Patent ID: 8872627

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a vial having (i) an upper enclosure configured to store a sample and (ii) recess-defining material defining a lower recess located below a bottom surface of the upper enclosure; and a retainer configured to be inserted within the lower recess and engage an inner surface of the lower recess defined by the recess-defining material to retain a unique RFID tag located within the lower recess to form an RFID tag/vial assembly, wherein: the unique RFID tag unambiguously distinguishes the RFID tag/vial assembly from every other RFID tag/vial assembly having its own unique RFID tag; and the retainer has one or more rigid tabs configured to gouge into the inner surface of the lower recess defined by the recess-defining material resulting in permanent deformation of the recess-defining material when attempting to remove the retainer from within the lower recess in order to prevent removal of the retainer from within the lower recess to retain the RFID tag within the lower recess between the retainer and the bottom surface of the vial's upper enclosure.