metalcrimped vial equipped with radiofrequency identification is assigned to meps realtime, inc., carlsbad, ca. that comes as no surprise the company offers a suite of &ldquointelliguard&rdquo rfid systems for medications and pharmaceuticals. in may, it introduced a rfid smart tag that&rsquos 65 smaller than any other rfid tags available to healthcare and can be used for anesthesia kits, trays and drawers. according to the patent, the use of rfid enables the vial to be identified and tracked throughout the supply chain.  the rfid inlay&rsquos antenna is coupled with the metallic crimp to increase the effective area of the rfid antenna and therefore the effectiveness of the signal. source httpwww.freshpatents.comdt20140703ptan20140184390.php
