Monitoring product integrity of a pharmaceutical product in a syringe using a miniaturized electronic sensor tag
First Claim
1. A package for a pharmaceutical product, said package comprisinga syringe;
- an electronic tag for obtaining information relating to the integrity of the product as assessed from an exposure of said product to physical or environmental conditions during a time span;
whereinI) said tag is attached at or to a constituent of said syringe;
orII) at least a portion of said tag is integrated in a constituent of said syringe;
and wherein said tag comprises an electronics unit comprisinga control unit;
a sensor unit comprising at least one sensor for monitoring said physical or environmental conditions;
a display unit comprising a display for displaying data relating to said integrity referred to as status data;
a switch;
wherein said control unit is structured and configured for effecting that said display unit displays said status data in reaction to an operation of said switch.
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Abstract
The package for a pharmaceutical product includes a syringe and an electronic tag for obtaining information relating to the integrity of the product as assessed from an exposure of said product to physical or environmental conditions during a time span. The tag is attached at or to a constituent of the syringe; or at least a portion of the tag is integrated in a constituent of the syringe. The tag includes an electronics unit having a control unit, a sensor unit having at least one sensor for monitoring the physical or environmental conditions, a display unit having a display for displaying data relating to the integrity referred to as status data and a switch. The control unit is structured and configured for effecting that the display unit displays the status data in reaction to an operation of the switch.
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18 Claims
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1. A package for a pharmaceutical product, said package comprising
a syringe; -
an electronic tag for obtaining information relating to the integrity of the product as assessed from an exposure of said product to physical or environmental conditions during a time span; wherein I) said tag is attached at or to a constituent of said syringe;
orII) at least a portion of said tag is integrated in a constituent of said syringe; and wherein said tag comprises an electronics unit comprising a control unit; a sensor unit comprising at least one sensor for monitoring said physical or environmental conditions; a display unit comprising a display for displaying data relating to said integrity referred to as status data; a switch; wherein said control unit is structured and configured for effecting that said display unit displays said status data in reaction to an operation of said switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18)
a duration of the light pulses; the number of the light pulses in the sequence.
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12. A device, comprising
a plunger top for use in or with a syringe for applying a pharmaceutical product; - and
an electronic tag for obtaining information relating to the integrity of a product as assessed from an exposure of said product to physical or environmental conditions during a time span; wherein I) said tag is attached at or to said plunger top;
orII) at least a portion of said tag is integrated in said plunger top; and
wherein said tag comprises an electronics unit comprisinga control unit; a sensor unit comprising at least one sensor for monitoring said physical or environmental conditions; a display unit comprising a display for displaying data relating to said integrity referred to as status data; a switch; wherein said control unit is structured and configured for effecting that said display unit displays said status data in reaction to an operation of said switch.
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13. A device, comprising a plunger top for use in or with a syringe for applying a pharmaceutical product, wherein said plunger top establishes a housing suitable for receiving at least a portion of an electronic tag for obtaining information relating to the integrity of a product as assessed from an exposure of said product to physical or environmental conditions during a time span;
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and wherein said tag comprises an electronics unit comprising a control unit; a sensor unit comprising at least one sensor for monitoring said physical or environmental conditions; a display unit comprising a display for displaying data relating to said integrity referred to as status data; a switch; wherein said control unit is structured and configured for effecting that said display unit displays said status data in reaction to an operation of said switch.
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14. A method for manufacturing a package for a pharmaceutical product, the method comprising the steps of
A) providing at least one constituent of a syringe for applying said pharmaceutical product; -
B) providing an electronic tag for obtaining information relating to the integrity of said product as assessed from an exposure of said product to physical or environmental conditions during a time span; the method further comprising the step of CI) attaching said tag to said at least one constituent of said syringe; or the step of CII) integrating at least a portion of said tag in a constituent of said syringe; and wherein said tag comprises an electronics unit comprising a control unit; a sensor unit comprising at least one sensor for monitoring said physical or environmental conditions; a display unit comprising a display for displaying data relating to said integrity referred to as status data; a switch; wherein said control unit is structured and configured for effecting that said display unit displays said status data in reaction to an operation of said switch. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for monitoring an integrity of a pharmaceutical product, the method comprising the steps of
a) providing a syringe; -
b) providing I) an electronic tag attached at or to a constituent of said syringe;
orII) an electronic tag at least a portion of which is integrated in a constituent of said syringe; said syringe comprising a barrel, said barrel containing said pharmaceutical product;
said tag being a tag for obtaining information relating to the integrity of said product as assessed from an exposure of said product to physical or environmental conditions during a time span, the tag comprising an electronics unit comprisinga control unit; a sensor unit comprising at least one sensor for monitoring said physical or environmental conditions; a display unit comprising a display for displaying data relating to said integrity referred to as status data; a switch; wherein said control unit is structured and configured for effecting that said display unit displays said status data in reaction to an operation of said switch.
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