瑞典专利SE1001195A1 System for handling medical packaging

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26 SUMMARY System for handling medical packages provided with at least one unique identification code (102) and other relevant information (103, 104). The system comprises at least one tracking unit (106) arranged to accompany said package (101) right from the time of entering the package ( 101) the ice system for a possible decision on the administration of the specific product contents of the package (105) to a designated consignee. The tracking device (106) includes an integrated data logger that records data for at least one environment parameter affecting the residual life of the product content (105), a calculation function that calculates a measure of that residual life, and an integrated display device (107) showing an operator at least if the product content residual life or not. The tracking device (106) has a unique device identity which can be read and linked in the system with said unique identification code (102) and said other relevant information (103, 104) so that all relevant data relating to the product content (105) can be handled by and transferred between the system units without risk. for confusion. (Figure 1)
公开号:SE1001195A1
申请号:SE1001195
申请日:2010-12-16
公开日:2012-06-17
发明作者:Leif Sandvik；Christian Strandberg；Thomas Oskarsson；Magnus Gramming
申请人:Tridentify AB；
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The product in question. At the unit where the medical products are manufactured and / or refilled in their packaging, an operator must label each individual packaging with all the data necessary for the use of the product, such as an identification code, packaging date and a specification of the packaging product content. After transporting the filled packaging to a unit where the packaging is to be stored and / or the product content of the packaging is to be used, another operator must interpret the labeling and product data of the local storage system. In the prior art systems, in particular those stated on the packaging and entering this data in a small depots or care and treatment units, paper-based and even handwriting-based input of data in connection with warehouse management still occurs. An unclear or incomplete manual entry of product data in a warehouse management system makes it difficult to find a specific package with the product content requested. An incorrect manual entry of data into a warehouse management system can in the worst case lead to a risk of confusion of two specific medical packages with different product contents and / or different useful life.
In current systems, any movement of packages between different units, for example between a manufacturing unit and a depot, between a depot and a care unit, or between a cold room and a refrigerator adjacent to an operating room, often requires a manual entry of several data records for each individual packaging unit in a number of different storage systems, without the users of the systems for that reason getting any overall or complete idea of the storage situation for a specific medical product or the exact storage position of a specific packaging with the specific product content requested in a specific case. The people who use the current systems are often not used to complicated inventory management systems and may have difficulty coping with the manual data entry in the way required for the systems to function as intended. In addition to the fact that incorrect or incomplete entries of data pose a security risk, they can also lead to packaging having to be disposed of unnecessarily. The obscure easily results in fragmented structure and manual entry of data leads to a lot of time the stock situation that with the current systems must be spent for inventory inventory and search for specific products and also results in many unnecessary transports between the various units where medical packaging is stored and handled. 10 15 20 25 30 35 In connection with transport and storage of medical packaging, there is, as has been stated before, a risk that the products are exposed to a negative environmental impact, for example an excessively high temperature, which can lead to a product's product content may a shorter shelf life or destroyed. In today's system, there is often no complete control over which specific medical packaging may have been exposed to such a negative environmental impact, which of course is very risky from a product safety point of view.
In addition to the increased risk for the recipients to whom the product contents of the packages are to be administered, the lack of control over the remaining life of the individual packages in the system leads to a large number of unnecessary scraps of products. For example, it is common for staff to retrieve 10 blood bags prior to surgery and for 8 of these blood bags to be administered to the patient during surgery. After the operation, 2 of the blood bags are still unused and could perhaps be used for another suitable patient, but with the current system still have to be discarded for safety reasons due to the lack of knowledge about how the blood in these blood bags has been stored and transported since the bags left the manufacturer or filling unit.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A first object of the invention is therefore to provide a system for handling medical packaging which creates conditions for eliminating the above-mentioned problems.
This first object is achieved with a system according to claim 1, wherein each individual package is provided with at least one unique identification code and other relevant information which identifies and characterizes a specific product content in said package in a unique way necessary for the use of said specific product content, wherein the system comprises at least one tracking unit arranged to accompany said package with said specific product contents for a period of time extending from entering said package in the system to a possible decision on administering said specific product contents to a intended recipient, the tracking unit comprising a integrated data logger arranged to record data relating to at least one specific 0 during said time period. the tracking unit environmental parameters affecting the remaining life of said product content, comprising a calculation function with a calculation algorithm which calculates a measure of said remaining life based on logged data and time, the tracking unit comprising an integrated display device capable of displaying an indicating device. an operator at least if said specific product contents have any remaining life or not, and wherein the tracking device has a unique device identity that can be read and linked in the system with said unique identification code and said other relevant information on said packaging to ensure that all relevant data relating to said specific product contents, both data entered by the operator and data generated by the data logger in said tracking unit or by other system units in the system, can be handled by and transferred between said system units without risk of confusion.
The system for handling medical packages according to the invention by means of packages and data related to their product content is not confused while the tracking unit according to the invention ensures that the handling in the system. Thanks to the logging of environmental parameters with the help of the tracking unit that comes with each individual package, a complete check is achieved that all packages in the system still have an estimated remaining useful life. The system according to the invention ensures that a package with a specific product content that is requested can always be identified quickly and without confusion, that this specific product content is still useful when administered, and reduces the number of unnecessary rejections by giving system operators a clear indication of the product content. a specific package when the package is handled in the system.
A second object of the invention is to provide a system for handling medical packaging which makes it possible to register relevant data for a new specific medical packaging and a new specific product content in the system in a user-friendly and secure manner, in order to subsequently be able to follow this specific packaging and this specific product content during the continued handling in the system.
This second object is achieved with a system according to claim 21, wherein said other system units in the system comprise at least one access point which, for entering new medical packages into the system, is provided with means for reading said unique identification code and said other relevant information on a specific packaging and means for transmitting said identification code and information to at least one data record in a database included in the system, and means for reading said unique unit identity of a tracking unit which will accompany said specific package in the further handling in the system and means for transmitting said unique device identity to said database for interconnection with said data record or records.
Thanks to the access point's means for reading the unique identification code and other relevant information on a specific package, means for reading the unique unit identity of the supplied tracking device, and means for transferring all this information to a database where all Related Information is linked, the system operators' workload and the risk of incorrect data entry into the system, as the number of stations where data relating to packaging and / or product content must be entered manually into the system by an operator is reduced to a minimum.
A third object of the invention is to provide a system for handling medical packaging which enables system users to find a specific packaging or a specific product content in demand, to be able to follow the movements of this specific packaging or this specific product content and the current position in the system. , and to be able to obtain information about an estimated expiry date for the specific product content in a specific packaging, from a location selectable by the system users.
This third object is achieved with a system according to claim 31, wherein the above-mentioned other system units in the system comprise at least one portal for system users which can communicate with at least one data server which stores data concerning all medical packages entered in the system, said data stored in said system. data server at least includes: a unique identification code for each specific package entered into the system, a unique device identity for the specific tracking device that accompanies this specific package when handled in the system, a latest reading date for the information regarding the specific package stored in the data server, a specification of the last access point that the specific tracking unit and thus the specific packaging has passed in the system, an estimated expiry date for a specific product content in the specific packaging, and other relevant information identifying and characterizes the specific product content in a unique way, necessary for the use of the specific product content, which data the system users can access from at least one user terminal connected to the portal for the system users. Thanks to the portal for system users, search, positioning, ordering, transport, quality assessment and decisions on the administration of a specifically requested product content in a specific package can be accessed by system users from a selectable location. This reduces the workload for the system users and enables a transport vehicle to be sent directly to the current position where the packaging or packages requested are located, which reduces the amount of unnecessary transport. Other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, claims and the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the following, a number of embodiments of the invention will be described in more detail, by way of example only, and with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings. , where: ﬁ Figure 1 shows a schematic illustration of a medical package in the form of a blood bag, together with a tracking unit included in a preferred according to the tracking unit is intended to accompany the blood bag for a period of time as an embodiment of the system invention, the shown extending from entering the blood bag into the system for a possible decision to administer the blood in the blood bag to a intended recipient or a decision to discard the blood bag, ur Figure 2 shows a schematic illustration of an access point included in a preferred embodiment of the system according to the invention, together with a b solder bag with an accompanying tracking unit according to the invention, and Figure 3 shows a schematic block diagram of the construction of a preferred embodiment of the system according to the invention. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION In the following, a number of different embodiments of a medical packaging handling system according to the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying Figures 1-3.
Figure 1 shows a schematic illustration of a medical package 101 in the form of a blood bag. The package 101 is to be handled in a system together with a plurality of, visually speaking, similar packaging units and is therefore provided on its outside with a label with information, which at least includes a unique identification code 102 and other relevant information 103, 104, which identifies and characterizes a specific product content 105 in the package 101 in a unique manner, necessary for the use of the specific product content. In the case of the package 101 shown in Fig. 1, the unique identification code 102 consists of a bar code which is intended to be read in combination with a bar code) which can be read visually by a system operator, in order to also bar code readers, in bag numbers (correspondingly enabling visual reading the blood bag's unique identification code and entering it into the system by hand for any reason would be necessary, it should be noted that the information on the blood bag shown in Figure 1 is not identical to the information that would be displayed on a real blood bag.
The information in the figure is for the sake of simplicity incomplete and schematic and is shown only as a support for the present description.
With further reference to Figure 1, the system according to the invention comprises at least one tracking unit 106 which is arranged to accompany the package 101 with the specific product content 105 for a period of time extending from the entry of the package 101 into the system to a possible decision to administer it. specific product content 105 to an intended recipient.
The tracking unit 106 in the system according to the invention may be arranged to accompany the package 101 with the specific product content during the above-mentioned time period in a number of different ways. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the tracking unit 106 has first fastening means 108 which are adapted to be fastened together with second fastening means 109 of the package 101, as shown in Figure 1. The tracking unit 106 may advantageously be arranged to accompany the package 101 by being tied together. 15 20 25 30 35 with the package by means of a strap, a band, a wire or a chain.
Alternatively, the tracking unit may be arranged to accompany the package by being attached by means of an adhesive to the outside of the package, or by being packaged in an outer package common to the package, preferably transparent.
The tracking unit 106 in the system according to the invention comprises an integrated data logger (not shown in the figures) which is arranged to record data during the above-mentioned time period regarding at least one environmental parameter which affects the remaining life of the specific product content 105. The environmental parameter which is logged continuously, or at least regularly at frequent intervals, by means of a suitable sensor device, by the data logger is preferably at least the temperature in the environment where the package is located. In such a case, this would be a suitable temperature sensor. However, the data logger may also be arranged to, via the tracking unit 106, include a purpose detection with one or more sensor devices, to record data concerning several ambient parameters simultaneously, such as both temperature and humidity, or to record any other parameter related to the environment, to example lighting conditions.
To enable the continuous or regular data logging of ambient data, in a preferred embodiment, the tracking unit 106 includes an integrated power source (not shown in the figures) with a capability selected to ensure the power supply of the data logger throughout the aforementioned time period. The power source may be of any suitable type, but is preferably provided in the form of a battery, a fuel cell, or a supercapacitance.
The tracking unit 106 according to the invention further comprises a calculation function with a calculation algorithm which, based on logged data and time, calculates a measure of the remaining service life, for example a calculated number of days remaining service life or a calculated expiration date for the product contents in the package.
The calculation algorithm has a different design depending on which environmental parameter or parameters are logged, but is preferably based on previous knowledge of the durability of the type of product content contained in the current package in relation to the environmental parameter or parameters logged by the data logger. in the current tracking device. The system according to the invention can thus comprise individual tracking units with different types of data logging and different calculation algorithms if the system is intended for handling different types of packaging whose product content differs in terms of storage properties. In systems that will only handle packages with product contents of a single main type (eg bag packages with transfusion blood), the necessary calculation algorithms could be programmed into the tracking units from the very beginning, but even in such a case it is advantageous that the system allows the programming of new calculation algorithms in the system's tracking devices should this for some reason become necessary.
The tracking unit 106 or the tracking units in the system according to the invention also comprise an integrated display device 107 which is arranged to be able to show an operator at least whether the specific product content 105 in a package has any remaining service life or not. The integrated display device advantageously comprises, as shown schematically in Fig. 1, one or more LEDs 107 and / or a sound emitter (not shown in the figures) which shows or signals to an operator whether the product contents in the package have any remaining life or not. Such an indicating device increases the safety of the system because packages where the useful life of the product content is indicated to be exhausted can be immediately removed from the handling in the system by an operator to be specially checked and discarded if necessary.
The integrated display device 106 of the tracking unit 106 may additionally or alternatively comprise a display 110, as schematically indicated in Fig. 1, preferably for displaying an estimated remaining life and / or an expiration date for the specific product contents 105 in the current package. Such a display or display unit is advantageous because the system operators can easily see the estimated remaining life of each package and thus utilize this information e.g. when placing a plurality of packages in a cold room, or when selecting a specific package for administration to a recipient.
In a particularly advantageous embodiment, where the tracking unit 106 is arranged to accompany a package 101 containing a blood product 105, it is arranged to show an integrated indicating device 1 10 10 15 20 25 30 35 10 10 if it has been exposed to an ambient temperature which is higher than + 37 ° C or lower than + 2 ° C, so that this specific package can be immediately removed from the system and discarded by an operator when he or she becomes aware of the disposal indication.
Each tracking unit 106 in the system according to the invention has a unique unit identity (not shown in the figures) which can be read and connected in the system with the unique identification code 102 and the other relevant information 103, 104 on the package 101 which the tracking unit is to accompany, to ensure that all relevant data relating to the specific product contents of the package 105, both data entered by the operator and data 106 eHere handled by and generated by the data logger in the tracking unit by other system units in the system, can be transferred between the system units without risk of confusion.
In a preferred embodiment of the system according to the invention, the unique unit identity of the tracking unit 106 comprises a visible marking (not shown in the figures) which is arranged to be able to be read visually by an operator. Such an ocularly legible marking on the tracking device, e.g. a unit number, in particular when entering new products into the system, provides higher security in that a system operator can visually compare the marking on the tracking unit with a similarly obliquely readable identity code on a package to be entered into the system for the first time. Such visually legible markings or data on the tracking units and on the packages, respectively, also provide an opportunity for double-checking and thus higher security in the continued handling of packages that have already been entered into the system.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the unique unit identity of the tracking unit 106 is also arranged to be readable from an optical mark, such as a bar code, by means of an optical reader. The unique unit identity of the tracking unit 106 may alternatively or additionally be arranged to be able to be read wirelessly via radio signals, IR or capacitive. The tracking unit 106 preferably includes an antenna for wireless transmission of data via radio waves or IR, or for capacitive transmission. A capacitive reading of data can be achieved by passing two "transmitting" electrode plates, which are arranged inside the outer casing of the tracking unit, in the vicinity of two "receiving" electrode plates of another, reading system unit in the system according to the invention.
In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the system according to the invention, the tracking unit 106 is arranged for wireless transmission of data via radio waves on one or more of the frequency bands 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.2 GHz and / or 5.8 GHz. Radio communication on these frequency bands is free all over the world and the frequencies are also allowed to be used in hospitals.
The tracking unit 106 advantageously comprises a communication means 111 for receiving signals from an operator, e.g. for receiving a signal from the operator to activate indication of any remaining life with the tracking unit's LEDs 107 or a display of a measure of estimated remaining life on a display 110. advantageously provided in the form of a capacitive or mechanical button 111 and the communication means may be of the touch button type, such as one or more foil buttons.
The tracking unit 106 may alternatively comprise a communication means in the form of a piezocrystal which responds to knocking. Such a communication means enables an operator to communicate with the tracking unit by e.g. knock it into a table top.
The tracking unit is preferably provided with an outer casing without any cracks, creases, notches or moving parts to facilitate cleaning, and to be able to reuse the tracking unit in the system after reprogramming.
The previously mentioned LEDs 107 are preferably arranged below translucent parts of the outer casing. The outer casing is preferably made of one or more suitable plastic materials and has no metallic surfaces as these are difficult to keep clean and can corrode during cleaning and in addition could complicate passage of the particularly advantageous tracking unit 106 a liquid tight outer casing, the tracking unit's radio waves. In one embodiment, the constituent components have a design and are made of materials that allow washing, preferably also centrifugation, in a conventional washing machine with an aqueous washing bag at a temperature above + 70 ° C.
This embodiment makes it possible to clean the tracking unit in conventional, often already existing equipment, in order to then be able to reuse the tracking unit after a reprogramming thereof and updating of its data in the computer system which keeps track of the packages and their accompanying tracking units. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the system according to the invention, illustrated schematically in Fig. 2, the above-mentioned other system units in the system comprise at least one access point 212 which, for feeding new medical packages into the system, is provided with means for reading the unique identification code 202 and the other relevant information 203, 204 on a specific package 201 and means for transmitting this identification code and information to at least one data record in a database included in the system, and which are provided means for reading the unique the unit identity of a tracking unit 206 which will accompany the specific package 201 in the further handling in the system and means unit identity to the database for interconnection with the above-mentioned data record or data records. In another particularly preferred embodiment of the system according to the invention, the above-mentioned other system units in the system comprise at least one access point 212 which, for handling medical packages already entered in the system without risk of confusion and for updating data concerning the packages and position in the system, is provided with means for reading the unique unit identity of each tracking unit 206 accompanying a specific package whose previous data already exists as at least one data record in the above-mentioned database before this package 201 is allowed to pass further in the system past the access point.
In yet another particularly preferred embodiment of the system according to the invention, the above-mentioned other system units in the system comprise at least one access point 212 which, for collecting and updating data regarding at least one environmental parameter affecting the remaining life of a specific package product content, is provided with means for reading any new data regarding the at least one environment parameter recorded by the data logger of each tracking unit 206 accompanying a specific package, the previous data of which already exists as at least one data record in the above database, when this specific package 201 passes the access point 212.
It should be pointed out that the above-mentioned three functions which can be performed by an access point can be provided separately by different access points which are located in different places in the system, and that there may also be access points in the system which are provided with several of the functions, or who can perform all these three functions.
Each access point 212 in the system according to the invention preferably comprises at least one optical reader 213, advantageously a laser scanner for bar code or grid code or a camera, for reading said unique identification code 202 and said other relevant information 203, 204 on a specific package 201.
Each access point 212 in the system of the invention further preferably includes at least one wireless reader 214 for radio signals, IR, or capacitive reading of the unique device identity of a tracking device 206 that will accompany or accompany a specific package 201.
The access points 212 in the system according to the invention may further advantageously comprise at least one wireless reader 214 for radio signals, IR, or capacitive reading of said data regarding at least one environmental parameter registered by the data logger of a tracking unit 206 which accompanies a specific package 201. This embodiment makes it It is possible to read the current estimated residual life of the product contents in this specific package each time the package passes such an access point and thus enables the retrieval of as current an estimated remaining life as possible to a central computer system.
The access points 212 in the system according to the invention may advantageously comprise in at least one communication link to a server, advantageously of the type LAN (Ethernet), wireless LAN, GSM or GPRS, for transmitting data between access point 212 and server and / or other system units in the system.
The access points 212 in the system according to the invention may advantageously comprise at least one (local) computer device 215 which is arranged to handle reading, processing and information in communication with an operator. forwarding of the system and Each access point 212 in the system according to the invention preferably comprises at least one indicating device for communication with an operator, advantageously comprising LEDs / light surfaces, a display 216 and / or a sound emitter.
The access points 212 in the system according to the invention may advantageously comprise at least one communication means (not shown in the figures), advantageously in the form of a capacitive or mechanical button or a piezocrystal which responds to knocking, which can be actuated by an operator. .
In a preferred embodiment of the system according to the invention, schematically illustrated in figure 3, the above-mentioned other system units in the system comprise at least one portal 317 for system users which can communicate with at least one data server 318 which stores data concerning all medical packages entered into the system. Providing such a portal 317 enables system users to access this data from a location selectable by system users. The data stored in includes the identification code of each specific package 301 entered into the system, the data server in this embodiment at least: a unique unique unit identity of the specific tracking unit 306 that accompanies this specific package when handled in the system, a latest reading date for that information concerning the specific package 301 stored in the data server 318, a specification of the last access point 312 which the specific tracking unit 306 and thus the specific package 301 has passed in the system, an estimated expiration date for a specific product content 305 in the specific package 301, and other relevant information that identifies and characterizes the specific product content 305 in a manner necessary for the use of the specific product content, which data system users can access from at least one user terminal 319 as unique, for being connected to the portal 317 for systems users. The system according to this preferred embodiment enables system users to find a specific package or a specific product content that is in demand, to be able to follow the movements and current position of this specific package or this specific product content in the system, and to be able to obtain information on an estimated expiry date. for the specific product content in a specific package.
The portal 317 for system users preferably comprises at least one search function which is arranged to enable a search for packages 301 in the system which contains the specific product content 305 and has the calculated remaining life required by a specific user, and a search for specific packages 301 which are physically in in the vicinity of the specific user. The search function is preferably available from a terminal 319 Via Internet 320 or an intranet.
The system user portal 317 advantageously also provides access to a detailed storage history for a specific package, preferably a temperature history 321, obtained from the ambient parameter data which has been registered by the integrated data logger in the tracking unit 306 during the time period the tracking unit has included in the system. .
The data for medical packages 301 that can be accessed via the portal 317 for system users can be stored in several separate data records stored in several different databases and / or servers 318, 322 and / or computers, these several separate data records being interconnected in the system for to provide the system user with user-friendly access to all relevant data relating to a specific product content 305 in a specific package 301 without risk of confusion.
The hardware and software included in the system may advantageously be specially adapted for handling packages containing a specific product type blood products 301, or for O. such as handling vaccine packaging.
The system according to the invention comprises in a preferred embodiment a plurality of access points located at least at the exit of a unit which manufactures or fills medical packages with specific product content, at the entrance to a depot or intermediate storage where the packages are stored, at the exit of the depot or intermediate storage, and at the entrance to a treatment or care unit where administration of the specific product content takes place.
The system according to the invention may advantageously comprise at least one access point on board a transport vehicle which is intended to transport packages from a manufacturing or filling unit to a depot or an intermediate storage, or from the depot or intermediate storage to a treatment or care unit, from this treatment or care unit. to another treatment or care unit, from this treatment or care unit back to the depot or intermediate storage, or from this treatment or care unit to another depot or another intermediate storage. The system according to the invention may thus comprise at least one access point on board a car, an ambulance, a truck, a truck, an aircraft, a helicopter, a boat or a ship, or a portable access point which can be carried to a desired position. by an operator. One or more portable access points can be advantageously used in the establishment of a system according to the invention for a disaster or war situation.
In the above, a number of different embodiments of the invention have been described with reference to the figures in the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the described embodiments and details of the figures are to be considered by way of example only and that many other embodiments of the invention are possible within the scope of the appended claims.
Accordingly, the scope of the invention also includes embodiments in which the system comprises devices for detecting, reading and / or logging any contamination of packages, for example an embodiment in which at least one access point in the system has a specially adapted reader which scans a specific package with the aid of a laser. or the reflectance and / or transmission of the tracking device within a particular wavelength range before the access point is allowed. This embodiment of the system according to the invention enables the package with its accompanying tracking unit to pass that packages that are discovered to be contaminated can be removed from the system and discarded.

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A medical packaging management system, wherein each individual package (101) is provided with at least one unique identification code (102) and other relevant information (103, 104) which identifies and characterizes a specific product content (105) in said package on a unique, necessary for the use of said specific product contents, characterized in that the system comprises at least one tracking unit (106) arranged to accompany said package (101) with said specific product contents for a period of time extending from the input of said package ( 101) in administering said specific product content (105) to an intended recipient, the system for a possible decision that the tracking unit (106) comprises an integrated data logger which is arranged to record data for at least one environmental parameter affecting said specific product content during said time period. (105) residual life, that tracking unit ethylene (106) comprises a calculation function with a calculation algorithm which, based on logged data and time, calculates a measure of said remaining life, that the tracking unit (106) comprises an integrated indicating device (107) arranged to be able to display an operator at least about said specific product content (105) has any remaining life or not, and that the tracking device (106) has a unique device identity that can be read and linked in the system with said unique identification code (102) and said other relevant information (103, 104) on said package ( 101) to ensure that all relevant data relating to said specific product content (105), both data entered by the operator and data generated by the data logger in said tracking device (106) or by other system units in the system, can be handled by and transferred between said system units without risk of confusion. 10 15 20 25 30 35 18
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System according to claim 1, characterized in that the tracking unit (106) is arranged to accompany said package (101) with said specific product content during said time period in that the tracking unit has first fastening means (108) adapted to be fastened together with second fastening means ( 109) of the packaging.
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System according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the tracking unit (106) is arranged to accompany said package (101) with said specific product content during said time period by being bound together with the package by means of a strap, a band, a wire or a chain.
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A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tracking unit is arranged to accompany said package with said specific product content during said time period by being attached by means of an adhesive to the outside of the package.
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System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tracking unit is arranged to accompany said package with said specific product content during said time period by being packaged in a common, preferably transparent, outer package.
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System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tracking unit (106) comprises at least one sensor device which is arranged for sensing ambient temperature, humidity and / or light conditions, so that one or more of these parameters can be registered by said data logger.
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A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tracking unit (106) comprises an integrated power source with a capacity selected to ensure the power supply of the data logger throughout said time period. 10 15 20 25 30 35 19
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A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tracking unit (106) comprises an integrated power source in the form of a battery, a fuel cell, or a supercapacitor.
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System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the indicating device of the tracking unit (106) comprises one or more LEDs (107) and / or an integrated sound emitter.
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A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the indicating device of the tracking unit (106) comprises a display (110), preferably for displaying integrated calculated residual life of said specific product content (105).
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System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tracking unit (106) is arranged to accompany a package (101) containing a blood product (105), and that the integrated display device (110) is arranged to display a discard display. if it has been exposed to an ambient temperature higher than + 37 ° C or lower than + 2 ° C.
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A system according to any one of the preceding claims, that the tracking unit (106) comprises a communication means (111) for receiving signals from an operator. characterized by
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A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tracking unit (106) comprises a communication means in the form of a capacitive or mechanical button (111).
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A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tracking unit (106) comprises a communication means in the form of a piezocrystal which responds to knocking.
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A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the unique unit identity of the tracking unit (106) comprises a visible mark which is arranged to be visually readable by an operator. 10 15 20 25 30 35 20
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A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the unique unit identity of the tracking unit (106) is arranged to be readable from an optical mark, such as a bar code, by means of an optical reader.
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17. A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the unique unit identity of the tracking unit (106) is arranged to be able to be read wirelessly via radio signals, IR or capacitive.
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A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tracking unit (106) comprises an antenna for wireless transmission of data via radio waves or IR, or for capacitive transmission.
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System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tracking unit (106) is arranged for wireless transmission of data via radio waves on one or more of the frequency bands 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.2 GHz and / or 5, 8 GHz.
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System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the tracking unit (106) has a liquid-tight outer casing, and that the components of the tracking unit have a design and are made of materials which allow washing in a conventional washing machine with an aqueous washing bag at a temperature above + 70 ° C.
[21]
21. A system according to any one of claims 1-20, characterized in that said other system units in the system comprise at least one access point (212) which, for entering new medical packages into the system, is provided with means for reading said unique identification code (202 ) and said other relevant information (203, 204) on a specific package (201) and means for transmitting said identification code and information to at least one data record in a database included in the system, and means for reading said unique device identity of a tracking device ( 206) which will accompany said specific package (201) in the further handling of the system and means for transferring said unique device identity to said database for interconnection with said data record or data records.
[22]
A system according to any one of claims 1-21, characterized comprising at least one access point (212) which, for medical treatment of said other system units in the system, packages already entered in the system without risk of confusion and for updating data concerning said respective position in the system, is provided with means for reading said unique unit identity of each tracking unit (206) accompanying a specific package whose previous data already exists as at least one data record in said database before said package (201) may pass further in the system past said access point (212).
[23]
A system according to any one of claims 1-22, characterized in that said other system units in the system comprise at least one access point (212) which, for collecting and updating data regarding at least one environmental parameter affecting the remaining life of a specific package product content, is provided with means for reading any new data regarding said at least one environmental parameter recorded by the data logger of each tracking unit (206) accompanying a specific package, the previous data of which already exists as at least one data record in said database, when said specific package (201) passes said access point (212).
[24]
A system according to any one of claims 21-23, characterized in that the access point (212) comprises at least one optical reader (213), advantageously a laser code for bar code or grid code or a camera, for reading said unique identification code (202) and said other relevant information (203, 204) on a specific package (201).
[25]
A system according to any one of claims 21-24, characterized in that the access point (212) comprises at least one wireless reader (214) for radio signals, IR, or capacitive reading of said unique device identity of a tracking device (206) which will accompany or comes with a specific package (201). 10 15 20 25 30 35 22
[26]
A system according to any one of claims 21-25, characterized in that the access point (212) comprises at least one wireless reader (214) for radio signals, IR, or capacitive reading of said data regarding at least one environmental parameter registered by the data logger of a tracking device ( 206) which comes with a specific package (201).
[27]
System according to any one of claims 21-26, characterized in that the access point (212) comprises at least one communication link to a server, advantageously of the type LAN (Ethernet), wireless LAN, GSM or GPRS, for transmitting data between said access point (212 ) and server and / or other system units in the system.
[28]
A system according to any one of claims 21-27, characterized in that the access point (212) comprises at least one computer device (215) which is arranged to handle reading, processing and transmission of information in the system and communication with an operator.
[29]
System according to any one of claims 21-28, characterized in that the access point (212) comprises at least one indicating device for communication with an operator, advantageously comprising LEDs / light surfaces, a display (216) and / or a sound emitter.
[30]
A system according to any one of claims 21-29, characterized in that the access point (212) comprises at least one communication means, advantageously in the form of a capacitive or mechanical button or a piezocrystal responsive to knocking, which can be actuated by an operator.
[31]
System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said other system units in the system comprise at least one portal (317) for system users which can communicate with at least one data server (318) which stores data concerning all medical packages entered in the system. , said data stored in said data server comprising at least: - a unique identification code for each specific package (301) entered in the system, - a unique unit identity of the specific tracking unit (306) accompanying said specific packaging for handling in the system, - a latest reading date for the information concerning said specific packaging (301) stored in said data server (318), - a specification of the most recent access point (312) as said specific tracking unit (306) and thus said specific packaging (301) has passed through the system, - an estimated expiry date for a specific product contents (305) of said specific package (301), and - other relevant information identifying and characterizing said specific product contents (305) in a unique manner necessary for the use of said specific product contents, which data said system users can access from at least a user terminal (319) connected to said portal (317) for system users.
[32]
A system according to claim 31, characterized in that the portal (317) for system users comprises at least one search function which is arranged to enable searching for packages (301) in the system which contains the specific product content (305) and has the calculated remaining life which a specific user needs, as well as searching for specific packages (301) that are physically in the vicinity of said specific user.
[33]
A system according to claim 31 or 32, characterized in that the portal (317) for system users comprises at least one search function accessible from said terminal (319) via the Internet (320) or an intranet.
[34]
System according to any one of claims 31-33, characterized in that the portal (317) for system users provides access to a detailed storage history for a specific package, (321), environmental parameter data which has been registered by the integrated data logger, preferably a temperature history obtained from the in the tracking unit (306) during the time period said tracking unit has accompanied the specific packaging (301) during the handling in the system. 10 15 20 25 30 35 24
[35]
System according to any one of claims 31-34, characterized in that the data for medical packages (301) which can be accessed via the portal (317) for system users are stored in several separate data records which are stored in several different databases and / or servers (318, 322) and / or computers, said several separate data records being interconnected in the system to give the system user user-friendly access to all relevant data relating to a specific product content (305) in a specific package (301) without risk of confusion.
[36]
A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the hardware and software of the system are specially adapted for handling packages containing blood products (301).
[37]
System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the component hardware and software of the system are specially adapted for handling vaccine packages.
[38]
System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that they are located at least a V in that the system comprises a plurality of access points at the exit of a unit manufacturing or filling medical packages with specific product content, at the entrance to a depot or intermediate storage where said packages are stored , at the exit from the said depot or intermediate warehouse, and at the entrance to a treatment or care unit where administration of the specific product content takes place.
[39]
System according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system comprises at least one access point on board a transport vehicle which is intended to transport packages from a manufacturing or filling unit to a depot or an intermediate storage, or from said depot or intermediate storage to a treatment or care unit, from said treatment or care unit to another treatment or care unit, from said treatment or care unit back to said depot or intermediate storage, or from said treatment or care unit to another depot or another intermediate storage. 25
[40]
A system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the system comprises at least one access point on board a car, an ambulance, a truck, a truck, an aircraft, a helicopter, a boat or a ship, or a portable access point which can be carried to a desired position by an operator.

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