US20080135446A1 - Product Carrier Strip - Google Patents
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
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- the present invention relates to a product carrier strip.
- Product carrier strips are frequently used to present products, such as pharmaceuticals, candies, parts of technical assemblies and the like to the consumer clearly and—in the case of pharmaceuticals and foods—hygienically.
- the present invention is therefore based on the object of developing a product carrier strip which permits completely automatic identification as much as possible even when it is located in an external package.
- the product carrier strip has a transponder circuit.
- serial number, batch number, expiration date, etc. of the pharmaceutical tablets situated on a product carrier strip according to the present invention may be detected and electronically stored if desired, for example.
- the detection may be performed automatically, for example, when the product carrier strip passes through a gate in a larger external package—possibly together with other product carrier strips.
- Contact between product and read device or precise geometric orientation in relation to the read device, as is necessary for optical detection of characters or codes, may be dispensed with.
- the product carrier strip comprises a blister film, which has a bubble-shaped receptacle chambers for products.
- the number of the receptacle chambers is arbitrary, however, typically multiple (more than two) receptacle chambers are provided.
- the bubble-shaped receptacle chambers are closed by at least one push-through film.
- the film is provided with a recess.
- the edge of the recess acts as an antenna for the electromagnetic query and response signals. It is advantageous to situate the transponder circuit in the area of the recess, it also being advantageous to couple the transponder circuit via a wire bridge to the push-through film, or more precisely, to the part of the push-through film which encloses the recess, in order to connect the transponder circuit to the antenna in this way.
- a non-metallic (electrically non-conductive) film is used as the push-through film.
- Providing recesses in the push-through film may be dispensed with in this embodiment of the present invention.
- Plastic films, polymer films, polypropylene films, and particularly non-elastic polypropylene films have been shown to be suitable as non-metallic films.
- the latter film is especially advantageous, since the film tears immediately due to the non-elasticity, as soon as the consumer pushes in a receptacle chamber of the blister film in order to press a product, such as a tablet, through the push-through film out of the receptacle chamber.
- the effect is similar to the effect with the metallic push-through films typically used for blister strips.
- a transponder circuit whose operating frequency is in the range from 10 to 15 MHz is used in connection with non-metallic push-through films.
- Transponder circuits having this operating frequency may also advantageously be used in product carrier strips having metallic push-through film, if it is provided with a recess.
- metallic push-through films which are provided with a recess may also be used as an antenna, in particular if transponder circuits having an operating frequency of 850 MHz to 2.5 GHz are used.
- Antennas for the transponder circuit may be attached to the product carrier strip, in particular to the push-through film, however.
- Printing the antenna or etching the antenna out of a metal layer have been shown to be especially advantageous, since these procedures may be incorporated into the production process for product carrier strips.
- the transponder is provided with a removal sensor system, by which it is determined when a product is removed from the product carrier strip.
- the transponder stores the removal event with the date and possibly also with the time of day.
- the consumer behavior may thus also be “queried”, which is of special significance in the pharmaceutical field in particular (research of the “patient compliance”).
- the transponder circuit is situated on at least one receptacle chamber.
- the transponder circuit is situated at a distance to the push-through film which corresponds to the height of the receptacle chamber area even if the push-through film is metallic, sufficient transmission and/or reception quality may be ensured as a result of the distance between the transponder circuit and the push-through film.
- FIG. 1 shows a product carrier strip according to a first embodiment of the present invention in longitudinal section
- FIG. 2 shows the product carrier strip from FIG. 1 in a top view
- FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of a product carrier strip according to the present invention in longitudinal section
- FIG. 4 shows the product carrier strip from FIG. 3 in a section along section line IV-IV in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of a product carrier strip according to the present invention in longitudinal section
- FIG. 6 shows the product carrier strip from FIG. 5 in a view from below
- FIG. 7 shows a product carrier strip according to a further embodiment of the present invention in longitudinal section
- FIG. 8 shows the product carrier strip from FIG. 7 in a top view.
- FIG. 1 shows a product carrier strip 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention in longitudinal section.
- the product carrier strip 1 has a blister film 6 , in which multiple receptacle chambers 4 for tablets 5 are molded.
- the blister film 6 is welded to a push-through film 7 made of plastic, made of non-elastic polypropylene in the example.
- the push-through film 7 is situated on the blister film 6 in such a way that the receptacle chambers 4 of the blister film 6 are closed by the push-through film 7 and the tablets 5 are enclosed in the receptacle chambers 4 .
- the consumer In order to remove the tablets 5 , the consumer typically presses with his thumb against a receptacle chamber 4 , while he holds the product carrier strip on the side of the push-through film with his index and middle fingers.
- the receptacle chamber 4 of the blister film 6 deforms due to the pressure and the tablets 5 is pressed against the push-through film 7 , so that this breaks because of the strain and the tablet 5 leaves the product strip.
- a transponder circuit 2 is attached to a section free of receptacle chambers (at the right end of the product carrier strip 1 in FIG. 1 ).
- the transponder circuit 2 contains a chip 3 and an antenna 10 .
- the transponder circuit is attached to the blister film 6 using adhesive and sealed using a protective film in the example.
- the push-through film is manufactured from plastic and, as a result, is non-conductive, the operation of the transponder circuit 2 is not disturbed.
- the transponder circuit 2 which has an operating frequency of 13.56 MHz in the example, the product carrier strip 1 may be identified even when it is located in an external package.
- Relevant data are stored in the chip 3 , such as serial number, batch number, and expiration date, and the transponder circuit 2 transmits this data to the query circuit in response to an appropriate query signal.
- FIG. 2 shows the product carrier strip 1 from FIG. 1 in a top view.
- a total of 12 receptacle chambers 4 may be seen, each of which contains one tablet.
- the transponder circuit 2 may be seen.
- FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of a product carrier strip 1 according to the present invention in longitudinal section.
- the product carrier strip is constructed similarly to the product carrier strip from FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- it has a blister film 6 , in which receptacle chambers 4 are molded.
- the blister film 6 is connected to a push-through film 7 in such a way that the receptacle chambers 4 are closed by the push-through film 7 .
- the transponder circuit 2 is situated lying between the blister film 6 and the push-through film 7 .
- An antenna 10 comprising two turns and a chip component 3 may be recognized in FIG. 3 .
- the antenna 10 was printed onto the push-through film 7 and the chip 3 was attached to the push-through film 7 using adhesive before the push-through film 7 has been welded to the blister film 6 .
- FIG. 4 shows the product carrier strip from FIG. 3 in a section along section line IV-IV in FIG. 3 .
- the antenna 10 which is only shown comprising two turns for reasons of clarity, runs along the edges of the two films 6 and 7 . In reality, the antenna 10 contains further turns. Since the antenna 10 runs largely at the edge of the product carrier strip 1 , it encloses a large area which is penetrated by field lines of the magnetic query signal, which has a positive result in a stronger antenna signal and finally in an increased range.
- the transponder circuit 2 comprising chip 3 and antenna 10 may be attached to the external side of the push-through film 7 , which is preferable in many cases from manufacturing technology aspects.
- FIG. 5 shows a product carrier strip 1 according to a third embodiment of the present invention in longitudinal section.
- the product carrier strip 1 has a blister film 6 , in which multiple receptacle chambers 4 for tablets 5 are molded.
- the blister film 6 is welded to a metallic push-through film 7 , made of aluminum in the example.
- the push-through film 6 is situated on the blister film 6 in such a way that the receptacle chambers 4 of the blister film 6 are closed by the push-through film 7 and the tablets 5 are enclosed in the receptacle chambers 4 .
- the consumer In order to remove the tablets 5 , the consumer typically presses using his thumb against a receptacle chamber 4 , while he holds the product carrier strip on the side of the push-through film using his index and middle fingers.
- the receptacle chamber 4 of the blister film 6 deforms due to the pressure and the tablet 5 is pressed against the push-through film 7 , so that this breaks because of the strain and the tablet 5 leaves the product strip 1 .
- the push-through film 7 is removed in an area, in other words: a recess 8 is provided in the push-through film 7 .
- the recess 8 may be implemented by typical stamping technology.
- a chip 3 is situated in the center of the recess which implements the transponder circuit. The chip 3 is bonded to the metallic push-through film 7 .
- the edge of the metallic push-through film 7 running along the recess 8 acts as an antenna, and the antenna signal is transmitted to the chip 3 .
- the product carrier strip 1 may be identified, even when it is located in an external package.
- Relevant data such as serial number, batch number, and expiration date, are stored in the chip 3 .
- the transponder circuit transmits this data to the query circuit in response to a corresponding query signal.
- the transponder circuit It is possible to operate the transponder circuit at a frequency in the range from 850 MHz to 2.5 GHz due to the recess 8 in the metallic push-through film, the edge of the recess 8 is used as an antenna simultaneously.
- FIG. 6 shows the product carrier strip 1 from FIG. 5 in a view from below.
- the chip component 3 situated in the recess 8 may be recognized, which is coupled to the metallic push-through film 7 .
- the transponder circuit (chip 3 and edge of the recess 8 ) may be protected by being sealed over using a protective film (not shown), if the concrete application makes this seem appropriate.
- FIG. 7 shows a product carrier strip 1 according to a further embodiment of the present invention in longitudinal section.
- the product carrier strip 1 has a blister film 6 , in which multiple receptacle chambers 4 for tablets 5 are molded.
- the blister film 6 is welded to a push-through film 7 made of metal, aluminum in the example.
- the push-through film 7 is situated on the blister film 6 in such a way that the receptacle chambers 4 of the blister film 6 are closed by the push-through film 7 and the tablets 5 are enclosed in the receptacle chambers 4 .
- transponder circuit 2 is attached to these empty receptacle chambers 4 using adhesive.
- the transponder circuit 2 contains a chip 3 and an antenna 10 .
- the transponder circuit is attached to the blister film 6 using adhesive and sealed over using a protective film in the example.
- the operation is significantly interfered with, which is noticeable due to a reduced transmission and/or reception power and therefore a lower query distance.
- the interference may even cause the operation to fail completely.
- the transponder circuit 2 is located at a distance to the push-through film 7 which corresponds to the height of the receptacle chambers 4 , the operation of the transponder circuit 2 is not interfered with by the metallic push-through film 7 .
- the product carrier strip 1 may be identified with the aid of the transponder circuit 2 , which has an operating frequency of 13.56 MHz in the example, even when it is located in an external package.
- Relevant data are stored in the chip 3 , such as serial number, batch number, and expiration date, and—in the case of a removal sensor system—data of the removal times, and the transponder circuit 2 transmits this data to the query circuit in response to a corresponding query signal.
- FIG. 8 shows the product carrier strip 1 from FIG. 7 in a top view.
- a total of 16 receptacle chambers 4 may be recognized, four of which are used as support pillars for the transponder circuit 2 .
Abstract
A product carrier strip (1) comprising a transponder circuit (2, 3). When the product carrier strip is used, it is possible to trace back medicaments from a patient to a manufacturer, for example, for each individual product strip which is usually sold in an external packaging, together with several other product carrier strips. Product carrier strips with metallic extruded films (7) comprise a recess (8) whose edge is used as an antenna. a non-metallic extruded film is provided according to one varient of the invention.
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- The present invention relates to a product carrier strip. Product carrier strips are frequently used to present products, such as pharmaceuticals, candies, parts of technical assemblies and the like to the consumer clearly and—in the case of pharmaceuticals and foods—hygienically.
- Above all in the pharmaceutical field, the problem arises of being able to track pharmaceuticals from the patient back to the producer, for each individual product carrier strip, which has typically been sold in an external package together with multiple other product carrier strips. The identification of the individual product carrier strip is to occur as rapidly as possible and without great effort being expended.
- The present invention is therefore based on the object of developing a product carrier strip which permits completely automatic identification as much as possible even when it is located in an external package.
- This object is achieved in that the product carrier strip has a transponder circuit. With the aid of electromagnetic transponder technology, serial number, batch number, expiration date, etc., of the pharmaceutical tablets situated on a product carrier strip according to the present invention may be detected and electronically stored if desired, for example. The detection may be performed automatically, for example, when the product carrier strip passes through a gate in a larger external package—possibly together with other product carrier strips. Contact between product and read device or precise geometric orientation in relation to the read device, as is necessary for optical detection of characters or codes, may be dispensed with.
- According to an advantageous embodiment, the product carrier strip comprises a blister film, which has a bubble-shaped receptacle chambers for products. The number of the receptacle chambers is arbitrary, however, typically multiple (more than two) receptacle chambers are provided.
- According to a further advantageous embodiment, the bubble-shaped receptacle chambers are closed by at least one push-through film.
- If the push-through film is metallic, according to an especially advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the film is provided with a recess. The edge of the recess acts as an antenna for the electromagnetic query and response signals. It is advantageous to situate the transponder circuit in the area of the recess, it also being advantageous to couple the transponder circuit via a wire bridge to the push-through film, or more precisely, to the part of the push-through film which encloses the recess, in order to connect the transponder circuit to the antenna in this way.
- According to an especially advantageous embodiment of the present invention, a non-metallic (electrically non-conductive) film is used as the push-through film. Providing recesses in the push-through film may be dispensed with in this embodiment of the present invention. Plastic films, polymer films, polypropylene films, and particularly non-elastic polypropylene films have been shown to be suitable as non-metallic films. However, the latter film is especially advantageous, since the film tears immediately due to the non-elasticity, as soon as the consumer pushes in a receptacle chamber of the blister film in order to press a product, such as a tablet, through the push-through film out of the receptacle chamber. The effect is similar to the effect with the metallic push-through films typically used for blister strips.
- According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, a transponder circuit whose operating frequency is in the range from 10 to 15 MHz is used in connection with non-metallic push-through films.
- However, it is also possible to operate transponder circuits at an operating frequency of 850 MHz to 2.5 GHz. Transponder circuits having this operating frequency, which are advantageously equipped with a UHF chip component, may also advantageously be used in product carrier strips having metallic push-through film, if it is provided with a recess.
- As explained above, metallic push-through films which are provided with a recess may also be used as an antenna, in particular if transponder circuits having an operating frequency of 850 MHz to 2.5 GHz are used. Antennas for the transponder circuit may be attached to the product carrier strip, in particular to the push-through film, however. Printing the antenna or etching the antenna out of a metal layer have been shown to be especially advantageous, since these procedures may be incorporated into the production process for product carrier strips.
- According to an advantageous refinement of the present invention, the transponder is provided with a removal sensor system, by which it is determined when a product is removed from the product carrier strip. The transponder stores the removal event with the date and possibly also with the time of day. The consumer behavior may thus also be “queried”, which is of special significance in the pharmaceutical field in particular (research of the “patient compliance”).
- According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the transponder circuit is situated on at least one receptacle chamber. In this configuration, the transponder circuit is situated at a distance to the push-through film which corresponds to the height of the receptacle chamber area even if the push-through film is metallic, sufficient transmission and/or reception quality may be ensured as a result of the distance between the transponder circuit and the push-through film.
- The present invention will be explained in greater detail in the following on the basis of the exemplary embodiments schematically illustrated in the drawing. The figures of the drawing are not to scale, in particular, the thicknesses of the various layers shown are drawn greatly enlarged in relation to their other dimensions for reasons of visibility.
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FIG. 1 shows a product carrier strip according to a first embodiment of the present invention in longitudinal section; -
FIG. 2 shows the product carrier strip fromFIG. 1 in a top view; -
FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of a product carrier strip according to the present invention in longitudinal section; -
FIG. 4 shows the product carrier strip fromFIG. 3 in a section along section line IV-IV inFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of a product carrier strip according to the present invention in longitudinal section; -
FIG. 6 shows the product carrier strip fromFIG. 5 in a view from below; -
FIG. 7 shows a product carrier strip according to a further embodiment of the present invention in longitudinal section; -
FIG. 8 shows the product carrier strip fromFIG. 7 in a top view. -
FIG. 1 shows a product carrier strip 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention in longitudinal section. The product carrier strip 1 has ablister film 6, in whichmultiple receptacle chambers 4 fortablets 5 are molded. Theblister film 6 is welded to a push-throughfilm 7 made of plastic, made of non-elastic polypropylene in the example. The push-throughfilm 7 is situated on theblister film 6 in such a way that thereceptacle chambers 4 of theblister film 6 are closed by the push-throughfilm 7 and thetablets 5 are enclosed in thereceptacle chambers 4. In order to remove thetablets 5, the consumer typically presses with his thumb against areceptacle chamber 4, while he holds the product carrier strip on the side of the push-through film with his index and middle fingers. Thereceptacle chamber 4 of theblister film 6 deforms due to the pressure and thetablets 5 is pressed against the push-throughfilm 7, so that this breaks because of the strain and thetablet 5 leaves the product strip. - A
transponder circuit 2 is attached to a section free of receptacle chambers (at the right end of the product carrier strip 1 inFIG. 1 ). Thetransponder circuit 2 contains achip 3 and anantenna 10. The transponder circuit is attached to theblister film 6 using adhesive and sealed using a protective film in the example. - Since the push-through film is manufactured from plastic and, as a result, is non-conductive, the operation of the
transponder circuit 2 is not disturbed. With the aid of thetransponder circuit 2, which has an operating frequency of 13.56 MHz in the example, the product carrier strip 1 may be identified even when it is located in an external package. Relevant data are stored in thechip 3, such as serial number, batch number, and expiration date, and thetransponder circuit 2 transmits this data to the query circuit in response to an appropriate query signal. -
FIG. 2 shows the product carrier strip 1 fromFIG. 1 in a top view. A total of 12receptacle chambers 4 may be seen, each of which contains one tablet. Furthermore, thetransponder circuit 2 may be seen. -
FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of a product carrier strip 1 according to the present invention in longitudinal section. The product carrier strip is constructed similarly to the product carrier strip fromFIGS. 1 and 2 . In particular, it has ablister film 6, in whichreceptacle chambers 4 are molded. Theblister film 6 is connected to a push-throughfilm 7 in such a way that thereceptacle chambers 4 are closed by the push-throughfilm 7. However, in contrast to the embodiment shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 , thetransponder circuit 2 is situated lying between theblister film 6 and the push-throughfilm 7. Anantenna 10 comprising two turns and achip component 3 may be recognized inFIG. 3 . - It is to be noted on the production technology that the
antenna 10 was printed onto the push-throughfilm 7 and thechip 3 was attached to the push-throughfilm 7 using adhesive before the push-throughfilm 7 has been welded to theblister film 6. -
FIG. 4 shows the product carrier strip fromFIG. 3 in a section along section line IV-IV inFIG. 3 . As may be seen fromFIG. 4 , theantenna 10, which is only shown comprising two turns for reasons of clarity, runs along the edges of the twofilms antenna 10 contains further turns. Since theantenna 10 runs largely at the edge of the product carrier strip 1, it encloses a large area which is penetrated by field lines of the magnetic query signal, which has a positive result in a stronger antenna signal and finally in an increased range. - Notwithstanding the embodiment shown in
FIGS. 3 and 4 , thetransponder circuit 2 comprisingchip 3 andantenna 10 may be attached to the external side of the push-throughfilm 7, which is preferable in many cases from manufacturing technology aspects. -
FIG. 5 shows a product carrier strip 1 according to a third embodiment of the present invention in longitudinal section. The product carrier strip 1 has ablister film 6, in whichmultiple receptacle chambers 4 fortablets 5 are molded. Theblister film 6 is welded to a metallic push-throughfilm 7, made of aluminum in the example. The push-throughfilm 6 is situated on theblister film 6 in such a way that thereceptacle chambers 4 of theblister film 6 are closed by the push-throughfilm 7 and thetablets 5 are enclosed in thereceptacle chambers 4. In order to remove thetablets 5, the consumer typically presses using his thumb against areceptacle chamber 4, while he holds the product carrier strip on the side of the push-through film using his index and middle fingers. Thereceptacle chamber 4 of theblister film 6 deforms due to the pressure and thetablet 5 is pressed against the push-throughfilm 7, so that this breaks because of the strain and thetablet 5 leaves the product strip 1. - In a section free of receptacle chambers (on the right end of the product carrier strip 1 in
FIG. 5 ), the push-throughfilm 7 is removed in an area, in other words: arecess 8 is provided in the push-throughfilm 7. Therecess 8 may be implemented by typical stamping technology. Achip 3 is situated in the center of the recess which implements the transponder circuit. Thechip 3 is bonded to the metallic push-throughfilm 7. - The edge of the metallic push-through
film 7 running along therecess 8 acts as an antenna, and the antenna signal is transmitted to thechip 3. - With the aid of the transponder circuit comprising the
chip 3, which has an operating frequency of 915 MHz in the example, the product carrier strip 1 may be identified, even when it is located in an external package. Relevant data, such as serial number, batch number, and expiration date, are stored in thechip 3. The transponder circuit transmits this data to the query circuit in response to a corresponding query signal. - It is possible to operate the transponder circuit at a frequency in the range from 850 MHz to 2.5 GHz due to the
recess 8 in the metallic push-through film, the edge of therecess 8 is used as an antenna simultaneously. -
FIG. 6 shows the product carrier strip 1 fromFIG. 5 in a view from below. Thechip component 3 situated in therecess 8 may be recognized, which is coupled to the metallic push-throughfilm 7. The transponder circuit (chip 3 and edge of the recess 8) may be protected by being sealed over using a protective film (not shown), if the concrete application makes this seem appropriate. -
FIG. 7 shows a product carrier strip 1 according to a further embodiment of the present invention in longitudinal section. The product carrier strip 1 has ablister film 6, in whichmultiple receptacle chambers 4 fortablets 5 are molded. Theblister film 6 is welded to a push-throughfilm 7 made of metal, aluminum in the example. The push-throughfilm 7 is situated on theblister film 6 in such a way that thereceptacle chambers 4 of theblister film 6 are closed by the push-throughfilm 7 and thetablets 5 are enclosed in thereceptacle chambers 4. - Four
receptacle chambers 4 are not filled with tablets on one section (at the right end of the product carrier strip 1 inFIG. 7 ). Atransponder circuit 2 is attached to theseempty receptacle chambers 4 using adhesive. Thetransponder circuit 2 contains achip 3 and anantenna 10. The transponder circuit is attached to theblister film 6 using adhesive and sealed over using a protective film in the example. - If a transponder is situated on a metal surface, the operation is significantly interfered with, which is noticeable due to a reduced transmission and/or reception power and therefore a lower query distance. The interference may even cause the operation to fail completely. Since the
transponder circuit 2 is located at a distance to the push-throughfilm 7 which corresponds to the height of thereceptacle chambers 4, the operation of thetransponder circuit 2 is not interfered with by the metallic push-throughfilm 7. The product carrier strip 1 may be identified with the aid of thetransponder circuit 2, which has an operating frequency of 13.56 MHz in the example, even when it is located in an external package. Relevant data are stored in thechip 3, such as serial number, batch number, and expiration date, and—in the case of a removal sensor system—data of the removal times, and thetransponder circuit 2 transmits this data to the query circuit in response to a corresponding query signal. -
FIG. 8 shows the product carrier strip 1 fromFIG. 7 in a top view. A total of 16receptacle chambers 4 may be recognized, four of which are used as support pillars for thetransponder circuit 2.
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1. A product carrier strip (1), wherein it has a transponder circuit (2, 3).
2. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 1 , comprising a blister film (6) having bubble-shaped receptacle chambers (4) for products (5).
3. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 2 , wherein it has multiple receptacle chambers (4).
4. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 1 , wherein the products (5) are pharmaceuticals.
5. The product carrier strip (1) according to at claim 2 , comprising at least one push-through film (7), which closes the bubble-shaped receptacle chambers (4).
6. The product carrier strip according to claim 3 , wherein the push-through film (7) is metallic and has at least one recess (8).
7. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 6 , wherein the area of the push-through film (7) enclosing the recess (8) is an antenna for the transponder circuit (3).
8. The product carrier strip according to claim 6 , wherein the transponder circuit (3) is situated in the area of the recess (8).
9. The product carrier strip according to claim 6 , wherein the transponder circuit (3) is electrically coupled to the metallic push-through film (7).
10. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 5 , wherein the push-through film (7) is non-metallic.
11. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 5 , wherein the push-through film (7) comprises plastic.
12. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 5 , wherein the push-through film (7) comprises a polymer.
13. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 5 , wherein the push-through film (7) comprises a polypropylene.
14. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 5 , wherein the push-through film (7) comprises non-elastic polypropylene.
15. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 5 , wherein the push-through film (7) is electrically non-conductive.
16. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 10 , wherein the transponder circuit (2) has an operating frequency of 10 to 15 MHz.
17. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder circuit (3) has an operating frequency of 850 MHz to 2.5 GHz.
18. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 17 , wherein the transponder circuit (3) has a UHF chip.
19. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder circuit (2) has an antenna (10).
20. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 19 , wherein the antenna (10) is etched.
21. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 19 , wherein the antenna (10) is printed.
22. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 19 , wherein the antenna (10) is printed on the push-through film (7).
23. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder circuit (2) contains a tablet removal sensor system.
24. The product carrier strip (1) according to claim 1 , wherein the transponder circuit (2) is situated on at least one receptacle chamber (4).
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