663 results about "Drug packaging" patented technology

The present invention provides a reconstitution device (10) for placing a first container (12), such as a liquid container (e.g. flexible container or syringe), in fluid communication with a second container (14), such as a drug vial. To this end, there is provided a connector device (10) for establishing fluid communication between the diluent container (12) and the drug vial (14). The connector device (10) has a first sleeve member (32) having a first end (36) and a second end (38). The first sleeve member (32) has at the first end (36), a first attaching member (30) adapted to attach to the liquid container (12). The connector device (10) also has a second sleeve member (34) having a first end (48) and a second end (50). The second sleeve member (34) is movable axially with respect to the first sleeve member (32) from an inactivated position to an activated position. The second sleeve member (34) has a protuberance (66) on an inner surface of the second sleeve member (34). A second attaching member (28) is attached on the second end (50) of the second sleeve member (34) and is adapted to attach to the second container (14). The second attaching member (28) has a sealing member (84). A piercing member (76) is positioned in the chamber and projects within the sleeve members (32,34) for providing a fluid flow path from the first container (12) to the second container (14). The piercing member (76) is moveable from a first position in the inactivated position to a second position in the activated position wherein the piercing member (76) moves past the protuberance (66), the protuberance (66) preventing movement of the piercing member (76) back to the first position. The device (10) is movable from the inactivated position to the activated position by a force generally applied to the device outside the liquid container (12).

An apparatus and method are used to perform the verification of a pharmaceutical prescription after it is filled but prior to shipment. Due to the high volume of mail / internet orders, the analysis is to be performed on the whole prescription, not on each individual pill of the prescription. The apparatus automatically gathers information about the pills contained in a pill bottle, including image and weight information, and incorporates a decision-making engine to decide whether the content of the pill bottle matches the prescription order.

The present invention relies on the moiré patterns generated when superposing a base layer made of base band patterns and a revealing line grating (revealing layer). The produced moiré patterns comprise an enlargement and a transformation of the individual patterns located within the base bands. Base bands and revealing line gratings may be rectilinear or curvilinear. When translating or rotating the revealing line grating on top of the base layer, the produced moiré patterns evolve smoothly, i.e. they may be smoothly shifted, sheared, and possibly be subject to further transformations. Base band patterns may incorporate any combination of shapes, intensities and colors, such as letter, digits, text, symbols, ornaments, logos, country emblems, etc. . . . . They therefore offer great possibilities for creating security documents and valuable articles taking advantage of the higher imaging capabilities of original imaging and printing systems, compared with the possibilities of the reproduction systems available to potential counterfeiters. Since the revealing line grating reflects a relatively high percentage of the incident light, the moiré patterns are easily apparent in reflective mode and under normal illumination conditions. They may be used for the authentication of any kinds of documents (banknotes, identity documents, checks, diploma, travel documents, tickets) and valuable articles (optical disks, CDs, DVDs, CD-ROMs, packages for medical drugs, bottles, articles with affixed labels).

Pharmaceutical fixed dose combination products are formed by merging a fixed dose of a first pharmaceutical formulation from primary module, with a fixed dose of a second pharmaceutical formulation from a secondary module. In a preferred embodiment the first and second pharmaceutical formulations are separated from one another in a three piece capsule, a capsule-in-a-capsule or a tablet-in-a-capsule, and the primary and secondary modules are interchangeable.

This disclosure relates to drug vial spikes, fluid line sets, and related systems. In some aspects, a fluid line set includes a frame, multiple spikes extending from the frame, and multiple fluid lines connected to the frame. The frame is configured to hold the fluid lines in a spaced apart configuration.

An article is described including an article surface and a coating set comprising a tie coating or layer of SiOxCy or Si(NH)xCy applied to the article surface, a barrier coating or layer of Six, and a pH protective layer of SiOxCy or Si(NH)xCy. The respective coatings or layers can be applied by chemical vapor deposition of a polysiloxane or polysilazane precursor in the presence of oxygen. Examples of such an article are a prefilled thermoplastic syringe or thermoplastic pharmaceutical vial with a coated interior portion containing a pharmaceutical preparation or other fluid with a pH of 4 to 8, alternatively 5 to 9. The barrier coating or layer prevents oxygen from penetrating into the thermoplastic syringe or vial, and the tie coating or layer and pH protective coating or layer together protect the barrier layer from the contents of the syringe or vial.

A display for use on medical dispensing equipment, and the resulting medical device and its method of display. In particular, provided are a number of specific embodiments of such a display on a medical device, including a film display for use on pill bottles and pill dispensers that utilize colored images as a dosage reminder for the user, a conformable bistable reflective display for use on drug delivery devices, and a conformable bistable reflective display for use on blood glucose meters.

A small object dispenser adapted to receive a canister of objects such as pills, the canister being coupled atop it through a secure, bar-code matched gate operated by a central controller. A hopper below the gate directs smaller quantities of objects into a charge block adapted to measure out a select number of objects into an angularly disposed, circular counter where they accumulate atop a movable plate forming the bottom of the counter. The plate bears slots around its perimeter adjacent the cylindrical walls of the counter. As the central controller operates a servo motor to rotate the plate in measured increments, it urges a precise count of objects from the bottom of the counter to a port through which they fall one at a time into a receptacle such as a prescription bottle. Orientation means on the interior of the walls orient objects so that only a single object may fall into each slot, thereby preventing overfilling. A separate sensor counts the objects as they fall to verify quantity and guard against underfilling due to empty slots.

The invention discloses a method for the production of packaging made from borosilicate glass for pharmaceutical products and medical products comprising the steps of: providing a glass tube made from a borosilicate base glass, generating a temporary interface layer on an inner surface of the glass tube, hot-forming the glass tube at a temperature above Tg, and cooling down the glass tube to room temperature.

A medication storage and dispensing unit is provided which includes a support platform and a vial dispenser supported by the support platform. The vial dispenser may include a chute configured to store a plurality of vials of medication and a gate configured to be alternately positioned in a closed position in which the vials remain within the chute and an open position in which a vial is dispensed from the chute. The medication storage and dispensing unit may be computer controlled so as to include a computing device configured to receive user input regarding dispensation of a vial. The computing device may be further configured to actuate the gate to thereby permit the gate to move to the open position such that the vial is dispensed from the chute.

Security films that are useful for pharmaceutical packaging. In particular, anti-counterfeiting security films having a luminescent composition on or in a fluoropolymer layer, which luminescent composition luminesces upon the application of ultraviolet radiation in the 200 nm to 300 nm range, in which the luminescent component is optionally and preferably not viewable to the unaided eye. The films are particularly useful for the formation of anti-counterfeiting blister packaging in compliance with FDA regulations.

The invention belongs to the technical field of wireless communication, and particularly relates to an intelligent medical service system based on RFID (radio frequency identification devices) and CDM (code division multiplex) technologies, which comprises a sensor data acquisition layer, a medical resource management layer and an intelligent medical service provision layer. Different modules of the sensor data acquisition layer are integrated inside an intelligent medicine kit to serve as a household intelligent terminal which is combined with the RFID sensor technology and the CDM material technology and supports various sensor networks, the wireless network and 3G (generation) / 4G networks. Besides, one end of the intelligent terminal is connected with the intelligent medical service provision layer which serves as the upper layer, and the other end of the intelligent terminal carries out private self-services including dosing reminding and recording, intelligent drug package control, sign parameter acquisition recording, emergency alarming and remote acquisition of doctor suggestions. The intelligent medical service system is capable of changing the 'hospital-centered and doctor-centered' nursing mode into the 'household-centered and patient-centered' nursing mode, and accordingly self-nursing efficiency and reliability of patients are improved remarkably and medical resources are saved greatly.

The invention provides an internet and mobile communication network based medical logistic information processing system and method. In the system, drug electronic supervision codes and recording information of corresponding drugs are stored in a drug electronic supervision database, and identification marks are adhered to all drug package boxes, so that the drugs can be supervised according to the identification marks in production, sales, transportation, storage, use, after-service and other logistic links of the drugs. By adopting the internet technology, the mobile communication technology and the identification mark technology, the system and the method perform real-time tracking management on production, sales and use of drugs, realizes seamless transition of all links of a medical supply chain, and perform full-process tracking of source, storage, transportation, sales, use and other links of the medical supplies.

An intake to exit security system for high-volume pharmacies provides maximum security from tampering and assures accuracy. The system immediately assigns bar codes to shipments upon arrival and then tracks them through warehousing, bulk distribution, prescription dispensing and shipping to patients, hospitals and drugstores. Bar-coded lock neck devices secure bulk drug canisters to bar-coded dispensing machines at specified dispensing stations where the machines dispense drugs into pre-labeled prescription bottles according to prescription indicia on the labels. Bottles then undergo content analysis and certification before packaged and shipped to customers. A Ramon laser spectral analysis contrasts the bottle contents to a library of known spectral signatures of drugs, and the pharmacist is alerted to any detected difference. A simultaneously captured visual image of the pills enables the pharmacist visually to compare the contents to a library of known visual appearances of the drugs. Both analyses are recorded for prescriptions certified and forwarded to customers. Deviations are excised without disrupting flow of other prescriptions, and the system automatically reassigns an incorrectly filled prescription to another bottle which starts anew through the system. Full bottles of commonly used drugs and specialized containers for irregularly shaped objects, creams and ointments may be pre-filled and inventoried for later collation with prescription bottles at the packaging and shipping stage.

The present invention relates to a device for reducing the oxygen content of the air surrounding pharmaceutical dosage forms contained within an oxygen-permeable bottle, while also maintaining a relatively low moisture level in said air during the shelf-life of the product. Accordingly, a pharmaceutical package contains a dessicant in a first sub-container and a self-activated oxygen-absorber in a second sub-container.

The invention discloses a combined drug delivery machine composed of a single-hole drug delivery mechanism and a porous drug delivery mechanism. The porous drug delivery mechanism comprises a rack, a drug unloading plate, a drug receiving mechanism and a sealing machine, wherein the drug unloading plate and the sealing machine are arranged above the rack; and the drug receiving mechanism is arranged under the drug unloading plate. The single-hole drug delivery mechanism comprises a rack, a drug unloading plate, a rail, a sliding plate and a sealing machine, wherein the drug unloading plate and the sealing machine are arranged on the rack; the sliding plate is arranged on the rail; and the rail is arranged under the drug unloading plate. A drug delivery method based on the combined drug delivery machine, which can deliver drugs by respectively using the single-hole drug delivery mechanism and the porous drug delivery mechanism, comprises the steps of: assembling a medicine bottle and a medicine glass, unloading drugs, sealing the opening of the medicine bottle and taking down the medicine glass. Controlled by mechanically automated programs, the drug delivery speed is fast, the time and the labor power are saved and cross contamination of drugs is avoided, so that the drugs are clean and the machine is easy to disassemble and convenient to maintain.

The electronic system is used on the Internet for selecting and ordering realistic looking prescription containers and prescription labels having emotional expressions or promotional messages selected by one of a plurality of customers wherein each customer communicates from a remote site to a distribution center on the Internet. The system includes a customer access terminal at each remote site having an input device for customer input data and prescription label data; a memory device for storage of data in the form of data records, including the customer input data and the prescription label data; and a display monitor for displaying textual information representative of the prescription label data. The customer access terminal at each remote site also has a processor coupled to the display monitor, the memory device, and the input device for processing and controlling display of the prescription label data to facilitate generating a prescription labeled container. The customer access terminal also provides for generating and storing in the memory device the records of the prescription labeled container, order history data, and order status data which are operatively linked to facilitate management of the delivery of the prescription labeled container to the customer.

A nebulizer includes a peak flow meter measuring the respiratory function of a patient and a nebulizer as an inhaler of a liquid medicine. The patient blows in the breath from a peak flow meter blow-in section of the nebulizer into the peak flow meter to measure the respiratory function. Further, the patient inhales the liquid medicine in a liquid medicine bottle inserted into a liquid medicine bottle insert opening from a nebulizer inhale opening. Simultaneously, outer air measurement is performed with a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor of the nebulizer. Such measurement data and inhale recording data are transmitted to a server from an external connection. Thus, a health site of the patient based on the data is opened on a network. The patient can obtain appropriate advice from a doctor, and a liquid medicine supply from a service provider at appropriate timing.

Featured are a device (20) and method for the detection of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and / or packaging therefore. Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are detected by visual inspection upon exposing a suspected counterfeit pharmaceutical to one or more light sources having different wavelengths, and observing the differences in color and / or brightness between the suspected counterfeit and a genuine pharmaceutical / packaging. In further embodiments, a image acquisition device acquires an image showing color and / or other visual effect (s) brightness of the suspect counterfeit and this image is compared to an image of a authentic pharmaceutical / packaging.

A medicine bottle for reminding a patient to take a dosage of medicine at a prescribed time includes a disposable bottle and a corresponding disposable cap. The system further includes a mechanism for recording and playing back instructions to take the medicine dosage at the prescribed time and an amplifier electrically coupled directly to the audio recording and playback device, and a transducer electrically coupled to the amplifier. A mechanism is further included for selectively unlocking the lock actuator from a locked position when a present time is within a predetermined number of hours of the prescribed time.

A drug and / or drug packaging shredding / collecting machine includes a cabinet defining an interior chamber which can be accessed through a front opening for housing and storing a container lid and container incident to the shredding of drugs and drug packaging by a shredder carried by a top wall of the cabinet. The top wall also includes a non-shredable drug / drug packaging opening which includes a flexible inlet guard. A door of the container includes a storage area for plastic locking ties which, after the lid is slid to a nested position with respect to a channel / flange of the container can lock the two together through registered openings thereof thereby preventing inadvertent / accidental spillage and / or providing an indication of pilfering.

The invention relates to a monitoring system of a transfusion apparatus and belongs to the technical field of the hospital or indoor electronic label and sensor monitoring. At present, the patient are always injected with drug by the transfusion apparatus at the hospital, but people need paying attention to the transfusion apparatus to avoid that the drug inside a drug bottle is used up, and the blood flows backwards or the air enters into the blood vessels, and the prior relevant patents have the disadvantage of small monitoring scope. In order to solve the disadvantage of small monitoring scope of the prior transfusion apparatus, we install an electronic label sensor at the transfusion apparatus and install the electronic label sensor at the treatment device and / or each part of the drug and / or the patient at the same time and install a reading device system of the electronic label sensor at each place of the hospital. The reading device or a writing device of the electronic label is used to read the state of the electronic label and / or electronic label sensor which is installed at the transfusion apparatus or other devices or other places. The invention has the advantages of saving time, saving various kinds of expenses for monitoring and multifunctional monitoring.

Pharmaceutical fixed dose combination products are formed by merging a fixed dose of a first pharmaceutical formulation from primary module, with a fixed dose of a second pharmaceutical formulation from a secondary module In a preferred embodiment the first and second pharmaceutical formulations are separated from one another in a three piece capsule, a capsule-in-a-capsule or a tablet-in-a-capsule, and the primary and secondary modules are interchangeable.

The invention provides a medicine bottle / box device capable of reminding a user to take medicines and a method for reminding the user to take medicines. The device comprises a medicine bottle / box. The medicine bottle / box is provided with a detection circuit 1, and the detection circuit comprises a micro controller module 2, a bottle / box cover opening sensor module 3, a real-time clock module 7, a battery power source management module 4 and a medicine taking reminding module 6, wherein the bottle / box cover opening sensor module 3, the real-time clock module 7, the battery power source management module 4 and the medicine taking reminding module 6 are electrically connected with the micro controller module 2. The bottle / box opening sensor module 3 comprises a sensor used for detecting whether a bottle / box cover is opened. According to the device, the real-time clock module 7 is used as a timed reminder, meanwhile, the bottle / box cover opening sensor module 3 determines whether the user opens the bottle / box cover to take medicines, and accordingly whether alarm reminding continues to be carried out is judged. The method includes a setting step, a judgment step, a reminding step and a detection step. According to set parameters, the user can be reminded to take medicines regularly, and when it is detected that the user opens the bottle / box cover, reminding is automatically stopped.

A counterfeit pharmaceutical product identification system and method for determining authenticity of pharmaceutical products using NFC (Near Field Communication) enabled mobile device is disclosed. A unique secure code, invisible to human eyes, is embedded inside the packaging of the pharmaceutical products. An authentication server stores a database of pharmaceutical products and the unique secure codes associated with each of the pharmaceutical products. At least one mobile device, connected to the server, is configured to read unique secure code embedded inside the packaging of the pharmaceutical product, by bringing the mobile device in close proximity to the packaging. The mobile device authenticates the pharmaceutical product by communicating with the authentication server and comparing the unique secure code attached to the pharmaceutical product with the secure code saved in the database whereby identifying the genuine pharmaceutical product instantly.

The invention discloses a device and a method for detecting the oxygen content in a glass medicine bottle. According to technical scheme, a DFB laser device is subjected to current tuning, so that the light efficiency of laser comprehensively scans places near to the absorption line of oxygen; the laser device is matched with a TO5 encapsulation part and outputs laser beams with high energy density through a collimating lens assembly; a single light path is opened to penetrate through the glass medicine bottle to be detected within a short light path length; the laser beams are converted into an electric signal through a photoelectric diode by a focusing lens assembly. A weak signal detection part takes a high-precision phase lock amplifier as a core and outputs digital information of second harmonic; the digital information is transmitted to an industrial control computer for smooth data filtration and background deduction of an open space through a communication module; characteristic values are extracted and transmitted to a built concentration inversion model for processing to accurately measure the oxygen content in the glass medicine bottle. The single-light-path gas absorption system can detect oxygen residues in the colorless glass medicine bottle with the diameter greater than 16 mm.

The invention discloses an intelligent packaging temperature monitoring system of a refrigerated drug material flow and a realization method thereof. The system comprises a data acquisition layer, a data transmission layer and a data application layer, wherein the data acquisition layer is used for reading RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) electronic tag information stored in an RFID electronic tag which is internally placed in or externally hung on a refrigerated drug packaging box in the refrigerated drug material flow; and the data application layer is used for carrying out data analysis, storage and management processing on the collected RFID electronic tag information, detecting and setting performances, parameters and functions of read-write equipment which supports an RFID technology, and the RFID tag, setting a system authority, monitoring a real-time temperature, alarming an over-proof temperature, providing a corresponding processing result and displaying the state of the refrigerated drug material flow, so as to realize event alarming and deeper digging of data, and adjust and control the state of the refrigerated drug material flow in a long distance. The system and the realization method thereof, disclosed by the invention, have the advantages of capability of monitoring the temperature in real time, no chain broken phenomena, alarm function and the like.

The invention discloses a liquid medicine bottle foreign matter detection method based on a machine visual detection platform. The method comprises the following steps: step (1), continuously acquiring N frames of sequence liquid medicine bottle images, N being a positive integer greater than or equal to one; step (2), performing mean value filtering and windowing processing on each frame of the acquired sequence liquid medicine bottle images; step (3), obtaining a detection region of interest (ROI) of each frame of the sequence liquid medicine bottle images; step (4), establishing a reference template, performing template matching based on gray scale characteristics on the liquid medicine bottle images after the filtering and the windowing processing and the reference template; and step (5), performing inter-frame differential processing on two adjacent frames of the images after the matching; performing gray scale threshold segmentation on the images after the inter-frame differential processing to obtain an Imagethreshold, i being greater than and equal to 2 and smaller than and equal to N; if no foreign matters exist in the Imagethreshold, determining that the liquid in a medicine bottle is qualified; and otherwise, determining whether the liquid in the medicine is qualified according to the characteristics of the foreign matters.