Rotatable label for pharmaceutical container and method for constructing same
AssigneeStephen Key Design, LLC
InventorStephen M. Key
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Abstract
A rotatable label system includes a pharmaceutical container and a label arranged about the pharmaceutical container. The label has an inner label portion affixed to the pharmaceutical container and an outer label portion rotatable positioned about the inner label portion. At least one window or transparent section is provided on the outer label portion. Generic and custom imprinted indicia is disposed on the inner and outer label portions. By rotating the outer label portion relative to the inner label portion and the container, written indicia imprinted on the inner label portion is viewable through the window or transparent section.
Claims20
A method for labeling pharmaceutical containers, comprising the steps of:
- providing a label having an inner label portion and an outer label portion, the outer label portion having a window;
- printing custom patient information onto at least one of the inner label portion or the outer label portion;
- affixing the inner label portion to the outer surface of the container;
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- disposing the outer label portion about the inner label portion such that indicia on the inner label portion may be viewed through the window, the outer label portion being rotatable about the inner label portion and the container.
A rotatable label system for a pharmaceutical container, comprising:
- a pharmaceutical container;
- a label having an inner label portion and an outer label portion, the outer label portion having a window;
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- a printer for printing custom patient information onto at least one of the inner label portion of the outer label portion prior to application to the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.