EP3093826A1 - Device for packaging of medicament portions - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a device for packaging medicament portions.
- One type of device for packaging medication portions are the so-called blister machines.
- blister machines For example, this describes WO 2013/034504 A1 such a blister machine.
- the device according to the aforementioned publication is used in pharmacies and hospitals or, with appropriate dimensioning, also in blister centers and automatically compiles medicines composed of several portions of medication individually for each patient in accordance with the prescribed intake times.
- the device packs order data corresponding drug compilations in bags formed from a packaging material web, so-called blister bags, these bags leave the device for further use as a strand of blister bags (also referred to as "blister").
- a blister bag regularly corresponds to a time of administration of a patient, ie contains all portions of medication that a patient must take at a given time of day.
- the order data itself may be, for example, data derived from recipes or the like.
- the device described in the aforementioned document is due to their special construction suitable to produce a plurality (several hundred) of blister packs per hour and is therefore especially in the application where appropriate blister bags are to create for a variety of patients. If the requirement for the production speed of the blister bag is not so high, other blister machines are used, since the aforementioned device is relatively expensive to achieve the high blinding speed. In the simpler blister machines is a variety of Storage and dispensing stations arranged in a matrix on or on a holding device. From the storage and dispensing stations, the medication portions are fed via a central guide device to a packaging device which blisters the provided portions of medication. Alternatively, the provided medication portions can also be packaged in a different way.
- the storage and dispensing stations are attached "externally" to the holding device, and the portions of medication dispensed from the storage and dispensing stations pass through medicated slides to the central guide means. Due to the variety of different drugs that may be stored in the storage and dispensing stations, the guide device is contaminated with a variety of different drug fragments. The drug fragments can be blistered or packaged with the medication portions and can cause unwanted side effects or allergic reactions when the patient is taking the medication.
- the object is achieved by a device for packaging medicament portions according to claim 1.
- the inventive device comprises a frame structure to which at least one guide device is attached, wherein the guide means comprises a plurality of receiving openings and at least one discharge opening.
- the guide device is an independent component that can participate in the formation or support of a basic structure of the device, but is not necessary for the basic structure as such.
- the apparatus further includes a plurality of storage and dispensing stations for dispensing individual portions of medicaments, said storage and dispensing stations having a medicament supply reservoir and a dispensing station having a drug delivery channel for dispensing individual portions of medicament.
- the individual storage and dispensing stations are connected to a control device, and on the basis of a control command of this control device, individual medication portions can be dispensed from each storage and dispensing station.
- the device further comprises a holding device for the storage and dispensing stations, wherein the holding device has a plurality of holders, in each of which a drug slide with a receiving opening and a discharge opening and a storage and dispensing station are arranged, in such a way that the receiving openings of the Medication chutes are associated with the medication delivery channels of the dispensing stations and the dispensing openings of the drug chutes are associated with the receiving openings of the at least one guide device.
- the medication chutes form the link between the drug delivery channel of a storage and dispensing station and the guide means, i. isolated portions of medication arrive via a drug slide in the guide device.
- the apparatus for receiving medication portions from the at least one guide means and forwarding to a packaging station packaging the provided medication portions, the apparatus comprises a collection device.
- the manner of execution of the collection device is not relevant to the present invention.
- it may be a band or a funnel arranged below the at least one guide device, which or which may be the one or more dispensed delivered drug portions to the packaging device.
- the guide device is detachably arranged or attached to the frame structure.
- the at least one holding device and the frame structure are fastened to or in the device in such a way that the holding device and the frame structure are movable relative to one another in such a way that the at least one guide device is accessed in an access position from outside the device can.
- the guide device can be removed and subsequently an already cleaned guide device can be arranged in or on the frame structure.
- the inventive combination of the aforementioned features makes it possible that the cleaning of the device can be performed much faster.
- all the storage and dispensing stations located on the holding device are quickly moved away from the at least one guide device, removed and replaced by a clean guide device. Tedious cleaning of a fixed guide device, as is necessary in the prior art, is eliminated.
- the Device Depending on the type of drug composition to be expected and the number of portions of medication to be packaged, the Device according to the invention a guide device or a plurality of guide devices are used. If, for example, it is to be expected that only a relatively small number of medicament compilations are to be packaged, only one guide device with only one inner guide channel can be used, medicament portions entering the guide channel via the receiving openings and emerging again via the delivery opening.
- a guide device may be used with a plurality of guide channels, wherein then each guide channel is associated with a plurality of receiving openings and a discharge opening. It is also conceivable to use a plurality of guide devices with one or more guide channels.
- the holding device for the storage and dispensing stations is preferably pivotably attached to, for example, the frame structure.
- the complete holding device together with the storage and dispensing stations attached thereto can be pivoted away from the guide device (s) so that direct access to the guide device (s) is possible.
- a corresponding embodiment of the device is structurally simple and inexpensive to implement.
- the at least one retaining device on, for example, the frame structure
- a sliding mechanism which is well known to a person skilled in the art is to be installed in the device.
- the guide device (s) is or are detachably arranged or attached to the frame structure.
- the at least one guide device is designed such that a positive releasable connection between the guide device and the frame structure is made.
- This also has the advantage that no special tool is necessary for releasing the guide device from the frame structure.
- the guide device, or a composite of several guide devices, for example be mounted on a special support of the frame structure. A further fixation of the guide device is not absolutely necessary, since this is fixed by the holding device or the holding devices themselves when "closing" the device.
- the drug slides are components that are heavily contaminated with drug fragments, so that a frequent cleaning of the drug slides is necessary, especially if in a drug slide a storage and dispensing station with a drug that differs from the previously stored there drug, is used.
- the drug slides are usually an integral part of the holding device, the storage and dispensing stations or the guide device. This leads to the fact that the aforementioned components have a complicated and therefore expensive to clean construction.
- the medicament slides are releasably secured to the holders of the at least one holding device, so that they can be easily removed for cleaning and replaced by cleaned medicament slides.
- the medicament slides are designed such that there is a positive releasable connection between the medicament slides and a holding device.
- the collection device can be designed, for example, as a conveyor belt, which transports delivered medication portions to the packaging device.
- a conveyor belt which transports delivered medication portions to the packaging device.
- the conveyor belt for example, arranged on the conveyor release means, several drug compositions can be transported simultaneously with the conveyor belt.
- the collecting device comprises a plurality of collecting devices which serve as temporary medicament stores.
- a collecting device is associated with a guide device, so that a plurality of medicament compilations can be created in parallel, which can then be transferred after completion, for example by opening a closing flap of a collecting device, a funnel or the like, from where they reach the packaging device.
- the collection devices may also be attached to a circulating conveyor belt and passed under the guide means so that each collection device may be passed past each guide means (and thus at each storage and dispensing station), thus reducing the number of different portions of medication required for a drug composition can be used significantly increased.
- the medicament portions intermediately stored in the collecting device are transferred to the packaging device.
- the medication chutes and / or the guide means have an anti-stick coating on the inside. An adhesion of drug fragments forming during operation is reduced, these traps are directed downward through the device and may be removed in dedicated areas.
- the device When cleaning the device regularly all drug slides are removed and purified Replaced drug slides. The number of these drug slides is significant, so when replacing contaminated drug slides, one or more retainers may not be provided with a cleaned medication chute. This has the consequence that the medication portions at these points do not pass as desired in the associated guide means after delivery by the delivery station, which in turn means that the medication portion does not get as intended to the drug composition, so that it is faulty.
- the device has a plurality of sensor devices which detect the presence of all drug chutes. If it is determined that one or more drug chutes are missing after closing the device, a beep or other indication, such as a message on a display device, may be issued requesting the onset of the missing drug chutes.
- FIG. 1 shows a sectional view through a first embodiment of the device according to the invention for packaging medicament portions.
- a plurality of guide means (20) are implemented, which are designed as elongated downpipes with a plurality of receiving openings 21 and a discharge opening 22, wherein the receiving openings 21 and discharge openings 22 in FIG. 1 are merely indicated.
- a plurality of guide means are arranged parallel to one another and form a bundle of guide means, wherein the guide means may be interconnected. Two such bundles are arranged in parallel one behind the other, but at FIG. 1 is not recognizable (see FIG. 3a ).
- the individual guide devices are each mounted on a suspension 13 of a frame structure 10, so that a positive connection between the guide means and the suspensions is formed.
- Each management facility includes a (in FIG. 1 not visible) guide channel, the medication portions are supplied via the receiving openings 21.
- the frame structure 10 comprises at least one horizontal support 11 and at least two vertical supports 12 at the edges of the bundles of guide means, the supports 13 being fixed to the horizontal support 11.
- the frame structure 10 forms a structure disposed within the device to which the guide means are releasably secured, but the guide means themselves do not form part of the inner support structure of the device according to the invention, but can be completely removed from the device without affecting the inner support structure.
- the device according to the invention further comprises a holding device 40, which in the illustration according to FIG. 1 can be seen in the background, and which will be described in more detail with reference to the following figures.
- the retainer 40 serves to hold and align a plurality of drug slides and storage and dispensing stations with respect to the guide means.
- a collection device 50 Disposed below the guide means 20 is a collection device 50 which, in the first embodiment shown, comprises a plurality of collection means 52 which are attached to a circulating conveyor belt 53 (shown only) and are moved beneath the guide means. As a result, each collection device 52 is aligned with each guide device for a certain period of time so that medication portions of each guide device can be transferred to a specific collection device.
- the collection device 50 further includes a funnel 51 into which the collected medication portions are transferred from the collection devices 52 (eg, by opening a closure flap at a particular position above the funnel). From the funnel 51, the medicament compilations formed by the medicament portions reach a packaging device 60 which is shown only schematically and with which the medicament compositions are packaged. Whether the drug compositions are, for example, blistered or otherwise packaged depends on the particular circumstances.
- the packaging device 60, the collecting device 50 and the (not shown) storage and dispensing stations are coupled to a control device 60, via which the individual components of the device according to the invention are controlled.
- FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of a second embodiment of the device according to the invention, wherein the second embodiment is largely consistent with the first embodiment and are described below only those aspects that differ from the first embodiment.
- the guide means of the second embodiment are mounted only on two suspensions 13 within the device, ie, the bundles of guide means 20 are each combined into one or two packages.
- the packages Guide devices can only be removed as a whole, which is advantageous in view of the length of time the replacement of the guide devices, but also requires that always a plurality of guide devices is replaced.
- a collecting device 50 is arranged, but this does not include, as in the first embodiment, the case of a plurality of collection devices, but only a large collection funnel 51, which supplies the drug compositions of a packaging device 60, which with a control device 70 is coupled. Also in this embodiment, the storage and dispensing stations (not shown) are coupled to the controller 70 so that each of them may be individually driven to dispense portions of medication.
- the device according to the invention is not limited to the two aforementioned embodiments.
- specific features of one embodiment may be combined with features of another embodiment.
- FIGS. 3a and 3b show detailed views of a portion of the second embodiment.
- the apparatus comprises two bundles of parallel guide means 20 arranged one behind the other, the guide means or bundles being arranged such that the receiving openings 21 of the guide means 20 are opposite and away from the middle plane between the bundles are arranged.
- a corresponding arrangement of the guide means is particularly useful if, as with respect to the FIGS. 4a and 4b is shown in more detail, two holding devices 40 are each installed with a plurality of storage and dispensing stations.
- the at least one holding device 40 and the frame structure 10 on or in such are fastened to the device, that the holding device 40 and the frame structure 10 are movable relative to each other so that in an access position from the outside to the guide means 20 can be accessed.
- such a relative movement of the frame structure and the holding device is realized to each other by the holding device 40 is arranged pivotably.
- the holding device 40 is formed as a kind of door, which comprises a vertical holding plane 45 and substantially horizontal and vertical frame members 46 and 47, wherein the frame members 46 and 47, as still with reference to the Figure 3c form a kind of protective frame for the plurality of storage and dispensing stations.
- the manner of arranging the guide means 20 implies that the first and the second embodiment of the device according to the invention each comprise two holding means 40, which are pivotable with respect to the guide means, to those in FIGS. 3a and 3b indicated pivot axes SA1 and SA2.
- corresponding pivot hinges are arranged either on the "rear" vertical support 12 or other additional components of the frame structure 10 or the device itself.
- FIG. 3a is a corresponding pivot joint 14 for the (not shown) second holding means 40 indicated.
- FIG. 3b shows a rear view of the illustration according to FIG. 3a , wherein it can be clearly seen that the two bundles of guide devices lie "back to back” and the respective receiving openings 21 are arranged opposite to one another.
- the guide means have in the embodiment so "outside", ie away from the center plane of the device, a plurality of receiving openings 21.
- FIG. 3b only a holding device 40 is shown on the right side. This includes, as with reference to Figure 3c is described in more detail, a A plurality of storage and dispensing stations, of which only the dispensing stations 32 are indicated for the sake of clarity.
- Each dispensing station is associated with a merely indicated medication slide 42 which extends through the support plane 45 and provides communication between the drug delivery channel of the dispensing station and the receiving openings of the guide means.
- the dispensing stations themselves therefore do not extend with any section through the holding plane, but are arranged or fastened "from the outside" on this.
- Figure 3c illustrates how the dispensing stations 32 of the storage and dispensing stations are arranged on the holding device 40.
- the storage and dispensing stations are arranged in a matrix which is surrounded and protected by the horizontal and vertical frame elements 46, 47 of the holding device.
- the dispensing stations 32 are (releasably) attached to the holding plane 45 of the holding device 40 and (not shown) storage 31 are detachably mounted on the dispensing stations 32.
- FIGS. 4a and 4b show detailed views of portions of the second embodiment, wherein in these figures, two holding devices 40 are shown, which are arranged pivotably within the device. Like this in the FIGS. 3a, 3b is indicated, the holding means 40 with (not shown here) pivot joints are pivotally mounted in the device.
- the "back" or “left” holder 40 is shown in a closed state, that is, in a state in which the storage and dispensing stations and the drug chutes are aligned with the guide means.
- the "front” or “right” holding device 40 is already slightly pivoted away from the guide means, on the pivot axis SA2. By pivoting up or down the complete holding device 40, all guiding devices 20 within the device and the medication chutes of the holding device can be accessed become.
- the in the FIGS. 4a and 4b shown position is not yet suitable for unimpeded access to the aforementioned components. For unimpeded access, the holding device 40 must be further pivoted away from the guide means.
- the guide means 20 may be multi-part, in particular formed in two parts, wherein in the embodiment shown, a holding device 40 facing half 20a has the receiving openings 21.
- a half of the device facing half 20b includes a guide channel 23, said guide channel has projections which are to slow the rate of fall of drug portions within the guide means.
- the guide means are internally provided with a non-stick coating 24, which is intended to prevent adherence of detached drug fragments.
- each guide device 20 comprises a guide channel 23.
- the guide devices can also be designed differently in alternative embodiments.
- a guide device with a plurality of guide channels or two guide devices, each with a plurality of guide channels can be used.
- only one guide device with at least one guide channel can be used.
- the particular distribution / arrangement of the receiving openings and the discharge opening (s) depends on the exact number and design of the guide channels.
- FIGS. 5a-5c show detailed views of a holding device 40 with a plurality of attached thereto discharge stations 32, which are each part of a storage and dispensing station 30.
- a holding device 40 with a plurality of attached thereto discharge stations 32, which are each part of a storage and dispensing station 30.
- the holding plane 45 of the holder 40 has a plurality of holders 41.
- the brackets 41 are in this Embodiment designed as openings in the holding plane 45, and in these openings, the drug chutes 42 are arranged positively and releasably (see FIGS. 5b, 5c ).
- the holders 41 each have projections 48 to which the dispensing stations 32 of the storage and dispensing stations 30 can be attached.
- a drug slide 42 is arranged, via which the medication portions are passed from the delivery channels of the delivery stations in the guide means.
- the medicament slides 42 are arranged in a form-fitting manner with the holders 41. How one FIG. 5c can be removed, the drug slides 42 are simply inserted into the holders 41 in the embodiment shown, wherein the receiving openings 43 abut the drug delivery channels 33 of the dispensing stations 32. The delivery openings 44 of the drug slides are aligned (in the closed state of the device) to the receiving openings of the guide means.
- the holding device 40 comprises a plurality of sensors 49a, which detect the presence of the medication chutes.
- the arrangement and number of sensors is dependent on their exact structure and should only be indicated here.
- the sensors may be connected to the controller of the device, and a lack of a medication chute may be displayed centrally.
- the sensors determine the degree of contamination of the drug slides and transmit them to the control device.
- FIGS. 6a and 6b show detailed views of a third embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- this third embodiment unlike the previous two described embodiments, not a double layer of guide devices installed, each having receiving openings only on one side, but a single layer of parallel guide means having on both sides of the guide means receiving openings 21, wherein in the Figures 6a and 6b only the receiving openings 21 are shown, which are not covered by a holding device 40.
- portions of medication from storage and dispensing stations may be dispensed into both sides of the guide means.
- the holding devices were arranged pivotably in the device.
- the possibility according to the invention for relative movement of the holding devices or the guide devices is realized differently in the third embodiment, namely by providing a sliding mechanism at the lower end of the holding device 40.
- a guide rail 101 is arranged on a bottom plate 100 of the device according to the invention, in which rollers 102 at the bottom Are guided end of the holding device.
- the retainer 40 with all the storage and dispensing stations and drug slides can be pushed away from the guide means 20, giving the possibility of access to the guide means and the drug slides.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Medikamentenportionen, wobei die Vorrichtung erfindungsgemäß verbesserte Reinigungsmöglichkeiten aufweist. Die Vorrichtung umfasst eine Rahmenstruktur (10), an welcher zumindest eine Führungseinrichtung (20) befestigt ist, welche eine Mehrzahl von Aufnahmeöffnungen (21) und zumindest eine Abgabeöffnung (22) aufweist, eine Mehrzahl von Speicher- und Abgabestationen (30) mit einem Vorratsspeicher (31) und einer Abgabestation (32) mit einem Medikamentenabgabekanal (33), zumindest eine Halteeinrichtung (40) mit einer Mehrzahl von Halterungen (41), bei welchen jeweils eine Medikamentenrutsche (42) mit einer Aufnahmeöffnung (43) und einer Abgabeöffnung (44) und eine Speicher- und Abgabestation (20) derart angeordnet sind, dass die Aufnahmeöffnungen (43) der Medikamentenrutschen (42) den Medikamentenabgabekanälen (33) der Abgabestationen (32) und die Abgabeöffnungen (44) der Medikamentenrutschen (42) den Aufnahmeöffnungen (21) der zumindest einen Führungseinrichtung (20) zugeordnet sind, zumindest einer Sammelvorrichtung (50) zum Aufnehmen von Medikamentenportionen, wobei die zumindest eine Führungseinrichtung (20) lösbar an der Rahmenstruktur (10) angeordnet ist und die zumindest eine Halteeinrichtung (40) und die Rahmenstruktur (10) derart an bzw. in der Vorrichtung (1) befestigt sind, dass die Halteeinrichtung (40) und die Rahmenstruktur (10) derart relativ zueinander bewegbar sind, dass in einer Zugriffsstellung von außerhalb der Vorrichtung (1) auf die zumindest eine Führungseinrichtung (20) zugegriffen werden kann.The invention relates to a device for packaging medicament portions, wherein the device according to the invention has improved cleaning options. The device comprises a frame structure (10) to which at least one guide device (20) is fastened, which has a plurality of receiving openings (21) and at least one discharge opening (22), a plurality of storage and dispensing stations (30) with a storage device (31) and a dispensing station (32) with a drug delivery channel (33), at least one holding device (40) with a plurality of holders (41), in each case a drug slide (42) having a receiving opening (43) and a discharge opening (44 ) and a storage and dispensing station (20) are arranged such that the receiving openings (43) of the drug chutes (42) the drug delivery channels (33) of the dispensing stations (32) and the delivery openings (44) of the drug chutes (42) the receiving openings (21 ) are associated with the at least one guide means (20), at least one collecting device (50) for receiving medicament portions, wherein the at least e a guide device (20) is arranged detachably on the frame structure (10) and the at least one holding device (40) and the frame structure (10) are fastened to or in the device (1) such that the holding device (40) and the frame structure (10) are movable relative to each other so that in an access position from outside the device (1) on the at least one guide means (20) can be accessed.
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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Medikamentenportionen.The present invention relates to a device for packaging medicament portions.
Eine Art von Vorrichtungen zum Verpacken von Medikamentenportionen sind die sogenannten Blisterautomaten. Beispielsweise beschreibt die
Die in der vorgenannten Druckschrift beschriebene Vorrichtung ist aufgrund ihrer speziellen Konstruktion geeignet, eine Vielzahl (mehrere Hundert) von Blisterbeuteln pro Stunde zu erzeugen und kommt daher insbesondere dort zur Anwendung, wo für eine Vielzahl von Patienten entsprechende Blisterbeutel zu erstellen sind. Ist die Anforderung an die Herstellungsgeschwindigkeit der Blisterbeutel nicht so hoch, kommen andere Blisterautomaten zur Anwendung, da die vorgenannte Vorrichtung zum Erreichen der hohen Verblisterungsgeschwindigkeit relativ aufwendig konstruiert ist. Bei den einfacheren Blisterautomaten ist eine Vielzahl von Speicher- und Abgabestationen in einer Matrix auf bzw. an einer Halteeinrichtung angeordnet. Von den Speicher- und Abgabestationen werden die Medikamentenportionen über eine zentrale Führungseinrichtung einer Verpackungsvorrichtung zugeführt, welche die bereitgestellten Medikamentenportionen verblistert. Alternativ können die bereitgestellten Medikamentenportionen auch auf eine andere Art verpackt werden.The device described in the aforementioned document is due to their special construction suitable to produce a plurality (several hundred) of blister packs per hour and is therefore especially in the application where appropriate blister bags are to create for a variety of patients. If the requirement for the production speed of the blister bag is not so high, other blister machines are used, since the aforementioned device is relatively expensive to achieve the high blinding speed. In the simpler blister machines is a variety of Storage and dispensing stations arranged in a matrix on or on a holding device. From the storage and dispensing stations, the medication portions are fed via a central guide device to a packaging device which blisters the provided portions of medication. Alternatively, the provided medication portions can also be packaged in a different way.
Die Speicher- und Abgabestationen sind "von außen" an der Halteeinrichtung befestigt, und die von den Speicher- und Abgabestationen abgegebenen Medikamentenportionen gelangen über Medikamentenrutschen zu der zentralen Führungseinrichtung. Aufgrund der Vielzahl verschiedener Medikamente, die in den Speicher- und Abgabestationen gespeichert sein können, wird die Führungseinrichtung mit einer Vielzahl von unterschiedlichen Medikamentenfragmenten kontaminiert. Die Medikamentenfragmente können mit den Medikamentenportionen verblistert bzw. verpackt werden und können unerwünschte Nebenwirkungen oder allergische Reaktionen auslösen, wenn der Patient die Medikamentenzusammenstellung zu sich nimmt.The storage and dispensing stations are attached "externally" to the holding device, and the portions of medication dispensed from the storage and dispensing stations pass through medicated slides to the central guide means. Due to the variety of different drugs that may be stored in the storage and dispensing stations, the guide device is contaminated with a variety of different drug fragments. The drug fragments can be blistered or packaged with the medication portions and can cause unwanted side effects or allergic reactions when the patient is taking the medication.
Es ist daher auch bei den Verpackungsvorrichtungen, deren Verpackungsgeschwindigkeit nicht so hoch ist, wie die der oben genannten Vorrichtung, ganz wesentlich, dass die Teile der Vorrichtung, die mit verschiedenen Medikamentenportionen in Kontakt geraten, regelmäßig gereinigt werden. Bei den bekannten Vorrichtungen ist dieser Reinigungsvorgang sehr zeitaufwendig, da die Vorrichtungen zunächst zum Teil auseinandergebaut werden müssen, um anschließend u.a. die zentrale Führungseinrichtung per Hand sorgfältig zu reinigen.It is therefore also essential in the case of packaging devices whose packing speed is not so high as that of the above-mentioned device, that the parts of the device which come into contact with different portions of medicament are cleaned regularly. In the known devices, this cleaning process is very time consuming, since the devices must first be partially disassembled to u.a. to carefully clean the central guide device by hand.
Es ist Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung, eine Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Medikamentenportionen bereitzustellen, bei welcher reinigungsbedingte Ausfallzeiten vermindert sind.It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for packaging medicament portions, wherein cleaning-related downtime is reduced.
Die Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß gelöst durch eine Vorrichtung zum Verpacken von Medikamentenportionen gemäß Patentanspruch 1. Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung umfasst eine Rahmenstruktur, an welcher zumindest eine Führungseinrichtung befestigt ist, wobei die Führungseinrichtung eine Mehrzahl von Aufnahmeöffnungen und zumindest eine Abgabeöffnung aufweist. Bei der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist die Führungseinrichtung ein eigenständiges Bauteil, das bei der Bildung bzw. Stützung einer Grundstruktur der Vorrichtung mitwirken kann, jedoch nicht notwendig für die Grundstruktur als solche ist.The object is achieved by a device for packaging medicament portions according to claim 1. The inventive device comprises a frame structure to which at least one guide device is attached, wherein the guide means comprises a plurality of receiving openings and at least one discharge opening. at the device according to the invention, the guide device is an independent component that can participate in the formation or support of a basic structure of the device, but is not necessary for the basic structure as such.
Die Vorrichtung umfasst ferner eine Mehrzahl von Speicher-und Abgabestationen zum Abgeben einzelner Medikamentenportionen, wobei diese Speicher- und Abgabestationen einen Vorratsspeicher für Medikamentenportionen und eine Abgabestation mit einem Medikamentenabgabekanal zum Abgeben von einzelnen Medikamentenportionen aufweisen. Die einzelnen Speicher- und Abgabestationen sind mit einer Steuereinrichtung verbunden, und auf einen Steuerbefehl dieser Steuereinrichtung hin können von jeder Speicher- und Abgabestation einzelne Medikamentenportionen abgegeben werden.The apparatus further includes a plurality of storage and dispensing stations for dispensing individual portions of medicaments, said storage and dispensing stations having a medicament supply reservoir and a dispensing station having a drug delivery channel for dispensing individual portions of medicament. The individual storage and dispensing stations are connected to a control device, and on the basis of a control command of this control device, individual medication portions can be dispensed from each storage and dispensing station.
Die Vorrichtung umfasst ferner eine Halteeinrichtung für die Speicher- und Abgabestationen, wobei die Halteeinrichtung eine Mehrzahl von Halterungen aufweist, bei welchen jeweils eine Medikamentenrutsche mit einer Aufnahmeöffnung und einer Abgabeöffnung sowie eine Speicher- und Abgabestation angeordnet sind, und zwar derart, dass die Aufnahmeöffnungen der Medikamentenrutschen den Medikamentenabgabekanälen der Abgabestationen und die Abgabeöffnungen der Medikamentenrutschen den Aufnahmeöffnungen der zumindest einen Führungseinrichtung zugeordnet sind. Mit anderen Worten, die Medikamentenrutschen bilden das Bindeglied zwischen dem Medikamentenabgabekanal einer Speicher- und Abgabestation und der Führungseinrichtung, d.h. vereinzelte Medikamentenportionen gelangen über eine Medikamentenrutsche in die Führungseinrichtung.The device further comprises a holding device for the storage and dispensing stations, wherein the holding device has a plurality of holders, in each of which a drug slide with a receiving opening and a discharge opening and a storage and dispensing station are arranged, in such a way that the receiving openings of the Medication chutes are associated with the medication delivery channels of the dispensing stations and the dispensing openings of the drug chutes are associated with the receiving openings of the at least one guide device. In other words, the medication chutes form the link between the drug delivery channel of a storage and dispensing station and the guide means, i. isolated portions of medication arrive via a drug slide in the guide device.
Zum Aufnehmen von Medikamentenportionen von der zumindest einen Führungseinrichtung und Weiterleiten an eine Verpackungsstation, welche die bereitgestellten Medikamentenportionen verpackt, umfasst die Vorrichtung schließlich eine Sammelvorrichtung. Die Art und Weise der Ausführung der Sammelvorrichtung ist für die vorliegende Erfindung nicht maßgeblich. So kann es sich beispielsweise um ein unter der zumindest einen Führungseinrichtung angeordnetes Band oder einen Trichter handeln, welches bzw. welcher die abgegebenen Medikamentenportionen zu der Verpackungsvorrichtung leitet.Finally, for receiving medication portions from the at least one guide means and forwarding to a packaging station packaging the provided medication portions, the apparatus comprises a collection device. The manner of execution of the collection device is not relevant to the present invention. For example, it may be a band or a funnel arranged below the at least one guide device, which or which may be the one or more dispensed delivered drug portions to the packaging device.
Aufgrund der Vielzahl der unterschiedlichen Medikamentenportionen, die von den Speicher- und Abgabestationen in die zumindest eine Führungseinrichtung abgegeben werden, ist diese rasch mit Medikamentenfragmenten verunreinigt. Je höher der Grad der Verunreinigung mit Medikamentenfraktionen, desto größer die Gefahr, dass Medikamentenfragmente mit den zusammengestellten Medikamentenportionen verpackt werden. Eine regelmäßige Reinigung der Führungseinrichtung ist daher notwendig. Um eine solche Reinigung zu vereinfachen und damit die Ausfallzeiten der Vorrichtung zu verringern ist vorgesehen, dass die Führungseinrichtung lösbar an der Rahmenstruktur angeordnet bzw. befestigt ist. Ferner ist erfindungsgemäß vorgesehen, dass die zumindest eine Halteeinrichtung und die Rahmenstruktur derart an bzw. in der Vorrichtung befestigt sind, dass die Halteeinrichtung und die Rahmenstruktur derart relativ zueinander bewegbar sind, dass in einer Zugriffsstellung von außerhalb der Vorrichtung auf die zumindest eine Führungseinrichtung zugegriffen werden kann.Due to the large number of different portions of medication that are dispensed from the storage and dispensing stations in the at least one guide device, this is quickly contaminated with drug fragments. The higher the level of contamination with drug fractions, the greater the risk that drug fragments will be packaged with the collected medication portions. Regular cleaning of the guide device is therefore necessary. In order to simplify such a cleaning and thus to reduce the downtime of the device, it is provided that the guide device is detachably arranged or attached to the frame structure. Furthermore, it is provided according to the invention that the at least one holding device and the frame structure are fastened to or in the device in such a way that the holding device and the frame structure are movable relative to one another in such a way that the at least one guide device is accessed in an access position from outside the device can.
Aufgrund der lösbaren Anordnung der zumindest einen Führungseinrichtung an der Rahmenstruktur kann die Führungseinrichtung entnommen werden und es kann anschließend eine bereits gereinigte Führungseinrichtung in bzw. an der Rahmenstruktur angeordnet werden. Die erfindungsgemäße Kombination der vorgenannten Merkmale ermöglicht es, dass die Reinigung der Vorrichtung wesentlich schneller durchgeführt werden kann. Durch eine einzige Bewegung werden rasch sämtliche an der Halteeinrichtung befindlichen Speicher- und Abgabestationen von der zumindest einen Führungseinrichtung fortbewegt, diese entnommen und durch eine saubere Führungseinrichtung ersetzt. Ein mühsames Reinigen einer festverbauten Führungseinrichtung, wie dies beim Stand der Technik notwendig ist, entfällt.Due to the detachable arrangement of the at least one guide device on the frame structure, the guide device can be removed and subsequently an already cleaned guide device can be arranged in or on the frame structure. The inventive combination of the aforementioned features makes it possible that the cleaning of the device can be performed much faster. As a result of a single movement, all the storage and dispensing stations located on the holding device are quickly moved away from the at least one guide device, removed and replaced by a clean guide device. Tedious cleaning of a fixed guide device, as is necessary in the prior art, is eliminated.
Abhängig von der zu erwartenden Art der Medikamentenzusammenstellungen und der Anzahl der zu verpackenden Medikamentenportionen können bei der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung eine Führungseinrichtung oder eine Mehrzahl von Führungseinrichtungen genutzt werden. Ist zum Beispiel zu erwarten, dass nur eine relativ kleine Anzahl von Medikamentenzusammenstellungen zu verpacken sind, kann lediglich eine Führungseinrichtung mit lediglich einem inneren Führungskanal verwendet werden, wobei Medikamentenportionen über die Aufnahmeöffnungen in den Führungskanal gelangen und über die Abgabeöffnung wieder austreten.Depending on the type of drug composition to be expected and the number of portions of medication to be packaged, the Device according to the invention a guide device or a plurality of guide devices are used. If, for example, it is to be expected that only a relatively small number of medicament compilations are to be packaged, only one guide device with only one inner guide channel can be used, medicament portions entering the guide channel via the receiving openings and emerging again via the delivery opening.
Alternativ kann eine Führungseinrichtung mit einer Mehrzahl von Führungskanälen verwendet werden, wobei dann jedem Führungskanal eine Mehrzahl von Aufnahmeöffnungen und eine Abgabeöffnung zugeordnet ist. Es ist auch denkbar, eine Mehrzahl von Führungseinrichtungen mit einem oder mehreren Führungskanälen zu verwenden.Alternatively, a guide device may be used with a plurality of guide channels, wherein then each guide channel is associated with a plurality of receiving openings and a discharge opening. It is also conceivable to use a plurality of guide devices with one or more guide channels.
Die Halteeinrichtung für die Speicher- und Abgabestationen ist vorzugsweise verschwenkbar an beispielsweise der Rahmenstruktur befestigt. In einem solchen Fall kann die komplette Halteeinrichtung samt den an dieser befestigten Speicher- und Abgabestationen von der bzw. den Führungseinrichtungen weggeschwenkt werden, so dass ein direkter Zugriff auf die Führungseinrichtung(en) möglich ist. Eine entsprechende Ausgestaltung der Vorrichtung ist konstruktiv einfach und kostengünstig zu realisieren.The holding device for the storage and dispensing stations is preferably pivotably attached to, for example, the frame structure. In such a case, the complete holding device together with the storage and dispensing stations attached thereto can be pivoted away from the guide device (s) so that direct access to the guide device (s) is possible. A corresponding embodiment of the device is structurally simple and inexpensive to implement.
Alternativ zu der Verschwenkung der zumindest einen Halteeinrichtung an beispielsweise der Rahmenstruktur ist es möglich, die zumindest eine Halteeinrichtung und die Führungseinrichtung(en) parallel zueinander zu verschieben, d.h. die Rahmenstruktur relativ zu einer ortsfesten Halteeinrichtung oder eine Halteeinrichtung relativ zu einer ortsfesten Rahmenstruktur. Dazu ist ein dem Fachmann hinlänglich bekannter Verschiebemechanismus in der Vorrichtung zu verbauen.As an alternative to the pivoting of the at least one retaining device on, for example, the frame structure, it is possible to displace the at least one retaining device and the guide device (s) in parallel to one another, ie. the frame structure relative to a stationary holding device or a holding device relative to a stationary frame structure. For this purpose, a sliding mechanism which is well known to a person skilled in the art is to be installed in the device.
Wie bereits angedeutet, ist die oder sind die Führungseinrichtung(en) lösbar an der Rahmenstruktur angeordnet bzw. befestigt. Um ein möglichst rasches Lösen von der Rahmenstruktur zu ermöglichen, ist es bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform vorgesehen, dass die zumindest eine Führungseinrichtung derart ausgebildet ist, dass eine formschlüssige lösbare Verbindung zwischen der Führungseinrichtung und der Rahmenstruktur besteht. Dies hat ferner den Vorteil, dass zum Lösen der Führungseinrichtung von der Rahmenstruktur kein spezielles Werkzeug notwendig ist. Erfindungsgemäß kann die Führungseinrichtung, oder ein Verbund von mehreren Führungseinrichtungen, beispielsweise an einer speziellen Halterung der Rahmenstruktur eingehängt sein. Eine weitere Fixierung der Führungseinrichtung ist nicht unbedingt notwendig, da diese beim "Schließen" der Vorrichtung durch die Halteeinrichtung bzw. die Halteeinrichtungen selber fixiert ist.As already indicated, the guide device (s) is or are detachably arranged or attached to the frame structure. In order to enable the fastest possible release of the frame structure, it is provided in a preferred embodiment that the at least one guide device is designed such that a positive releasable connection between the guide device and the frame structure is made. This also has the advantage that no special tool is necessary for releasing the guide device from the frame structure. According to the invention, the guide device, or a composite of several guide devices, for example, be mounted on a special support of the frame structure. A further fixation of the guide device is not absolutely necessary, since this is fixed by the holding device or the holding devices themselves when "closing" the device.
Neben der bzw. den Führungseinrichtungen sind die Medikamentenrutschen Bauteile, welche stark mit Medikamentenfragmenten verunreinigt werden, so dass auch eine häufige Reinigung der Medikamentenrutschen notwendig ist, insbesondere wenn bei einer Medikamentenrutsche eine Speicherund Abgabestation mit einem Medikament, welches von dem vorher dort gelagerten Medikament abweicht, verwendet wird. Beim Stand der Technik sind die Medikamentenrutschen üblicherweise integraler Bestandteil der Halteeinrichtung, der Speicher- und Abgabestationen oder der Führungseinrichtung. Dies führt dazu das, dass die vorgenannten Bauteile einen komplizierten und damit aufwendig zu reinigenden Aufbau aufweisen. Erfindungsgemäß ist es vorgesehen, dass die Medikamentenrutschen lösbar bei den Halterungen der zumindest einen Halteeinrichtung befestigt sind, so dass diese zur Reinigung einfach entnommen und durch gereinigte Medikamentenrutschen ersetzt werden können. Aus bereits oben genannten Gründen ist es besonders bevorzugt, dass die Medikamentenrutschen derart ausgebildet sind, dass eine formschlüssige lösbare Verbindung zwischen den Medikamentenrutschen und einer Halteeinrichtung besteht.In addition to the or the guide means the drug slides are components that are heavily contaminated with drug fragments, so that a frequent cleaning of the drug slides is necessary, especially if in a drug slide a storage and dispensing station with a drug that differs from the previously stored there drug, is used. In the prior art, the drug slides are usually an integral part of the holding device, the storage and dispensing stations or the guide device. This leads to the fact that the aforementioned components have a complicated and therefore expensive to clean construction. According to the invention, it is provided that the medicament slides are releasably secured to the holders of the at least one holding device, so that they can be easily removed for cleaning and replaced by cleaned medicament slides. For reasons already mentioned above, it is particularly preferred that the medicament slides are designed such that there is a positive releasable connection between the medicament slides and a holding device.
Die Sammelvorrichtung kann beispielsweise als Förderband ausgebildet sein, welches abgegebene Medikamentenportionen zu der Verpackungsvorrichtung transportiert. Bei entsprechender Ausbildung des Förderbandes, beispielsweise mit auf dem Förderband angeordneten Trennmitteln, können auch mehrere Medikamentenzusammenstellungen gleichzeitig mit dem Förderband transportiert werden. Es ist jedoch unpraktisch und im Hinblick auf die Zuverlässigkeit der Separierung der einzelnen Medikamentenzusammenstellungen nur schwer möglich, das Förderband mit einer Vielzahl von Trennmitteln zu versehen.The collection device can be designed, for example, as a conveyor belt, which transports delivered medication portions to the packaging device. With appropriate design of the conveyor belt, for example, arranged on the conveyor release means, several drug compositions can be transported simultaneously with the conveyor belt. However, it is impractical and with regard to on the reliability of the separation of the individual drug compilations difficult to provide the conveyor belt with a variety of release agents.
Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist es daher vorgesehen, dass die Sammelvorrichtung eine Mehrzahl von Sammeleinrichtungen umfasst, die als temporäre Medikamentenspeicher dienen. Regelmäßig ist dabei eine Sammeleinrichtung einer Führungseinrichtung zugeordnet, so dass parallel mehrere Medikamentenzusammenstellungen erstellt werden können, die dann nach Fertigstellung, beispielsweise durch ein Öffnen einer Verschlussklappe einer Sammeleinrichtung, einem Trichter oder dergleichen übergeben werden können, von wo aus sie zu der Verpackungsvorrichtung gelangen.In a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention, it is therefore provided that the collecting device comprises a plurality of collecting devices which serve as temporary medicament stores. Regularly, a collecting device is associated with a guide device, so that a plurality of medicament compilations can be created in parallel, which can then be transferred after completion, for example by opening a closing flap of a collecting device, a funnel or the like, from where they reach the packaging device.
Alternativ können die Sammeleinrichtungen auch an einem umlaufenden Transportband befestigt sein und unter der bzw. den Führungseinrichtungen vorbeigeführt werden, so dass jede Sammeleinrichtung an jeder Führungseinrichtung (und damit an jeder Speicher- und Abgabestation) vorbeigeführt werden kann, was die Anzahl unterschiedlicher Medikamentenportionen, die für eine Medikamentenzusammenstellung genutzt werden können, erheblich erhöht. Sobald eine Sammeleinrichtung mittels des Transportbandes an bzw. über der Verpackungsvorrichtung vorbei geführt wird, werden die in der Sammeleinrichtung zwischengelagerten Medikamentenportionen an die Verpackungsvorrichtung übergegeben.Alternatively, the collection devices may also be attached to a circulating conveyor belt and passed under the guide means so that each collection device may be passed past each guide means (and thus at each storage and dispensing station), thus reducing the number of different portions of medication required for a drug composition can be used significantly increased. As soon as a collecting device is guided past the packaging device by means of the conveyor belt, the medicament portions intermediately stored in the collecting device are transferred to the packaging device.
Um zu vermeiden, dass Medikamentenfragmente an den Medikamentenrutschen oder der bzw. den Führungseinrichtungen hängen bleiben und von nachfolgenden Medikamentenportionen aufgenommen oder mitgerissen werden, ist es bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform vorgesehen, dass die Medikamentenrutschen und/oder die Führungseinrichtung innen eine Antihaftbeschichtung aufweisen. Eine Anhaftung von sich beim Betrieb bildenden Medikamentenfragmenten wird vermindert, diese Fallen durch die Vorrichtung nach unten und können in speziell dafür vorgesehenen Bereichen abgeführt werden.In order to prevent drug fragments from sticking to the drug chutes or the guide means and being taken up or entrained by subsequent drug portions, in a preferred embodiment it is provided that the medication chutes and / or the guide means have an anti-stick coating on the inside. An adhesion of drug fragments forming during operation is reduced, these traps are directed downward through the device and may be removed in dedicated areas.
Bei der Reinigung der Vorrichtung werden regelmäßig sämtliche Medikamentenrutschen entnommen und durch gereinigte Medikamentenrutschen ersetzt. Die Anzahl dieser Medikamentenrutschen ist erheblich, so dass es vorkommen kann, dass beim Ersetzen von verunreinigten Medikamentenrutschen eine oder mehrere Halterungen nicht mit einer gereinigten Medikamentenrutsche versehen werden. Dies hat zur Folge, dass die Medikamentenportionen bei diesen Stellen nach Abgabe durch die Abgabestation nicht wie gewünscht in die zugeordnete Führungseinrichtung gelangen, was wiederrum zur Folge hat, dass die Medikamentenportion nicht wie vorgesehen zu der Medikamentenzusammenstellung gelangt, so dass diese fehlerhaft ist. Um zu vermeiden, dass bei dem Reinigen der Vorrichtung ein Wiedereinsetzen einer Medikamentenrutsche übersehen wird, ist es bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform vorgesehen, dass die Vorrichtung eine Mehrzahl von Sensoreinrichtungen aufweist, die das Vorhandensein sämtlicher Medikamentenrutschen erfassen. Wird festgestellt, dass nach Schließen der Vorrichtung eine oder mehrere Medikamentenrutschen fehlen, kann ein Signalton oder eine anderer Hinweis, beispielsweise eine Meldung auf einer Anzeigeeinrichtung, ausgegeben werden, der bzw. die zum Einsetzen der fehlenden Medikamentenrutschen auffordert.When cleaning the device regularly all drug slides are removed and purified Replaced drug slides. The number of these drug slides is significant, so when replacing contaminated drug slides, one or more retainers may not be provided with a cleaned medication chute. This has the consequence that the medication portions at these points do not pass as desired in the associated guide means after delivery by the delivery station, which in turn means that the medication portion does not get as intended to the drug composition, so that it is faulty. In order to avoid overlooking re-insertion of a medication chute when cleaning the device, in a preferred embodiment it is provided that the device has a plurality of sensor devices which detect the presence of all drug chutes. If it is determined that one or more drug chutes are missing after closing the device, a beep or other indication, such as a message on a display device, may be issued requesting the onset of the missing drug chutes.
Im Nachfolgenden wird die Erfindung unter Bezugnahme auf die beigefügte Zeichnung anhand mehrerer bevorzugter Ausführungsformen beschrieben, wobei
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Die Rahmenstruktur 10 umfasst zumindest einen horizontalen Träger 11 und zumindest zwei vertikale Träger 12 bei den Rändern der Bündel von Führungseinrichtungen, wobei an dem horizontalen Träger 11 die Aufhängungen 13 befestigt sind. Die Rahmenstruktur 10 bildet eine innerhalb der Vorrichtung angeordnete Struktur, an welcher die Führungseinrichtungen lösbar befestigt sind, die Führungseinrichtungen selber bilden aber keinen Teil der inneren Stützstruktur der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung, sondern können vollständig aus der Vorrichtung entnommen werden, ohne die innere Stützstruktur zu beeinträchtigen.The
Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung umfasst ferner eine Halteeinrichtung 40, die bei der Darstellung gemäß
Unterhalb der Führungseinrichtungen 20 ist eine Sammelvorrichtung 50 angeordnet, wobei diese bei der gezeigten ersten Ausführungsform eine Mehrzahl von Sammeleinrichtungen 52 umfasst, die an einem (lediglich angedeuteten) umlaufenden Transportband 53 befestigt sind und unterhalb der Führungseinrichtungen fortbewegt werden. Dadurch ist jede Sammeleinrichtung 52 für einen gewissen Zeitraum an jeder Führungseinrichtung ausgerichtet, so dass Medikamentenportionen von jeder Führungseinrichtung in eine bestimmte Sammeleinrichtung übergeben werden können. Die Sammelvorrichtung 50 umfasst ferner einen Trichter 51, in welchen die gesammelten Medikamentenportionen von den Sammeleinrichtungen 52 (beispielsweise durch Öffnen einer Schließklappe bei einer bestimmten Position über dem Trichter) übergeben werden. Von dem Trichter 51 gelangen die von den Medikamentenportionen gebildeten Medikamentenzusammenstellungen zu einer lediglich schematisch dargestellten Verpackungsvorrichtung 60, mit welcher die Medikamentenzusammenstellungen verpackt werden. Ob die Medikamentenzusammenstellungen beispielsweise verblistert oder anderweitig verpackt werden, hängt von den jeweiligen Gegebenheiten ab.Disposed below the guide means 20 is a
Die Verpackungsvorrichtung 60, die Sammelvorrichtung 50 sowie die (nicht dargestellten) Speicher- und Abgabestationen sind mit einer Steuereinrichtung 60 gekoppelt, über welche die einzelne Bauteile der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung angesteuert werden.The
Wie es im oberen Teil von
Unter den Führungseinrichtungen ist auch bei dieser Ausführungsform eine Sammelvorrichtung 50 angeordnet, diese umfasst jedoch nicht, wie dies bei der ersten Ausführungsform der Fall war, eine Mehrzahl von Sammeleinrichtungen, sondern lediglich einen großen Sammeltrichter 51, der die Medikamentenzusammenstellungen einer Verpackungsvorrichtung 60 zuführt, die mit einer Steuereinrichtung 70 gekoppelt ist. Auch bei dieser Ausführungsform sind die (nicht dargestellten) Speicher- und Abgabestationen mit der Steuereinrichtung 70 gekoppelt, so dass diese jeweils einzeln zum Abgeben von Medikamentenportionen angesteuert werden können.Among the guide means in this embodiment, a collecting
Die erfindungsgemäße Vorrichtung ist nicht auf die beiden vorgenannten Ausführungsformen beschränkt. So können beispielsweise spezielle Merkmale einer Ausführungsform mit Merkmalen einer anderen Ausführungsform kombiniert werden. Beispielsweise ist es denkbar, eine Sammelvorrichtung mit einer Mehrzahl von Sammeleinrichtungen mit der Art und Weise der Ausgestaltung der Führungseinrichtungen gemäß der zweiten Ausführungsform zu kombinieren.The device according to the invention is not limited to the two aforementioned embodiments. For example, specific features of one embodiment may be combined with features of another embodiment. For example, it is conceivable to combine a collecting device with a plurality of collecting devices with the manner of designing the guiding devices according to the second embodiment.
Erfindungsgemäß ist es vorgesehen, dass die zumindest eine Halteeinrichtung 40 und die Rahmenstruktur 10 derart an bzw. in der Vorrichtung befestigt sind, dass die Halteeinrichtung 40 und die Rahmenstruktur 10 derart relativ zueinander bewegbar sind, dass in einer Zugriffsstellung von außen auf die Führungseinrichtungen 20 zugegriffen werden kann. Bei der zweiten Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist eine solche Relativbewegung der Rahmenstruktur und der Halteeinrichtung zueinander realisiert, indem die Halteeinrichtung 40 verschwenkbar angeordnet ist.According to the invention, it is provided that the at least one
Wie dies insbesondere
Wie bereits angedeutet, bedingt die Art und Weise der Anordnung der Führungseinrichtungen 20, dass die erste und die zweite Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung jeweils zwei Halteeinrichtungen 40 umfassen, die im Hinblick auf die Führungseinrichtungen verschwenkbar sind, und zwar um die in
In
Jeder Abgabestation ist eine lediglich angedeutet Medikamentenrutsche 42 zugeordnet, die sich durch die Halteebene 45 erstreckt und eine Verbindung zwischen dem Medikamentenabgabekanal der Abgabestation und den Aufnahmeöffnungen der Führungseinrichtungen schafft. Die Abgabestationen selber erstrecken sich also selber mit keinem Abschnitt durch die Halteebene, sondern sind "von außen" an dieser angeordnet bzw. befestigt.Each dispensing station is associated with a merely indicated
In den Figuren ist die "hintere" bzw. "linke" Halteeinrichtung 40 in einem geschlossenen Zustand dargestellt, d.h. in einem Zustand, in dem die Speicher- und Abgabestationen und die Medikamentenrutschen an den Führungseinrichtungen ausgerichtet sind. Die "vordere" bzw. "rechte" Halteeinrichtung 40 ist bereits etwas von den Führungseinrichtungen weggeschwenkt, und zwar an der Schwenkachse SA2. Durch das Auf- bzw. Wegschwenken der kompletten Halteeinrichtung 40 kann auf sämtliche Führungseinrichtungen 20 innerhalb der Vorrichtung und die Medikamentenrutschen der Halteeinrichtung zugegriffen werden. Die in den
Wie dies in
Bei der gezeigten Ausführungsform umfasst jede Führungseinrichtung 20 einen Führungskanal 23. Wie bereits angedeutet, können die Führungseinrichtungen bei alternativen Ausführungsformen auch anders ausgestaltet sein. So kann zum Beispiel eine Führungseinrichtung mit einer Mehrzahl von Führungskanälen oder zwei Führungseinrichtungen mit jeweils einer Mehrzahl an Führungskanälen verwendet werden. Im einfachsten Fall kann lediglich eine Führungseinrichtung mit zumindest einem Führungskanal verwendet werden. Die jeweilige Verteilung / Anordnung der Aufnahmeöffnungen und der Abgabeöffnung(en) ist von der genauen Anzahl und Ausgestaltung der Führungskanäle abhängig.In the embodiment shown, each
Die
Wie man insbesondere
Wie bereits beschrieben, ist es besonders bevorzugt, dass die Medikamentenrutschen 42 formschlüssig bei den Halterungen 41 angeordnet sind. Wie man
In
Die
Bei der ersten und der zweiten Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung waren die Halteeinrichtungen schwenkbar in der Vorrichtung angeordnet. Die erfindungsgemäß notwendige Möglichkeit zur Relativbewegung der Halteeinrichtungen oder der Führungseinrichtungen wird bei der dritten Ausführungsform anders realisiert, nämlich durch Bereitstellung eines Schiebemechanismus am unteren Ende der Halteeinrichtung 40. Auf einer Bodenplatte 100 der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung ist eine Führungsschiene 101 angeordnet, in welcher Rollen 102 am unteren Ende der Halteeinrichtung geführt sind. Vergleichbar mit einer Schiebetür kann die Halteeinrichtung 40 mit sämtlichen Speicher- und Abgabestationen und Medikamentenrutschen von den Führungseinrichtungen 20 weggeschoben werden, wodurch die Möglichkeit eines Zugriffes auf die Führungseinrichtungen und die Medikamentenrutschen gegeben ist. Alternativ ist es möglich, die Rahmenstruktur 10 innerhalb der Vorrichtung verschiebbar zu lagern, so dass man die Führungseinrichtungen aus dem Verbund Halteeinrichtung/Führungseinrichtungen/Halteeinrichtung herausziehen kann.In the first and second embodiments of the device according to the invention, the holding devices were arranged pivotably in the device. The possibility according to the invention for relative movement of the holding devices or the guide devices is realized differently in the third embodiment, namely by providing a sliding mechanism at the lower end of the holding
Die beiden in Bezug auf die dritte Ausführungsform der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung beschriebenen speziellen Merkmale können selbstverständlich mit anderen, lediglich im Hinblick auf die erste und zweite Ausführungsform der Erfindung beschriebenen Merkmale kombiniert werden.The two specific features described with respect to the third embodiment of the device according to the invention may, of course, be combined with other features described only in relation to the first and second embodiments of the invention.
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eine Rahmenstruktur (10), an welcher zumindest eine Führungseinrichtung (20) befestigt ist, wobei die Führungseinrichtung (20) eine Mehrzahl von Aufnahmeöffnungen (21) und zumindest eine Abgabeöffnung (22) aufweist,
eine Mehrzahl von Speicher- und Abgabestationen (30) zum Abgeben einzelner Medikamentenportionen, wobei die Speicher- und Abgabestationen (30) einen Vorratsspeicher (31) für Medikamentenportionen und eine Abgabestation (32) mit einem Medikamentenabgabekanal (33) zum Abgeben von einzelnen Medikamentenportionen aufweisen,
zumindest eine Halteeinrichtung (40) für Speicher- und Abgabestationen (30), wobei die Halteeinrichtung (40) eine Mehrzahl von Halterungen (41) aufweist, bei welchen jeweils eine Medikamentenrutsche (42) mit einer Aufnahmeöffnung (43) und einer Abgabeöffnung (44) und eine Speicher- und Abgabestation (20) derart angeordnet sind, dass die Aufnahmeöffnungen (43) der Medikamentenrutschen (42) den Medikamentenabgabekanälen (33) der Abgabestationen (32) und die Abgabeöffnungen (44) der Medikamentenrutschen (42) den Aufnahmeöffnungen (21) der zumindest einen Führungseinrichtung (20) zugeordnet sind,
zumindest einer Sammelvorrichtung (50) zum Aufnehmen von Medikamentenportionen von der zumindest einen Führungseinrichtung (20) und Weiterleiten an eine Verpackungsvorrichtung (60), welche die bereitgestellten Medikamentenportionen verpackt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
dass die zumindest eine Führungseinrichtung (20) lösbar an der Rahmenstruktur (10) angeordnet ist und
dass die zumindest eine Halteeinrichtung (40) und die Rahmenstruktur (10) derart an bzw. in der Vorrichtung (1) befestigt sind, dass die Halteeinrichtung (40) und die Rahmenstruktur (10) derart relativ zueinander bewegbar sind, dass in einer Zugriffsstellung von außerhalb der Vorrichtung (1) auf die zumindest eine Führungseinrichtung (20) zugegriffen werden kann.Device (1) for packaging medication portions, comprising
a frame structure (10) to which at least one guide device (20) is attached, wherein the guide device (20) has a plurality of receiving openings (21) and at least one discharge opening (22),
a plurality of storage and dispensing stations (30) for dispensing individual portions of medicaments, the storage and dispensing stations (30) having a medication portion storage reservoir (31) and a dispensing station (32) having a drug delivery channel (33) for dispensing individual portions of medication;
at least one holding device (40) for storage and dispensing stations (30), wherein the holding device (40) has a plurality of holders (41), in each case a medicament slide (42) having a receiving opening (43) and a dispensing opening (44) and a storage and dispensing station (20) are arranged such that the receiving openings (43) of the drug chutes (42) the drug delivery channels (33) of the dispensing stations (32) and the delivery openings (44) of the drug chutes (42) the receiving openings (21) associated with at least one guide device (20),
at least one collecting device (50) for receiving portions of medicament from the at least one guiding device (20) and forwarding them to a packaging device (60) which packs the provided portions of medicament,
characterized,
in that the at least one guide device (20) is detachably arranged on the frame structure (10) and
are secured in that the at least one retaining means (40) and the frame structure (10) in such a way on or in the device (1), that the holding device (40) and the frame structure (10) are movable relative to each other, in that in an access position from outside the device (1) the at least one guide device (20) can be accessed.
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