EP1379213A1 - Sensorvorrichtung an einem arzneimittelbehältnis, insbesondere an einer blisterpackung für arzneimittel in tabletten- oder drageeform - Google Patents
Sensorvorrichtung an einem arzneimittelbehältnis, insbesondere an einer blisterpackung für arzneimittel in tabletten- oder drageeformInfo
- Publication number
- EP1379213A1 EP1379213A1 EP02732385A EP02732385A EP1379213A1 EP 1379213 A1 EP1379213 A1 EP 1379213A1 EP 02732385 A EP02732385 A EP 02732385A EP 02732385 A EP02732385 A EP 02732385A EP 1379213 A1 EP1379213 A1 EP 1379213A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- sensor device
- carriage
- medicament container
- slide
- actuating
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
- A61J7/04—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
- A61J7/0409—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers
- A61J7/0481—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers working on a schedule basis
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J1/00—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
- A61J1/03—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for pills or tablets
- A61J1/035—Blister-type containers
Definitions
- Sensor device on a medicament container, in particular on a blister pack for
- the invention relates to a sensor device on a medicament container, in particular on a blister pack for medicaments which are blistered in tablet or coated tablet form, with the further features of the preamble of claim 1.
- the sensor device essentially comprises a holder in or on which the medicament container can be attached.
- An actuator is also provided to dispense a drug, e.g. H. to be able to start, mark or express a tablet or coated tablet.
- a device for querying and / or detecting the removal position in relation to the medicament container interacts with the actuating device.
- the device for querying or detecting the removal position electrically connects signal generation and / or signal processing means which make it possible to generate acoustic signals, to store and display positions, times and the like.
- the actuating device can be moved into the marking and / or removal position.
- the actuating device is a finger-like device which can be displaced and swiveled over the medicament container and which interacts with position measuring elements.
- the invention has for its object to form a sensor device with the features of the preamble of claim 1 such that it is simpler in construction, easier to handle and the position measuring elements for holding the removal position are simpler and more robust.
- This object is achieved by the characterizing features of the independent claims 1 and 2.
- Advantageous further developments result from the subclaims.
- the idea is to arrange the actuating device on a slide that can be displaced over the surface of the medicament container parallel to one of the edges of the medicament container or the holder, and to provide in the carriage either additional guide elements that enable the actuating element to be displaced transversely to the direction of displacement of the carriage or, if necessary, an or to provide several actuators on the slide.
- the guide elements for the transverse displacement of the actuating element are formed by a guide recess in the slide, which runs transversely, in particular at right angles to the direction of displacement of the slide.
- One or more actuating elements are arranged on the carriage in such a way that they can be used to squeeze out rows of coated tablets arranged on the blister pack.
- the slide is at least partially made of transparent material, the operator can see the tablets or coated tablets arranged underneath and move to the removal position particularly easily.
- the at least one actuating element is designed like a button and provided on the underside of the slide with a plunger in order to act on the medicinal products, in particular to express them from the medicinal product container. Basically, it is possible to adapt the plunger to smaller or larger, round or oval pharmaceutical forms.
- the at least one actuating element can be pressed into the carriage against spring force.
- the actuating elements are assigned contact means for detecting the time of the drug withdrawal.
- the position measuring device comprises at least one linear position transmitter, which reacts to the sliding of the carriage over the medicament container. All devices can be used as position sensors, which are fundamentally suitable for determining the position of a slide over a base element, e.g. B. to determine the bracket and convert it into electrical measurement signals. Basically it is e.g. B. possible to provide a toothing on the holder in which a toothed wheel meshes which drives a pulse generator. The number of pulses delivered reflects the position.
- contact pattern arrangements, codes and the like can also be arranged on the holder or the blister itself, which are scanned by an associated contact arrangement or a code reader in order to query the drug position in rows or columns.
- the device is particularly advantageous when the signal generation and / or signal processing means are arranged on the carriage. This makes it possible to design the holder extremely simply and as a cheap part that can be adapted to the blister shape.
- the carriage contains all the electronic and electrical elements necessary for the function of the device to query or store the time, the position, the type of drug, the integrity of the drug package and the like.
- the carriage can extend both over the surface of the medicament container, which is provided with the blister pockets, and partly over the back of the medicament container, provided with the perforation film, in blister form. This makes it possible to parts of the electronic circuit, for. B. to arrange a supply voltage battery and the like on the back of the blister.
- the surface of the carriage then remains relatively transparent, which makes it easier for the user to operate the device.
- a display On the front of the slide facing the operator, a display is arranged, via which it can be shown when the next removal of a tablet has to take place, whether the last removal of a tablet has been properly registered, whether the device as a whole is functioning properly, of what type is inserted medication, for which a code on the medication pack can be read in a manner known per se, which withdrawal position is to be approached next, which can be indicated by differently colored light-emitting diodes or directional arrows and the like.
- Grip recesses can be arranged on both sides of the sled, which facilitate handling of the sled, in particular moving the sled over the pharmaceutical packaging.
- the recessed grips can be arranged on resilient grip elements which interact with catches, which makes it possible to block a displacement of the slide when both recessed grips are not pressed at the same time. This ensures that the sled is not accidentally z. B. is shifted from a rest position. It is also possible to provide catches assigned to the pill positions, in which the carriage or the actuating element snaps into place. In particular, the operation of the sensor device is made easier for older people.
- a plurality of scanning elements on the carriage which, in the first method of the carriage, detect the positions of the medicaments over the surface of the medicament container. These positions can be saved. If the actuating device is actuated when a position is approached again and the medicinal product is squeezed out of the pack, the electronics can assign this second start-up and removal process as a medication removal process to a previously defined position XY.
- the sensors for detecting the drug positions can be optical sensors. However, it is also possible to use touch sensors that react to the bulges of the drug blister. Electromechanical sensors are also possible.
- Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention, in which the carriage and electronics are separated;
- Fig. 2 shows a second embodiment in which the electronics are integrated in the carriage
- FIG. 3 shows a section through the embodiment according to FIG. 1;
- Fig. 4 shows an embodiment corresponding to Fig. 2, wherein the carriage scans a code on the holder to determine the drug positions and
- Fig. 5 shows an embodiment corresponding to Fig. 4, wherein a push-in on both sides
- a sensor device 1 is arranged on a medicament container, namely a blister pack 2, for which purpose a holder 3 is provided, on which the blister 2 is fastened by means of hook-like holding elements 4.
- the holder 3 it is also possible to design the holder 3 as a frame in a manner known per se and to insert the blister pack 2 into the frame.
- the holder 3 has recesses on its underside so that medication 6 in pill form can be pressed through the blister pack 2 and the holder 3 in order to remove the pills from the blister pack.
- an actuating device 5 is provided, which is mounted in such a way that medicinal products 6 can be started up, marked, expressed and removed from the blister pack 2.
- a device for querying and / or detecting a removal position in relation to the blister pack interacts with the actuating device 5.
- Signal generation and / or signal processing means 7 in the form of a processor, memory, a time base and the like are also provided in order to store position signals and time signals which are generated by the sensor device.
- the actuating device 5 can be moved into the marking and / or removal position.
- the actuating device 5 is arranged on a slide 11 which can be moved parallel to one of the edges 10 of the holder 3 over the surface of the blister pack 2.
- guide elements 12 are also provided in the carriage 11, which enable the actuating element 5 to be displaced transversely to the direction of displacement 13 of the carriage 11.
- the carriage is guided along the longitudinal edges 10 of the plate-like holder 3 and engages around the longitudinal edges with little play, so that a tilt-free guidance of the carriage over the holder is ensured. Small tolerances in the area of the holder 3 can be compensated for by pressure springs acting on one or both sides.
- the carriage 11 itself consists of a plate-like element such as the slide of a slide rule and is also guided on the holder 3.
- the guide elements 12 for the transverse displacement of the actuating element 5 are extended by a longitudinal direction 15 in the slide.
- Kende guide recess 16 is formed, which extends at right angles to the direction of displacement 13 of the carriage 11.
- the carriage 11 is partially made of transparent, but at least of translucent material.
- the actuating element 5 is button-shaped and has a plunger on its end facing the blister pack 2 in order to press the medication 6 out of the blister pack 2, in particular to push it through a perforation film 25.
- the button-like actuating element 5 can be pressed into the surface of the slide 11 against spring force.
- contact elements 34, 35 are provided, with which the time and the position of the actuating element 5 on the carriage can be detected.
- the contact means are bridged when the actuating element 5 is pressed into the push-out position and are thus able to connect busbars arranged on both sides of the blister pack 2 with rows 30, 31 with row contacts 32A-G. If the actuating element is in the left position shown in FIG. 1 and the carriage 11 in the third lowest position shown, a contact ring 33 is connected to a left contact 35 when the actuating element is pressed in.
- the cross contact 34 is electrically connected to a contact spring 36 which slides on the collective contact track 30.
- the contact 35 is electrically connected to a sliding contact 40 which acts on the side contact 32 E.
- the carriage 11 extends both over the surface of the blister pack provided with the blister pockets and at least partially over the rear side of the blister pack 2 provided with the perforation film 25.
- the signal generation and signal processing means 7 can partly on the front, partly on the back of the carriage 11.
- a display 51 is arranged which interacts electrically with the signal generation and signal processing means and via which different information regarding the time of removal, operator guidance and the like can be given.
- a receiving device 56 can be arranged in the manner of a tub for removed medicament 6.
- the slide is provided on both sides with recessed handles 60, which can interact with locking elements. For example, it can be advantageous to move the carriage to a rest position at the upper edge of the holder 3 and to latch it there. By simultaneously squeezing the two recessed grips 60, the latching is released and the carriage can be moved freely over the blister pack.
- latches 70 are provided in the form of latching notches, into which latching means snap resiliently. By pressing lightly on the recessed grips 60, this resilient engagement can be released and the carriage can be “moved” into the next line position.
- the embodiment of the sensor device shown in FIG. 2 uses an incremental encoder for position determination, which has a toothed wheel 100, which meshes a toothing 101 on one of the edges 10 of the holder 3.
- the toothed wheel 100 generates pulse sequences which are input into a counting device 103 via a line 102.
- the state of the counting device in principle represents the displacement position of the slide 11, reference being made to the usual, known technology of incremental displacement sensors which are used, for example, on machine tools and the like. Such technologies are fully applicable in the present case. For example, resetting the counting device may be useful when the carriage is brought into its rest position.
- a code reading device 150 interacts with codes 151, which are assigned line by line to the drug arrangements in the blister pack 2.
- the read codes are entered into an evaluation unit 152 via the code reading device 150, decoded there and are then available as position information.
- This embodiment has the advantage that in addition to pure position coding line-related information relating to the medicinal products can be read out, for example relating to different medicinal products in different blister positions.
- a series of input elements 160 which can be actuated, for example, with the tip of a pen, in order to query stored menu items of the electronic device, namely the signal generation and / or signal processing means 7, which naturally includes a processor device, memory and the like.
- FIG. 5 is modified compared to the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 4, in that an actuating element 5 cannot be displaced transversely in a guide recess 16 on the slide 11, but rather a rocker-shaped, ie. H. double-acting actuating element 170, which extends transversely to the direction of displacement 13 of the carriage 11 over the two rows 171, 172 of medicaments 6 in the blister pack 2.
- the actuating element 170 is supported centrally by a pivot axis 173, depending on whether the left side 174 or the right side 175 of the rocker-type actuating element 170 is pressed in, medicaments 6 of either the series 171 or the series 172 are expressed.
- Separate contact elements are assigned to the two sides 174 and 175 of the actuating element 170, so that the signal generation and signal processing means 7, which are accommodated in the carriage 11, can recognize whether the left or the right side of the actuating element 170 has been pressed.
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DE10118313A DE10118313C1 (de) | 2001-04-11 | 2001-04-11 | Sensorvorrichtung an einem Arzneimittelbehältnis, insbesondere an einer Blisterpackung für Arzneimittel in Tabletten- oder Drageeform |
PCT/DE2002/001330 WO2002083057A1 (de) | 2001-04-11 | 2002-04-10 | Sensorvorrichtung an einem arzneimittelbehältnis, insbesondere an einer blisterpackung für arzneimittel in tabletten- oder drageeform |
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