Packaging system and method of alerting a practitioner

Abstract

A packaging system includes a container having a closed end, an open end, a longitudinal axis running through the closed end and the open end, and an outer surface, a closure assembly fitted to the open end of the container and having an access port, and a detachable cap disposed over the access port. The system also includes a label disposed about the container, the label having a first region angled relative to the longitudinal axis, the first region consisting essentially of a name of a product. A method of alerting a practitioner to contents of a container is also provided.

1 . A packaging system comprising:
 a container having a closed end, an open end, a longitudinal axis running through the closed end and the open end, and an outer surface;   a closure assembly fitted to the open end of the container and having an access port;   a detachable cap disposed over the access port; and   a label disposed about the container,   the label having a first region angled relative to the longitudinal axis, the first region consisting essentially of a name of a product.   
   
   
       2 . The packaging system of  claim 1 , wherein the label has a second region angled relative to the longitudinal axis, the second region consisting essentially of a concentration of the product 
   
   
       3 . The packaging system of  claim 1 , wherein the first region of the label has a background of a color that contrasts with the remainder of the label. 
   
   
       4 . The packaging system of  claim 2 , wherein the first and second regions of the label have a background of a color that contrasts with the remainder of the label. 
   
   
       5 . The packaging system of  claim 1 , wherein the closure assembly includes a valve disposed over the open end and a crimp ring with a first end disposed over a portion of the valve to define the access port and a second end. 
   
   
       6 . The packaging system of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the container comprises a cylindrical glass vial including a wall defining a closed end and an open end, the wall having an outer surface, an inner surface defining a receptacle, and a flange-like rim disposed about the open end; and   the second end of the crimp ring is disposed over a portion of the flange-like rim.   
   
   
       7 . The packaging system of  claim 5 , wherein the crimp ring is of a color that contrasts with the first section of the label. 
   
   
       8 . The packaging system of  claim 5 , wherein a warning message is defined on the crimp ring between the first and second ends of the crimp ring. 
   
   
       9 . The packaging system of  claim 5 , wherein a warning message is defined on the crimp ring about the access port. 
   
   
       10 . The packaging system of  claim 1 , wherein the cap has a top surface and comprises a warning message defined on the top surface. 
   
   
       11 . A method of alerting a practitioner to contents of a container, the method comprising:
 providing a container having a closed end, an open end, a longitudinal axis running through the closed end and the open end, and an outer surface;   disposing a label about the container, the label having a first region angled relative to the longitudinal axis, the first region consisting essentially of a name of a product.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein disposing a label about the container comprises disposing a label about the container, the label having a first region and a second region, the first and second regions angled relative to the longitudinal axis, the first region consisting essentially of a name of a product and the second region consisting essentially of a concentration of the product. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the first and second regions of the label have a background of a color that contrasts with the remainder of the label. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein providing a container comprises providing a cylindrical glass vial including a wall defining a closed end and an open end, the wall having an outer surface, an inner surface defining a receptacle, and a flange-like rim disposed about the open end.