Container-located information transfer module
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1. A system comprising:
- a supporting structure of a medical container, the supporting structure having an interior surface that defines an interior volume configured to contain a medical substance that is a liquid or a gas;
at least one sensor located in the interior volume that is configured to detect one or more characteristics pertaining to the medical substance, the at least one sensor comprising a first sensor configured to change from a first state to a second state based on the first sensor detecting a first instance of a first characteristic of the one or more characteristics; and
an information transfer module located externally to the medical container and is communicatively connected to the at least one sensor via one or more electrical conductors, the information transfer module comprising processing logic configured to reset the first sensor from the second state to the first state to enable the first sensor to be re-used to detect a second instance of the first characteristic at a time subsequent to the first sensor detecting the first instance of the first characteristic.
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Abstract
Techniques are described herein that transfer information using a container-located module. The module is coupled to sensor(s) that are configured to detect characteristic(s) pertaining to a medical substance that is included in a medical container. The module wirelessly transfers information that is based on the characteristic(s) to a requesting device in response to a request from the requesting device.
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18 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a supporting structure of a medical container, the supporting structure having an interior surface that defines an interior volume configured to contain a medical substance that is a liquid or a gas; at least one sensor located in the interior volume that is configured to detect one or more characteristics pertaining to the medical substance, the at least one sensor comprising a first sensor configured to change from a first state to a second state based on the first sensor detecting a first instance of a first characteristic of the one or more characteristics; and an information transfer module located externally to the medical container and is communicatively connected to the at least one sensor via one or more electrical conductors, the information transfer module comprising processing logic configured to reset the first sensor from the second state to the first state to enable the first sensor to be re-used to detect a second instance of the first characteristic at a time subsequent to the first sensor detecting the first instance of the first characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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a supporting structure of a medical container, the supporting structure having an interior surface that defines an interior volume configured to contain a medical substance that is a liquid or a gas; at least one sensor that is configured to detect one or more characteristics pertaining to the medical substance, the at least one sensor comprising a first sensor configured to change from a first state to a second state based on the first sensor detecting a first instance of a first characteristic of the one or more characteristics; and an information transfer module that is coupled to the at least one sensor and that is configured to wirelessly transfer information, which is based on at least one of the one or more characteristics, to a requesting device that is external to the medical container in response to receiving a wireless request signal from the requesting device coming within a designated proximity of the information transfer module, the information transfer module being embedded in the supporting structure, the information transfer module comprising processing logic configured to reset the first sensor from the second state to the first state to enable the first sensor to be re-used to detect a second instance of the first characteristic at a time subsequent to the first sensor detecting the first instance of the first characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a supporting structure of a medical container, the supporting structure having an interior surface that defines an interior volume configured to contain a medical substance that is a liquid or a gas; at least one sensor that is configured to detect one or more characteristics pertaining to the medical substance, the at least one sensor comprising a first sensor configured to change from a first state to a second state based on the first sensor detecting a first instance of a first characteristic of the one or more characteristics; and a near field communication device that is coupled to the at least one sensor and that is configured to wirelessly transfer information, which is based on at least one of the one or more characteristics, to a near field reader in accordance with a near field communication protocol in response to receipt of a wireless request signal from the near field reader, the near field communication device being at least partially suspended in the medical substance, the near field communication device comprising processing logic configured to reset the first sensor from the second state to the first state to enable the first sensor to be re-used to detect a second instance of the first characteristic at a time subsequent to the first sensor detecting the first instance of the first characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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