Container for blood derivative products
Inventors
ROURA FERNANDEZ, CARLOS • Grifols Roura, Victor • BOIRA BONHORA, JORDI
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-9649255-B2
Publication Date
2017-05-16
Expiration Date
Abstract
A hermetically-sealed plastics container for blood derivative products is provided. The container may have an internal surface and an external surface, characterized in that it comprises an RFID inlay between the internal surface and the external surface.
Core Innovation
The invention provides a hermetically sealed plastic container for blood derivative products, including a plastic bottle for collection and storage of plasma, in which an RFID inlay is positioned between internal and external container surfaces so that it is sealed and prevents separation or tampering. The container body and lid are hermetically sealed to form an integral bottle, with an internal surface and an external surface such that the bottle is wholly hermetically sealed other than through a delivery tube.
The RFID inlay is sealed in the lid between the internal surface and the external surface by a molding process that prevents becoming separated from the container body and from the lid. The invention addresses traceability needs throughout the steps involving plasma donation and plasma fractionation by using an RFID inlay that enables reliable traceability.
The disclosure further specifies the RFID inlay as a UHF type, including a passive UHF RFID inlay with an open-coil or dipole antenna configuration and an integrated circuit. The RFID inlay is configured for communication in near field and far field within a UHF frequency range, and the disclosure further discusses improved performance across a wide temperature range including operation during plasma fractionating processes at temperatures below 30 C.
Claims Coverage
The independent claim is directed to a specific plastic bottle construction for collecting and storing plasma with a hermetically sealed container body and lid, a delivery tube for plasma entry, and a UHF RFID inlay sealed by molding between internal and external surfaces. Dependent claims refine the RFID inlay structure, communication configuration, and usage for traceability, including near/far field operation and specific temperature-related communication performance.
Hermetically sealed plasma collection bottle with internal and external surfaces
A plastic bottle including a container body and a lid hermetically sealed to each other to form an integral bottle, wherein the container body and the lid comprise an internal surface and an external surface such that they are wholly hermetically sealed other than through the delivery tube by being bounded by the internal surface and the external surface.
Delivery tube extending through the bottle for plasma entry
A delivery tube extending through the container body and configured to be connected to a source of plasma so as to permit entry of the plasma into the container body.
UHF RFID inlay sealed in the lid by molding to prevent separation
An RFID inlay of a UHF type, wherein the RFID inlay is sealed in the lid between the internal surface and the external surface by a molding process in a manner that prevents it from becoming separated from the container body and from the lid.
Open-coil dipole RFID inlay with integrated circuit
The plastic bottle of the prior claim wherein the UHF RFID inlay comprises an open-coil central part with one free end that forms a dipole, and an integrated circuit connected to that end.
Near field and far field UHF communication within a defined frequency range
The plastic bottle of the prior claim wherein the UHF-type RFID inlay is configured to communicate in both near field and far field within a frequency range between approximately 840 and 960 MHz.
Optimal communications at temperatures below 30 C during plasma fractionating
The plastic bottle of the prior claim wherein the UHF-type RFID inlay is capable of optimal communications at temperatures below 30 C during plasma fractionating processes.
Passive RFID inlay type
The plastic bottle of the prior claim wherein the RFID inlay is of a passive type.
Reading RFID-associated information at least once between extraction and fractionation for traceability
The method further identifies, follows up, and traces a plastic bottle by reading information associated with an RFID inlay at least once between extracting plasma from a donor and fractionating the plasma.
The claim set centers on a hermetically sealed plastic plasma bottle with a delivery tube and a UHF RFID inlay sealed in the lid by molding between internal and external surfaces to prevent separation. Dependent claims specify RFID inlay structure, communication configuration, passive operation, and communications at temperatures below 30 C during plasma fractionating, and include an identification/follow-up/trace method based on RFID reads between extraction and fractionation.
Stated Advantages
Prevents the RFID inlay from becoming separated from the container body and from the lid.
Provides reliable traceability throughout plasma donation and fractionation.
Addresses barcode limitations by avoiding issues such as label adhesion/printing and frost-related reading errors at temperatures below 30 C.
Enables RFID reading with non-linear/distance capability and larger data capacity compared with barcode approaches.
Supports communications during plasma fractionating processes at temperatures below 30 C.
Documented Applications
Identification, follow-up, and tracing of a plastic bottle by reading information associated with an RFID inlay at least once between extracting plasma from a donor and fractionating the plasma.
Use in stages from donor plasma extraction to plasma fractionation for support of checkpoint/documentation under GMP [procedural detail omitted for safety].
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