Patent ID: 8490795

Claim:
A pharmaceutical product container, comprising: a container body comprising a first melting temperature; a chamber, wherein at least part of said chamber is within said container body; pharmaceutical product within said chamber, wherein all of said pharmaceutical product within said chamber is unused pharmaceutical product; an access member movable between open and closed positions relative to said container body, wherein disposing said access member in said open position provides access to said pharmaceutical product within said chamber, and wherein disposing said access member in said closed position encloses said pharmaceutical product within said chamber; and a heat-activated encapsulation material that is separately incorporated on a portion of said access member that is able to interface with said chamber, wherein said heat-activated encapsulation material comprises a second melting temperature that is less than said first melting temperature, wherein heating said container to at least said second melting temperature activates said heat-activated encapsulation material, and wherein said activated encapsulation material both bonds said access member to said container body and at least partially encapsulates said pharmaceutical product.