Container for clinical product

• US 4,526,404 A
• Filed: 04/29/1983
• Issued: 07/02/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Richard M. Vazquez
• Original Assignee: Richard M. Vazquez
• Inventors: Vazquez, Richard M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bell, Paul A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Heyrana, Sr., Paul M.
• Application Number:
  US06/489,715
• Time in Patent Office: 795 Days
• Field of Search: 283/81, 283/900, 283/79, 40/312, 40/310, 40/3 R, 604/189, 604/408, 206/232, 206/447
• US Class Current: 283/79
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/00 Accommodation for nursing, e.g. in hospitals, not covered by groups A61G1/00 - A61G11/00, e.g. trolleys for transport of medicaments or food service or tea-tables, trolleys or wagons A47B31/00; Prescription lists
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2205/10 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/10 Bag-type containers
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/10 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/20 Colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/30 Printed labels
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/00 Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0219 to keep record of the use of a product
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/027 used to hang up an item, e.g. a perfusion bottle
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 2003/0272 Labels for containers
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/00 Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means medals or badges A44C3/00; making labels B31D1/02; sheets temporarily attached together B42F; labelling B65C; labels on record carriers G11B23/38, G11B23/40; Seals; Postage or like stamps
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0288 Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/90 Medical record

Abstract

A label-bearing container for a clinical product in which the product label functions to identify the product contents and can be removed and posted in a patient'"'"'s hospital chart. In a preferred embodiment the product label will contain areas for entry of clinical observations. The labeled container is particularly useful for the dispensing of blood products.

Claims

1. In a container for dispensing a medicinal product, said container having (i) a product access port, and (ii) a first label having a front surface for identifying the container'"'"'s contents and a rear surface, the improvement comprising:

means for removeably mounting said first label across said product access port such that access to said port is blocked by said label; and

an adhesive material on said rear surface of the first label for posting said label in a patient record.

2. The improvement of claim 1 further including a secondary label mounted on said first label front surface for further identifying said container'"'"'s contents.

3. The improvement of claim 2 wherein said secondary label is color-coded to identify the container'"'"'s contents.

4. The improvement of claim 2 wherein said secondary label contains an optically scannable bar code.

5. A blood product container having at least one infusion port for access to the container'"'"'s contents;

a first label for mounting on said blood product container, said label having printed indicia on a label face side and an adhesive coating on a label reverse side;

a releasable adhesive masking strip covering a portion of said adhesive coating; and

said first label removeably mounted on said blood container across said infusion port such that access to said port is blocked by said label.

6. The improvement of claim 5 further including a secondary label mounted on said first label face side for further identifying said container'"'"'s contents.

7. The improvement of claim 6 wherein said secondary label is color-coded to identify the container'"'"'s contents.

8. The improvement of claim 6 wherein said secondary label contains an optically scannable bar code.

9. The improvement of claim 5 wherein the portion of said adhesive coating on said label covered by said strip comprises means for posting said label in a patient'"'"'s record.

10. The improvement of claim 5 further including means on said label face side for entry of handwritten notations.

11. The improvement of claim 5 wherein said label reverse side has a pair of peripheral side portions adhesively engaged to said blood product container.