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Cross identification system and lock

  • US 4,415,802 A
  • Filed: 01/27/1983
  • Issued: 11/15/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a system for insuring the positive cross identification between medicaments and patient, said patient having a first identification member with identification characters imprinted thereon that are both man and machine readable, medicaments having a second identification member with identification characters imprinted thereon that are both man and machine readable, and an optical character reader for scanning both of the identification members, the improvement comprising,a lockable container for said medicaments,a lock for said container,a comparator coupled to said optical character reader for comparing the identification characters on the first and second members, andreleasing means responsive to said comparator for releasing said lock when the identification characters correspond.

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