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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark Leuenberger, Gurnee, IL (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42D / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
283 67 ; 283 81 ; 283117 ; 604403 ; 604408 ;
Abstract
A label for a blood bag comprising a microporous plastic film including a matrix of interconnected pores for allowing gas to flow into and out of the blood bag through a labeled area. The pores allow ink to be absorbed at least on an outer surface of the label allowing the label to be printed and/or written on. The labels of the present invention have breathability with respect to gas that is similar to paper. However, the label is more durable than a paper label in that it can tolerate moisture, abrasion, temperature extremes, dimensional changes, and the like. Accordingly, the labels do not crack or wrinkle as easily as paper labels.