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Monitoring drug packaging in clinical trial process

US8165892B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateJun 21, 2002
Grant dateApr 24, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H70/40
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for automatically tracking compliance in a clinical trials process involving one or more operations comprising selecting a container; associating an identifier with the container, the identifier having a unique signature data item thereon; reading the unique signature data item to a relational database; performing a first operation relating to the container; checking the performance of the first operation against a compliance standard; following the successful completion of the first operation, writing an associated compliance data item to the relational database; optionally performing one or more further operations relating to the container; and following the successful completion of each optional further operation or a package thereof, writing an associated compliance data item to the database.

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