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Medicine safety storage system

  • US 6,382,416 B1
  • Filed: 06/27/2000
  • Issued: 05/07/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A medicine safety storage system for restricting access to medicines to authorized persons, said system comprising:

  • a generally hollow housing portion having inner and outer surfaces and one closed end and one open end;

    a cap portion releasably lockable to the open end of said housing portion, said cap portion having a top surface and a bottom casing, said cap portion comprising;

    a scanner touch screen embedded in said top surface of said cap portion;

    an optical scanner in optical communication with said touch screen; and

    a microprocessor electrically connected to said optical scanner, said microprocessor comprising means for converting optical information relating to a fingerprint to optical fingerprint data, a permanent memory for storing the optical fingerprint data and means for comparing optical information relating to a subsequent fingerprint to the stored optical fingerprint data;

    a power source electrically connected to said microprocessor; and

    means for releasably locking said cap portion to said housing portion.

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