Medication container encoding, verification, and identification
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a RFID writer device, first data from a first source characterizing at least one medication within or to be placed within a medication container;
receiving, by the RFID writer device, second data from a second source characterizing the at least one medication within or to be placed within the medication container;
verifying, by the RFID writer device, that the first data matches the second data;
generating or receiving, by the RFID writer device, based on at least a portion of the verified data, third data characterizing the at least one medication;
writing, by the RFID writer device via RFID encoding, the third data to an RFID tag applied to an outer surface of a tip portion of the mediation container;
rotationally mating the tip portion of the medication container with a complementary fitting on a medication device, wherein the complementary fitting comprises a port that receives the tip portion of the medication container during the rotational mating of the tip portion of the medication container with the complementary fitting on the medication device; and
automatically reading, by a RFID sensor of the medication device, the third data from the RFID tag along the outer surface of the tip portion of the medication container during the rotational mating of the tip portion of the medication container with the complementary fitting on the medication device.
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Abstract
A medication container encoding, verification and identification method is provided that includes receiving data characterizing a medication, generating an identifier encapsulating the data and applying an identifier to a medication container such that it is automatically readable by a medication device. Related apparatus, systems, methods and articles are also described.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a RFID writer device, first data from a first source characterizing at least one medication within or to be placed within a medication container; receiving, by the RFID writer device, second data from a second source characterizing the at least one medication within or to be placed within the medication container; verifying, by the RFID writer device, that the first data matches the second data; generating or receiving, by the RFID writer device, based on at least a portion of the verified data, third data characterizing the at least one medication; writing, by the RFID writer device via RFID encoding, the third data to an RFID tag applied to an outer surface of a tip portion of the mediation container; rotationally mating the tip portion of the medication container with a complementary fitting on a medication device, wherein the complementary fitting comprises a port that receives the tip portion of the medication container during the rotational mating of the tip portion of the medication container with the complementary fitting on the medication device; and automatically reading, by a RFID sensor of the medication device, the third data from the RFID tag along the outer surface of the tip portion of the medication container during the rotational mating of the tip portion of the medication container with the complementary fitting on the medication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a reader device configured to read or receive first data from a first source characterizing at least one medication within or to be placed within a medication container and read or receive second data from a second source characterizing the at least one medication within or to be placed within the medication container, the medication container including a fluid conduit leading to a fluid outlet and an identification surface at least partially surrounding the fluid conduit and adjacent to the fluid outlet; at least one processor configured to verify that the second data matches the first data; an RFID writer device configured to generate or receive, based on at least a portion of the verified data, third data characterizing the at least one medication, and write, via RF encoding, the third data to an RFID tag applied to the identification surface of the medication container, wherein the writer device comprises a port configured to receive the identification surface, wherein the identification surface faces radially outwardly from the conduit, and wherein the RFID writer device is configured to write the third data to the RFID tag applied to the identification surface of the medication container; and a medication device including a complementary fitting including a port configured to receive the tip portion of the medication container during rotational mating of the tip portion of the medication container with the complementary fitting and a RFID sensor configured to automatically read the third data from the RFID tag on the information surface of the medication container during the rotational mating of the tip portion of the medication container with the complementary fitting on the medication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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