Protector for administering medicine
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a protector adapted to fit over at least a portion of a medicine assembly, said medicine assembly comprising a correct medicine uniquely intended for administrating to a correct patient, said protector comprising a bar code associated both with the correct patient and the correct medicine and a locking element openable by means of a bar code reader reading said bar code, wherein when said locking element is in a locked orientation, said protector substantially prevents administration of a substance from said medicine assembly, wherein said locking element will open if and only if the bar code read by the bar code reader is associated both with the correct patient and the correct medicine.
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Abstract
A medicine assembly, and a protector that fits over at least a portion of the medicine assembly, the protector including a bar code and a locking element openable by means of a bar code reader reading the bar code, wherein when the locking element is in a locked orientation, the protector substantially prevents administration of a substance from the medicine assembly.
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1. Apparatus comprising:
a protector adapted to fit over at least a portion of a medicine assembly, said medicine assembly comprising a correct medicine uniquely intended for administrating to a correct patient, said protector comprising a bar code associated both with the correct patient and the correct medicine and a locking element openable by means of a bar code reader reading said bar code, wherein when said locking element is in a locked orientation, said protector substantially prevents administration of a substance from said medicine assembly, wherein said locking element will open if and only if the bar code read by the bar code reader is associated both with the correct patient and the correct medicine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. Apparatus comprising:
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a medicine assembly comprising a correct medicine uniquely intended for administrating to a correct patient; and a protector that fits over at least a portion of said medicine assembly, said protector comprising a bar code associated both with the correct patient and the correct medicine and a locking element openable by means of a bar code reader reading said bar code, wherein when said locking element is in a locked orientation, said protector substantially prevents administration of a substance from said medicine assembly, wherein said locking element will open if and only if the bar code read by the bar code reader is associated both with the correct patient and the correct medicine. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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