PASSIVELY ENABLE A BLISTER PACK WITH WIRELESS IDENTIFICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A blister pack for packaging and wirelessly identifying a medical article, the blister pack comprising:
- a first package component having an outer size and comprising a cavity with a cavity opening, the cavity and cavity opening configured to accept a medical article for packaging, wherein the first package component is formed from a continuous web of formable blister material to which wireless identification devices have been pre-mounted in predetermined positions prior to molding a cavity for the first package component and separating the first package component from the formable blister web, the locations for pre-mounting the wireless identification devices to the continuous moldable blister web having been selected based on the outer size of the first package component and a predetermined position for the wireless identification devices in relation to a medical article being received by each cavity so that when first package components are separated from the moldable blister web, the pre-mounted wireless identification devices are each located in a predetermined position in relation to the cavity; and
a second package component attached to the first package component to seal the cavity opening, thereby packaging a medical article in a blister pack.
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Abstract
A blister pack is provided having a wireless identification device located at a predetermined position. A moldable blister web is mounted with wireless identification devices at selected positions corresponding to the size of the blister components to be molded from the web. When a cavity is molded in the web in manufacturing a blister pack, the pre-mounted wireless identification device will be located at a predetermined position in the blister pack. In one embodiment, RFID devices are used as the wireless identification devices. The RFID device is pre-mounted on the blister web so that it will be located at a flat surface of the blister pack or on a rounded surface. The RFID devices are pre-mounted, and then the blister is molded to have a cavity, the product is inserted into the cavity and a sealing package component is attached to the blister cavity to seal it.
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18 Claims
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1. A blister pack for packaging and wirelessly identifying a medical article, the blister pack comprising:
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a first package component having an outer size and comprising a cavity with a cavity opening, the cavity and cavity opening configured to accept a medical article for packaging, wherein the first package component is formed from a continuous web of formable blister material to which wireless identification devices have been pre-mounted in predetermined positions prior to molding a cavity for the first package component and separating the first package component from the formable blister web, the locations for pre-mounting the wireless identification devices to the continuous moldable blister web having been selected based on the outer size of the first package component and a predetermined position for the wireless identification devices in relation to a medical article being received by each cavity so that when first package components are separated from the moldable blister web, the pre-mounted wireless identification devices are each located in a predetermined position in relation to the cavity; and a second package component attached to the first package component to seal the cavity opening, thereby packaging a medical article in a blister pack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A blister pack for packaging and wirelessly identifying a medical article, the blister pack comprising:
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a first package component having an outer size and comprising a cavity with a cavity opening, the cavity and cavity opening configured to accept a medical article for packaging, wherein the first portion is thermoformed from a continuous blister web of formable material to which RFID devices have been pre-mounted in predetermined positions prior to molding a cavity for the first package component and separating the first package component from the moldable blister web, the locations for pre-attaching the RFID devices to the continuous moldable blister web having been selected based on the outer size of the first package component and a predetermined position for the wireless identification devices in relation to a medical article being received by each cavity so that when first package components are separated from the moldable blister web, the pre-mounted RFID devices are each located in a predetermined position in relation to the cavity; and a second package component attached to the first package component to seal the cavity opening, thereby packaging a medical article in a blister pack. wherein the RFID device has a preprogrammed identification string with no autonomous power source. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 14, 15, 16)
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13. A method for packaging and wirelessly identifying a medical article in a blister pack, the method comprising:
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forming a first package component from a continuous blister web of formable material to which wireless identification devices have been pre-mounted in predetermined positions by molding a cavity and cavity opening and separating the first package component from the moldable blister web such that it has an predetermined outer size, wherein the cavity and cavity opening are configured to accept a medical article for packaging, and wherein the step of forming further comprises molding the cavity and cavity opening such that the pre-mounted wireless identification device for the formed first package component will have a predetermined position in relation to a medical article packaged in the cavity; and forming a second package component; attaching the second package component to the first package component to seal the cavity opening, thereby packaging a medical article in a blister pack.
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17. A method for forming a web of blister packaging and wirelessly identifying material for use in forming blister packs about medical articles that also provide an identification device, the method comprising:
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depositing a series of spaced-apart identification antenna traces along a length of a moldable blister web of packaging material, the blister web having a width and length selected to support the manufacture of an order for multiple blister packs for medical articles, the location of the identification antenna traces selected so that when the blister web is formed into blister packs, each identification antenna trace will be located in a predetermined position in relation to a reference point on the blister pack formed from the blister web; mounting a wireless identification circuit device in electrical contact with each of the antenna traces on the moldable blister web of packaging material to form complete wireless identification devices at each location; and storing the blister web of blister packaging and wirelessly identifying material in a configuration useful for storing, transporting, and manufacturing. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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