EP4078562A1

EP4078562A1 - Adhesive label for a multi-part container, system and method for applying an adhesive label to a multi-part container

Info

Publication number: EP4078562A1
Application number: EP20807690.1A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Nadine OETZEL; Stefan Krauss; Kerstin KLINGEN; Andreas Hofenauer; Tanja Rau; Robert Unglert
Original assignee: Schreiner Group GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Schreiner Group GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2019-12-18
Filing date: 2020-11-12
Publication date: 2022-10-26
Also published as: DE102019134927A1; EP4152300A1; WO2021121796A1; US20230021381A1; US20230298486A1; US20230023532A1; US12027074B2

Abstract

An adhesive label (10) for a multi-part container (30) having a threaded element (31) and a container body (32) comprises a first, flat label portion (11), which is configured to be fastened to the threaded element (31) of the container (30), and a second label portion (12), which adjoins the first label portion (11) and is configured to be fastened to the container body (32) of the container (30). The second label portion (12) has a comb-like structure (13) with a plurality of strip-like fixing elements (131, 132) such that the adhesive label (10), with regard to a state applied to the container (30), couples the threaded element (31) to the container body (32) and counteracts any movement of the threaded element (31) relative to the container body (32).

Description

description

Adhesive label for a multi-part vessel, system and method for applying an adhesive label to a multi-part vessel

The present invention relates to an adhesive label for a multi-part vessel, which can contribute in a simple and inexpensive manner to a reliable coupling of vessel components and to secure manipulation protection for the vessel. The invention also relates to a system with such an adhesive label and a multi-part vessel and a method for attaching such an adhesive label to a multi-part vessel.

A label can be used in particular for identification or proof of origin in relation to an object to be labeled. For example, labels are used when it is necessary to indicate the contents of a container. This applies in particular to containers in the pharmaceutical and medical field, the contents of which are to be protected against manipulation.

It is an object on which the invention is based to contribute in a simple and inexpensive manner to a reliable hold of components of a multi-part vessel.

The object is achieved by an adhesive label, by a system and by a method for applying an adhesive label with the features of the respective independent claims. Advantageous developments of the adhesive label, the system and the method are specified in the respective dependent claims.

According to one aspect of the invention, an adhesive label for a multi-part vessel with a threaded element and a vessel body has a first, flat label section which is designed to be attached to the threaded element of the vessel. The adhesive label furthermore has a second label section which adjoins the first label section and which has a comb-like structure with a plurality of strip-shaped fixing elements. The second label section with the Fixing elements are designed to be attached to the vessel body of the vessel so that the adhesive label couples the threaded element to the vessel body and counteracts a movement of the threaded element relative to the vessel body.

By means of the adhesive label described, a reliable and inexpensive fixation of a threaded element on the associated body can be implemented and it can also contribute to secure protection against manipulation. The adhesive label is particularly suitable for packaging or vessels in the pharmaceutical sector, such as syringes, injection vials or vials, which usually comprise a threaded element that is placed or slipped onto the associated vessel body.

In this case, the threaded element comprises, for example, a section with an internal thread which forms a type of threaded head which adjoins a section which enables it to be placed or slipped onto the vessel body. Alternatively, the threaded element is provided with a thread on its entire outer surface. In particular, the threaded section is coupled to a closure which forms a cap of the vessel and closes it securely.

It is a finding in connection with the present invention that, for example, in the case of glass syringes with a Luer lock system, the threaded element, which is usually formed from a plastic part and provided with a threaded section, is attached to the front of the glass syringe. Such a plastic thread element is fastened by mechanical interlocking or gluing with the glass syringe. However, such an attachment of the threaded element to syringes is often not sufficient. It can happen that when a syringe needle is screwed in, the mechanical or adhesive coupling does not withstand and the threaded element rotates with it, in particular if the user does not hold the threaded element when screwing in the syringe needle. It can also happen that when using highly viscous formulations, the syringe needle flakes off together with the threaded element.

The described adhesive label enables the threaded element to be fixed, in particular in the form of a Luer lock thread for syringes, so that in the application the Luer lock thread is securely attached to the syringe. In addition, the adhesive label, in particular in coordination with the threaded element, can be designed in such a way that an indication of first opening is provided. By means of the adhesive label, the vessel can be enclosed as if by a second skin, so that the adhesive label can additionally offer a protective function, such as protection against UV radiation, for a medicament located in the vessel.

According to a preferred development of the adhesive label, the strip-shaped fixing elements each have a predetermined orientation transverse to the first label section and each enclose a predetermined angle with an adjacent edge of the first label section. In this way, a beneficial overlap of fixation elements can be established on the vessel, which contributes to a stable and reliable hold of the threaded element against undesired rotation.

In particular, one or more of the fixing elements can each enclose an angle of less than 90 ° or greater than 90 ° with the adjoining edge of the first label section. In relation to a state applied to the vessel, the fixing elements according to such a configuration enclose the circumference of the vessel body in a spiral shape and reliably counteract an undesired co-rotation of the threaded element when the vessel is opened.

According to a further preferred development of the adhesive label, some strip-shaped fixing elements form an angle of less than 90 ° with the adjoining edge of the first label section and further strip-shaped fixing elements form an angle greater than 90 °. According to such an embodiment, the adhesive label has a comb-like structure with sections which are directed towards one another. In relation to a state applied to the vessel, the respective fixing elements enclose the circumference of the vessel body in a spiral shape and come to rest on top of one another in sections. The differently oriented sections of the comb-like structure are preferably each formed on the outside at opposite ends of the adhesive label. The adhesive label and the fixing elements are preferably designed so wide or long that an all-round label is implemented with regard to the vessel that is to be provided with the adhesive label. When the adhesive label is applied, the first label section is wrapped around the threaded element and the second label section is wrapped around the vessel body, so that the fixing elements located on the outside cross one another and cover each other in sections. In this way, a particularly stable hold of the adhesive label on the vessel can be set up and a relative movement of the threaded element relative to the vessel body is reliably counteracted.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the adhesive label, the first label section is also designed to extend into the area of a closure of the vessel and in particular to be attached to it, so that the adhesive label also couples the closure to the vessel body. The adhesive label can surround the closure in a more or less contactless manner and form a type of sleeve around it or, alternatively, be connected to it, for example glued. The first label section of the adhesive label is in particular adhesively connected to the threaded element and can also enclose the closure of the vessel in the manner of a sleeve without being adhesively coupled to it or to it. The first label section can thus enclose the closure all around with respect to its longitudinal axis in a contact-free or adhesive-free manner. An upper part of the first label section then forms a label sleeve which is open at the top in relation to the longitudinal axis. When the vessel is opened, the first label section is then pressed against an outer surface of the closure and separated from a lower part of the first label section and from the second label section by pulling and / or turning and removed from the vessel body together with the closure of the vessel.

In the context of this description, terms such as “above” and “below” relate to an operational arrangement or application of the adhesive label and the container. This also applies to terms such as “head” and “body”, whereby the head is usually placed on top and the body is usually placed on the bottom. The closure of the vessel forms, for example, as an upper part a head of an injection vial or a syringe, and comprises, for example, a cap, a lid or a primary closure or a primary cap, which is removed to open the vessel. The vessel body then forms, for example as the lower part, a container of the injection vial or the syringe for receiving and storing a given content.

The first label section of the adhesive label is assigned to the upper component of the vessel and thus to the threaded element and / or the closure and can therefore also be referred to as the upper label section. The second label section of the adhesive label is assigned to the lower component of the vessel and, after opening, remains on the vessel body or the container of the vessel and can therefore also be referred to as the lower label section. However, a reverse orientation and use of the adhesive label is also possible, in which the fixing elements are attached to the threaded element and this is fixed in relation to relative movements by means of the first label section, which is then placed on the vessel body.

The described embodiments of the adhesive label, in which the upper label section extends as far as the closure of the vessel, are particularly suitable for providing evidence of opening and providing protection against manipulation in addition to the fixed hold of the threaded element. When the vessel is opened, the closure is removed from the threaded element and, for example, together with a sub-element of the first label section, peeled off or torn off from the remainder. Correspondingly, on the basis of the part of the adhesive label remaining on the body of the vessel, an opening of the vessel can be recognized.

Furthermore, the first label section is preferably designed in such a way that only a narrow gap or space is present between the closure and the surrounding first label section. A manipulation or an attempt to open it by reaching into the narrow space from above leads to tearing or crumpling of the first label section, so that such a process would leave recognizable traces.

The adhesive label can in particular be designed as a label that can be stuck on, so that it partially or completely covers the threaded element and the vessel body completely covered. Alternatively, the adhesive label can in particular be designed in such a way that the first and / or the second label section is designed in coordination with a circumference of the threaded element and / or the closure and / or the vessel body of the vessel that is to be provided with the adhesive label and a Has a predetermined length. The adhesive label can thus be partially or completely designed as a wrap-around or wrap-around label. For example, the length of the first label section is designed as an all-round section, so that when it is applied it completely encloses a circumference of the threaded element and partially covers or overlaps itself, while the second label section only covers part of the outer surface of the vessel body and does not completely enclose it. Alternatively, the length of the second label section is designed as an all-round section, so that when it is applied it completely surrounds a circumference of the vessel body.

According to a further preferred development of the adhesive label, the first label section is designed in coordination with a surface structure of the threaded element and / or the closure of the vessel to which the adhesive label is to be applied and has a predetermined punching or recess. Such a recess can in particular be designed as a punched recess complementary to an elevation or one or more protruding areas. For example, knobs or a ring-shaped elevation are provided on the threaded element and / or the closure of the vessel so that the adhesive label has circular or elongated or ring-shaped recesses that correspond to the surface structure, adapted to the respective surface structure. If the threaded element or the closure has a circumferential elevation, for example, the adhesive label has, in coordination with such an elevation, an elongated recess which, when applied to the vessel, forms an essentially annular recess. The adhesive label has at least one holding web, preferably two spaced apart holding webs or several holding webs arranged equidistantly, so that the lower, second label section is connected to the upper, first label section.

According to a further preferred development of the adhesive label, the first label section is coordinated with a surface structure of the threaded element and / or of the closure and has an at least partial multilayer. As an alternative or in addition, the second label section can also be designed with the comb-like structure in coordination with a surface structure and / or a circumference of the vessel body of the vessel to which the adhesive label is to be attached and have an at least partial multilayer. The adhesive label with several layers can, for example, compensate for different radii or diameters of a cylindrical vessel to which the adhesive label is to be attached. Small differences in diameter between the threaded element and the vessel body can already be overcome with only one layer through the comb structure of the second label section. In addition, a multilayer can contribute to an opening detection, so that, for example, a section of an upper layer is separated in a predetermined manner when the marked vessel is opened and an area of a lower layer located below is specifically exposed in order to clearly identify an opening that has taken place. The exposed section of such a lower layer is, for example, color-coded or has predetermined lettering, such as “used”, “open” or “opened”.

The adhesive label preferably has an adhesive layer which is arranged on an underside of the first and / or the second label section, so that the adhesive label can be arranged on the vessel by means of gluing. In this way, the adhesive label can be applied inexpensively, simply and reliably to the vessel provided for it. The adhesive layer can completely or partially cover the underside of the adhesive label. In particular, the adhesive layer can be designed in a predetermined manner in coordination with a material or a surface structure of the threaded element, the closure and / or the vessel. An adhesive of the adhesive layer is specifically selected, for example, taking into account a surface roughness of the threaded element, in order to establish a stable hold of the adhesive label on the vessel and a reliable fixation of the threaded element.

According to a further preferred development, the adhesive label, in particular the first label section, has a severing area with a severing element, so that when the vessel applied with the adhesive label is opened, the adhesive label can be severed in a predetermined manner along the severing area, so that at least one The first sub-element of the first label section can be removed together with the closure of the vessel from a second sub-element of the first label section and the vessel body of the vessel. In particular, the adhesive label can have an adhesive-free surface in the severing area, so that when the applied vessel is opened, the adhesive label can be severed easily and with little resistance along the severing element.

The severing element can in particular be designed as a perforation and enable predetermined tearing. Alternatively or additionally, the adhesive label can have a film or a film element in the severing area which has a relatively low tear resistance so that the film element and thus the adhesive label can be easily torn and severed. Such a film element is designed, for example, as an acetate film and does not require a separate perforation or other weakening structure in order to enable simple severing.

The adhesive label also has, for example, an adhesive surface in an upper region of the first label section that faces away from the second label section. The adhesive area of the first label section is then glued to a closure of the vessel and can be removed from the remaining adhesive label and the threaded element or vessel body when the vessel is opened with the closure. There is therefore no separate segment left as waste for disposal.

If the applied adhesive label extends as far as a closure of the vessel and the closure or the adhesive label itself comprises a severing area, the adhesive label preferably has an adhesive-free area in the severing area. This enables the adhesive label to be cut through and the detachable part of the first label section to be removed more easily. The effort required to separate the adhesive label is reduced compared to a completely adhesive label, and the opening dynamics of the container applied with the adhesive label is improved.

The respective severing area can be formed in particular in coordination with the vessel to be applied in an area of the adhesive label which, in an applied state on the vessel, forms a transition between the closure and the Is assigned threaded element or the threaded element and the vessel body. The severing area is located, for example, in an area of a lower end of the closure. A sufficiently strong turning and / or pulling on the closure of the vessel then leads to a severing of the adhesive label. The severing area can, however, also be arranged in other areas which enable the adhesive label to be severed when the vessel is opened. In particular if the adhesive label has a multilayer design, the severing area can be set up, for example, well below the area of the lower end of the closure, so that an upper or outwardly directed layer of the adhesive label tears in a predetermined manner due to an acting tensile and / or rotating force.

In particular, a severing element can be provided in the severing area, for example in the form of a perforation or a tear strip, which enables the adhesive label to be severed in a controlled manner. In addition, the adhesive label, for example in the area of the first label section, can be designed with predetermined surface properties which allow the container to be opened more easily and the adhesive label to be severed by the user. Such beneficial surface properties can be realized, for example, with anti-slip varnishes, by means of printed tactile elements or surface microstructuring, which enable the first label section to be gripped more securely.

According to a further development, the adhesive label comprises a

Opening detection element which is integrated in or coupled to the first label section and which is designed to indicate a removal of at least a first partial element of the first label section from the second label section and the vessel body of the vessel. The opening detection element can, in particular, interact with the severing element described above in the form of a perforation and clearly indicate a predetermined tearing of the adhesive label. Furthermore, the opening detection element can be implemented in the form of a colored area or a stored text which is exposed when the vessel provided with the adhesive label is opened. In addition, the adhesive label can comprise an electronic opening detection element in the form of an RFID transponder, which is coupled to the first label section and which comprises a chip and an antenna structure which is connected to the chip by means of a conductor track. The conductor track extends in particular into the severing area and covers the severing element at least in sections. When the vessel is opened, the conductor track is then severed in a predetermined manner and the interruption of the conductor track is detected by means of the RFID transponder. An opening of the vessel provided with the adhesive label can be read out by means of a reader.

The described adhesive label helps prevent the threaded element from rotating at the same time when the vessel is opened or a syringe needle is attached. In addition, the adhesive label can contribute to protection against manipulation with regard to the vessel, whereby, for example, the integrity of a medicament packaging can be guaranteed or such packaging can be displayed. By means of a clearly recognizable indication that the first opening has taken place, the adhesive label can indicate an unconscious or unauthorized reuse of the correspondingly labeled vessel after it has been used. Thus, the possibility of manipulating the vessel is counteracted by means of the adhesive label.

According to a further aspect, the invention comprises a use of an embodiment of the adhesive label described for a vessel that can be divided into several parts for fixing a threaded element on a vessel body of the vessel.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a system comprises a multi-part vessel with a threaded element and a vessel body and an adhesive label which is applied to the vessel in such a way that a first label section of the adhesive label is attached to the threaded element and a second label section of the adhesive label is attached to the vessel body is attached so that the adhesive label couples the threaded element to the vessel body and counteracts a movement of the threaded element relative to the vessel body. The adhesive label can be designed as a full-surface label which is used to fix the threaded element to it and to the vessel body connected is. In addition, the adhesive label of the system is preferably designed in accordance with one of the configurations described above.

Because the use and the system relate in particular to an embodiment of the described adhesive label or include such, the described properties and features of the adhesive label are also disclosed for the use and for the system, and vice versa.

According to a preferred development of the system, the first, flat label section is attached to the threaded element of the vessel and the strip-shaped fixing elements of the comb-like structure of the second label section are attached to the vessel body of the vessel.

The system can furthermore have a closure which is coupled to the vessel so that the threaded element is arranged between the vessel body and the closure, the first label section then in particular extending up to the closure or up to the closure. In particular, the adhesive label and the threaded element and / or the closure and / or the vessel body are designed in a predetermined manner in coordination with one another. This takes into account, among other things, the geometries, surface structures and materials of the interacting components.

According to a further preferred development, the system has an opening detection element which is coupled to the threaded element and / or the closure and is designed to indicate removal of the closure from the vessel body. Such an opening detection element of the vessel can be designed as an alternative or in addition to the previously described opening detection element of the adhesive label. For example, the closure is connected to the threaded element by means of connecting webs which break open when the vessel is opened and thereby provide visible evidence of an opening that has taken place.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a method for applying an adhesive label to a multi-part vessel with a threaded element and a vessel body comprises providing the vessel with the threaded element and the vessel body and providing the adhesive label which has a first label section and a second label section adjoining the first label section. The method further comprises attaching the adhesive label to the vessel in such a way that the first label section is attached to the threaded element of the container and the second label section is attached to the container body of the container, so that the adhesive label couples the threaded element to the container body and a movement of the threaded element relative to it counteracts the vessel body.

The adhesive label is designed in particular in the form of one of the configurations described above, so that the application of the adhesive label includes fastening the fixing elements of the comb-like structure to the vessel body of the vessel. The fixation elements are wound around the vessel body in a spiral shape and attached to it in such a way that they form an all-round label in relation to a circumference of the vessel body and at least one fixation element covers a further fixation element in sections.

By means of the application method described, it is possible to apply the adhesive label to the vessel in a targeted manner in order to establish a secure and reliable hold of the threaded element and to secure or fix it against undesired rotation relative to the vessel body. Because the method relates in particular to applying or attaching an embodiment of the described adhesive label, the described properties and features of the adhesive label are also disclosed for the method and vice versa. The adhesive label described also enables, in particular, a subsequent fixing of a threaded element relative to a threaded body, for example of prefilled syringes.

In addition, the adhesive label can be attached to the vessel simply and inexpensively and, for example, does not need to be subjected to temperature, as is the case with a shrink film that is put around the elements to secure them and shrunk by means of temperature input. Correspondingly, however, there is then also a temperature effect on the contents of the vessel and an associated process section is also required in a packaging line. The adhesive label described does not require the action of temperature and can be provided in the form of a film with pressure-sensitive adhesive be that can be easily and reliably applied to the vessel. The use of shrink films can therefore be saved.

In the following, the described adhesive label is explained again for the most part using the example of a vessel of a two-part syringe, which can be implemented in particular as a glass syringe or plastic syringe with an adapting Luer lock thread. However, the properties and features can also be transferred in relation to other multi-part vessels which have a threaded element which is coupled as a separate component to an associated vessel body.

The adhesive label has a special label structure in which the comb-like structure of the second label section serves on the one hand to bridge the different circumference of the Luer lock thread and the syringe body and on the other hand to reliably absorb forces when torsional forces occur.

The adhesive label enables simultaneous detection of the syringe jacket and the outside of the Luer lock thread and, in various embodiments, also detection of the vessel occlusion if the adhesive label is also used to indicate the first opening, and in this regard can be designed with a relatively high adhesion strength.

The outside of the Luer lock thread and optionally also that of the vessel closure are preferably designed so that they are flush with a surface area of the syringe body. It is thus also possible to use a full-surface adhesive label which can be stuck to the syringe body as well as to the Luer lock thread and optionally also to the closure of the vessel. In addition, the adhesive label can also be designed or used as an inscription label which, in addition to fixing the Luer lock thread, can optionally also provide an indication of the initial opening.

In a further preferred embodiment, the outside of the Luer lock thread and optionally also the outside of the closure have a surface structure which is particularly suitable for the attachment of an adhesive label equipped with pressure-sensitive adhesive are suitable. The threaded element and, if applicable, also the closure are designed in particular to match the adhesive label to be attached, and vice versa. The threaded element and possibly also the closure have, for example, surface structures with macroscopic and / or microscopic features and / or are made of preselected materials in order to establish a particularly stable hold of the adhesive label and a reliable fixation of the threaded element relative to the vessel body.

With regard to macroscopic features, the outer sides of the Luer lock thread and / or the closure can be designed with a relatively large area which is the same circumference as the syringe body in order to provide a correspondingly large adhesive area for the adhesive label. Another possibility is that the surface structure of the outside of the Luer lock thread and / or of the closure contains macroscopic bulges which correspond to corresponding cutouts in the adhesive label. The bulges on the outside of the Luer lock thread and / or the closure can be pushed through such punched-out areas in the adhesive label, thereby creating mechanical interlocking and contributing to a particularly stable hold. The bulges on the outside of the Luer lock thread and / or the closure can, for example, realize regularly or irregularly distributed knobs or, alternatively, be designed as continuous, outwardly protruding structures, which are essentially perpendicular to the syringe with respect to a longitudinal axis of the syringe extend obliquely to this. Such bulges can have a size of 0.5 mm to 5 mm, for example. Bulges on the threaded element and / or the closure of a Luer lock system can also have a size in a range from 1 mm to 2 mm. It is therefore useful to provide correspondingly large cutouts in the adhesive label, which are matched to the dimensions of the bulges and are preferably designed to be slightly larger.

With regard to microscopic features, the area provided for attaching the adhesive label on the outside of the Luer lock thread and / or the closure can be made as smooth as possible in order to achieve the best possible adhesion of the adhesive of the adhesive label. In the case of particularly flowable adhesives, It can be advantageous that the area provided for gluing with the adhesive label on the Luer lock thread and / or the closure has a predetermined roughness, as a result of which the surface and thus the interaction with the adhesive are increased overall.

With regard to a material selection for the threaded element and / or the closure, it is advantageous, for example, to choose plastics with high surface energy at least for the outer area provided for bonding to the adhesive label, which can improve wetting with adhesive. The surface energy of the material represents a measure of how much a pressure-sensitive adhesive spreads on the material. Examples of plastics with a relatively high surface energy are polycarbonate and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Alternatively, plastics can be subjected to a plasma or corona treatment in order to increase the surface energy in a targeted manner. For example, a threaded element made from polyethylene provides relatively low surface energy. Suitable pressure-sensitive adhesives for low-energy surfaces are, for example, rubber or silicone adhesives. A pressure-sensitive adhesive of the adhesive label is therefore preferably matched to a material of the threaded element and / or of the closure, or vice versa.

In addition, it can be advantageous to provide the adhesive label with a pressure-sensitive adhesive with high flowability so that possible unevenness, for example in the case of relatively rough surfaces of the threaded element and / or the closure, can be completely wetted with adhesive. Examples of particularly flowable adhesives are modified acrylates and synthetic rubber.

In addition, the closure of the vessel can also be adapted to an adhesive label to be attached. For example, the surface can be divided into two in one area of the closure. A lower part of the closure facing the threaded element is then specifically designed, for example, for the adhesive label to adhere, while the upper part, which faces away from the threaded element, has, for example, gripping aids, such as corrugations, which have a preferred haptic for opening the Prepare the vessel. In addition, it is conceivable that the closure is designed in at least two layers from the outside to the inside, an outermost layer being designed for the adhesion of the adhesive label and an innermost layer of the closure meeting requirements for a primary packaging component.

The Luer lock thread or the threaded element and the closure of the vessel can be connected to one another with retaining webs. These then serve, for example, as a feature to indicate the first opening. In such a case, it is sufficient if the adhesive label would only extend as far as a dividing line between the Luer lock thread and the closure or would be applied accordingly to the vessel so that the Luer lock thread element is fixed on the syringe body.

If the Luer lock thread element and the closure are not connected to one another, the adhesive label can extend to the closure of the vessel. The adhesive label then has, for example, a perforation in the area below the closure and an adhesive neutralization above the perforation. When turning to open the syringe, the adhesive label tears along the perforation so that an upper part can be removed together with the closure.

As a result of an at least partial double layer of the adhesive label, a colored area and / or lettering can be exposed by opening and removing the closure and a label segment, whereby an initial opening can be shown even more clearly. It is also possible to design a removable partial label or a partial element so that it can be removed in a targeted manner, which can be used, for example, for documentation purposes. It is also possible to integrate a tear strip as an opening mechanism in the adhesive label. In this case, a suitable perforation, possibly together with a bulge in the adhesive label as a grip tab, enables the adhesive label below the closure to be destroyed in a rotative manner with the tear strip, and the closure together with the upper sub-element of the adhesive label, which was arranged above the tear strip, can be removed. The Luer lock thread is always at least partially glued to the remaining adhesive label, even after the closure has been removed, and thereby connected to the syringe body so that the Luer lock thread continues to be attached the syringe is fixed. The adhesive label can also be designed and applied to the vessel in such a way that, before the syringe is opened, only the Luer lock thread is grasped by the adhesive label and fixed relative to the syringe body.

If the closure and / or the Luer lock thread are not flush with the jacket or the outer circumference of the syringe and a diameter of the closure and / or a diameter of the Luer lock thread is greater than a diameter of the syringe body an existing step in a transition from the closure to the Luer lock thread and / or in a transition from the Luer lock thread to the syringe body can be compensated for by a partial multilayer of the adhesive label. Due to the comb structure, however, certain differences in diameter can already be overcome.

If an indication of first opening is desired, this can be set up by means of optical features by destroying the adhesive label. In addition, an electronic display option can be integrated in the adhesive label. The adhesive label can in particular contain an RFID tag or an RFID transponder, which is connected to a printed conductor track. If this conductor path leads over a dividing line between the closure and the threaded element or the syringe body, it will be deliberately destroyed when the syringe is opened for the first time. Such an interruption in the conductor track can be detected and read out by means of RFID technology. In order to increase the read-out range of the RFID function, the RFID transponder can be integrated in the area of the adhesive label in the case of a Luer lock thread and / or closure, which, for example, has the same circumference as the syringe body. Lock thread and / or the closure is glued so that when reading out there is no adverse interaction with the content which is located in the syringe body.

In the following, exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained with reference to schematic drawings. Show it:

Figures 1-4 exemplary embodiments of an adhesive label for a multi-part vessel, Figures 5-6 different embodiments of a system with an adhesive label and a vessel,

Figures 7-8 different embodiments of a vessel with a threaded element and a vessel body,

FIGS. 9-12 further exemplary embodiments of the system with an adhesive label and a vessel, and

FIG. 13 shows a flow chart for a method for attaching an adhesive label to a multi-part vessel.

Elements of the same construction and function are identified with the same reference symbols in all the figures. For the sake of clarity, not all of the elements shown may be identified in all of the figures with associated reference symbols.

FIGS. 1-4 show exemplary embodiments of an adhesive label 10 for a multi-part vessel 30, which can be produced inexpensively and enables a threaded element 31 of the vessel 30 to be reliably fixed relative to a vessel body 32 of the vessel 30. In addition, the adhesive label 10 can be used to provide reliable proof of first opening in relation to the vessel 30 provided with the adhesive label 10.

The adhesive label 10 has a first label section 11 and a second label section 12 adjoining the first label section 11. The first label section 11 is designed to be attached, in particular glued, to the threaded element 31 in a state applied to the vessel 30. The second label section 12 is designed to be attached to the vessel body 32 of the vessel 30 (see, for example, FIGS. 5, 6 and 9). The two label sections 11 and 12 of the adhesive label 10 preferably form mutually adjacent parts of a common material web. The first label section 11 is flat. The second label section 12 has a comb-like structure 13 with a plurality of strip-shaped fixing elements 131, 132, which are designed to be attached to the vessel body 32 of the vessel 30, so that the adhesive label 10 couples the threaded element 31 to the vessel body 32 and one Movement of the threaded element 31 relative to the vessel body 32 counteracts.

In this way, the threaded element 31, which is usually placed and plugged onto the vessel body 32, can be reliably fixed and secured against undesired rotation. It is a finding in connection with the present invention that a simple attachment of the threaded element 31, for example to the vessel 30 in the form of a syringe, is often not sufficient. It can happen that when a syringe needle is screwed in, a simple mechanical or adhesive coupling between the threaded element 31 and the syringe body 32 may not withstand and the threaded element 31 rotates undesirably, especially if the user does not hold the threaded element 31 when screwing in the syringe needle.

Figures 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the adhesive label 10 each in a schematic view. The second label section 12 has a plurality of fixing elements 131 and 132 which are oriented differently. In relation to a longitudinal axis LA, which also corresponds to an alignment with respect to a longitudinal axis of the vessel 30 to which the adhesive label 10 is to be applied, the second label section 12 has four fixing elements 131 and three fixing elements 132, which are directed towards one another and each with a the edge of the first label section 11 facing them enclose an angle A1 or A2. The four fixing elements 131 are aligned essentially parallel to one another. The three fixing elements 132 are also aligned essentially parallel to one another. In alternative configurations, a different number of fixing elements 131 and 132 can also be formed. Furthermore, the same number of fixing elements 131 and 132 can also be formed on both sides or the adhesive label 10 has more fixing elements 132 and more than fixing elements 131. The angle A1 is formed in particular smaller than 90 ° and the angle A2 is formed in particular larger than 90 °. For example, the angle A2 has a value that is dependent on the angle A1 and is determined by the relationship A2 = 180 ° - A1. In this way, the fixing elements 131 and 132 are oriented towards one another and overlap on the vessel body 32 in a diamond shape. The adhesive label 10 has a predetermined length L, which is designed in particular to match a circumference of the vessel 30 or the vessel body 32 and / or the threaded element 31. The adhesive label 10 preferably implements an all-round label so that the length L is greater than the circumference of the threaded element 31 and / or of the vessel body 32.

In the section in which the fixing elements 131 are formed, the adhesive label 10 particularly preferably has a length LI which is configured such that it corresponds approximately to the circumference of the vessel body 32 to be glued. After the application, the fixing elements 132 of the comb-like structure 13 come to lie crossed on the fixing elements 131 or vice versa. This counteracts the rotation of the threaded element 31 in a particularly reliable manner.

In an alternative embodiment of the adhesive label 10, the length L is designed to be approximately the same as the circumference of the vessel 30, so that the adhesive label 10 forms an all-round label. Alternatively, the length L of the adhesive label 10 can also be smaller than a circumference of the vessel 30, so that the adhesive label 10 covers only a portion of an outer surface of the threaded element 31 and / or of the vessel body 32 with respect to the circumference. In a further alternative embodiment, the fixing elements 131 and 132 can be designed to be oriented away from one another, so that, for example, the fixing elements 131 enclose an angle A2 and the fixing elements 132 enclose an angle A1 with the first label section 11.

The adhesive label 10 can have a single or multiple layers. In terms of height or width, the adhesive label 10 can partially or completely cover the vessel 30 from bottom to top or extend from a foot-side end of the vessel body 32 to a head-side end of a closure 33 of the vessel 30 (see also FIG. 5). Alternatively, the adhesive label 10 can also extend over a height or width of the vessel 30 extend out and, in addition to an outer side, are also attached to the closure 33 of the vessel 30.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show further exemplary embodiments of the adhesive label 10 in a schematic view, in which four fixing elements 131 are provided, which are arranged with essentially the same orientation. It is also illustrated that the adhesive label 10 has an adhesive layer 15 which completely or partially covers an underside of the adhesive label 10. The adhesive layer 15 is used in particular for the simple and reliable attachment of the adhesive label 10 to the threaded element 31 and the vessel body 32. In FIG. 3, the adhesive label 10 has a continuous adhesive layer 15 and forms a completely adhesive underside.

According to the exemplary embodiment in FIG. 4, the adhesive label 10 has an adhesive-free area 113 which is specifically designed in coordination with an area in which a severing element 14 is provided. The severing element 14 can in particular be designed in the form of a perforation which enables the adhesive label 10 to be severed in a simple and controlled manner. An upper, first sub-element 111 of the first label section 11 is glued to the closure 33 of the container 30 before opening of the vessel 30, while a second, lower sub-element 112 is attached to the threaded element 31 of the vessel 30. The adhesive-free area 113 and the severing element 14 are then assigned to a transition area between the closure 33 and the threaded element 31. When the vessel 30 applied with the adhesive label 10 is opened, it can be severed in a predetermined manner along the severing element 14, so that the first sub-element 111, together with the closure 33, can be removed from the second sub-element 112 and the vessel body 32. Such a removable sub-element 111 can in particular also be used for documentation purposes and, for example, stuck in a patient file.

FIGS. 5 to 6 show various exemplary embodiments of a system 1 which comprises the vessel 30 with the threaded element 31, the vessel body 32 and the closure 33 as well as an embodiment of the adhesive label 10. The closure 33 is coupled to the vessel body 32 such that it can be twisted off or pulled off, so that the threaded element is arranged between the closure 33 and the vessel body 32. The vessel 30 or the Closure 33 and the adhesive label 10 are designed in coordination with one another, so that knob-shaped bulges 34 on an outside of the closure 33 are taken into account by means of complementary cutouts 16 in the first label section 11. The same can analogously relate to the threaded element 31, which can have bulges 34 that are taken into account by means of the adhesive label 10, so that in addition to an adhesive coupling, mechanical interlocking of the adhesive label 10 with the threaded element 31 and / or the closure 33 can be set up.

The recesses or cutouts 16 of the adhesive label 10 can be formed by punching out predetermined geometries. The upper section of the vessel 31, 33 can in particular represent a thread of a Luer lock system of a COC / COP syringe. The exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 5 represents a possibility for macroscopic interlocking of the adhesive label 10 with the outside of the Luer lock thread 31.

FIG. 6 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the system 1, in which the vessel 30 or the Luer lock thread 31 and the adhesive label 10 are designed to be coordinated with one another. The closure 33 or the threaded element 31 has an elongated, ring-shaped bead or elevation 35, which is taken into account by a correspondingly elongated recess 16 in the first label section 11 of the adhesive label 10. The second label section 12 is attached to the vessel body 32 and couples the threaded element 31 to the vessel body 32, so that a relative movement of the two components is prevented or at least counteracted. The adhesive label 10 can be designed over the entire surface or, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, preferably have a comb-like structure 13 which forms the second label section 12.

FIG. 7 shows, in a schematic sectional illustration, the vessel 30 with the closure 33, which is coupled to the exposed or plugged-on threaded element 31 by means of a plurality of connecting webs 36. The threaded element 31 is, for example, mechanically hooked to the vessel body 32 and coupled non-positively and / or positively or alternatively or optionally additionally glued to it. In addition, the threaded element 31 is counteracted by means of the adhesive label 10 to be applied unwanted rotation relative to the vessel body 32 secured. FIG. 8 shows a further embodiment of the vessel 30, which has a structure similar to that in FIG.

FIG. 9 schematically illustrates the system 1 in which the adhesive label 10 is attached to the vessel 30 according to FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 9 also shows an open state of the vessel 30. The closure 33 was removed from the vessel body 32 by turning and / or pulling and the vessel 30 was thus opened. According to FIGS. 7 and 8, the connecting webs 36 are broken open by turning and / or pulling off the closure 33 and remain coupled to the closure 33 or to the vessel body 32 as subsegments 361 and 362 of a respective connecting web 36. The broken connecting webs 36 or the remaining subsegments 361 and 362 can, in particular, provide proof of first opening, which clearly indicates that an initial opening has already taken place. According to such an embodiment, the adhesive label 10 can only have a severing area except for the threaded element 31 and itself. Alternatively, the adhesive label 10 can extend as far as the closure 33 and additionally have a severing area 141 (see FIGS. 10 to 12).

In Figure 10, an embodiment of the system 1 is shown with the adhesive label 10, which extends up to the closure 33 of the vessel 30 and which between the first and the second label section 11 and 12, the severing area 141 with the severing element 14 in the form of one or has multiple perforations. The perforation enables the adhesive label 10 to be torn in a controlled and predetermined manner and is introduced into the adhesive label 10 as a specifically designed line of weakness.

FIGS. 11 and 12 show further exemplary embodiments of the system 1, which can be based on an embodiment according to FIG. FIGS. 11 and 12 each illustrate an open state of the vessel 30, in which an initial opening that has taken place is indicated by means of an opening detection element 18 of the adhesive label 10. The adhesive label 10 was severed in a predetermined manner when the vessel 30 was opened, so that the upper, first sub-element 111 of the first label section 11 is attached to the closure 33 and the lower, The second sub-element 112 of the first label section 11 remains on the threaded element 31 of the vessel 30. The opening detection element 18 represents a clearly recognizable indication in the form of a lettering that the vessel 30 is open or that an initial opening has already taken place. The opening detection element 18 can be provided by at least partial double or multiple layers of the adhesive label 10. For example, the first label section 11 has a double-layer design and has the writing “OPEN” in the severing area 141 on a lower label layer facing the threaded element 31.

The first sub-element 111 of the first label section 11 then extends, for example, to the second sub-element 112 or at least to a section of the second sub-element 112 and covers the lettering when the container 30 is not open or the adhesive label 10 is not severed, so that the opening detection element 18 cannot yet be seen from the outside. Alternatively, the first label section 11 can also be designed as separable from the second label section 12, so that the first label section 11 covers part of the second label section 12 and there is a double layer in the area of the opening detection element 18. When opening, the first sub-element 111 or the first label section 11 is removed together with the closure 33. Thus, the overlap area between the first and the second sub-element 111 and 112 or between the first and the second label section 11 and 12 is separated and the opening detection element 18 is exposed.

FIG. 12 shows a further embodiment of the adhesive label 10 in which the opening detection element 18 has a first sub-element 181 and a second sub-element 182. The first sub-element 181 can be designed as an extended section of the first label section 11 or the upper, first sub-element 111, which covers the second sub-element 182 when the vessel 30 is not open.

The adhesive label 10 has a perforation in the area of the opening element 18, for example, which perforation is predetermined when the vessel 30 is opened and the closure 33 is removed. In this way, the second sub-element 182 is exposed, which is designed, for example, as a clearly recognizable colored surface. In particular, the colored surface of the second sub-element 182 serves as an indication of the first opening, but also that The first sub-element 181 of the opening detection element 18 protruding from the first sub-element 111 of the first label section 11 forms, as a label flag, a recognizable first-opening indication.

FIG. 13 shows an exemplary embodiment of a flow chart of a method for applying or attaching the adhesive label 10 to the multi-part vessel 30. In a step S1, the vessel 30 is provided with the threaded element 31 and the vessel body 32 and optionally with the closure 33. The vessel 30 can be designed in accordance with the adhesive label 10 to be attached and, for example, provide a flush surface structure 37 which is useful for reliably adhering the adhesive label 10 (see FIG. 10).

This can include that the material of the threaded element 31 and / or the closure 33 is a material with a high surface energy, so that a pressure sensitive adhesive of the adhesive layer 15 of the adhesive label 10 is usefully distributed on the outside of the threaded element 31 and / or the closure 33 and a forms reliable adhesive force. As an alternative or in addition, the surface structure 37 on the outside of the threaded element 31 and / or the closure 33 can be roughened in a targeted manner and, due to the roughness, enable advantageous bonding.

In addition, the adhesive label 10 is provided with the first and second label sections 11 and 21. The adhesive label 10 can in particular be provided with the adhesive layer 15 and a comb-like structure 13, which enable reliable attachment to the vessel and undesired rotation of the threaded element 31 counteract relative to the vessel body 32. The adhesive label 10 can also be provided with one or more recesses 16, which take into account a corresponding surface structure 37 with elevations 34 and / or 35.

In a further step S2, the adhesive label 10 is attached to the vessel 30 in such a way that the first label section 11 is attached to the threaded element 31 and possibly also to the closure 33 of the vessel 30. In a further step S3, the adhesive label 10 is attached to the vessel 30 in such a way that the second label section 12 is attached to the vessel body 32 of the vessel 30.

Steps S2 and S3 can be carried out one after the other, simultaneously or in the reverse order. It is ensured in each case that the adhesive label 10 is applied to the vessel 30 in such a way that it couples the threaded element 31 to the vessel body 32 and counteracts a movement of the threaded element 31 relative to the vessel body 32.

The described adhesive label 10 enables a reliable fixation of a Luer lock thread of a syringe in a simple and inexpensive manner, so that a co-rotation of the threaded element 31 when opening the vessel 30 or a screwing in of a syringe needle is counteracted. This applies in particular to syringes that are made of glass or plastic and have a Luer lock thread made of plastic. The thread is fixed on the syringe, but possibly not sufficiently connected to the syringe body to be able to withstand torsional forces. When the Luer lock thread is connected to a syringe needle, the force can be so great that the simple fixation breaks and causes the Luer lock thread to twist. As a result, the syringe needle may also be incorrectly attached to the vessel 30.

The adhesive label 10 can contribute to a stable and reliable hold of the threaded element 31 on the vessel body 32. The adhesive label 10 is wrapped, for example, around the syringe body 32 of the syringe 30 and around Luer lock threads 31 and optionally also around a syringe cap or the closure 33 of the syringe 30. A pressure-sensitive adhesive of the adhesive layer 15 can be selected in particular in accordance with a microscopic surface quality of the syringe body 32, the Luer lock thread 31 and / or the closure 33. In addition to fixing the threaded element 31, the adhesive label 10 can be used to provide additional functions, such as an initial opening display (also electronically using an integrated RFID functionality) and protection against UV radiation, penetration or leakage a solvent, air humidity and / or other small molecular substances.

List of reference symbols

I system

10 adhesive label

I I first label section

III first sub-element of the first label section

112 second sub-element of the first label section

113 adhesive-free part of the label section

12 second label section

13 comb structure

131 fixation elements

132 fixation elements

14 Cutting element / perforation / foil element

141 Severing Area

15 Kl eb fabric surface

16 recess

18 Opening detection element

181 first sub-element of the opening detection element

182 second sub-element of the opening detection element

30 tube / syringe

31 Thread element / Luer lock thread

32 Tube body / syringe body

33 clasp

34 survey

35 survey

36 connecting webs between the closure and the threaded element

361 segment of the connecting web

362 segment of the connecting web

37 Surface structure of the threaded element / the closure

Al first angle

A2 second angle

L Length of the adhesive label LI Length of a section of the adhesive label LA longitudinal axis

S (i) step of a method for applying an adhesive label

Claims

1. Adhesive label (10) for a multi-part vessel (30) with a threaded element (31) and a vessel body (32), comprising:

- A first, flat label section (11) which is designed to be attached to the threaded element (31) of the vessel (30), and

- A second label section (12) which adjoins the first label section (11) and which has a comb-like structure (13) with a plurality of strip-shaped fixing elements (131, 132) which are designed to be attached to the vessel body (32) of the To be attached to the vessel (30) so that the adhesive label (10) couples the threaded element (31) to the vessel body (32) and counteracts a movement of the threaded element (31) relative to the vessel body (32).

2. Adhesive label (10) according to claim 1, wherein the strip-shaped fixing elements (131, 132) each have a predetermined orientation transverse to the first label section (11) and with an adjacent edge of the first label section (11) each have a predetermined angle (A1 , A2).

3. Adhesive label (10) according to claim 2, in which one or more strip-shaped fixing elements (131) each enclose an angle (A1) of less than 90 ° with the adjacent edge of the first label section (11).

4. Adhesive label (10) according to claim 2 or 3, in which one or more strip-shaped fixing elements (132) each enclose an angle (A2) greater than 90 ° with the adjacent edge of the first label section (11).

5. Adhesive label (10) according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first label portion (11) is further designed to be attached to a closure (33) of the vessel (30) so that the adhesive label (10) the closure (33) couples to the vessel body (32).

6. Adhesive label (10) according to one of claims 1 to 5, in which the first and / or the second label section (11, 12) in coordination with a circumference of the vessel body and / or the threaded element (31) and / or the closure ( 33) is formed and has a predetermined length (L).

7. Adhesive label (10) according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first label section (11) is formed in coordination with a surface structure (37) of the threaded element (31) and / or the closure (33) and has a predetermined punching or Has recess (16).

8. Adhesive label (10) according to one of claims 1 to 7, in which the first label section (11) is designed in coordination with a surface structure (37) of the threaded element (31) and / or of the closure (33) and an at least partial multilayer having.

9. Adhesive label (10) according to one of claims 1 to 8, comprising: an adhesive layer (15) which is arranged on an underside of the first and / or the second label section (11, 12), so that the adhesive label (10) is glued can be arranged on the vessel (30).

10. Adhesive label (10) according to claim 9, in which the adhesive layer (15) is predetermined in coordination with a material or a surface structure (37) of the threaded element (31) and / or of the vessel body (32) and / or of the closure (33) is trained.

11. Adhesive label (10) according to one of claims 1 to 10, in which the first label section (11) has a severing element (14) so that when the container (30) applied with the adhesive label (10) is opened, the adhesive label (11) can be severed in a predetermined manner along the severing element (14) and at least a first sub-element (111) of the first label section (11) together with the closure (33) of the vessel (30) by a second sub-element (112) of the first label section (11) and the The vessel body (32) of the vessel (30) is removable.

12. Adhesive label (10) according to claim 11 in conjunction with claim 9 or 10, wherein the adhesive label (10) has an adhesive-free surface in a region of the severing element (14).

13. Adhesive label (10) according to one of claims 1 to 12, comprising: an opening detection element (18) which is integrated in or coupled to the first label section (11) and which is designed to prevent the removal of at least one first partial element (111 ) to display the first label section (11) from the second label section (12) and the vessel body (32) of the vessel (30).

14. Adhesive label (10) according to one of claims 11 to 13, comprising: an RFID transponder which is coupled to the first label section (11) and which comprises a chip and an antenna structure which is connected to the chip by means of a conductor track, wherein the conductor track covers the severing element (14) at least in sections.

15. System (1), comprising:

- A multi-part vessel (30) with a threaded element (31) and a vessel body (32), and

- An adhesive label (10) which is applied to the vessel (30) in such a way that a first label section (11) of the adhesive label (10) is attached to the threaded element (31) and a second label section (12) of the adhesive label (10) is attached to the vessel body (32) so that the adhesive label (10) couples the threaded element (31) to the vessel body (32) and counteracts a movement of the threaded element (31) relative to the vessel body (32).

16. System (1) according to claim 15, wherein the adhesive label (10) is designed according to one of claims 1 to 14, so that the first, flat label section (11) is attached to the threaded element (31) of the vessel (30) and the strip-shaped fixing elements (131, 132) of the comb-like structure (13) of the second label section (12) are attached to the vessel body (32) of the vessel (30).

17. System (1) according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the vessel (30) further comprises a closure (33) which is coupled to the vessel body (32) so that the threaded element (31) between the vessel body (32) and the closure (33) is arranged, wherein the first label section (11) extends up to the closure (33).

18. System (1) according to one of claims 15 to 17, in which the adhesive label (10) and the threaded element (31) and / or the closure (33) and / or the vessel body (32) are designed in coordination with one another.

19. System (1) according to one of claims 15 to 18, comprising:

- A closure (33) which is coupled to the vessel body (32) so that the threaded element (31) is arranged between the vessel body (32) and the closure (33), and

- An opening detection element (36, 361, 362) which is coupled to the threaded element (31) and / or the closure (33) and is designed to indicate removal of the closure (33) from the vessel body (32).

20. A method for applying an adhesive label (10) to a multi-part vessel (30) with a threaded element (31) and a vessel body (32), comprising:

- Provision of the vessel (30) with the threaded element (31) and the vessel body (32),

Providing the adhesive label (10) which has a first label section (11) and a second label section (12) adjoining the first label section (11), and

- Attaching the adhesive label (10) to the vessel (30) by attaching the first label section (11) to the threaded element (31) of the vessel (30) and attaching the second label section (12) to the vessel body (32) of the vessel (30) ), so that the adhesive label (10) the threaded element (31) with the Coupling the vessel body (32) and counteracts a movement of the threaded element (31) relative to the vessel body (32).

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the first label section (11) of the adhesive label (10) is flat, and the second label section (12) of the

Adhesive label (10) has a comb-like structure (13) with a plurality of strip-shaped fixing elements (131, 132), and in which the application of the adhesive label (10) to the vessel (30) comprises:

Fastening the fixing elements (131, 132) to the vessel body (32) of the vessel (30).

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the fixing elements (131, 132) of the second label section (12) are attached to the vessel body (32) in such a way that they form an all-round label and at least one fixing element based on a circumference of the vessel body (32) (131, 132) another fixing element (131, 132) is covered in sections.