Lockable medicament dispensing apparatus with authentication mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7917246
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11841976

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Methods and apparatus for an electronically lockable dispensing apparatus with a patient authentication mechanism are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a medicament dispensing apparatus includes an electronic lock adapted to protect medicaments from theft or unauthorized dispensing. The medicament dispensing apparatus is adapted to unlock the electronic lock upon authenticating a patient. In one embodiment, a set of biometric data may be analyzed for the purpose of authenticating the patient. The biometric data may include, for example, fingerprint patterns, voice samples, retinal scans, and/or facial characteristics of a person requesting medicaments.

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Handfield, Michael Rochester Hills, US 36 1751
Laliberte, Helene Rochester Hills, US 37 1783

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