Container and device for administering a substance
US7588186B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/8206
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A container for a substance including a coupling element for coupling the container to an administering device for administering the substance, wherein the container has an associated identifying element, and wherein the administering device includes a coupling device for accommodating the coupling element of the container and a sensor element for at least one of reading and writing the identifying element and the state of the container. The invention is intended to encompass methods for providing and using the identifying element.
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