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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
John Gillespie, Jr., Libertyville, IL (US);
Ralph H. Labedz, McHenry, IL (US);
Michael Kenneth Platt, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Ronald H. Spang, Jr., Kenosha, WI (US);
James Frei Berrill, Cary, IL (US);
Matthew Stephen Vogel, Round Lake, IL (US);
Michelle Kowalski Greaney, Grayslake, IL (US);
John Gillespie, Jr., Libertyville, IL (US);
Ralph H. LaBedz, McHenry, IL (US);
Michael Kenneth Platt, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Ronald H. Spang, Jr., Kenosha, WI (US);
James Frei Berrill, Cary, IL (US);
Matthew Stephen Vogel, Round Lake, IL (US);
Michelle Kowalski Greaney, Grayslake, IL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
An infusion pump which includes a fingerprint reader to verify that a patient or a user is authorized to activate a patient-controlled analgesic button. The fingerprint reader can be integrated into the patient-controlled analgesic button. The infusion pump delivers a dose of medication to the patient if the fingerprint of the patient or user matches a pre-loaded fingerprint.