ES1075337U - Automatic medication distributor (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Automatic dispenser of medicines, constituted from a casing resistant to water and falls, of appropriate material, characterized because it houses an electronic circuit equipped with a processor, a storage unit, a wireless connection card type wi-fi, bluetooth or similar, susceptible to being connected to a remote server, all this electrically powered by an internal battery. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Automatic medication distributor.

Object of the invention

The present invention, as indicated in the title, refers to intelligent and portable automatic distributor of medications that allows automatic dispensing of sachets of patient medication while controlling the intake of this from a remote server, remind the patient of the time of the shot and file this or any other information provided by a peripheral device to a remote database for control and query.

The device in question provides essential novelty characteristics and notable advantages over means known and used for the same purposes in the state Current technique.

At present, it is common for patients to forget the medications they should take or the time they should do it, although these data are usually in writing, it is still often insufficient to properly administer prescription medications. This problem is even more acute in older people, who usually receive help from other people to solve the inconvenience of the intake of medication.
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Because of this, the device that the invention proposes to solve the problem fully satisfactorily previously exposed, contributing a series of advantageous and new features, and without implying any loss of its benefits in other aspects.

The proposed invention aims to provide a economic, ecological, practical, simple and easy solution use, the effect of which would be a more adequate and convenient control of medications, thus avoiding possible health dangers of the patient for non-compliance in the schedule or in the order of medication administration, while providing greater freedom for family members and caregivers of the elderly.

The patent object of this invention has its field of application in the medical sector, and more specifically in that of drug distributors.

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Background of the invention

In the state of the art we find some documents related to the invention in question, although none of them provides the same advantageous characteristics nor solves Effectively existing inconveniences.

Thus, in document ES 2 326 333 we find a custom blister pack for automated packaging of a combination of individually established products, especially medications, for a specific person during a space of set time, which presents: - several compartments of housing closed by a respective film for the products of the combination of products whose housing compartments they are assigned to each one at a time of use determined within the established time frame and are arranged in matrix form with a series of rows for days of use and columns for hours of use during the day, and - a memory device in which data from use of products from the product combination of the determined person during the established period of time and that it comprises a device to generate a recall signal from use intended to remember one hour of product use determined based on stored usage data, and characterized by - drilling sections that allow cutting and separation of individual rows of the blister pack in the form of matrix. The drawback of this invention is that it does not provides a system connected to a remote database, which is not allows remote control of the administration of medications or sending or receiving personalized data from Real time patient.

On the other hand, in document ES 2 301 487 provides an interactive reminder device to notify a patient who must take a medicine stored in a container of on time, where the device is personal to the patient and It includes means to store the time of the next shot of the medication and means to notify when it is time for the next takes, where the device: (a) stores a unique identifier; (b) is able to write such a unique identifier on a circuit chip integrated in the medicine container in case there is no longer some unique identifier stored in the integrated circuit; and (c) is able to read an identifier of an integrated circuit chip present in a medicine container that is placed in front of the device and is able to compare it with the unique identifier stored and confirm to the patient that the package contains the medication for such a patient only if they match. This invention has the drawback of the cost that may achieve the endowment of each container with an electronic system, either This device allows sending and receiving data from the patient.

In turn, in document ES 1 055 546 claim a dosing container for pills pharmaceuticals, of the type that incorporate a plurality of container receptacles of respective doses, which with a reticular distribution are identifiable with the different shots at throughout the day and with different days over a period of time, such as a week, receptacles that close by means of a sheet of foil or similar frangible in the moment of emptying them, characterized in that it is constituted by a base body of a plastic nature, provided of a middle fold line determining in the same of two superimposable sectors, one endowed with a plurality of stuffings with the classic reticular distribution, determinants of the aforementioned Receptacles container dose of pills, and other carrier of a plurality of windows numerically and positionally coinciding with the aforementioned receptacles after the dejection of a half of the plastic body over the other, said windows being closed by the classic foil conveniently attached to the plastic sheet body, which It also has an adhesive layer on its inner face duly protected for fixing one half of it to the other after implantation of the pills. Like the documents cited above, this invention does not provide any solution to the inconveniences mentioned or the advantageous ones characteristics of the proposed invention.

So we see, that until now no one was known medicine distributor that due to its novel characteristics solve the above mentioned inconveniences both in as for the documents cited as for other inventions or traditional distributors that we found in the state of the technique.

Taking into consideration the cases mentioned and analyzed the conjugate arguments, with the invention that proposed in this document results in a final result in which significant differentiating aspects are provided vis-à-vis the state of the current technique, and where a series of advances in the elements already known with their corresponding advantages.

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Be achieves automation of the administration system of medicines.

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Be Customize in real time the characteristics of the device.

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May Be managed remotely.

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He device connects to a database from which you can receive or send information about the patient and his treatment.

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He proposed system provides effective control of medication patient by doctors or relatives.

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It presents a friendly and easy interface Use by the user.

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Admits Wireless connections with a remote server.

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The invention makes possible a fast, safe and cheap supply to a high number of patients of the prescribed medications. A simple operation, and a memory circuit, favor the taking of the medication and analysis of the basic state of health so self-sufficient even without having to leave home and Without third party assistance.

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He device is portable, allowing without any complications move it easily and quickly from one place to another.

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Description of the invention

Thus, the present invention is constituted to from the following elements:

A waterproof and fall resistant housing of appropriate material, which houses an electronic circuit equipped with a processor, storage unit, connection card wireless wi-fi, bluetooth or similar, liable to be connected to a remote server, all this Powered by an internal battery. The circuit of Memory features a programmable timer or clock for sending auditory, SMS, vibratory, optical or similar recall signals, synchronized with the hours and days of taking medication by of the patient. It also houses an electric motor inside with mechanical transmission for automatic distribution of envelopes through a slot that is horizontally in its frontal area lower. Externally it has a button on its front expulsion of medication envelopes and identification space with Photography and label with personal data. In its back area it presents portable fixing means to a vertical surface or horizontal. In its lateral zones are connection ports to peripheral devices such as pressure measurement arterial, glucose levels or similar.

In a different embodiment, the distributor it houses a 7x4 array compartments with sensors of acknowledgment of withdrawal of medication.

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The packaging procedure and use of distributor is as follows: 1- the data of each patient and their corresponding medical prescription, preferably in the pharmacy that treats the patient. 2- se stores this information, that is medication, doses, etc. from each patient 3- the information registered in step is sent previous to an envelope packaging machine ready to serve several thousand patients that will be introduced in the form of rolls in the distributors, previously updated with said information. 6- check that the previous steps have been performed without no mistake.

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Brief description of the drawings

For a better understanding of this memory Descriptive is accompanied by a drawing that by way of example does not limiting, describe a preferred embodiment of the invention:

Figure 1.- Perspective of the invention.

Figure 2.- Cross section.

In these figures the following stand out numbered items:

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Case

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Electronic circuit

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Timer

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Engine

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Mechanical transmission

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Envelopes

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Envelope Eject Button

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Identification zone

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A preferred embodiment of the invention proposal, is constituted from the following elements: A waterproof and fall resistant housing (1), of appropriate material, which houses an electronic circuit (2) equipped with a processor, a storage unit, a type wireless connection card Wi-Fi, bluetooth or similar, likely to be connected to a remote server, all this powered electrically by an internal battery (3). The memory circuit has a Timer or programmable clock for sending reminder signals auditory, SMS, vibratory, optical or similar (4), synchronized with the hours and days of taking medication by the patient. It also houses an electric motor (5) with transmission mechanical (6) for automatic distribution of envelopes (7) by a slot (8) that is horizontally in its frontal area lower. Externally it has a button on its front expulsion of medication envelopes (9) and identification space with photograph and label with personal data (10). In your area rear features portable fixing means to a surface vertical or horizontal (11). In their lateral zones they are connection ports (12) to peripheral devices such as those of Measurement of blood pressure, glucose levels or the like.

Claims (5)

1. Automatic dispenser of medicines, constituted from a waterproof and falling casing, of appropriate material, characterized in that it houses an electronic circuit equipped with a processor, a storage unit, a Wi-Fi type wireless connection card, Bluetooth or similar, capable of being connected to a remote server, all this powered electrically by an internal battery. 2. Automatic medicine distributor according to claim 1, characterized in that the memory circuit has a programmable timer or clock for sending auditory, SMS, vibratory, optical or similar signals, synchronized with the hours and days of taking medication by the patient, and because it also houses inside an electric motor with mechanical transmission for automatic distribution of envelopes through a slot that is horizontally in its lower frontal area. 3. Automatic medicine distributor, according to claims 1 to 2, characterized in that externally it presents in its frontal zone a button for the expulsion of medication envelopes and identification space with photograph and label with personal data, and why in its posterior area it presents portable fixing means to a vertical or horizontal surface. 4. Automatic medicine distributor, according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that in its lateral zones there are ports of connection to peripheral devices such as those for measuring blood pressure, glucose levels or the like. 5. Automatic medicine distributor according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the distributor houses 7x4 matrix compartments with medication withdrawal acknowledgment sensors.