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Medication security apparatus and method

  • US 20050033223A1
  • Filed: 08/08/2003
  • Published: 02/10/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A patient controlled fluid medication security apparatus, comprising:

  • a) a reservoir for a fluid medication, b) a pump operatively associated with said reservoir for pumping fluid from said reservoir on command, c) a microphone for receiving voice sound from a voice source and converting it to an electrical signal representative of the voice pattern of the voice source, d) a microprocessor programmable by an authorized operator to set and lock a dosage of medication regime for a patient, said microprocessor having associated digital memory storage and being in electrical communication with said microphone, said microprocessor having capability for receiving and analyzing an electrical signal from said microphone, to produce digital data representing a learned voice print of a voice source and for transferring said data to and from said storage, and upon receipt of an electrical signal from said microphone subsequent to having committed a learned voice print to memory storage, said microprocessor having capability for producing a test voice print representing the subsequent signal from a voice source, for retrieving said learned voice print from storage and determining whether a sufficient match exists between the learned voice print and the test voice print, and if so, for examining the programmed medication regime to determine whether to instruct the pump to discharge a dosage of said medication, e) a source of electrical power for operating said microprocessor

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