Label having an activatable bar code
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1. A machine readable label, comprising:
- a label body having an upper surface and a bottom surface, the label body comprising a light-transmissive portion and an opaque portion, wherein the light-transmissive portion spans the upper surface and the bottom surface, the opaque portion comprising human readable indicia disposed thereon;
an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the bottom surface for affixing the label body to a portion of a container;
an excitation-activatable material arranged to contain machine readable information disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the light-transmissive portion,wherein the machine readable information is undetected by a detector in ambient light, and detectable by the detector upon application of an excitation wavelength to the excitation-activatable material, andwherein the machine readable information comprises patient identifier information.
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Abstract
A label including a label body having an upper surface and a bottom surface and a light-transmissive portion and an opaque portion is disclosed. The label includes an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the bottom surface for affixing the label body to a portion of a container. An excitation-activatable material arranged to contain machine readable information is disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the light-transmissive portion of the label body. The machine readable information is undetected by a detector in ambient light, and detectable by the detector upon application of an excitation wavelength to the excitation-activatable material.
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35 Claims
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1. A machine readable label, comprising:
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a label body having an upper surface and a bottom surface, the label body comprising a light-transmissive portion and an opaque portion, wherein the light-transmissive portion spans the upper surface and the bottom surface, the opaque portion comprising human readable indicia disposed thereon; an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the bottom surface for affixing the label body to a portion of a container; an excitation-activatable material arranged to contain machine readable information disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the light-transmissive portion, wherein the machine readable information is undetected by a detector in ambient light, and detectable by the detector upon application of an excitation wavelength to the excitation-activatable material, and wherein the machine readable information comprises patient identifier information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine readable label, comprising:
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a label body having an upper surface and a bottom surface, the label body comprising a light-transmissive portion that spans the upper surface and the bottom surface; an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the bottom surface for affixing the label body to a portion of a container, wherein the adhesive is a light transmissive adhesive; an excitation-activatable material arranged to contain machine readable information disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface, wherein the machine readable information is undetected by a detector in ambient light, and detectable by the detector upon application of an excitation wavelength to the excitation-activatable material, and wherein the machine readable information comprises patient identifier information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A specimen collection container, comprising:
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an open top end, a closed bottom end and a sidewall extending therebetween having an exterior surface and defining a container interior adapted to receive a specimen therein, and a machine readable label disposed on a portion of the exterior surface, the label comprising; a label body having an upper surface and a bottom surface, the label body comprising a light-transmissive portion and an opaque portion, the light-transmissive portion spans the upper surface and the bottom surface, the opaque portion comprising human readable indicia disposed thereon, an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the bottom surface affixing the label body to a portion of the exterior surface of the sidewall of the container, and an excitation-activatable material arranged to contain machine readable information disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface of the light-transmissive portion, wherein the machine readable information is undetected by a detector in ambient light, and detectable by the detector upon application of an excitation wavelength to the excitation-activatable material, and wherein the machine readable information comprises patient identifier information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A specimen collection container, comprising:
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an open top end, a closed bottom end and a sidewall extending therebetween having an exterior surface and defining a container interior adapted to receive a specimen therein, and a machine readable label disposed on a portion of the exterior surface, the label comprising; a label body having an upper surface and a bottom surface, the label body comprising a light-transmissive portion that spans the upper surface and the bottom surface; an adhesive disposed on at least a portion of the bottom surface affixing the label body to a portion of the exterior surface of the sidewall of the container, wherein the adhesive is a light transmissive adhesive, and an excitation-activatable material arranged to contain machine readable information disposed on at least a portion of the upper surface, wherein the machine readable information is undetected by a detector in ambient light, and detectable by the detector upon application of an excitation wavelength to the excitation-activatable material, and wherein the machine readable information comprises patient identifier information. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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