JP2021133114A - Medicine storage box - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a medicine storage box, regardless of a simple configuration, capable of effectively preventing a user from forgetting to take medicines.SOLUTION: Recesses are formed on bottom faces of inner cases at such positions as to prevent detection switches other than a detection switch corresponding to each case thereof from turning on. On/off information of the detection switch when each corresponding inner case is pulled out from an outer case is transmitted via a communication device to a communication terminal, and a medication history is displayed on and stored in the communication terminal based on the on/off information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a medicine storage box for medication, and more particularly to a medicine storage box for supporting medication management by the person or a caregiver by a medication history confirmation function and a notification function.

The medicine prescribed by the doctor may be taken three times a day for each meal, or may be taken four times a day at a fixed time.
However, taking medicine is often controlled by the person himself / herself, and may cause missed doses, overdose, and mistaken doses.
In addition, family members and caregivers often do not know whether or not they are taking the medicine according to the prescribed prescription.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes a partial delivery drug box in which it is possible to confirm whether or not a drug has been taken, and it is possible for people around the patient to confirm whether or not the drug has been taken.
The present invention is to take out the stacked bottommost container from the container outlet formed at the bottom of each compartment of the container storage box, so that the stacked upper container falls into the container outlet and enters each compartment. Each of the stacked containers is classified so that they can be distinguished from each other, and since these multiple containers are stacked in each compartment as a set, it is easy to confirm whether or not the drug in the container has been taken. This makes it possible to prevent forgetting to take the drug and prevent taking the drug twice.

Further, in Patent Document 2, it is possible to easily separate and remove the medicine to be taken, and it is possible to notify the person taking the medicine or the caregiving person who takes the medicine at the designated time of taking the medicine even if the medicine is away from the medicine box, and forget to take the medicine. A medication confirmation device that can be prevented is described.
The present invention relates to a medication confirmation medicine box including a medicine box provided with a medicine storage unit, an electronic clock, a voice notification device, a light emission notification device, and a medicine storage unit opening / closing sensor. The transmitting unit that emits radio waves at the set time of the above and the receiving unit are a combination of a display device that has an incoming call display unit. When an incoming call is received from, the display unit has a function of displaying the incoming call, so that the medicine can be taken without forgetting the time of taking the medicine even if the person is away from the medicine box.

Registered Utility Model No. 3032284 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-41663

However, even when the partial delivery drug box of Patent Document 1 is used, in order to manage the medication history, it is necessary to keep a record for each medication, and it is necessary to perform quite troublesome recording work and record keeping. There is a problem of having to.
Further, the medication confirmation device of Patent Document 2 has a complicated structure, and a simple structure is desired in order to be widely used.

Multiple inner cases for storing medicine and
A medicine storage box consisting of an outer case that stacks and stores inner cases.
An insertion slot for storing the inner case is provided at the top of the outer case.
At the bottom of the outer case, an outlet for pulling out the inner case is provided.
At the bottom of the outer case, a detection switch and a communication device corresponding to each inner case are provided.
On the bottom of the inner case, a recess is provided at a position where only the detection switch corresponding to each inner case can be turned on.
The inner case is stored in the outer case, and the corresponding detection switch is turned on for each inner case.
The on / off information of the detection switch when each inner case is pulled out from the drawer is transmitted to the communication terminal via the communication device.
It is characterized in that the medication history is displayed and stored on a communication terminal based on on and off information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent forgetting to take, overdrinking, mistaken taking, etc., the medication history is automatically recorded, and not only the person who is taking the medicine according to the prescribed prescription but also the person taking the medicine. , Family members, medical personnel, caregivers, etc. can also check the medication history.
In particular, it is effective when the type and amount of the drug differ depending on the dose.

In addition, since the medication history is transmitted to the communication terminal via the communication device, there is an effect that the safety can be confirmed for the family and the caregiver.

It is a perspective view of the medicine storage box 1. It is a perspective view of the outer case 20. It is a layout drawing of the detection switches 41, 42, 43 and the communication device 50 provided on the bottom surface of the outer case 20. It is a perspective view which looked at the inner case 11 from the upper surface side. It is a perspective view which looked at the inner case 13 from the bottom surface side. It is a layout drawing of the recesses 111, 121, 131 provided on the bottom surface of the inner cases 11, 12, 13, and 14. It is another arrangement drawing of the recesses 111, 121, 131 provided on the bottom surface of the inner cases 11, 12, 13, and 14. It is the schematic of the communication terminal 60 which displayed the medication history.

The medicine storage box 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to Examples.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the medicine storage box 1 of the present invention includes inner cases 11, 12, 13, and 14, an outer case 20, detection switches 41, 42, and 43, and a communication device 50. There is.

<Inner case>
The inner case will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 4, 5, and 6.
The four inner cases 11, 12, 13, and 14 are trays for storing medicines molded from plastic, and can be stacked and stored on the outer case 20 as shown in FIG.
Each inner case has substantially the same shape, but recesses 111 and 131 are formed on the bottom surfaces of the inner cases 11 and 13 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
Further, two recesses 121 and 122 are also formed on the bottom surface of the inner case 12.
The arrangement of the dents 111, 121, 122, 131 is as shown in FIG. 6, but the inner case 14 is not provided with the dents.
The recesses 111, 121, 122, 131 may be arranged as shown in FIG.
In addition, each inner case can be identified by a different color.

<Outer case>
The outer case will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3.
As shown in FIG. 1, the outer case 20 is formed of plastic so that four inner cases 11, 12, 13, and 14 can be stacked and stored.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the upper part of the outer case 20, there are an insertion port 21 for storing the inner cases 11, 12, 13, and 14, and an outlet 22 for pulling out the inner cases 11, 12, 13, and 14. A window 23 is provided so that the storage status of the case can be confirmed.
Further, three detection switches 41, 42, 43, a communication device 50, and a memory 51 are arranged on the bottom of the outer case 20 as shown in FIG.
In this embodiment, the memory 51 built into the communication device 50 is used.
Further, the detection switches 41, 42, and 43 are push button switches, and are provided so as to switch from off to on when pressed on the bottom surface of the inner cases 11, 12, 13, and 14, and the on and off information is stored in the memory. It is temporarily stored in 51 and transmitted to the communication terminal 60 via the communication device 50 connected to the detection switches 41, 42, 43 at a predetermined timing.

Next, how to use the medicine storage box 1 will be described.
This example will be described using an example in which the medicine prescribed by the doctor is taken in four divided doses of "after breakfast", "after lunch", "after dinner", and "before bedtime".
<Store the medicine in the inner case>
The medicines are stored in the inner cases 11, 12, 13 and 14 in the order of taking the medicine first.
That is, the inner case 11 stores the medicine to be taken after breakfast, the inner case 12 stores the medicine to be taken after lunch, the inner case 13 stores the medicine to be taken after dinner, and the inner case 14 stores the medicine to be taken before bedtime. ..
The inner cases 11, 12, 13 and 14 are color-coded because the medicine taken "before bedtime" may be different from the medicine taken after meals or the medicine may be different each time it is taken. If you attach stickers such as "after breakfast", "after lunch", "after dinner", and "before bedtime", you can prevent the wrong medicine from being stored.
<Store the inner case in the outer case>
The inner cases 11, 12, 13, and 14 containing the medicine are inserted in the order of the inner case 11, the inner case 12, the inner case 13, and the inner case 14 from the insertion holes 21 provided in the upper part of the outer case 20 and stacked. Is stored.
The inner case may be oriented according to a shape that can be stored in the outer case only in a predetermined direction, or may be oriented by using a magnet.
<Remove the inner case from the outer case>
The laminated inner cases 11, 12, 13, and 14 can be pulled out in the order of insertion from the outlet 22 provided at the lower part of the outer case 20, so that "after breakfast", "after lunch", "after dinner", and "after dinner" You can take out the medicines "before bedtime" in order.

<Manage medication history>
The recesses 111, 121, 122, 131 formed on the bottom surfaces of the inner cases 11, 12, and 13 are provided at positions avoiding the detection switches 41, 42, and 43.
That is, the recess 111 is provided so as to avoid the detection switch 42 and the detection switch 43, the recess 121 is provided so as to avoid the detection switch 43, and the recess 122 is provided so as to avoid the detection switch 41. Is provided so as to avoid the detection switch 41 and the detection switch 42.
Therefore, the inner case 11 turns on only the detection switch 41, the inner case 12 turns on only the detection switch 42, and the inner case 13 turns on only the detection switch 43.
The inner case 14 turns on all the detection switches 41, 42, and 43.

When all the inner cases 11, 12, 13 and 14 are housed in the outer case 20, only the detection switch 41 is turned on by the lowermost inner case 11.
After breakfast, when the inner case 11 is pulled out from the outlet 22 to take medicine, the inner case 12, the inner case 13, and the inner case 14 fall, so only the detection switch 42 is turned on by the lowermost inner case 12. Become.
After lunch, when the inner case 12 is pulled out from the outlet 22 to take medicine, the inner case 13 and the inner case 14 fall, so that only the detection switch 43 is turned on by the lowermost inner case 13.
After dinner, when the inner case 13 is pulled out from the outlet 22 to take medicine, the inner case 14 falls, so that all the detection switches 41, 42, and 43 are turned on by the lowermost inner case 14.
Before going to bed, when the inner case 14 is pulled out from the outlet 22 to take medicine, all the detection switches 41, 42, and 43 are turned off.
That is, when only the detection switch 41 is on, it means that no medicine is being taken, and when only the detection switch 42 is on, it means that the medicine stored in the inner case 11 is being taken. When only the switch 43 is on, the medicine stored in the inner case 12 is being taken, and when all the detection switches 41, 42, 43 are on, the medicine stored in the inner case 13 is being taken. When all the detection switches 41, 42, and 43 are off, it means that the medicine stored in the inner case 14 has been taken.
While the inner case is being pulled out, all the detection switches 41, 42, and 43 are momentarily turned off, but the off information that is less than the set interval is ignored.

The on / off information of the detection switches 41, 42, and 43 is temporarily stored in the memory 51, transmitted to the communication terminal 60 via the communication device 50 at a predetermined timing, and by a program provided in the communication terminal 60. It is displayed as medication history information as shown in FIG. 8 and is stored in the memory of the communication terminal 60.
In addition, by displaying the medication history together with the time, it is possible to manage the medication time.
A smartphone, tablet, personal computer, or the like can be used as the communication terminal 60.
Although it is considered that the predetermined timing in this embodiment is the timing at which the inner cases 11, 12, 13, and 14 are all pulled out to prevent the battery built in the communication device 50 from being consumed. Cases 11, 12, 13 and 14 may be pulled out at different times or at a fixed time.

In this way, by using the medicine storage box of the present invention, it is possible to prevent forgetting to take, overdrinking, mistaken taking, etc., the medication history is automatically recorded, and is the medication taken according to the prescribed prescription? Not only the person taking the medicine, but also family members, medical personnel, caregivers, etc. can check the medication history.
It also has the effect of confirming the safety of family members and caregivers.
Further, the communication terminal 60 may be provided with a function of comparing the medication history with the medication conditions such as the preset timing of medication and the order of medication, and giving a warning if the conditions are not satisfied.

In this embodiment, four inner cases have been used for explanation, but even when the number of inner cases is three or five or more, the dents provided in the inner case, the number of detection switches, etc. are appropriately changed. Can be applied.

The present invention can be used not only for drinking supplements but also for managing the progress of work.

1 Medicine storage box 11, 12, 13, 14 Inner case 111, 121, 122, 131 Indentation 20 Outer case 41, 42, 43 Detection switch 50 Communication device 60 Communication terminal

Claims (2)

Multiple inner cases for storing medicine and
A medicine storage box consisting of an outer case that stacks and stores inner cases.
An insertion slot for storing the inner case is provided at the top of the outer case.
At the bottom of the outer case, an outlet for pulling out the inner case is provided.
At the bottom of the outer case, a detection switch and a communication device corresponding to each inner case are provided.
On the bottom of the inner case, a recess is provided at a position where only the detection switch corresponding to each inner case can be turned on.
The inner case is stored in the outer case, and the corresponding detection switch is turned on for each inner case.
The on / off information of the detection switch when each inner case is pulled out from the drawer is transmitted to the communication terminal via the communication device.
A medicine storage box that displays and stores medication history on a communication terminal based on on and off information. Multiple inner cases (11) (12) (13) (14) for storing medicine,
In the medicine storage box (30) composed of the outer case (20) for stacking and storing the inner cases (11), (12), (13), and (14).
An insertion port (21) for storing the inner cases (11), (12), (13), and (14) is provided in the upper part of the outer case (20).
An outlet (22) for pulling out the inner cases (11), (12), (13) and (14) is provided at the lower part of the outer case (20).
At the bottom of the outer case (20), detection switches (41), (42), (43) corresponding to each of the inner cases (11), (12), (13), and (14) and a communication device (50) are provided.
On the bottom surface of the inner cases (11), (12), and (13), a recess is provided at a position where only the corresponding detection switch is turned on for each of the inner cases (11), (12), and (13).
For the inner case (11), only the detection switch (41) is turned on, and the inner case (11) is turned on.
For the inner case (12), only the detection switch (42) is turned on, and the inner case (12) is turned on.
For the inner case (13), only the detection switch (43) is turned on, and the inner case (13) is turned on.
The inner case (14) turns on all the detection switches (41) (42) (43) and turns on.
The on / off information of the detection switches (41), (42), and (43) when the inner cases (11), (12), (13), and (14) are pulled out from the outlet (22) is the communication device (50). ) Is transmitted to the communication terminal (60), and the medication history is displayed and stored in the communication terminal based on the on / off information.

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