COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND MONITORED MEDICAL STORAGE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring and controlling a refrigerated medical storage unit, the system comprising:
- a control station, wherein the control station;
receives temperature information from the refrigerated medical storage unit;
causes at least a portion of the temperature information to be stored;
determines whether the temperature is outside a predefined range;
causes an alarm to be generated when the temperature is outside the predefined range;
receives user authentication information from a user; and
upon verification of the user authentication information, sends unlock instructions to the refrigerated medical storage unit.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling a refrigerated medical storage unit. The system may include a control station. The control station may receive temperature information from the refrigerated medical storage unit and may cause at least a portion of the temperature information to be stored. The control station may determine whether the temperature is outside a predefined range and may causes an alarm to be generated when the temperature is outside the predefined range. The control station may receive user authentication information from a user, and upon verification of the user authentication information, send unlock instructions to the refrigerated medical storage unit.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring and controlling a refrigerated medical storage unit, the system comprising:
a control station, wherein the control station; receives temperature information from the refrigerated medical storage unit; causes at least a portion of the temperature information to be stored; determines whether the temperature is outside a predefined range; causes an alarm to be generated when the temperature is outside the predefined range; receives user authentication information from a user; and upon verification of the user authentication information, sends unlock instructions to the refrigerated medical storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for monitoring and controlling an environmentally controlled medical storage unit, the method comprising:
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receiving temperature information from the environmentally controlled medical storage unit; causing at least a portion of the temperature information to be stored; determining whether the temperature is outside a predefined range; causing an alarm to be generated when the temperature is outside the predefined range; receiving user authentication information from a user; and verifying the user authentication information; in response to successfully verifying the user authentication information, causing the environmentally controlled medical storage unit to be unlocked.
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20. A system for monitoring and controlling a medical storage unit, the system comprising:
a control station, wherein the control station; is remote from the medical storage unit; receives user authentication information from a user; and upon verification of the user authentication information, sends unlock instructions to the medical storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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