# US 10,504,387 B2 · Intravenous bag and line label

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- Number: US 10,504,387 B2
- Document ID: US10504387B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/451,578
- Filed: 2019-06-25
- Published: 2019-10-10
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2017-07-31
- Assignees: PharMEDium Services, LLC
- Applicants: PharMEDium Services, LLC
- Inventors: Jeffrey S. Nordquist; Steven M. Maraone; Daane E. Hoffman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10504387B2

## CPC

- G09F 3/10: by an adhesive layer
- A61J 1/10: Bag-type containers
- A61J 1/1475: {Inlet or outlet ports}
- A61M 5/14: Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
- A61M 5/1414: {Hanging-up devices}
- B32B 1/00: Layered products having a non-planar shape
- B32B 3/04: characterised by {at least one} layer folded at the edge, e.g. over another layer {; characterised by at least one layer enveloping or enclosing a material}
- B32B 3/08: characterised by added members at particular parts {(layer formed of separate pieces of material which are juxtaposed side-by-side B32B3/14, B32B3/18)}
- B32B 3/18: characterised by an internal layer formed of separate pieces of material {which are juxtaposed side-by-side (B32B5/02 takes precedence)}
- B32B 3/266: {characterised by an apertured layer, the apertures going through the whole thickness of the layer, e.g. expanded metal, perforated layer, slit layer regular cells B32B3/12}
- B32B 7/06: permitting easy separation
- B32B 7/12: using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
- G09F 3/0288: {Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels}
- G09F 3/0295: {Labels or tickets for tubes, pipes and the like}
- A61J 2205/10: Bar codes
- A61J 2205/20: Colour codes
- A61J 2205/30: Printed labels
- A61J 2205/60: using magnetic or electronic identifications, e.g. chips, RFID, electronic tags
- A61M 2205/60: with identification means
- A61M 2205/6009: for matching patient with his treatment, e.g. to improve transfusion security
- A61M 2205/6063: Optical identification systems
- B32B 2250/02: 2 layers
- B32B 2307/402: Coloured
- B32B 2307/748: Releasability
- B32B 2519/00: Labels, badges
- G09F 2003/0201: {Label sheets intended to be introduced in a printer, e.g. laser printer}
- G09F 2003/0222: {Features for removal or adhesion, e.g. tabs}
- G09F 2003/0229: {Carrier roll}
- G09F 2003/0269: {perforated}
- G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- A61J: CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}
- B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM

## Abstract

A label for use with an intravenous bag having a surface and an interior volume for holding a solution in fluid communication with an intravenous line for dispensing the solution, where the label includes a back layer including an adhesive for securing the label to a surface of the intravenous bag, a front layer with a solution name including a first portion secured to the back layer, the front layer including a second portion removable from the back layer engageable with the intravenous line with the solution name on a first side and a second side. In some constructions, the solution name on the second side is inverted with respect to the solution name on the first side, and the second portion further includes an opening for viewing a portion of the intravenous line when the second portion is engaged with the intravenous line.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of labeling an intravenous line engaged with an intravenous bag including a surface and defining an interior volume for receiving a solution, the method comprising:
providing a label including:
a back layer including an adhesive for securing the label to a surface of the intravenous bag; and
a front layer including:
a first portion secured to the back layer and including a solution name, and
a second portion removable from the back layer and engageable with the intravenous line, the second portion including the solution name on a first side and a second side, the solution name on the second side inverted with respect to the solution name on the first side, and an opening for viewing a portion of the intravenous line when the second portion is engaged with the intravenous line,
engaging the label with the surface of the intravenous bag;
detaching the second portion of the label from the first portion of the label;
aligning the opening of the second portion along the intravenous line; and
folding the second portion about the intravenous line to secure the second side to the first side so that the first side and the second side display the name of the solution.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The label of claim 1, further comprising the step of viewing a portion of the intravenous line through the opening when the second portion is positioned along the intravenous line.

### Claim 3

A method of printing an intravenous bag label for use with an intravenous bag engageable with an intravenous line comprising:
selecting with a user interface a solution name from a solution information database stored in a memory of a control system;
responsive to selecting the solution name, retrieving printing instructions from the solution information database, the printing instructions including the identification of a type of a roll of labels upon which to print the solution name and selecting the identified roll;
aligning the selected roll of labels with a printing member of the label printer, the roll of labels including a backing sheet having a machine-readable label identifying the type of the selected roll of labels;
scanning the machine-readable label on the roll of labels to confirm the type of the roll of labels; and
printing at least one label of the roll of labels according to the printing instructions.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one label on the roll of labels includes:
a back layer including an adhesive for securing the label to a surface of the intravenous bag; and
a front layer including:
a first portion secured to the back layer and including a solution name, and
a second portion removable from the back layer and engageable with the intravenous line, the second portion including the solution name on a first side and a second side, the solution name on the second side inverted with respect to the solution name on the first side, and an opening for viewing a portion of the intravenous line when the second portion is engaged with the intravenous line.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein the type of labels includes a color-coded upper portion.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein the type of labels includes a risk indicator.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The method claim 3, wherein the machine-readable label is off-center with respect to a backing of the roll of labels and generally parallel to a longitudinal extent of the backing.