Labels, Containers, System And Methods For Providing Reagents

摘要

The invention relates to systems and methods for marketing and using products such as liquid materials, especially liquid reagents for use in microbiological and cellular biological laboratory settings include the use of unique color and simple numeric or alphanumeric identifiers to quickly and easily identify any product from a catalog list of products. Methods of marketing, advertising and producing such products are also disclosed. Particular embodiments include products, product packaging and product labeling. The invention also relates to collars and sleeves for containers, as well as related methods of use.

主权项

1. A commercial package for liquid cell culture media or sera comprising:
(i) a container comprising:
(a) a first side and a second side, wherein the two sides are substantially planar and are disposed essentially parallel to each other;(b) a front end surface and a rear end surface, wherein the two end surfaces are substantially planar and are disposed essentially parallel to each other;(c) a planar bottom, adjoining and essentially perpendicular to the two sides and the two ends;(d) a top, wherein the top comprises an opening for access to the interior of the container, and wherein the opening is disposed at approximately a 45 angle with respect to the front end; and optionally,(e) a cap, configured to provide a sterile seal of the container, wherein the cap may be reversibly turned from a sealed configuration to an open configuration by a rotational movement of approximately 90 and wherein the container and cap provide a visual indication of the open or closed state of the cap; (ii) a labeling system wherein the cap comprises a coded visual indicator of the contents of the container comprising a color and a number; and (iii) a label on the container in which the number and color are repeated, and in which the color and number are indicative of the contents of the container.