Radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays for use with medical injection devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12067438-B2
Application number	US-202117922101-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2021
Priority date	Nov 2, 2020
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

A tip cap assembly for coupling with a syringe body includes a luer lock adaptor, a rigid cap coupled to the luer lock adaptor; a rigid tip cap having distal end and proximal ends, the rigid tip cap being disposed at least partially within the rigid cap, a RFID tag positioned over the distal end of the tip cap, and an adhesive layer formed over the RFID tag. Also provided is RFID inlay for use with medical devices including a meshed substrate, and a RFID antenna and integrated circuit assembly adhered to the meshed substrate. A syringe and label assembly is disclosed, including a body having distal and proximal ends, a tip cap assembly having distal end and proximal ends, and a label at least partially surrounding the distal end of the syringe body and the proximal end of the tip cap, the label comprises an integrated RFID tag.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tip cap assembly for coupling with a syringe body comprising:
a luer lock adaptor;
a rigid cap coupled to the luer lock adaptor;
a rigid tip cap having a distal end and a proximal end, the rigid tip cap being disposed at least partially within the rigid cap;
a RFID tag positioned over the distal end of the rigid tip cap; and
an adhesive layer formed over the RFID tag.

2. The tip cap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the RFID tag is formed as a circular RFID inlay.

3. The tip cap assembly of claim 2 , wherein the RFID tag extends across the entire distal end of the rigid tip cap.

4. The tip cap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the RFID tag is one of an ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID tag, a high frequency (HF) RFID tag, a high frequency-near-field communication (HF-NFC) RFID tag, or a low frequency (LF) RFID tag.

5. The tip cap assembly of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer is one of a UV-cured adhesive, a rubber adhesive, a wet inlay, a silicon adhesive, or a resin.

6. A tip cap assembly for coupling with a syringe body comprising:
a luer lock adaptor;
a rigid cap coupled to the luer lock adaptor;
a rigid tip cap having a distal end and a proximal end, the rigid tip cap being disposed at least partially within the rigid cap; and
a RFID tag positioned within the rigid cap and over the distal end of the rigid tip cap.

7. The tip cap assembly of claim 6 , wherein the RFID tag is formed as a circular RFID inlay.

8. The tip cap assembly of claim 6 , wherein the RFID tag is retained within the rigid cap by an adhesive.

9. The tip cap assembly of claim 8 , wherein the adhesive is applied to an outer circumferential edge of the RFID inlay.

10. The tip cap assembly of claim 6 , wherein the RFID tag is one of an ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID tag, a high frequency (HF) RFID tag, a high frequency-near-field communication (HF-NFC) RFID tag, or a low frequency (LF) RFID tag.

Assignees

• Becton Dickinson Co
• Becton Dickinson France

Inventors

• Leibbrand Alfred
• Euvrard Nicolas
• Rivier Cédric
• Le Dimet Gwenn
• Maréchal Damien
• Vasquez Thierry

Classifications

• A61M39/20

  Closure caps or plugs for connectors or open ends of tubes · CPC title

• G09F3/0295

  Labels or tickets for tubes, pipes and the like · CPC title

• G09F3/04

  to be fastened or secured by the material of the label itself, e.g. by thermo-adhesion (by a separate adhesive layer G09F3/10) · CPC title

• G09F2003/0272

  Labels for containers · CPC title

• G09F3/0335

  using RFID tags · CPC title