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Method and apparatus for labeling a medicinal substance

US8893970B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2013
Grant dateNov 25, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H40/63
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is a method for reading a code from a container of a medicinal substance and printing a label for the container. The method includes reading a machine readable code associated with a container for storing a medicinal drug. The machine readable code includes an identification information of the medicinal drug. The method also for determining a useful life of the medicinal drug based on a time at which the container for storing the medicinal drug was initially accessed and encoding a label content including the useful life of the medicinal drug. The method also includes printing a label including the label content including the useful life of the medicinal drug.

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