwrap the label.

10. The syringe of claim 1, wherein the label has an adhesive coating on the bottom surface and a pulling force is required to unwrap the label from the barrel and itself, the adhesive coating configured such that the further the label is unwrapped the less pulling force is required to unwrap the label.

11. The syringe of claim 1, wherein the label has a plurality of spaced apart adhesive strips on the bottom surface and indicia on the bottom surface between the strips, different sections of label information included between each adhesive strip, wherein a user encounters an increased resistance to unwrapping the label upon the start of each section of label information.

12. The syringe of claim 1, wherein the label is folded along its length at least once prior to being connected to and wrapped around the barrel such that label in the unwrapped state can be unfolded by pulling a portion of the label along the longitudinal axis of the barrel.

13. A syringe, comprising:

a barrel having graduation markings running along a longitudinal axis of the barrel configured to facilitate the administration of a metered dosage; and

a label having a width and a length, the label connected to the barrel at a first end of the label such that the width of the label extends along the longitudinal axis, the label having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface facing the barrel when the label is wrapped around the barrel, at least a portion of the bottom surface exhibiting an adhesive property allowing the label to remain in at least a partially wrapped state around the barrel,

the label including at least one transparent window positioned on the barrel such that the window extends over at least a portion of the graduation markings when the label is wrapped and allows a user to read the graduation markings without having to unwrap the label,

at least one of (i) the window being more transparent than a remainder of the label, (ii) the entire label being transparent and having indicia except for the window which is transparent but devoid of indicia, so as to allow visualization of the graduation markings.

14. The syringe of claim 13, wherein the window extends along the longitudinal axis of the barrel and covers an entire length of the graduation markings.

15. The syringe of claim 13, wherein the length of the label is longer than a circumference of the barrel such that the label wraps around the barrel and itself when in a fully wrapped state.

16. The syringe of claim 13, wherein at least one of a length and thickness of the label are chosen such that a circumference of the label wrapped around the barrel is sufficiently smaller than a circumference of a flange of the barrel so as to allow a user to grasp the barrel over the wrapped label between the index and middle fingers without slipping over the flange while using the syringe.

17. The syringe of claim 13, wherein the label is made from an electret material.

18. A syringe, comprising:

a barrel having graduation markings running along a longitudinal axis of the barrel configured to facilitate the administration of a metered dosage; and

a label having two or more strips each having a different length, a top surface, and a bottom surface facing the barrel when the label is wrapped around the barrel, at least a portion of the bottom surface of each strip exhibiting an adhesive property, a width of each strip extending along a longitudinal axis of the barrel and the length of each strip extending transverse to the longitudinal axis,

a first of the strips connected on a first end to the barrel, the adhesive property of the bottom surface of the first strip maintaining the first strip in a wrapped state when the first strip is wrapped around the barrel but allowing the first strip to be at least partially unwrapped from the barrel upon application of a first predetermined force to the first strip in a direction away from the barrel,

a second of the strips shorter in length than the first strip, a first end portion of the second strip connected at least one of (i) to the outer surface of the first strip and (ii) to the barrel adjacent a first end portion of the first strip, the adhesive property of the bottom surface of the second strip maintaining the second strip in a wrapped state about the barrel and the first strip when the first and second strips are wrapped about the barrel but allowing the second strip to be at least partially peeled off from the first strip upon application of a second predetermined force to the second strip in a direction away from the first strip,

at least the inner surface of both the first and second strips containing indicia.

19. The syringe of claim 18, further including a third strip having a length shorter than the second strip and connected on a first end portion to at least one of (i) the outer surface of the second strip and (ii) the outer surface of the first strip adjacent a first end portion of the second strip, at least the inner surface of the third strip having indicia thereon.

20. The syringe of claim 18, wherein the first strip has a length longer than a circumference of the barrel such that the first strip wraps around the barrel and at least a portion of itself when wrapped around the barrel.

21. The syringe of claim 18, wherein the label is connected to the barrel between the graduation markings and a flange of the barrel and does not cover the graduation markings.

22. The syringe of claim 21, wherein the label is positioned directly below the flange and a circumference of the label wrapped around the barrel is sufficiently smaller than a circumference of the flange so as to allow a user to grasp the barrel over the wrapped label between the index and middle fingers without slipping over the flange while using the syringe.

23. The syringe of claim 18, wherein at least one of the strips is made from an electret material.

24. The syringe of claim 18, wherein the label at least partially covers the graduation marks, and wherein the first strip includes a first transparent window which allows more light to pass through than a remainder of the first strip, the second strip includes a second transparent window which allows more light to pass through than a remainder of the second strip, the first and second windows overlapping when the label is in a wrapped state with the first strip wrapped around the barrel and the second strip wrapped around the wrapped first strip, the first and second windows allowing for visualization of the graduation marks covered by the label.