MEDICINAL VIAL
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1. A medicinal vial comprising a vial body having a mouth opening closed by a closure system attached to the vial, the closure system comprising:
- a elastomer closure having a penetrable region through which a hollow tubular needle may be driven,a cover able to engage with the vial and with the closure to thereby hold the closure in a closing relationship with the mouth opening of the vial, the cover covering the penetrable region,the cover comprising a cover part which is openable to thereby expose the penetrable region for penetration by a needle,the closure system incorporating an RFID, the incorporated RFID remaining attached to the vial upon opening of the openable part.
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Abstract
Medicinal vials are provided incorporating RFID'"'"'s in a way which causes them to remain associated with the vial when the vial closure is opened. Several embodiments are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment an RFID is incorporated in the vial closure system.
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18 Claims
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1. A medicinal vial comprising a vial body having a mouth opening closed by a closure system attached to the vial, the closure system comprising:
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a elastomer closure having a penetrable region through which a hollow tubular needle may be driven, a cover able to engage with the vial and with the closure to thereby hold the closure in a closing relationship with the mouth opening of the vial, the cover covering the penetrable region, the cover comprising a cover part which is openable to thereby expose the penetrable region for penetration by a needle, the closure system incorporating an RFID, the incorporated RFID remaining attached to the vial upon opening of the openable part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18)
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12. A medicinal vial comprising a vial body having a mouth opening closed or closeable by a closure system attached to the vial body, the vial body being made of an injection mouldable plastics material, with an RFID embedded in the plastics material of the vial body.
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13. A medicinal vial comprising a vial body having a mouth opening closed by an openable closure system attached to the vial body, the vial having a base opposite its mouth opening, the vial comprising a cavity adjacent to its base which cavity encloses an RFID.
- 14. A medicinal vial comprising a vial body having a mouth opening closed or closeable by a closure system attached to the vial body, the vial body being formed with an attachment part, and a holder defining a cavity enclosing an RFID and having a corresponding attachment part is attached to the vial body by engagement of the respective attachment parts.
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