Electronic marking of a medication cartridge
First Claim
1. A method of providing an electronically readable item of information (725) on a medication cartridge (70), the method comprisingredundantly providing the item of information on the medication cartridge, wherein the item of information is provided at least once by providing a conductive foil adapted for mounting to the medication cartridge, wherein the information is provided on the foil by placing electrically insulated areas in predefined position on the foil, thereby forming on the foil electrically conducting and electrically insulating areas.
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Abstract
The invention relates to: A method of providing an electronically readable item of information (725) on a medication cartridge (70). The invention further relates to a cartridge (70) containing an electronically readable item of information (725), a support (75) for reading the information (725) on the cartridge (70), a medication delivery device adapted to use a cartridge (70) and a support (75) according to the invention and a label (72) containing an electronically readable item of information (725). The object of the present invention is to provide an alternative method of generating an electronically readable item of information on a cartridge which method is simple and improves safety in reading. The problem is solved in that said item of information is redundantly provided (725, 726). The invention may e.g. be used in connection with medication delivery devices for self-treatment of a disease, e.g. diabetes.
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1. A method of providing an electronically readable item of information (725) on a medication cartridge (70), the method comprising
redundantly providing the item of information on the medication cartridge, wherein the item of information is provided at least once by providing a conductive foil adapted for mounting to the medication cartridge, wherein the information is provided on the foil by placing electrically insulated areas in predefined position on the foil, thereby forming on the foil electrically conducting and electrically insulating areas.
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