JP2007307104A - Medicament dispensing tray - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicament dispensing tray more convenient than an existing one. <P>SOLUTION: The medicament dispensing tray T comprises a prescribed number of cases 2 for storing medicaments and a tray body 1 for storing these cases 2. Each case 2 comprises: a base body 21 with the storage space which extends in such a way as to have approximately uniform cross sections in the longitudinal direction and which opens upward; side walls 22 disposed in side ends of the base body 21 to close the storage space from the sides; and partition plates 23 which are disposed in the storage space and slidable in the longitudinal direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medication tray for storing medicines to be given to a medication subject.

  In medical facilities and nursing homes, there are known drug cart systems that are used to distribute medicines to drug recipients (inpatients, residents, etc.) (for example, see the following patent document). This medicine cart system can accommodate and transport multiple stages of medication trays, assigning one stage of medication trays to one medication subject, and assigning that medication tray to the corresponding medication subject It is customary to store several days worth of medicines.

It is not uncommon for the type and amount of medicine to be given to a given subject to vary depending on the medication opportunity (usually in the morning, noon, night, four times before going to bed), and even different from day to day (or day of the week). For these reasons, the internal space of the medication tray is divided into a large number of small areas corresponding to medication opportunities x days, and each small area can be sorted and stored. Yes. There is also a medication tray in which a large number of small cases for storing and holding a single medication can be arranged.
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  However, with the existing medication trays as described above, the volume of each small region or each small case cannot be arbitrarily expanded or reduced. There is a problem that it is difficult to cope with the case where it is necessary to increase the number. In addition, it is difficult to take out only one day's medication and put it in a place that is easy to reach for the subject. In particular, in the case of a medication tray that stores a single dose of medication in a single small case, the order may be reversed when the small case is removed from the medication tray or placed in the medication tray. This may cause problems such as accidentally taking the medicine taken at bedtime in the morning and noon.

  The present invention made in view of the above is intended to provide a medicinal tray that is easier to use than existing products.

  In the present invention, the medicines to be given to the drug recipient can be stored and stored in a required storage fixture, and a predetermined number of cases for holding the medicines and a tray main body for storing these cases are provided. As a component, the case has a base that has a holding space that extends in the longitudinal direction so as to have a substantially equal cross-sectional shape and is opened upward, and is provided at a side end of the base to close the holding space from the side. A medicinal tray characterized by comprising a side wall and a partition plate arranged in the holding space of the base body and slidable along the longitudinal direction was constituted.

  In this medicine tray, the medicines for one day are stored together in one case. The holding space included in the case is divided into a plurality of small areas by a partition plate, and a single dose of medicine can be sorted and stored in each small area. In addition, it is possible to adjust the volume of each small region through the movement of the partition plate. If it is such, it can respond flexibly also when there is a remarkably large amount of medication at a specific medication opportunity or when it is necessary to increase the dose temporarily. In addition, it is also easy to take out only one day's medication and place it in a place where the medication subject can easily reach.

  In addition, since the structure of the case is simplified, it contributes to a reduction in manufacturing cost. In particular, if the base of the case is an extrusion-molded product, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to use an expensive metal mold having a large and complicated shape.

  The base of the case includes a front wall and a rear wall that are spaced apart in the lateral direction and face each other, and one upper edge of the front and rear walls is made higher than the other upper edge, and the one upper edge and the partition If a support structure that slidably supports the partition plate is constructed between the plates, even if multiple cases are placed adjacent to each other in the tray body, Due to the difference, it can be avoided that the support structure of the partition plate of one case interferes with another case. Thereby, a partition plate can be slid without trouble, with a plurality of cases adjoining.

  If a guide body that opens downward is provided at the upper end portion of the partition plate and the partition plate is supported by the base body by engaging the guide body with the upper edge, the partition plate with respect to the base body of the case Can be easily inserted and removed from above.

  If the upper edge is thicker than other parts of the front wall or the rear wall, and the opening width of the guide body narrows downward so as to hold the upper edge This can prevent troubles such as the partition plates dropping off carelessly and mixing the medicines that have been sorted.

  If the base of the case has a bottom wall on which medicines are placed and at least a part of the bottom wall has a side-view wave shape, the medicines stored in the case, particularly small tablets It becomes easy to pick up etc. with fingers.

  If the lower edge of the partition plate is formed in a shape corresponding to the upper surface of the bottom wall, the uneven strips on the bottom wall serve as rails, and the partition plate can be smoothly slid.

  Thus, if the inner dimension of the tray body is set to a dimension that allows the predetermined number of cases to be arranged adjacent to each other in the width direction and the depth direction, the arrangement direction of the plurality of cases is changed according to the preference of the user. It is possible to improve usability.

  In addition, the number of medication opportunities in a day may change depending on the condition of the subject and the progress of treatment. For example, when the medication opportunity is reduced from four to three times a day, it is necessary to reduce the number of small areas in the case accordingly. Simply removing the dividers can reduce the number of small areas in the case, but the removed dividers may be lost. If the partition plate can be slid and brought into contact with any side wall, the number of small regions in the case can be reduced without removing the partition plate. By bringing the partition plate into contact with the side wall with almost no gap, it is possible to avoid accidentally putting the medicine in the region between the partition plate and the side wall.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a medicinal tray that is easier to use than existing products.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a medicine cart system that can accommodate and carry the medicine tray T of the present embodiment. This medication cart system is formed by connecting a plurality of medication carts C that can move on a floor surface in series via a connecting member N. Of course, it is also possible to release the connection by the connecting member N and to separate each medicine cart C and operate individually.

  The medication cart C includes a main body C1 that is a container for accommodating a plurality of medication trays T, a support C2 that supports the main body C1 from below, a rigid support to the support C2, and left and right sides of the main body C1. And a frame body C3 having juxtaposed frames C31 and C32.

  The main body C1 is a housing that opens forward, and accommodates the medication tray T in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction. The medicine tray accommodated in the main body can be pulled out forward like a drawer. Usually, each medication tray T is assigned to one medication subject.

  Casters C21 are attached to the four corners of the support C2 that supports the main body C1. A bumper C22 protruding forward is provided at the front end portion of the support C2.

  The frame body C3 is a schematic plan view in which the front frame C31 and the rear frame C32 that are separated from each other in front and rear, the upper end of the left rear frame C32, the upper end of the left and right front frames C31, and the upper end of the right rear frame C32 are connected to each other. And a U-shaped coupling frame C33. In the vicinity of the upper ends of the rear frames C32 on both sides, a handle C34 that is gripped when the medication cart C is moved is provided. In addition, in the vicinity of the upper ends of the front frames C31 on both sides, a retracting portion bent backward to avoid interference with the handle C34 of the other medicine cart C when a plurality of medicine carts C are connected. C311 is provided.

  The connecting member N is an elastically deformable resin molded product, and is fitted into each of the front frame C31 of one medicine cart C and the rear frame C32 of the other medicine cart C, and both medicine carts C Are connected in the front-rear direction.

  Thus, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, the medication tray T of the present embodiment includes a predetermined number of cases 2 for holding medicines and a tray body 1 for housing these cases 2 as main components. And

  The case 2 has a base 21 having a holding space that extends in the longitudinal direction so as to have a substantially equal cross-sectional shape and is opened upward, and a side wall that is provided at a side end of the base 21 and closes the holding space from the side. 22 and a partition plate 23 disposed in the holding space of the base body 21 and slidable in the longitudinal direction, and is a box-shaped member that opens upward as a whole. Usually, one case 2 holds one day's worth of pharmaceuticals. The longitudinal dimension, that is, the width dimension of the case 2 is substantially an integral multiple of the short dimension, that is, the depth dimension.

  More specifically, the base 21 is an extruded product made of resin, for example, and surrounds the bottom wall 211, the front wall 212 rising from the front edge of the bottom wall 211, and the rear wall 213 rising from the rear edge of the bottom wall 211. A holding space is formed. The bottom wall 211 is connected to the convex strip 211a extending in the longitudinal direction as well as the concave strip 211b extending in the longitudinal direction so that the upper surface of the bottom wall 211 on which the medicines are placed becomes a non-flat concave / convex shape. It is formed in a side cross-sectional view wave shape. In addition, the upper edge of one of the front and rear walls 212 and 213 facing the front and rear is set higher than the upper edge of the other. In the illustrated example, the upper edge 213 a of the rear wall 213 is made higher than the upper edge of the front wall 212. The upper edge 213a of the rear wall 213 is thicker than the other part of the rear wall 213. In the illustrated example, the upper edge 213a of the rear wall 213 bulges in the front-rear direction so as to form an elongated columnar shape along the longitudinal direction.

  For example, resin side walls 22 are attached to and fixed to both ends of the base 21 by welding or other means.

  The partition plate 23 is mainly composed of a thin plate material that is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and its front-rear dimension is substantially matched to the distance between the front and rear walls 212, 213 of the base body 21 and its lower edge is the bottom wall 211 of the base body 21. It is formed into a shape corresponding to the upper surface. The partition plate 23 plays a role of partitioning the holding space of the case 2 into a plurality of small regions. Assuming that the medication opportunities in the day are four times in the morning, noon, night, and before going to bed, three or four partitions to divide the holding space into four small areas corresponding to the number of medication opportunities. The plate 23 is arranged in one case 2. In the illustrated example, the number of the partition plates 23 is four. In addition, a support structure is slidably supported by the partition plate 23 between the base 21 and the rear wall 213 having a higher upper edge. In the present embodiment, a guide body 231 having a substantially concave groove shape (channel shape, U-shaped groove shape, etc.) in a side sectional view that opens downward is provided at the upper end portion of the rear edge of the partition plate 23. The guide body 231 protrudes on one side of the partition plate 23 and extends along the longitudinal direction. The guide plate 231 is engaged with the upper edge 213a of the rear wall 213 of the base body 21 to engage the partition plate 23 with the base body. 21 can be supported. In particular, the guide body 231 narrows as the opening width goes downward so as to hold the upper edge 213a of the rear wall 213, and the partition plate 23 is not prepared due to the fitting of the guide body 231 and the rear edge 213a. Is prevented from falling off the base 21. Further, the partition plate 23 can abut the side surface on which the guide body 231 is not provided to the inner side surface of the side wall 22 without a substantial gap.

  The tray body 1 is, for example, a resin product, and the bottom plate portion 12, the left and right side plate portions 13, the rear plate portion 14, and the front plate (end plate) portion 11 form a substantially square tray shape. Both the inner dimension in the width direction and the inner dimension in the depth direction of the internal space of the tray body 1 substantially match the longitudinal dimension of the case 2, and as shown in FIGS. It can be adjacent to both the direction and the depth direction. Desirably, seven to eight cases 2 can be arranged with almost no gap so as to be able to store pharmaceutical products for one week. In the illustrated example, the number of cases 2 is eight. On the inward surface of the side plate portion 13 of the tray main body 1, small protrusions 131 protruding slightly inward are formed intermittently along the depth direction. When the case 2 is arranged with the longitudinal direction directed in the width direction, the portion around the side wall 22 of the case 2 is exactly located between the small protrusions 131.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the medication tray T of the present embodiment is a document (for example, the day of the week, the medication to be given for each medication opportunity, which describes information on the medication to be given to the subject). A document holder 3 for holding a prescription table describing the type, quantity, etc.) and other documents can be attached to the tray body 1, and the document holder 3 can be stored together with medicines.

  The document holder 3 includes a substrate 31 on which holders 321 and 322 for holding a document are mounted, and an attachment end 33 that is connected to an end portion of the substrate 31 via a hinge 34. It is assumed that the tray body 1 is attached to the front plate portion 11, the side plate portion 13, or the rear plate portion 14.

  It is preferable that the board | substrate 31 has the hardness of the grade which functions as an underlay when writing in the document hold | maintained. The substrate 31 may be transparent or translucent.

  The specific mode of the holders 321 and 322 is not uniquely limited. For example, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a clip that holds a document, a binding leg inserted through the document, a string, and the like mounted on the substrate 31 as a holder 321 can be considered. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9, a thin or bag-like body is attached to the substrate 31 as a holder 322 so that a document can be inserted between the substrate 31 and the thin-like body or in the bag-like body. It may be. The thin body or bag-like body 32 also functions as a cover for protecting the document from dust and the like. The thin or bag-like body 322 may be transparent or translucent. If the area of the substrate 31 is made larger than the standard size of the document and the area of the thin or bag-like body 322 is made smaller than that of the substrate 31, a part of the inserted document is pulled out to expose a part. It is possible to perform an operation such as writing in that part and then restoring the document. In any case, it is arbitrary whether the document is held on the front side or the back side of the substrate 31, and the holders 321 and 322 may be mounted on either the front side or the back side, and the document is held on both sides. You may mount | wear with the holders 321 and 322 on both surfaces so that it can do.

  The specific mode of the structure for attaching the document holder 3 to the tray body 1 is not uniquely limited. In the present embodiment, the attachment end 33 of the document holder 3 is detachably joined to the inward surface (rear surface) of the front plate portion 11 of the tray body 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, a projecting piece 151 is provided on the inner peripheral portion of the tray body 1 at a position separated from the inward surface of the front plate portion 11 by the thickness of the substrate 31 of the document holder 3. The attachment end 33 of the document holder 3 is inserted into the gap between the inward surface of the part 11 and the protruding piece 151 from above and locked. In addition, an engagement convex portion 152 is formed on the inward surface of the front plate portion 11, an engagement concave portion 331 is formed at a corresponding position of the attachment end 33, and the engagement convex portion 152 and the engagement concave portion 331 are engaged with each other. This prevents the attachment end 33 from being pulled out. The engagement recess 331 may be a notch that is not closed at the periphery, or may be a hole that is closed at the periphery. Alternatively, a fastening hole or nut hole for fastening a fastening tool such as a pin or a bolt that has penetrated into the engagement recess 331 of the mounting end 33 is formed in the inward surface of the front plate portion 11, and the fastening tool Therefore, it is possible to take an aspect of preventing the attachment end 33 from being pulled out. Note that the attachment end 33 of the document holder 3 is not hindered from being joined to the inner surface (inner surface) of the side plate portion 13 or the inner surface (front surface) of the rear plate portion 14 of the tray body 1 with the same attachment structure as in the illustrated example.

  The document holder 3 attached to the tray body 1 can be rotated about a substantially horizontal axis via a hinge 34 between the substrate 31 and the attachment end 33. At this time, the document holder 3 is housed in the tray main body 1 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, and is stored in the main body C1 of the prescription cart C. The tray main body 1 shown in FIG. It is possible to move between the case 2 and the take-out position where the medicines are easily taken in and out. The document holder 3 covers the internal space of the tray main body 1 and the case 2 stored in the internal space when positioned at the storage position, and covers the internal space of the tray main body 1 and the case 2 when positioned at the take-out position. Open the top.

  By the way, the front plate 11 of the tray body 1 has a name plate on which information (name, age, sex, blood type, etc.) about the subject of the prescription is described, the pathology and condition of the subject of the prescription, and temporary arrangements. A signal plate can be installed to display various situations, such as the need for drugs and medications, in colors and symbols. The front plate portion 11 is provided with a slit 111 that opens to the upper surface side or the side surface, and a transparent window 112 that allows the inside of the slit 111 to be seen through to the front surface side. The slit 111 is for inserting and arranging the above plate, and the display content of the plate inserted into the slit 111 can be viewed through the transparent window 112. In the present embodiment, at least a part of the front surface of the front plate portion 11 is an inclined surface inclined so as to face the front upper side, and the slit 111 extends substantially parallel to the inclined surface. That is, the plate inserted into the slit 111 is in a state of facing front and upward.

  According to this embodiment, medicinal products to be given to a medicinal subject can be accommodated and accommodated in a required container C1, and a predetermined number of cases 2 holding medicinal products and these cases 2 are The case 2 includes a base body 21 having a holding space that extends in an approximately equal cross-sectional shape along the longitudinal direction and opens upward, and a side end portion of the base body 21. And a side wall 22 that closes the holding space from the side, and a partition plate 23 that is disposed in the holding space of the base 21 and is slidable along the longitudinal direction. Since the tray T is configured, the medicines for one day can be stored together in one case 2. The holding space included in the case 2 is divided into a plurality of small areas by the partition plate 23, and a single dose of medicine can be sorted and stored in each small area. In addition, through the movement of the partition plate 23, the volume of each small region can be adjusted. Therefore, it is possible to flexibly cope with cases where the amount of medications at a specific medication opportunity is remarkably large or when it is necessary to increase the dosage temporarily. In addition, it is also easy to take out only one day's medication and place it in a place where the medication subject can easily reach.

  Moreover, since the structure of the case 2 is simplified, it contributes to a reduction in manufacturing cost. In particular, since the base 21 of the case 2 is an extrusion-molded product, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to use an expensive metal mold having a large and complicated shape.

  The base 21 of the case 2 includes a front wall 212 and a rear wall 213 that are spaced apart from each other in the short-side direction, and one upper edge 213a of the front and rear walls 212 and 213 is higher than the other upper edge. Since a support structure for slidably supporting the partition plate 23 is constructed between the one upper edge 213a and the partition plate 23, a plurality of cases 2 are disposed adjacent to each other in the tray body 1. Even so, it is possible to avoid the support structure of the partition plate 23 of one case 2 from interfering with another case 2 due to the difference in height of the upper edges of the front and rear walls 212 and 213. Thereby, the partition plate 23 can be slid without trouble, with the plurality of cases 2 being adjacent to each other.

  Since a guide body 231 that opens downward is provided at the upper end portion of the partition plate 23 and the guide body 231 is engaged with the upper edge 213a, the partition plate 23 is supported by the base body 21. The partition plate 23 can be easily inserted into and removed from the base 21 from above.

  The upper edge 213a is thicker than other parts of the front wall 212 or the rear wall 213, and the opening width of the guide body 231 goes downward so as to hold the upper edge 213a. Since it is narrowed, it is possible to prevent a trouble that the partition plate 23 is inadvertently dropped and the medicines that have been sorted are mixed.

  The base body 21 of the case 2 includes a bottom wall 211 on which medicines are placed, and since at least a part of the bottom wall 211 has a side sectional view wave shape, the medicines housed in the case 2, particularly Easy to take out small tablets with fingers.

  Since the lower edge of the partition plate 23 is formed in a shape corresponding to the upper surface of the bottom wall 211, the concave and convex strips 211a of the bottom wall 211 can serve as a rail and can smoothly slide the partition plate 23. .

  The inner dimension of the tray body 1 is set to a dimension that allows the predetermined number of cases 2 to be arranged adjacent to each other both in the width direction and in the depth direction, so that the arrangement direction of the plurality of cases 2 can be set according to the user's preference. Can be changed and the usability is even better.

  In addition, the number of medication opportunities in a day may change depending on the condition of the subject and the progress of treatment. For example, when the medication opportunity is reduced from four to three times a day, it is necessary to reduce the number of small areas in the case 2 accordingly. Simply, if the partition plate 23 is removed, the number of small regions in the case 2 can be reduced, but the detached partition plate 23 may be lost. In this embodiment, since the partition plate 23 can be slid and brought into contact with any one of the side walls 22, the number of small regions in the case 2 can be reduced without removing the partition plate 23. . By bringing the partition plate 23 into contact with the side wall 22 with almost no gap, it is possible to avoid accidentally putting a medicine in the region between the partition plate 23 and the side wall 22.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described in detail above. The specific configuration of each part is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

The perspective view which shows the medication cart system to which the medication tray of one Embodiment of this invention is applied. The perspective view which shows the medication tray of the embodiment. A side sectional view of a tray main part. The side sectional view of a case. The top view which shows the state which accommodated the predetermined number of cases in the tray main body. The top view which shows the state which accommodated the predetermined number of cases in the tray main body. The perspective view which shows the medication tray of the state which attached the document holder. The perspective view which shows the medication tray of the state which attached the document holder. The perspective view which shows the medication tray of the state which attached the document holder. The principal part perspective view which shows the attachment structure to the medication tray of a document holder.

Explanation of symbols

C1 ... Necessary storage fixture T ... Drug tray 1 ... Tray body 11 ... Front plate portion 13 ... Side plate portion 14 ... Rear plate portion 2 ... Case 21 ... Base 211 ... Bottom wall 212 ... Front wall 213 ... Rear wall 22 ... Side wall DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 23 ... Partition plate 3 ... Document holder 31 ... Substrate 321, 322 ... Holder 33 ... Mounting end 34 ... Hinge

Claims (9)

A medicine tray that stores medicines to be given to the subject of medication and can be stored in the required container,
A predetermined number of cases for holding medicines and a tray body for storing these cases are used as elements.
The case has a holding space that extends so as to form a substantially equal cross-sectional shape along the longitudinal direction and is open upward, and a side wall that is provided at a side end of the substrate and closes the holding space from the side. A medication tray comprising a partition plate disposed in a holding space of a substrate and slidable along a longitudinal direction. The drug tray according to claim 1, wherein the base of the case is an extruded product. The base of the case includes a front wall and a rear wall that are spaced apart from each other in the short-side direction, and the upper edge of one of the front and rear walls is higher than the upper edge of the other,
The medication tray according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a support structure for slidably supporting the partition plate is constructed between the one upper edge and the partition plate. The medicine tray according to claim 3, wherein a guide body that opens downward is provided at an upper end portion of the partition plate, and the partition plate is supported by the base body by engaging the guide body with the upper edge. The upper edge is thicker than other parts of the front wall or the rear wall,
The medicinal tray according to claim 4, wherein the opening width of the guide body is narrowed downward so as to hold the upper edge. 6. The medication tray according to claim 1, wherein the base of the case includes a bottom wall on which medicines are placed, and at least a part of the bottom wall has a waveform in a side sectional view. . The medicine tray according to claim 6, wherein a lower edge of the partition plate is formed into a shape corresponding to an upper surface of the bottom wall. The medicinal agent according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7, wherein an inner dimension of the tray body is set such that the predetermined number of cases can be disposed adjacent to each other in the width direction and the depth direction. tray. The medicine tray according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, wherein the partition plate can be slid to be brought into contact with any one of the side walls without a substantial gap.

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