Patent ID: 7758080
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: B42D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A data carrier for providing health related information regarding a patient, and for obscuring the association between the identity of the patient and the health related information when the data carrier is to be discarded, comprising: a release liner, a health information label having an upper surface and a lower surface, said label including a first area on said upper surface for indicia specifying health related information and a second area on said upper surface for indicia specifying the identity of a patient, a pressure sensitive adhesive coating on said lower surface of said health information label, securing said health information label to said release liner, and a masking label integral with said health information label, and a die cut in said release liner defining a removable liner piece beneath said masking label, said removable liner piece being removable from said release liner with said health information label and remaining thereon when said health information label is applied to a surface, said removable liner piece permitting the removal of said masking label from said health information label so that said masking label can be applied over one or both of said first and second areas to obscure the association between the identity of the patient and said health related information when the data carrier is to be discarded.