EP3127832A1 - Verfahren zur markierung eines produkts und vorrichtung zur markierung eines produkts - Google Patents

Verfahren zur markierung eines produkts und vorrichtung zur markierung eines produkts Download PDF

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EP3127832A1
EP3127832A1 EP15179875.8A EP15179875A EP3127832A1 EP 3127832 A1 EP3127832 A1 EP 3127832A1 EP 15179875 A EP15179875 A EP 15179875A EP 3127832 A1 EP3127832 A1 EP 3127832A1
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Nils Ivar Gustav DIMBERG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D51/28—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials
    • B65D51/2807—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
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    • 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
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    • A61J3/00—Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B65D51/2807—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container
    • B65D51/2814—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it
    • B65D51/2821—Closures not otherwise provided for combined or co-operating with auxiliary devices for non-closing purposes with auxiliary containers for additional articles or materials the closure presenting means for placing the additional articles or materials in contact with the main contents by acting on a part of the closure without removing the closure, e.g. by pushing down, pulling up, rotating or turning a part of the closure, or upon initial opening of the container the additional article or materials being released by piercing, cutting or tearing an element enclosing it said element being a blister, a capsule or like sealed container
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    • 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
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  • the present invention refers to a method of marking a product in a container, the method comprising the steps of feeding the product to an inner space of the container during an open state of the container, providing marking means comprising at least a first traceable substance, and closing the container from the open state to a closed state, which is openable to the open state, wherein the closed state sealingly encloses the product and the marking means in the inner space.
  • the invention also refers to a device for marking a product, the device comprising an inlet member comprising an opening, the inlet member being configured to be associated with a container, which defines an inner space configured for receiving the product, marking means comprising at least a first traceable substance, and a closing member, which together with the inlet member defines a closing path along which the closing member is movable from an open state to a closed state, wherein the closing member in the closed state removably and sealingly closes the opening to enclose the product and the marking means.
  • US 2015/018538 discloses a method and a device for marking an article.
  • the article may be a textile and the like, an electronics article, a liquid, a commodity, a pharmaceutical packaging, or a manufactured good.
  • the marking is made by depositing a solution containing a nucleic acid onto the article by means of a delivery mechanism comprising one or more outlets.
  • US 2009/216213 discloses a container for releasably storing a substance.
  • the container comprises a vial and a lid.
  • the vial has a sample storage chamber for a sample, for instance a biological sample such as saliva.
  • the lid has a reservoir for holding the substance and a membrane for sealing the substance in the reservoir. When the lid and the vial engage each other a piercing member attached to the vial pierces the membrane, thereby permitting the substance and the sample to be mixed with each other.
  • US 2012/0285844 discloses a liquid dispensing system comprising a container for a liquid, and a cap for closing a threaded opening of the container. A cavity is formed between the cap and a retaining member on top of the threaded opening. The cavity houses a bladder with an additive, such as a flavoring, a coloring, a thickener ingredient, etc.
  • US 2004/0166063 refers to identification of pharmaceuticals.
  • the document discloses a method for marking a pharmaceutical product, container or pharmaceutical packaging system with a scent or a scent profile to establish the identity and/or source of the pharmaceutical.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved method and an improved device for marking a product, such as a medicament, with a traceable substance.
  • the method initially defined which is characterized by the further step of introducing the first traceable substance into the inner space of the container after the container has reached the closed state, thereby distributing the first traceable substance onto the product to mark the product, thereby finishing the marking of the product and permitting later opening of the container to the open state, whereafter the product is identifiable through the marking when the product is removed from the inner space.
  • the product will thus be marked with a first traceable substance after the container has reached the closed state.
  • the first traceable substance may comprise a unique code, such as a DNA-code.
  • the unique code is preferably given a registration number.
  • the unique code and the registration number are then registered in registry in connection with the marking.
  • the registry may contain, or may be coupled to other registries containing, desired information about the medicament, e.g. the pharmacy, where the medicament was sold, the physician who prescribed the medicament, the nursing home or hospital, where the medicament was intended to be used. If the product is a medicament containing a narcotic substance, it is possible to identify the origin of the product, and, when the legislation so permits, to identify the patient to whom the medicament was prescribed.
  • the product Because of the marking being finished before the container is later opened, the product will be marked, and thus identifiable, even if the container is opened by being broken.
  • the first traceable substance may comprise, or consist of, DNA, such as DNA from vegetable material.
  • the first traceable substance may comprise, or consist of, metal salts.
  • the first traceable substance may comprise, or consist of, microscopic text or numbers. The microscopic text or numbers may be printed on very small commercially available tags.
  • the first traceable substance is preferably medically acceptable.
  • the first traceable substance may be contained in a first composition, which in addition to the first traceable substance may contain a fill material comprising a fluorescent material or ink.
  • the introducing step may comprise release of the first composition so that the product will be marked with the first traceable substance and with the fill material to facilitate the recognition that the product has been marked and the finding of the first traceable substance on the product, for instance by means of a UV-lamp that lights up the fluorescent material.
  • the fill material may also contribute to the distribution of the first composition and the first traceable substance.
  • the fill material may have properties facilitating the attachment of the first composition to the product to be marked.
  • the fill material may have properties making it difficult to remove the first composition from the product, for instance to wash off the first composition.
  • the first composition is preferably medically acceptable.
  • the container with the marked product may be delivered to a user, such as a consumer of the product.
  • the introducing step is followed by the step of shaking the container.
  • the shaking of the container may improve the distribution of the first traceable substance onto all of the product.
  • the closed state comprises a start position and an end position, wherein the introducing step is performed during the closing step after the container has reached the start position and before the container has reached the end position. Whenever the container with the product then is opened, the product will be marked.
  • the introducing step is performed automatically in closing the container.
  • the product will be marked during the closing of the container.
  • the marking means comprises at least a first sealed package unit containing the first traceable substance, or the first composition, wherein the introducing step comprises breaking of the first sealed package unit, thereby releasing the first traceable substance.
  • the first sealed package unit may comprise or be formed by any sealed plastic or metallic pack, for instance a blister pack.
  • Blister packs typically comprise a plastic sheet formed to a bubble, which may house the first traceable substance, and a metallic or plastic foil sealing the bubble.
  • the marking means also comprises a second traceable substance being different from the first traceable substance
  • the introducing step comprises introducing the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance into the inner space after the container has reached the closed state, thereby distributing the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance onto the product to mark the product.
  • the second traceable substance is preferably medically acceptable.
  • the product is marked with a marking comprising a combination of two different traceable substances.
  • the second traceable substance may be contained in a second composition, which in addition to the second traceable substance may contain a fill material comprising a fluorescent or ink.
  • the second composition is preferably medically acceptable.
  • a unique combination of traceable substances may be achieved. Such a unique combination may be achieved although the traceable substances themselves are not unique. A relatively small number of different traceable substances may be used in various combinations for many containers.
  • the unique combination may form a unique code, which may be registered and enable identification as discussed above.
  • the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance are contained in the first sealed package unit, wherein the introducing step comprises breaking of the first sealed package unit, thereby releasing the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance.
  • the marking means comprises a second sealed package unit containing the second traceable substance, or the second composition, wherein the introducing step comprises breaking of the first sealed package unit and the second sealed package unit, thereby releasing the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance.
  • the first sealed package unit and the second sealed package unit may be broken simultaneously, or substantially simultaneously.
  • the fill material for the second traceable substance or for both the first and second traceable substances may be contained in a separate sealed package unit to be broken simultaneously, or substantially simultaneously, with the first and second sealed package units.
  • the marking means also comprises a third traceable substance being different from the first and second traceable substances
  • the introducing step comprises introducing the first traceable substance, the second traceable substance and the third traceable substance into the inner space after the container has reached the closed state, thereby distributing the first traceable substance, the second traceable substance and the third traceable substance onto the product to mark the product.
  • the third traceable substance may be contained in a third composition of the kind discussed for the first and second traceable substances.
  • the third traceable substance and the third composition are preferably medically acceptable.
  • the product is marked with a marking comprising three traceable substances, which together form a unique code as discussed above.
  • the first traceable substance, the second traceable substance and the third traceable substance are contained in the first sealed package unit, wherein the introducing step comprises breaking of the first sealed package unit, thereby releasing the first traceable substance, the second traceable substance and the third traceable substance.
  • the marking means comprises a third sealed package unit containing the third traceable substance, or the third composition
  • the introducing step comprises breaking of the first sealed package unit, the second sealed package unit and the third sealed package unit, thereby releasing the first traceable substance, the second traceable substance and the third traceable substance.
  • a fourth or even more traceable substances may be used, which together form a unique code as discussed above.
  • These further traceable substances may be contained in a respective composition in a respective sealed package unit to be broken together with the first, second and third sealed package units, thus permitting marking of the product with four or more different traceable substances in analogy as with two or three traceable substances.
  • the further traceable substances and their compositions are preferably medically acceptable.
  • the product comprises a medicament.
  • the medicament may be in the form of pills.
  • the medicament may also be in the form of a powder, a liquid, one or more plasters, capsules, suppositories, etc.
  • the medicament may comprise or consist of a medicament containing narcotic substances.
  • the device initially defined, which is characterized in that the device comprises a release arrangement configured to release the first traceable substance into the inner space of the container after the closing member has reached the closed state, wherein the first traceable substance is distributed onto the product to mark the product and permit identification of the product when the product is removed from the inner space.
  • the device comprising these features of claim 8, is suitable for performing the method according to claim 1.
  • the device permits marking of the product with a first traceable substance in a convenient manner after the container has reached the closed state.
  • the product is marked with at least the first traceable substance permitting the product to be identified.
  • the first traceable substance may comprise, or consist of, DNA, such as DNA from vegetable material, metal salts, or microscopic text or numbers.
  • the first traceable substance is preferably medically acceptable.
  • the closing path may comprise rotation of the closing member in relation to the inlet member along a thread on the inlet member, wherein the closing member comprises a corresponding thread.
  • the closed state comprises a start position and an end position, wherein the release arrangement is configured to release the first composition after the closing member has reached the start position and before the closing member has reached the end position.
  • the marking means comprises at least a first sealed package unit containing the first traceable substance, or the first composition, wherein the release arrangement is configured to break the first sealed package unit, thereby releasing the first traceable substance.
  • the release arrangement comprises a retaining member retaining the marking means, and a punch element which is displaceable towards the retaining member against the marking means, thereby obtaining said breaking.
  • the punch element is provided on the closing member of the device and the retaining member is engaged by the inlet member, wherein the retaining member defines a passage for leading the first traceable substance into the inner space of the container when the marking means has been broken.
  • the punch element may be an integrated part of the closing member.
  • the punch element may protrude from a bottom surface of the closing member.
  • the retaining member may rest on a flange provided on an inner surface of the inlet member.
  • the first sealed package unit may be provided on the retaining member.
  • the release arrangement is configured to release the first traceable substance, or the first composition, in an automatic manner when the closing member is moved along the closing path and has reached the closed state before the closing member has reached the end position.
  • the release arrangement may press the retaining member against the first sealed package unit to break the first sealed package unit so that the first traceable substance, or the first composition, may flow through the passage into the inner space.
  • the passage is provided opposite to the punch element.
  • the marking means also comprises a second traceable substance being different from the first traceable substance, wherein the release arrangement is configured to release the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance into the inner space of the container after the closing member has reached the closed state, and wherein the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance are distributed onto the product to mark the product.
  • the second traceable substance is preferably medically acceptable.
  • the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance are contained in the first sealed package unit.
  • the marking means comprises a second sealed package unit, wherein the release arrangement is configured to break the first sealed package unit and the second sealed package unit, thereby releasing the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance to be distributed onto the product to mark the product.
  • the release arrangement is configured to break the first sealed package unit and the second sealed package unit simultaneously, or substantially simultaneously.
  • the marking means also comprises a third traceable substance, wherein the release arrangement is configured to release the first traceable substance, the second traceable substance and the third traceable substance into the inner space of the container after the closing member has reached the closed state, and wherein the first traceable substance, the second traceable substance and the third traceable substance upon said release are distributed onto the product to mark the product.
  • the marking means comprises a third sealed package unit, wherein the release arrangement is configured to break the first sealed package unit, the second sealed package unit and the third sealed package unit, thereby releasing the first traceable substance, the second traceable substance and the third traceable substance to be distributed onto the product to mark the product.
  • the release arrangement is configured to break the first sealed package unit, the second sealed package unit and the third sealed package unit simultaneously, or substantially simultaneously.
  • a fourth or even more traceable substances may be used.
  • the device may then comprise further traceable substances contained in a respective sealed package unit to be broken together with the first, second and third sealed package units, thus permitting marking of the product with four or more traceable substances in analogy as with two or three traceable substances.
  • the closing member comprises a seal member which seals the opening in the closed state.
  • the seal member may have a circular cylindrical shape and abut the inner surface of the inlet member of the container.
  • the punch element is arranged to break the first sealed package unit, and possibly the second, the third and any further sealed package units, during the movement of the closing member along a final part of the closing path.
  • the device comprises an indicator indicating when the closing member has been moved so far along the closing path that the marking means has been broken.
  • Figs 1-5 disclose a first embodiment of a device for marking a product.
  • the product may comprise a medicament, food-stuff, etc.
  • a medicament especially a medicament containing a narcotic substance.
  • the medicament may be in the form of pills.
  • the medicament may also be in the form of a powder, a liquid, plasters, etc.
  • the medicament may also be enclosed in a package of any suitable kind.
  • the device comprises an inlet member 9.
  • the device is associated with a container 1.
  • the device forms a part of the container 1.
  • the inlet member 9 comprises or forms an opening 2 to the container 1.
  • the container 1 defines an inner space 3, see Fig 3 , configured for receiving the product, such as the pills of the medicament, via the opening 2 of the inlet member 9.
  • the container 1 and the inlet member 9 are attached to each other.
  • the inlet member 9 and the container 1 may be manufactured in one piece.
  • the device also comprises marking means 4, or a package.
  • the marking means 4 comprises a first traceable substance contained in a first sealed package unit 5 and a second traceable substance contained in a second sealed package unit 6.
  • the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance are preferably medically acceptable.
  • the marking means 4 comprises a so called blister pack comprising the first package unit 5 and the second package unit 6 as can be seen in Figs 2 and 3 .
  • the blister pack comprises a plastic sheet formed to have two bubbles defining the two package units 5 and 6, which are closed by means of a thin foil, such as a plastic foil or a metal foil, in a manner known per se.
  • each of the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance comprises DNA, such as DNA from vegetable material.
  • each of the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance may comprise, or consist of, metal salts.
  • each of the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance may comprise, or consist of, microscopic text or numbers.
  • the first traceable substance is contained in a first composition, which in addition to the first traceable substance contains a fill material comprising a fluorescent material or ink.
  • the first composition is contained in the first sealed package unit 5.
  • the first composition is preferably medically acceptable.
  • the second traceable substance is contained in a second composition, which in addition to the second traceable substance contains a fill material comprising a fluorescent material or ink.
  • the second composition is contained in the second sealed package unit 6.
  • the second composition is preferably medically acceptable.
  • the device also comprises a closing member 7, e.g. in the form of a screw cap, for closing the opening 2 of the inlet member 9, and thus the inner space 3 of the container 1.
  • a closing member 7 e.g. in the form of a screw cap, for closing the opening 2 of the inlet member 9, and thus the inner space 3 of the container 1.
  • the closing member 7 is in a closed state.
  • the closing member 7 defines, together with the inlet member 9, a closing path along which the closing member 7 is movable from an open state to the closed state.
  • the closed state comprises a start position and an end position, the end position being shown in Fig 1 .
  • the closing member 7 In the closed state, from the start position to the end position, the closing member 7 removably and sealingly closes the opening 2 of the inlet member 9, and thus the inner space 3 of the container 1.
  • the product and the marking means 4 are enclosed in the container 1.
  • the device comprises a release arrangement configured to release the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance into the inner space 3 of the container 1 after the closing member 7 has reached the closed state, but before the closing member 7 has reached the end position of the closed state.
  • the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance are distributed onto the product to mark the product.
  • the product may then be identified through the marking when the product is removed or taken out from the inner space 3 of the container 1.
  • the release arrangement is configured to break the first sealed package unit 5 and the second package unit 6, thereby releasing the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance. According to the first embodiment, the breaking will take place automatically as will be explained below.
  • the release arrangement comprises a retaining member 8 retaining the marking means 4.
  • the inlet member 9 forms an integrated inlet of the container 1.
  • the opening 2 extends through the inlet member 9 as can be clearly seen in Figs 3-5 .
  • the inlet member 9 may have a circular cylindrical shape, and may comprise an outer thread 10 on an outer surface 9a of the inlet member 9.
  • the retaining member 8 is engaged by the inlet member 9.
  • the retaining member 8 is provided in the inlet member 9 and rests against a shoulder 11 provided on an inner surface 9b of the inlet member 9.
  • the retaining member 8 has an upper surface 12 on which the marking means 4 is provided.
  • the release arrangement also comprises a punch element 13, which is displaceable towards the retaining member 8 and against the marking means 4, thereby automatically obtaining said breaking of the first package unit 5 and the second package unit 6.
  • the punch element 13 is provided on the closing member 7 of the device. As can be seen in Figs 3-5 , the punch element 13 protrudes from a bottom surface 14 of the closing member 7. In the closed state, the bottom surface 14 of the closing member 7 faces the upper surface 12 of the retaining member 8.
  • the retaining member 8 defines at least one passage.
  • the retaining member 8 defines a first passage 15 for leading the first traceable substance into the inner space 3 of the container 1, and a second passage 16 for leading the second traceable substance into the inner space 3 of the container 1, when the marking means 4 has been broken.
  • the retaining member 8 comprises securing means configured to secure the marking means 4 in a correct position on the upper surface 12 of the retaining member 8. In the correct position, the first sealed package unit 5 and the second sealed package unit 6 are aligned with the respective passage 15 and 16.
  • the securing means may comprise two opposite peripheral grooves 8a, which each may grip a respective one of two opposite wings 4a of the marking means 4.
  • the closing member 7 has an inner thread 17 cooperating with the outer thread 10 of the inlet 9.
  • the closing path is defined by the rotating movement of the closing member 7 onto the inlet member 9 along the outer thread 10 and the inner thread 17.
  • the punch element 13 is arranged to break the first sealed package unit 5 and the second sealed package unit 6 during the above mentioned rotating movement of the closing member 7.
  • the rotating movement forces the punch element 13 towards the upper surface 12 of the retaining member 8 so that the first and second sealed package units 5, 6 are pressed between the punch element 13 and the upper surface 12.
  • the breaking takes place during the closed state and during a final part of the rotating movement along the closing path.
  • the breaking starts after the closing member 7 has reached the start position and before the closing member 7 has reached the end position.
  • the closing member 7 comprises a seal member 18, which seals the opening 2 in the closed state during said final part of the rotating movement along the closing path from the start position to the end position.
  • the inner space 3 will be sealingly closed when the breaking of the first sealed package unit 5 and the second sealed package unit 6 takes place.
  • the seal member 18 extends from the bottom surface 14 of the closing member 7 and has a circular cylindrical shape. The seal member 18 seals against the inner surface 9b of the inlet member 9.
  • the device also comprises an indicator 19 indicating when the closing member 7 has been moved so far along the closing path that the marking means 4 has been broken.
  • the indicator 19 comprises a first marking 19a provided on the outer surface 9a of the inlet member 9, or on the outer surface of the container 1 as shown in Figs 1 , and a second marking 19b provided on the closing member 7.
  • the second marking 19b has reached the first marking 19a, see Fig 1 .
  • the closing member 7 comprises an outer grip part 21 and an inner safety sleeve 22, preventing the container 1 from being opened by children.
  • the inner safety sleeve 22 is provided in the outer grip part 21, and carries the bottom surface 14, the inner thread 17, the seal member 18, the punch element 13, and the second marking 19b.
  • the inner safety sleeve 22 has a ring of teeth 23 cooperating with a ring of teeth 24 on the outer grip part 21 in a manner known per se.
  • the device described above may be used for marking a product, such as a medicament, in the following way.
  • the product is fed to the inner space 3 of the container 1 during the open state of the container 1.
  • the marking means 4, i.e. the first sealed package unit 5 and the second sealed package unit 6, is provided on the upper surface 12 of the retaining member 8.
  • the retaining member 8 is provided in the inlet member 9.
  • the closing member 7 is then attached to the container 1 during a closing step by rotating the closing member 7 along the closing path, i.e. along the outer thread 10 and the inner thread 17, to the closed state, in which the product and the marking means 4 are enclosed in the container 1.
  • the closing member 7 When the closing member 7 has reached the closed state, the continuing rotating movement of the closing member 7 will automatically cause breaking of the first sealed package unit 5 and the second sealed package unit 6. When the package units 5 and 6 have been broken the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance will flow into the inner space 3 of the container 1 via the first passage 15 and the second passage 16. The first and second traceable substances will then be distributed onto the product.
  • the container 1 may be shaken.
  • the product for instance the pills, may be identified by means of the marking.
  • the retaining member 8 When the container 1 is opened by rotating the closing member 7 in an opposite direction, the retaining member 8 will be held by the closing member 7 and remain in the closing member 7 after the closing member 7 has been removed. In the first embodiment, the retaining member 8 is held by friction against the seal member 18 of the closing member 7. It is to be noted that, the retaining member 8 also may be held in other ways, for instance by means of a snap action. For instance, the retaining member 8 may then during the closing of the container 1 slide over hooks or the like, which when the closing member 7 has reached the end position, engage the retaining member 8.
  • the product for instance each pill, is marked with both the first traceable substance and the second traceable substance.
  • the two substances together form a marking which may be identified and recognized by a person having the task of tracking the origin of the product.
  • Fig 6 discloses a second embodiment of the invention, which differs from the first embodiment only in that the marking means 4 consists of a first traceable substance contained in a first sealed package unit 5, i.e. only one traceable substance enclosed in one sealed package unit 5.
  • One passage 15 extends through the retaining member 8.
  • a third embodiment of the invention differs from the first and second embodiments in that the inlet member 9 is a separate part as disclosed in Figs 7-9.
  • Fig 7 discloses the inlet member 9 and Fig 8 a container 30.
  • the inlet member 9 may be configured as an adapter to be attached to the container 30 in any suitable way, see Fig 9 .
  • the inlet member 9 may be provided with an inner thread 31 to be in engagement with an outer thread 32 of the container 30.
  • the container 30 may then be any standard medicament bottle or can.
  • Figs 10-12 disclose a fourth embodiment, which differs from the first to third embodiments in that a breakable seal 40 is provided between the closing member 7 and the container 1, or inlet member 9.
  • the seal comprises a ring 41 attached to the inner safety sleeve 22.
  • the ring 41 is held on the container 1 or inlet member 9 by a plurality of hooks 42 provided on the outer surface 9a of the inlet member 9, see Fig 10 .
  • the ring 41 remains on the container 1 or inlet member 9 as can be seen in Fig 12 .
  • the breaking of the marking means 4 may take place through a manual operation.
  • the punch element 13 or any similar element may be flexibly provided in the closing member 7, or possibly on the container 1, and may be pressed by a user against the marking means 4 after the closing member 7 has reached the closed state.
  • the closing path may extend along another movement than a rotating movement along the threads 10 and 17.
  • the closing member 7 may be pushed onto the container 1 along a straight path.
  • the final position may be defined by a snap action.
  • All traceable substance may be contained in a respective composition, which are all contained in the first package unit.
  • each traceable substance may be contained in a respective composition contained in a respective sealed package unit.
  • Each traceable substance and each composition are preferably medically acceptable.
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