Label form for use in drug testing and method for applying the same
First Claim
1. A multi-segment label form comprising:
- an elongated label carrying sheet said sheet having a surface for detachably receiving label sets comprising label segments having self-adhering adhesive coatings thereon; and
a plurality of label sets disposed on said label carrying sheet and detachably adhered thereto without being attached to each other, each label set includinga first label segment having a permanent affixation adhesive layer on a major surface,a second label segment detachably attached to said first label segment, said second label segment having a temporary affixation adhesive layer on a major surface, anda third label segment attached to said second label segment, said third label segment having a removable cover portion and an underlying data portion having one major surface adapted to receive indicia that is unreadable until said removable cover portion is removed, said data portion having a temporary affixation adhesive layer on its opposite major surface,a line of perforations between said first label segment and said second label segment to facilitate the detachment of said first label segment from said second label segment.
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Abstract
A multi-segment label set form especially for use in the testing of drugs. One embodiment has a first label segment with a permanent adhesive backing layer and second and third label segments with temporary adhesive backing layers. The first and second label segments contain information to identify the patient participating in the test, the drug being tested, and other study information. The third label segment contains or can be marked to contain hidden information as to whether the particular patient has been prescribed a drug or a placebo. The hidden information is concealed by a cover portion of the third label segment which can be removed by the patient'"'"'s physician in the event of medical emergency. The first and third label segments are cut with tamper evident slits. V-cut cusps or notches are disposed between the first and second label segments to facilitate removal of the second and third label segments from the first label segment. The label sets are detachably disposed and not attached to adjacent label sets on a label carrying sheet which is advanced to a label transfer station where the label sets are removed from the carrying sheet and applied to corresponding containers. The second and third label segments are later removed from the containers and applied manually to corresponding case report forms.
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24 Claims
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1. A multi-segment label form comprising:
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an elongated label carrying sheet said sheet having a surface for detachably receiving label sets comprising label segments having self-adhering adhesive coatings thereon; and a plurality of label sets disposed on said label carrying sheet and detachably adhered thereto without being attached to each other, each label set including a first label segment having a permanent affixation adhesive layer on a major surface, a second label segment detachably attached to said first label segment, said second label segment having a temporary affixation adhesive layer on a major surface, and a third label segment attached to said second label segment, said third label segment having a removable cover portion and an underlying data portion having one major surface adapted to receive indicia that is unreadable until said removable cover portion is removed, said data portion having a temporary affixation adhesive layer on its opposite major surface, a line of perforations between said first label segment and said second label segment to facilitate the detachment of said first label segment from said second label segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A multi-segment label form for use in drug testing, comprising:
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an elongated label carrying sheet said sheet having a surface for detachably receiving label sets comprising label segments having self-adhering adhesive coatings thereon; and a plurality of label sets disposed on said label carrying sheet and detachably adhered thereto without being attached to each other, each label set including a first label segment having a permanent affixation adhesive layer on a major surface, a second label segment detachably connected to said first label segment, said second label segment having a temporary affixation adhesive layer on a major surface, a line of perforations between said first label segment and said second label segment to facilitate the detachment of said first label segment from said second label segment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A multi-segment label form for use in drug testing, comprising:
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an elongated label carrying sheet said sheet having a surface for detachably receiving label sets comprising label segments having self-adhering adhesive coatings thereon; and a plurality of label sets disposed on said label carrying sheet and detachably adhered thereto without being attached to each other, each label set including a first label segment having a permanent affixation adhesive layer on a major surface, a second label segment detachably attached to said first label segment, said second label segment having a removable cover portion and an underlying data portion having one major surface adapted to receive indicia that is unreadable until said removable cover portion is removed, said data portion having a temporary affixation adhesive layer on the opposite major surface, a third label segment attached to said second label segment, said third label segment having a temporary affixation adhesive layer on a major surface, a line of perforations between said first label segment and said second label segment to facilitate the detachment of said first label segment from said second label segment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for applying a plurality of label sets to corresponding containers so that a first label segment of a label set is applied to a container and second and third label segments of said label set are applied to a corresponding case report document for drug testing purposes comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a major surface of said first label segment of each label set with a permanent affixation adhesive layer; b) providing a major surface of said second and said third label segments of each label set with a temporary affixation adhesive layer; c) detachably adhering said first, said second, and said third label segments of a plurality of label sets to an elongated label carrying sheet so that said label sets are adjacent to and not attached to each other; d) advancing said label carrying sheet in the longitudinal direction thereof to a label transfer station; and e) detaching each label set from said label carrying sheet at said label transfer station, and (i) applying said first label segment to said container to permanently adhere said first label segment to said container, and (ii) applying said second and said third label segments to said container to temporarily and detachably adhere said second and said third label segments to said container. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for applying a plurality of label sets to corresponding containers so that a first label segment of each label set is applied to a container and a second label segment of said label set is applied to a corresponding case report document for drug testing purposes comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a major surface of said first label segment of each label set with a permanent affixation adhesive layer; b) providing a major surface of said second label segment of each label set with a temporary affixation adhesive layer; c) detachably adhering said first and said second label segments of a plurality of label sets to an elongated label carrying sheet so that said label sets are adjacent to and not attached to each other; d) advancing said label carrying sheet in the longitudinal direction thereof to a label transfer station; and e) detaching each label set from said label carrying sheet at said label transfer station, and (i) applying said first label segment to said container to permanently adhere said first label segment to said container, and (ii) applying said second label segment to said container to temporarily and detachably adhere said second label segment to said container. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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