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System and method of monitoring the door of a secure cabinet for holding pharmaceutical products

  • US 8,339,261 B1
  • Filed: 07/01/2009
  • Issued: 12/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A storage container for medical pharmaceuticals, the container comprising:

  • a frame that defines a partially enclosed space that is configured to receive medical pharmaceuticals, wherein the frame defines an opening;

    a door mounted to the frame so as to be movable between an open position, whereby access to the medical pharmaceuticals can be obtained, and a closed position whereby the medical pharmaceuticals can be secured within the partially enclosed space;

    a locking mechanism that secures the door to the frame in the closed position; and

    a lock verification system that includes a first component mounted on the door and a second component mounted on the frame, wherein the first component and the second component are inductively coupled so that when the first component and the second component are positioned in a first orientation relative to each other with the door in the closed position a first signal indicating that the door is closed is generated and wherein the second component transmits a first identifier to the first component when the first component and the second component are positioned in the first orientation, the first component compares the first identifier to a second identifier and generates the first signal if the first identifier corresponds to the second identifier.

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