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Medication and identification information transfer apparatus

  • US 10,245,214 B2
  • Filed: 07/10/2015
  • Issued: 04/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a primary medication container containing medication;

    a secondary medication container; and

    an information transfer apparatus comprising an information transfer element to enable characterization of the medication, the information transfer apparatus configured to enable the primary medication container to couple to the secondary medication container to allow medication to pass from the primary medication container to the secondary medication container, wherein at least a portion of the information transfer apparatus decouples from the primary medication container when the primary medication container and the secondary medication container are decoupled, and wherein the at least a portion of the information transfer apparatus that decouples from the primary medication container when the primary medication container and the secondary medication container are decoupled is configured to be directly coupled to at least a portion of the information transfer apparatus that remains coupled to the primary medication container when the primary medication container and the secondary medication container are decoupled,wherein the at least a portion of the information transfer apparatus that decouples from the primary medication container physically affixes to, or remains physically affixed to, the secondary medication container when the primary medication container and the secondary medication container are decoupled, the at least a portion of the information transfer apparatus that decouples from the primary medication container comprising the information transfer element including an information element including information about the medication in the primary medication container,wherein the primary medication container comprises an information source including information about the medication in the primary medication container, andwherein the information contained by the information source corresponds to the information contained by the information element,wherein the information transfer apparatus further comprises an adapter, wherein the information transfer element is directly coupled on a first end to the adapter and configured to directly couple to the secondary medication container on a second end, and wherein the adapter is configured to directly couple to the primary medication container, andwherein the information transfer element is configured to automatically transfer from the adapter coupled to the primary medication container and physically affix to, or remain physically affixed to, the secondary medication container when the primary medication container and the secondary medication container are decoupled,wherein the information transfer element further comprises an information disk extending radially from the information transfer element, wherein the information disk is located between and spaced from the first end of the information transfer element and the second end of the information transfer element, and wherein the information element is on a planar and annular portion of an underside of the information disk facing in a direction toward the first end of the information transfer element.

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