Sterile medication identification delivery and application system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for sterile labeling on medications and medical solutions comprising:
- a medication or medical solution in a first container having a sterile interior and a non-sterile exterior;
at least one sterile printed label containing information specific to the medication or medical solution in a second container having a sterile interior and a non-sterile exterior, the second container comprising a first sheet with a peripheral edge and a second sheet with a peripheral edge, said first sheet peripheral edge being releasably bonded to said second peripheral edge;
the second container being affixed to the exterior of the first container, whereby the medication or medical solution in the first container may be dispensed into a sterile container in the sterile field and one of the at least one sterile printed labels from the second container may be applied to the sterile container in the sterile field.
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed towards a method and apparatus provided for improved sterile labeling on medications, solutions and medical supplies. The apparatus includes a sterile label, including associated corresponding medical product information. The sterile label is contained inside a sterile cavity housing which is formed from a first and second sheet of flexible plastic or other material. The flexible plastic material is bound together along its peripheral edges by an adhesive or heat sealing process. In this form, the flexible plastic or other material creates a package which may be peeled apart, enabling the label to be delivered or flipped to a sterile field while maintaining sterility. The label may contain on it many types of information corresponding to a medication. Furthermore, information can be added by a user. The disclosure makes the medication labeling system more accurate, safe and legible.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for sterile labeling on medications and medical solutions comprising:
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a medication or medical solution in a first container having a sterile interior and a non-sterile exterior; at least one sterile printed label containing information specific to the medication or medical solution in a second container having a sterile interior and a non-sterile exterior, the second container comprising a first sheet with a peripheral edge and a second sheet with a peripheral edge, said first sheet peripheral edge being releasably bonded to said second peripheral edge; the second container being affixed to the exterior of the first container, whereby the medication or medical solution in the first container may be dispensed into a sterile container in the sterile field and one of the at least one sterile printed labels from the second container may be applied to the sterile container in the sterile field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of maintaining association of label information with a medicine or medical solution to be dispensed in a sterile field comprising:
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providing a medication or medical solution in a first container having a sterile interior and a non-sterile exterior, the first container being adapted to dispense a medication or medical solution in a sterile state; providing at least one sterile printed label containing information specific to the medication or medical solution in the first container, in a second container having a sterile interior and a non-sterile exterior, the second container being adapted to dispense the at least one sterile printed label in a sterile state; fixing the second container to the exterior of the first container forming a product; distributing the product to medical professionals for sterile dispensing of the medication or medical solution and sterile label as part of a medical procedure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of labeling medications and medical solutions in a sterile field comprising:
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providing a medication or medical solution in a first container having a sterile interior and a non-sterile exterior; providing at least one sterile printed label containing information specific to the medication or medical solution in the first container, in a second container having a sterile interior and a non-sterile exterior, the second container being releasably affixed to the exterior of the first container, dispensing at least some of the medication or medical solution from said first container into at least one sterile container in the sterile field maintaining the sterility of the medication or medical solution; dispensing at least one of the sterile printed labels from the second container into the sterile field maintaining the sterility of the at least one label; and
,applying the at least one sterile printed label to the at least one sterile container in the sterile field, whereby the at least one sterile container is properly labeled with information identifying the medication or medical solution from the first container. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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