JP2001000508A - Medicine package dividing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a proper display part in each medicine package in accordance with the kind of display corresponding to the needs of a user by providing a means for setting the kind of display, and a oceans for respectively forming the display part for each medicine package in a medicine package belt in accordance with the kind of display which is set by oceans of the setting means. SOLUTION: A medicine package dividing device for forming display corresponding to the needs of the user in each medicine package or the like of the medicine package belt 11 is provided with a tablet discharge device 1, a packaging device 2, a printing device 3, a display part forming device 4 and a controller 5. When the device is used, a prescription data input screen is displayed on a display first and the ID number of a patient is inputted by a keyboard or the like. Then the contents of each kind of prescription data corresponding to the ID number of the patient are displayed based on prescription data which are received from a host computer. Then packaging is started based on the prescription data and the concerned medicines are successively packaged in the packages of the belt 11. Then coloring is executed in each medicine package by a pen which is set in the display part forming device 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medicine packaging apparatus for forming a display section on each medicine package or medicine bag of a medicine package according to the needs of a user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There has been known a medicine packaging paper and a medicine packaging bag which can prevent a patient from taking the medicine at the wrong time by coloring or patterning corresponding to the time of taking the medicine. Gazette, JP-A-11-76368, etc.). In such a medicine packaging paper, coloring or patterning is performed by forming a color film, applying a color print, or attaching a label.

[0003] An automatic compensating device for a tablet packaging machine capable of printing on the packaging paper the timing of taking the tablet and the presence / absence of an abnormality in the packaged tablet is known (see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 312641).

[0004]

At present, hospitals and the like are now desiring a display on a medicine package so that an appropriate discrimination according to the needs of the user can be easily performed. For example, it is desired that a display is provided so that the patient can easily determine the dosage time and the pharmacist can easily determine the medicine.

[0005] However, the above-mentioned medicine packaging paper and medicine packaging bag can only perform coloring or patterning corresponding to the time of taking.

In the automatic correcting device of the packaging machine, characters such as "Asa" and "Hiru" and symbols such as "X" can be printed on the packaging paper, and the discrimination is poor.
In addition, only at the time of taking the tablet, it is possible to print the presence / absence of an abnormality such as an inappropriate number of tablets packed, and it is not possible to freely form an appropriate display portion according to the needs of the user.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a medicine packaging apparatus capable of forming a display portion on each medicine package of a medicine package according to the needs of the user.

[0008]

According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, a medicine packaging apparatus is provided in accordance with a means for setting a display type and a display type set by the setting means. And means for forming a display portion on each medicine package of the medicine package.

Thus, an appropriate display section can be formed for each medicine package in accordance with the type of display according to the needs of the user. Therefore, when the user looks at the display, the user can instantly determine what the package is,
In addition, it can be definitely determined.

Means for forming the display unit include lines and marks of different colors and line types, as well as braille,
Examples of the display unit include various types of display units such as a hole. Examples of the display type of each medicine package include a dose time, a recipe number, a separate package number, a medicine type, a medicine management, and a ward.

It is preferable that a plurality of display types can be set at the same time by the setting means, since the utility value of the formed medicine bandage can be further enhanced.

Further, it is preferable that the display means of each medicine package can be automatically set based on the prescription data by the setting means, because a display part can be automatically formed by effectively utilizing existing data.

[0013] Further, if the display device is provided with means for printing the display corresponding to the display section formed on each of the medicine packs and the contents thereof on the medicine bag containing the medicine pack, it is possible to further utilize the medicine for the patient. This is preferable because it can be easily formed.

The display section forming means may be composed of a plurality of coloring means and a driving means for enabling the colored portions of the respective coloring means to be able to contact and separate from the medicine bandage.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a medicine packaging apparatus according to this embodiment. This medicine packaging device includes a tablet dispensing device 1, a packaging device 2, a printing device 3, a display unit forming device 4, and a control device 5.

The tablet dispensing apparatus 1 has a number of cassettes 6 in which tablets are stored by type. This tablet dispensing device 1
Pays out tablets from the corresponding cassette 6 according to the prescription data. The tablets dispensed by the tablet dispensing device 1 are guided to the packaging device 2 via the hopper 7.

The wrapping device 2 folds the wrapping paper 9 sent out from the roll 8 by a predetermined size in two in the longitudinal direction. When one packet of tablets is supplied, the heater roller 10
The medicine wrapping band 11 is sealed by wrapping the wrapping paper 9 with
Get. The feed amount of the wrapping paper 9 is detected by an encoder (not shown).

The printing device 3 prints on the wrapping paper 9 a dosage time, a patient name, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the display section forming device 4
A plurality of pens 12 of different colors are supported on a spindle 14 via a holder 13, and the tip of each pen 12 is pressed against the medicine bandage 11 by a solenoid 16 attached to a frame 15. In the present embodiment, six pens 12 are provided, and it is possible to draw lines of six different colors, which serve as display portions, on the medicine bandage 11. Each pen 12
Is urged by a spring (not shown) to separate from the medicine bandage 11 when the solenoid 16 does not operate. At this time, the pen tip is housed in a groove 17 formed in the frame 15 so as not to dry.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control device 5 comprises a data input / output device 18, a hard disk device 19 for storing data files, and a central processing unit 20 (CPU). The data input / output device 18 is a CRT display 2
1, a keyboard 22, a mouse 23, a printer 24, and the like. The CPU 20 has a built-in memory 25 (RAM) for storing various data. The memory 25 is used as a prescription data memory for storing prescription data and other memories (work areas, variables, and the like in processing). Also, C
The PU 20 incorporates a control program 26 (ROM) for controlling the entire medicine packaging apparatus. By receiving prescription data from a host computer (not shown) and executing the control program 26 based on the prescription data, the tablet dispenser 1, the packaging device 2, the printing device 3, and the display unit forming device 4 are drive-controlled. I do.

Next, the operation of the medicine packaging apparatus having the above-described configuration will be described.

First, a prescription data input screen (see FIG. 4) is activated from a menu screen (not shown) displayed on the display 21. At this time, the data content is blank.
On the dispensing date, the date of the present day, which is ticked by a calendar clock built in the CPU 20, is displayed.

Here, the patient ID is input using the keyboard 22 or the like.
Enter the number ([0000777]), and based on the prescription data received from the host computer, the patient's name (Taro Yuyama), gender (male), age (35.2), clinical department (internal medicine), ward (outpatient) , Outpatient category (outpatient prescription category [07]
Regular), doctor ([001] Hiroyuki Yuyama), etc. are displayed.

Further, the contents of each prescription data corresponding to the patient ID number are displayed. For example, recipe (RP) 1
Then, the medicine package (A), code number (ranila / 111), medicine name (ranilabit tablet 1 minute 14 days after breakfast), capacity (1500 tablets), pattern (d000), and form (D) are displayed. . The medicine package (A) means that the medicine indicated by (A) is packaged in the same medicine package. FIG.
Then, each medicine of RP1 and 2 is packed in the same medicine package. The code number (Ranilla / 111) means a unique code for each drug, such as a contracted name of a drug (ranilabit tablet) excluding the cloud point, which is easy to input by a pharmacist. The name of the medicine (Lanirabit tablet 1 minute 14 days after breakfast) is 1
It means that 14 packs of Ranirabit tablets in one package (minute 1) are to be taken for 14 days to be taken after breakfast. The capacity (1500 tablets) is stored in the cassette 6 of the tablet dispensing apparatus 1 by 15
00 locks are stored. Pattern (d00
0) means that half tablets are taken after breakfast. The form (D) means that in the dispensing operation, the medicine is supplied from the manual dispensing supply unit and packed. The form (package)
This means that the medicine is automatically supplied from the medicine feeder and packaged.

Therefore, it is checked whether or not each of the prescription data is correct. If necessary, the prescription data is registered after being changed by the keyboard 22 or the like. Note that all of the prescription data can be directly input by operating the keyboard 22, the mouse 23, and the like.

Subsequently, a list shown in FIG. 5A is displayed on the display 21 by operating a setting button (not shown). Here, with respect to the numbers (1) to (6) corresponding to the respective pens 12, the taking time, RP
(Recipe), separate package, medicine type, medicine management, and hospital ward can be set to any of the display types. As shown in FIG. 5B, it is also possible to set a plurality of pens (1) to (3) at the same time, and to set a plurality of pens (4) to (6) such as a hospital ward. .

The time of taking indicates when to take the medicine in each medicine package. The recipe (RP) is a serial number corresponding to each prescription content of the prescription data. The separate package indicates what combination or combination of a plurality of drugs is packaged in the same package. These are set so as to be used for explanation at a pharmacy window and for determination when a patient takes the medicine. Drugs are anti (antibiotic), anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory)
Etc., indicating the type of drug. Drug management includes drugs,
This is a criterion for management of powerful drugs and the like. These are set mainly for use by pharmacists. The ward is used as a discrimination criterion when administering medication to inpatients, and is set mainly for use by nurses.

For example, when administering to an outpatient, the time of taking the drug is selected, and each pen is associated with “morning (after breakfast)”, “lunch (after lunch)”,. When the medicine is administered to an inpatient, A, B,.

Thereafter, packaging is started based on the registered prescription data, and the corresponding medicine is sequentially packaged in each medicine package of the medicine package band 11. The medicine to be packaged may be any medicine that can be packed, such as a liquid medicine, a tablet, a powdered medicine, etc. (However, in the case of FIG. 1, only tablets are packed). And in each medicine package,
Coloring is performed by the pen 12 set as described above. For example, when the taking time is selected, the pen 12 forms a red line on the medicine package in which the medicine to be taken after breakfast is packaged. Therefore, the pharmacist may explain to the patient what medicine is packaged in each medicine package based on the color difference of the line. Then, the received patient can instantaneously and definitely determine when to take the medicine based on the color of the line, and it is possible to prevent taking mistakes.

On the other hand, a printer 24 provided in the control device 5
Prints on the medicine bag. In this case, a display corresponding to the display portion formed on each medicine package of the medicine package band 11 is provided on the medicine bag,
Print its contents. FIG. 6 shows a red line, a blue line,
And the yellow line, and "After Breakfast", "After Lunch", and "After Dinner" indicating the display contents thereof are shown. Thereby, even if the patient does not understand the contents of the color lines formed on each medicine package, it is possible to confirm the contents by printing on the medicine bag.

It should be noted that the display section forming apparatus 4 can employ various configurations such as a color ink jet head and the one shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 shows a plurality of stamps 27 each containing an ink cartridge (not shown) of a different color.
Is driven by a solenoid 28 supported by a support member (not shown), and the imprint portion at the tip is pressed against the medicine bandage 11 to be displayed. The imprint portion is preferably a sponge-like member for transferring ink supplied from the cartridge. Also,
A support plate (not shown) is provided on the opposite side of the stamp 27 across the medicine bandage 11. Thereby, the coloring by the stamp 27 can be reliably performed.

The display section forming device 4 can be installed at various places such as the upstream side of the packaging device 2. The printing device 3 can also be used.

Further, in addition to changing the color, the display unit forming device 4 can change various types of display units such as changing line types, changing types of marks, and providing holes having different Braille or shapes. It is also possible to form.

When setting the display type of each medicine package, as described above, besides selecting from the list shown in FIG. 5, all setting items may be newly input on the screen.

Further, instead of manually setting the display type using the list displayed on the display 21 (see FIG. 5A), the display type is automatically set based on the prescription data. You may do so. For example, according to the in / out section included in the prescription data, the taking time may be automatically set for outpatients, and the ward may be automatically set for inpatients.

[0038]

As is clear from the above description, according to the medicine packaging apparatus according to the present invention, a display section can be formed on each medicine package according to the type of display. The display unit can be formed in accordance with the type of display according to. Therefore, the function can be extended so that the display unit can be used for various purposes, such as when the patient determines the time of taking the drug, or when the pharmacist determines the type of display of the packaged drug. In addition, the user can freely change settings according to needs, and the functions of the display unit can be flexibly and easily diversified.

In particular, since a plurality of display types can be set at the same time, the medicine package can be made to correspond to a plurality of users and different uses, and the use value can be further enhanced.

Further, since the display type of each medicine package can be automatically set based on the prescription data, the setting operation can be simplified and the workability can be improved.

Further, since the display corresponding to the display section formed on each medicine package and the contents thereof are printed on the medicine bag accommodating the medicine package, the display contents of the display section can be confirmed. Becomes Therefore, explanation to a patient becomes easy, and usability at the time of taking can be remarkably improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a medicine packaging device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the display unit forming apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the control device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a prescription data screen displayed on the display of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a view showing a display unit setting screen displayed on the display of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a front view of a medicine bag printed by the printer of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a display unit forming apparatus according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tablet dispensing device 2 ... Packaging device 3 ... Printing device 4 ... Display part forming device 5 ... Control device 11 ... Medicine bandage 12 ... Pen 27 ... Stamp

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A display device comprising: means for setting a type of display; and means for forming a display unit on each medicine package of the medicine package according to the type of display set by the setting means. Drug packaging device. 2. The display unit forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of display types can be set at the same time by said setting means. 3. The medicine packaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit can automatically set a display type of each medicine package based on prescription data. 4. A device according to claim 1, further comprising means for printing a display corresponding to a display portion formed on each of said medicine packages and a content thereof on a medicine bag containing said medicine package. The drug packaging device according to any one of the preceding claims. 5. A means for forming a display section on each medicine package of the medicine bandage, comprising a plurality of coloring means, and a driving means for allowing the coloring section of each coloring means to be able to come into contact with and separate from the medicine bandage. The drug packaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: