Label system and method for label alignment and placement

A method of positionally locating indicia on a label for aligned placement of said indicia at a predetermined location on a container comprising:

• providing a container having identifying information associated with and unique to said container, which identifying information defines a fixed label bearing area on said container;
• printing said indicia on said label with said indicia being selectively located thereon at a position defined by said identifying information of said container;
• and
• placing said label on said label bearing area so as to position said indicia at said predetermined location on said container.

A label system for ensuring proper positioning of bar code information on a label, comprising:

• a first label comprising alignment symbology;
• and
• a second label comprising an alignment area corresponding to said alignment symbology of said first label;
• whereby said second label is positioned over said first label whereby the alignment area of the second label is aligned with the alignment symbology of the first label.

A method for label alignment and placement, comprising the steps of:

• (i) providing a container with identification information and a label bearing area;
• (ii) scanning said identification information with a scanner into a processing unit;
• (iii) processing said identification information in said processing unit;
• (iv) printing indicia on a label at a position defined by said identification information from said processing unit;
• and
• (v) placing said label with said indicia on said container with said indicia positioned at said label bearing area.

A method for placing a label on a container with indicia at a predetermined location on the container, comprising the following:

• (i) providing a processing unit for interpreting information that is entered by scanning or reading information into said processing unit and providing output information;
• (ii) providing a patient identification bracelet with patient identification information;
• (iii) providing a specimen container with a label bearing area or desired predetermined location and identification information that defines the container;
• (iv) reading or scanning the patient identification information into the processing unit;
• (v) reading or scanning the identification information on the specimen container into the processing unit;
• (vi) processing the patient identification information in the processing unit;
• (vii) processing the identification information for positioning a label on the specimen container with respect to a desired predetermined location;
• (viii) printing indicia from said processing unit on a label at a position defined by said identification information;
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• (ix) placing the label on the container with the indicia positioned at the desired predetermined location.