Overcoming Challenges with Smart Label Solutions Here are some of the current challenges we see companies are facing today in the Healthcare industry. Learn how our smart label technologies can help solve some of your problems!
Challenge 1: Traceability of Consumable Medical Devices In recent years the US has spent nearly 200 billion dollars on medical and health research which created thousands of new products that needed to be administered by the health care system. While at the same time, mass tort litigation is now a growing concern for medical device companies. Now these companies are looking for ways to manage risk while providing the best new technology to fight diseases. Smart labels create a trail Smart labeling is one avenue medical device manufacturers can use to ensure both the highest quality care and mitigate risk at the same time. A great example would be connecting a device consumable to a smart device. The system is set up to have a unique identification placed on the consumable using one of the smart label technologies. It also includes the means to read the identification in the smart device. The smart label information could be a traceable serial number, may include a lot number and expiry or even device settings such as temperature and flow rate. When the consumable is introduced, it can read the label, authenticating the consumable and can associate that specific consumable with a patient,
health care worker, facility and even set the delivery parameters correctly. Multiple versions of smart labels can be used for this ranging from a simple 2D barcode to a UHF tag (for longer range readings) to a near field HF tag (for security and more data). Advantages of these systems include simplified training, traceable lots, safeguards against use after expiry and a digital trail of verifiable events.
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We don’t favor one smart label technology over the other. We work with you to understand your needs and select the right one for you.” Dave Uland, Smart Label Expert at MCC
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