RFID: A Pharmaceutical Trial Run Success

Our Client

A global corporation conducting R&D in pharmaceutical logistics and supply chain compliance technologies. Their purpose was to develop a system of monitoring and reporting if or when a research subject took their medication. Working in conjunction with pharmaceutical companies, the company developed special packaging to be used as part of medication trial runs. The system consisted of:

  • A hidden RFID transmitter embedded within a medication blister pack
  • When the pill is removed from the package, the foil seal is broken causing the RFID transmitter to send a signal within 4 seconds
  • This provides real-time data of when medication is removed and assumed to be consumed

 

The Challenge

  • The RFID transmitter could not come into contact with the medication in the pill dispenser – no incidental food contact
  • The transmitter’s trigger had to be activated when the aluminum foil seal was broken
  • The fragile neck of the transmitter had to be reinforced without adding bulk to the package
  • The product required multiple stages of complex die cutting and precisely placed adhesive

  

The Solution

  • Developing a technique of precision die cutting, ensuring that when the pill was pushed out of the package, it would trigger the transmitter EVERY time. This required a precision die cutting specification of 0.005 inches
  • The reinforced neck of the transmitter required precision die cutting (0.004 inches) and very tight tolerance component placement

 

The Outcome

  • The drug trial has been so successful that the company is expanding the product’s use from drug research to commercial applications
  • The layering of the hidden RFID transmitter has been very successful, and constant minute improvements continue to be made

 

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Our Client

A global corporation conducting R&D in pharmaceutical logistics and supply chain compliance technologies. Their purpose was to develop a system of monitoring and reporting if or when a research subject took their medication. Working in conjunction with pharmaceutical companies, the company developed special packaging to be used as part of medication trial runs. The system consisted of:

  • A hidden RFID transmitter embedded within a medication blister pack
  • When the pill is removed from the package, the foil seal is broken causing the RFID transmitter to send a signal within 4 seconds
  • This provides real-time data of when medication is removed and assumed to be consumed

 

The Challenge

  • The RFID transmitter could not come into contact with the medication in the pill dispenser – no incidental food contact
  • The transmitter’s trigger had to be activated when the aluminum foil seal was broken
  • The fragile neck of the transmitter had to be reinforced without adding bulk to the package
  • The product required multiple stages of complex die cutting and precisely placed adhesive

  

The Solution

  • Developing a technique of precision die cutting, ensuring that when the pill was pushed out of the package, it would trigger the transmitter EVERY time. This required a precision die cutting specification of 0.005 inches
  • The reinforced neck of the transmitter required precision die cutting (0.004 inches) and very tight tolerance component placement

 

The Outcome

  • The drug trial has been so successful that the company is expanding the product’s use from drug research to commercial applications
  • The layering of the hidden RFID transmitter has been very successful, and constant minute improvements continue to be made