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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 patie

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.

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The invention is claimed as follows: 1. An infusion pump comprising: a housing; a pump actuator located within the housing; a user interface programmed to control the pump actuator; and a patient controlled analgesic button including a fingerprint reader, the patient controlled analgesic button con

The invention is claimed as follows: 1. An infusion pump comprising: a housing; a pump actuator located within the housing; a user interface programmed to control the pump actuator; and a patient controlled analgesic button including a fingerprint reader, the patient controlled analgesic button connected operably to the user interface via a cord, the patient controlled analgesic button and the fingerprint reader configured to selectively enable operation of the pump actuator. 2. The infusion pump of claim 1, wherein a patient's fingerprint is pre-loaded into pump software of the user interface. 3. The infusion pump of claim 1, wherein the fingerprint reader is configured to read a patient's thumbprint. 4. An infusion pump comprising: a pump actuator, a user interface programmed to control the pump actuator, a patient-controlled analgesic button including a fingerprint reader, the patient controlled analgesic button connected operably to the user interface via a cord, and wherein the user interface is programmed to: read a user's fingerprint inputted via the reader when the user activates the patient-controlled analgesic button; compare the user's fingerprint to a pre-loaded fingerprint; verify the user's fingerprint matches the pre-loaded fingerprint; and cause the pump actuator to deliver a dose of medication to a patient upon verification. 5. The infusion pump of claim 4, wherein the pre-loaded fingerprint is a thumbprint. 6. The infusion pump of claim 4, wherein the pre-loaded fingerprint is pre-loaded into pump software of a user interface of the infusion pump. 7. The infusion pump of claim 4, wherein the user is the patient. 8. A medical fluid delivery method comprising the steps of: providing an infusion pump having a patient-controlled analgesic button which includes a fingerprint reader, the patient controlled analgesic button connected operably to the infusion pump via a cord; reading a patient's fingerprint using the fingerprint reader when the patient activates the patient-controlled analgesic button; comparing the patient's fingerprint to a pre-loaded fingerprint; verifying the patient's fingerprint matches the pre-loaded fingerprint; and delivering a dose of medication to the patient using the infusion pump. 9. The medical fluid delivery method of claim 8, wherein reading the patient's fingerprint includes reading a thumbprint. 10. The method of claim 8, which includes providing selective access to the patient-controlled analgesic button via the fingerprint reader. 11. The method of claim 8, which includes pre-loading the patient's fingerprint into software of the infusion pump.