Patent ID: 9514131
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A61J,G06F,G06K,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: generating or receiving, by a processor, first data comprising at least one optical identifier, the at least one optical identifier encapsulating second data characterizing at least one medication; applying, by an applicator electronically coupled to the processor, the at least one optical identifier to the outer surface of a tip portion of a medication container, mating the medication container with a complementary fitting on a medication device operable to receive the medication in fluid form from a fluid outlet of the medication container, the at least one optical identifier being positioned such that it is automatically read by at least one optical sensor of the medication device along the outer surface of the tip portion when the medication container rotatably mates with the complementary fitting on the medication device; rotatably mating the medication container with the complementary fitting on the medication device; automatically reading the at least one optical identifier in response to the rotatably mating; and in response to the reading and the mating, verifying, by the medication device, that the medication within the medication container matches the second data encapsulated in the at least one optical identifier.