Printed matter – Having revealable concealed information – fraud preventer or... – Identifier
Reexamination Certificate
2000-10-17
2003-12-30
Carter, Monica (Department: 3722)
Printed matter
Having revealable concealed information, fraud preventer or...
Identifier
C206S534000, C206S538000, C283S101000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06669236
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a multipart label for providing information on blister packs, having a text-carrying surface which is larger than the pack surfaces, comprising a sheet-like base element which, without obstructing the removal of the packed objects to any significant extent, is suitable for fixing the label on the pack which is to be labeled, or which is itself part of the pack, and also comprising one or more sheet-like information carriers which are fastened with swing action on the base element.
DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART
For distributing relatively small quantities of small parts, it has been practice for some time now, and to a further-increasing extent, to package these in small packs. The advantage of this measure resides in making it possible for the consumer to be provided with a clearly visible supply of the material and, at the same time, in facilitating the sales procedure itself, for example by way of a self-service option. Thus, for example, screws or nails are retailed in small packs in a form in which they are sorted by size and design. Small technical subassemblies, e.g. miniature transformers, operational amplifiers, printer cartridges or miniature engines for model aircraft, are likewise retailed in a form in which they are packaged in small packs for reliable transportation and sales. In general terms, it can be said that all articles and materials which are to reach a user or consumer in a reliably protected form in relatively small quantities are expediently packaged in small containers. This applies particularly to materials which are provided for the medical treatment of humans and animals or which are to be used for scientific purposes and/or have to be handled with particular care. It is therefore absolutely essential for medicaments and, for example, clinical test drugs to reach the user or consumer in a secure pack which is adapted to the nature of the packed goods.
A problem arises when the consumer or user should, or has to, be given information on the pack contents. In particular in the case of medicaments and test drugs, it is necessary to pass on to the user or consumer extensive, detailed information on properties, handling and precautionary measures which should possibly be taken during use of the pack contents. It is frequently the case, in particular with drugs and test preparations, that there are legal regulations concerning the amount of information which is to be conveyed, which sometimes differs from country to country, with the result that, for global commerce, it is necessary to pass on to consumers and users country-specific information in the relevant languages.
Thus, for example, on account of EC GMP recommendations and directives as to well as national requirements, the labeling of clinical test samples with study-related data is becoming increasingly diverse and, nevertheless, is intended to have maximum flexibility in terms of use of the medication in as many countries as possible.
Up until now, it was possible, in particular, for small primary and secondary packs to be labeled merely on the actual pack surface/surfaces, which were obviously limited by the size of the pack. The provision of information, in particular of the various legally binding details and safety and handling information, by labeling, printing, stamping, punching, burning in or other processes was therefore very restricted or was not possible to the required extent. Although reducing the size of the text makes it possible to increase the quantity of information provided to a certain extent, the legibility and clarity are impaired.
Approaches to configure packs such that they can bear more content-related information than can be accommodated on the surface of said packs are already known. EP-A-833295 discloses a label for containers in which a plurality of folded information sheets are enclosed between a bottom sheet, which is adhesively bonded to the container, and a cover sheet provided above the bottom sheet. The cover sheet is fastened at its two ends on the container by adhesive-bonding surfaces such that one of the adhesive-bonding surfaces is a pressure-sensitive-adhesive surface which can be opened and closed again. Once the pressure-sensitive-adhesive surface has been opened, the information sheets can be removed. Once the information has been inspected, the information sheets can be positioned between the bottom sheet and cover sheet again and the cover sheet can be closed at the pressure-sensitive-adhesive surface. A significant disadvantage of this label is that it is possible for the information sheets to be separated from the container, lost and mixed up.
CA-A-2,216,094 discloses an arrangement which makes it possible to give out information on medicaments to certain individuals and for certain purposes. The arrangement, which may be fastened on the medicament pack, comprises a plurality of information sheets which are connected to one another in a severable manner at their edges via pressure-sensitive-adhesive surfaces to give a strip and are then folded together in zigzag form to give a stack. Individual information sheets are severed from the stack and distributed as intended. This arrangement thus does not constitute a label for reliable, permanent labeling of the pack contents.
The problems are increased further to a considerable extent if it is necessary to provide information on blister packs. As is known, these packs usually comprise a regular arrangement of a multiplicity of blister-like depressions which have been produced in an otherwise planar plastic sheet material—usually by thermoforming—and also comprise a cover fixed on the remaining planar surface area of the sheet material. The blister-like depressions serve for accommodating the packed objects, e.g. tablets or capsules, and the cover protects the objects against dropping out and against harmful environmental influences.
For removing the objects, the blister bases are pressed in the direction of the cover, as a result of which the packed objects are pressed onto the covering. The covering tears locally under the pressure of the packed object, i.e. over the opening of the blister which is to be emptied, and exposes the object.
On account of the unevennesses of the blister side of such a pack, relatively comprehensive content-related information can only be provided on the covering side, i.e. on the cover itself. Here, however, there is not just the disadvantage of the very restricted amount of space available; added to this is the fact that the information-carrying cover sheet material is destroyed when the goods are removed, with the result that it is very difficult, or totally impossible, to decipher the information printed thereon.
Of course, the necessary information could be conveyed to the user or consumer by pack inserts, but this method of passing on information does not satisfy the requirements of the AMG [Arzneimittelgesetz=Drugs Act], which prescribes, in particular for clinical test preparations, that the information and labeling be provided permanently on the pack itself. This is because, with loose pack inserts, there is always the risk of the latter being lost.
For some time now, there has thus been an urgent need if possible to provide packs with an information surface which is considerably larger than the pack surface as a whole.
Furthermore, in particular in the medical sector, there is a need for information on the contents or the coding of the contents of containers to be transferred to other articles, for it to be possible for said information to be conveyed to certain groups of individuals or for said information to be available for documentation purposes. The intention here is for sources of error to be eliminated if possible.
In order to solve this problem EP-B-0 463 193 proposes the use, for labeling a pack, for example a cylindrical bottle, of a strip-like self-adhesive label which is coated with coupling agent on the rear and which is longer than the circumference of the bottle, the overlapp
Abbott & GmbH & Co. KG
Carter Monica
Keil & Weinkauf
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