Patent ID: 8339261
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: A61J,E05B,G07C,G16H,Y10T

Abstract:
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.