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US 2009/0269286 A1Published application
System and method for authenticating pharmaceuticals using internally located hydroscopic gels with indicia
OwnerGeorge F. Walkerinventor
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Abstract
The invention is an article of manufacture, comprising an identifying marker disposed in a pharmaceutical product. The pharmaceutical product may be selected from the group consisting of a pharmaceutical liquid, a pill, a tablet, a caplet, and a capsule. The identifying marker may be a hydroscopic medium having an indicia imprinted thereon or within, where the marker expands volumetrically when contacted with a liquid.
Claims21
An article of manufacture, comprising:
- an identifying marker disposed in a pharmaceutical product.
A method of identifying the origin of a pharmaceutical product, comprising the steps of:
- implanting a pharmaceutical product with an identifying marker;
- contacting the pharmaceutical product with a fluid;
- locating the identifying marker;
- and
- examining the identifying marker.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.