Wrap-Around Label With Detachable Spare Portion For Drug Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing labels for liquid drug containers, particularly those for single-dose applications, have insufficient space for accommodating essential information due to their small size, which can lead to confusion and safety issues during administration.
Innovation Solution
A single-layer wrap-around label with a detachable spare label portion that is integrated into the main label material, allowing for a larger inscription surface by using a perforation or tear line to separate it, enabling the spare label to be accessed and used for additional information on the syringe after the main label is applied to the container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a traditional label is used on a single-dose container, then the label can be applied to the container, but the inscription surface is insufficient to accommodate all necessary identification information
Solution Approach 1:
The spare label is integrated within the main label structure, nested inside the wrap-around label. The spare label is positioned in a second label portion that is covered by the first label portion, allowing the spare label to be stored within the overall label assembly without increasing the external footprint on the container.
Solution Approach 2:
The label is designed as a wrap-around label that wraps around the container circumference multiple times, utilizing the third dimension (circumferential wrapping) to expand the available inscription surface area beyond what would be available on a single flat surface.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a spare label is added to identify the syringe, then the syringe can be identified, but the remaining surface on the label for container specifications is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The label is divided into distinct functional segments: a first label portion for container specifications and a second label portion containing the spare label for syringe identification. This segmentation allows each portion to serve its specific purpose while together providing comprehensive identification functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The spare label is pre-integrated into the main label structure during manufacturing, positioned and prepared for future use on the syringe. This preliminary integration ensures that the spare label does not compete for surface area with container specifications, as it is already allocated within the overall label design.
3Area of stationary object
If the label wraps around the container multiple times, then the inscription surface is increased, but the label application and handling becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The multiple wraps of the label are combined into a single continuous structure with integrated adhesive backing. The label portions are connected in sequence to form one unified wrap-around label that can be applied to the container as a single unit, simplifying the application process despite the increased surface area.
Data Source
AI summary
A label (1) for sticking onto a container for a liquid drug is provided, wherein the label (1) is a single-layer wrap-around label for wrapping around a circumference of a container, wherein the label (1) has a spare label (10) that forms a detachable part portion of the label (1), and a first label portion (11) for covering the spare label (10) and wherein the spare label (10) is arranged in a surface region of the label (1) that differs from the first label portion (11).