CPC A61M 5/1723 (2013.01) [A61M 2005/1405 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3303 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/609 (2013.01); A61M 2230/04 (2013.01); A61M 2230/10 (2013.01); A61M 2230/20 (2013.01); A61M 2230/30 (2013.01); A61M 2230/42 (2013.01); A61M 2230/63 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system, comprising:
a drug delivery device;
a drug control device operably connected to the drug delivery device; and
a control unit operably connected to the drug delivery device and configured to cause the drug control device to capture biometric information from a person,
wherein the control unit is configured to:
determine a medication currently loaded by the drug delivery device;
receive, via the drug control device, a request for the drug delivery device to administer a dose of the medication and biometric information captured by the drug control device;
confirm, based on the biometric information, that a patient associated with the biometric information is authorized to self-administer the dose of the medication from the drug delivery device; and
responsive to receiving the request and biometric information and confirmation that the patient is authorized user to self-administer the dose:
obtain, by one or more sensors associated with the drug delivery device, one or more signals indicative of a state of the patient; and
cause, after determining that the state of the patient satisfies a predetermined criteria for allowing the patient to self-administer the medication, the drug delivery device to administer the dose of the medication to the patient.
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