| 20100007501 | CONTAINERS HAVING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS AND METHOD OF APPLYING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS TO CONTAINERS - A container having a radio frequency identification tag attached thereto by means of a stud or a radio frequency identification tag retainer_projecting from the exterior surface of the container. The container can be used to contain medical products, and the container can be of various types, such as, for example, a bottle, a micro-well plate, a cartridge, a tube. In one embodiment, the container has a radio frequency identification tag affixed thereto. The container comprises a mouth, a neck, a body, and a bottom. The container can also have a closure, a septum, or an adapter for other components of an automated clinical analyzer. The neck is capable of receiving a closure. A stud or a radio frequency identification tag retainer projecting from the bottom of the container, preferably the center of the bottom of the container, serves to retain the radio frequency identification during the attachment of the radio frequency identification tag to the container. A radio frequency identification tag protector can be used to provide protection for the radio frequency identification tag. | 01-14-2010 |
