JP2022123798A - Drug put-out system, drug put-out device, information processing device, and drug handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

To efficiently put-out prescription drug.SOLUTION: In a case of receiving from a drug station a stop notice to stop putting out, a put-out control device (800) transmits a put-out instruction of a prescription drug whose putting out is stopped, to a tablet folding machine (300) or a put-out support device (600). In a case of receiving the stop notice to stop putting out from a tablet folding machine or a put-out support device, a put-out control device transmits a put-out instruction of a prescription drug whose putting out is stopped, to the drug station.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

There is an application for the application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law Part 1 (1) Date of sale 1. November 14-15, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 1. of “(2) Place of sale”) 2. January 16-17, 2021 (corresponding to 2. in “(2) Place of sale”) 3. December 19th to 20th, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 3. of “(2) Place of sale”) 4. 5. November 29, 2020 (corresponding to 4. of “(2) Place of sale”) December 15, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 5. of “(2) Place of sale”) 6. January 8-11, 2021 (corresponding to 6. of “(2) Place of sale”) 7. January 26, 2021 (corresponding to 7. of “(2) Place of sale”) 8. February 6, 2021 (corresponding to 8. of “(2) Place of sale”) (2) Place of sale 1. Qol Pharmacy Ebisu store (YT Tanaka Building 1F, 1-11-1 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo) 2. Kirindo Kanazawa Medical School (1-1 University, Uchinada-cho, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa) 3. Center dispensing pharmacy Toyota Kosei Hospital front store (481-1 Ihobara, Josui-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi) 4. 5. Kyorindo Pharmacy, Hamamatsu Medical University Dispensing Center (1-20-2 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka); Hanshin Dispensing Pharmacy Sagamihara Kyodo Hospital (4-3-1 Hashimotodai, Midori-ku, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture)6. 7. Nippon Dispensing Mita Pharmacy (1-4-28 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Mita International Building Annex 1F). 8. Ohga Pharmacy Kyushu Medical Center front store (1-6-18 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka); Nihon Chouzai Osaka Daimae Pharmacy (3-8 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture) ▲3▼ Publisher Yuyama Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

There is an application for the application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act Part 2 (1) Date of sale 1. June 5, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 6. of “(2) Place of sale”) 2. June 5, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 1. in “(2) Place of sale”) 3. August 28, 2020 (corresponding to 2. in “(2) Place of sale”) 4. September 19, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 3. in “(2) Place of sale”)5. 6. November 29, 2020 (corresponding to 4. of “(2) Place of sale”) December 15, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 5. of “(2) Place of sale”) 7. January 8-11, 2021 (corresponding to 6. of “(2) Place of sale”) 8. January 26, 3rd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 7. in “(2) Place of sale”) 9. February 6, 2021 (corresponding to 8. of “(2) Place of sale”) (2) Place of sale 1. Qol Pharmacy Ebisu store (YT Tanaka Building 1F, 1-11-1 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo) 2. Kirindo Kanazawa Medical School (1-1 University, Uchinada-cho, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa) 3. Center dispensing pharmacy Toyota Kosei Hospital front store (481-1 Ihobara, Josui-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi) 4. 5. Kyorindo Pharmacy, Hamamatsu Medical University Dispensing Center (1-20-2 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka); Hanshin Dispensing Pharmacy Sagamihara Kyodo Hospital (4-3-1 Hashimotodai, Midori-ku, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture)6. 7. Nippon Dispensing Mita Pharmacy (1-4-28 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Mita International Building Annex 1F). 8. Ohga Pharmacy Kyushu Medical Center front store (1-6-18 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka). Nihon Chouzai Osaka Daimae Pharmacy (3-8 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture) ▲3▼ Publisher Yuyama Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

There is an application for the application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act Part 3 (1) Date of sale 1. November 14-15, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 1. of “(2) Place of sale”) 2. January 23-24, 2021 (corresponding to 2. in “(2) Place of sale”) 3. December 19th to 20th, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 3. of “(2) Place of sale”) 4. 5. November 29, 2020 (corresponding to 4. of “(2) Place of sale”) December 15, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 5. of “(2) Place of sale”) 6. January 8-11, 2021 (corresponding to 6. of “(2) Place of sale”) 7. January 26, 2021 (corresponding to 7. of “(2) Place of sale”) 8. February 6, 2021 (corresponding to 8. of “(2) Place of sale”) (2) Place of sale 1. Qol Pharmacy Ebisu store (YT Tanaka Building 1F, 1-11-1 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo) 2. Kirindo Kanazawa Medical School (1-1 University, Uchinada-cho, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa) 3. Center dispensing pharmacy Toyota Kosei Hospital front store (481-1 Ihobara, Josui-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi) 4. 5. Kyorindo Pharmacy, Hamamatsu Medical University Dispensing Center (1-20-2 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka); Hanshin Dispensing Pharmacy Sagamihara Kyodo Hospital (4-3-1 Hashimotodai, Midori-ku, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture)6. 7. Nippon Dispensing Mita Pharmacy (1-4-28 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Mita International Building Annex 1F). 8. Ohga Pharmacy Kyushu Medical Center front store (1-6-18 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka). Nihon Chouzai Osaka Daimae Pharmacy (3-8 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture) ▲3▼ Publisher Yuyama Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

There is an application for the application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law Part 4 (1) Date of sale 1. November 14-15, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 1. of “(2) Place of sale”) 2. January 23-24, 2021 (corresponding to 2. in “(2) Place of sale”) 3. December 19th to 20th, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 3. of “(2) Place of sale”) 4. 5. November 29, 2020 (corresponding to 4. of “(2) Place of sale”) December 15, 2nd year of Reiwa (corresponding to 5. of “(2) Place of sale”) 6. January 8-11, 2021 (corresponding to 6. of “(2) Place of sale”) 7. January 26, 2021 (corresponding to 7. of “(2) Place of sale”) 8. February 6, 2021 (corresponding to 8. of “(2) Place of sale”) (2) Place of sale 1. Qol Pharmacy Ebisu store (YT Tanaka Building 1F, 1-11-1 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo) 2. Kirindo Kanazawa Medical School (1-1 University, Uchinada-cho, Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa) 3. Center dispensing pharmacy Toyota Kosei Hospital front store (481-1 Ihobara, Josui-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi) 4. 5. Kyorindo Pharmacy, Hamamatsu Medical University Dispensing Center (1-20-2 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka); Hanshin Dispensing Pharmacy Sagamihara Kyodo Hospital (4-3-1 Hashimotodai, Midori-ku, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture)6. 7. Nippon Dispensing Mita Pharmacy (1-4-28 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Mita International Building Annex 1F). 8. Ohga Pharmacy Kyushu Medical Center front store (1-6-18 Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka). Nihon Chouzai Osaka Daimae Pharmacy (3-8 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture) ▲3▼ Publisher Yuyama Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

The present invention relates to a drug dispensing system and the like.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, drug dispensing devices for dispensing drugs have been developed. Examples thereof are disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a drug dispensing device that takes out a drug sheet from a drug storage cassette transported from a cassette shelf to a delivery section and moves the drug tray so that the drug sheet can be received by the drug tray. . According to this medicine dispensing device, the total time required to dispense the medicine sheet can be shortened.

Further, Patent Literature 2 discloses an automatic drug supply device provided with a drug picking section having a plurality of serving sections in which drug storage cassettes transported from a cassette shelf are placed. Each of the plurality of serving portions has a drug outlet for taking in and out drugs, and an opening/closing cover capable of opening and closing the drug outlet. In this automatic drug supply device, only the opening/closing cover of the serving section in which the drug storage cassettes are placed is controlled to be in an open state, so that even when a plurality of drug storage cassettes are placed in the drug picking section, Also, it is possible to take out the desired drug without fail.

Also, in the method of US Pat. No. 5,300,000, medical packs are transported from a first receiving location within an operator unit access area to a discharge location within an operator unit access area. The method also transports from a replenishment location within the operator's access area to a second receiving location within the operator unit's access area.

Further, Patent Literatures 4 and 5 disclose a dispensing inspection device for inspecting the suitability of dispensing. The dispensing inspection device of Patent Literature 4 detects the number of medicines by capturing images of the medicines to be inspected placed on the mounting table from three or more predetermined points in the rotation direction of the mounting table. The dispensing inspection device of Patent Document 5 detects the number of medicine sheets from an image of medicine sheets placed on a mounting table captured by an imaging device, and captures another image of a fractional number of sheets placed on another mounting table. The number of medicines contained in the fractional sheet is detected from the image captured by the device. Thereby, the total number of drugs placed on the two placement tables is detected.

International Publication No. 2016/047487 JP 2011-79642 A Japanese Patent No. 6424217 JP 2016-220911 A JP 2017-127407 A

Patent Documents 1 to 5 disclose a drug dispensing method when dispensing of a drug from a certain drug dispensing device or drug shelf is stopped in a drug dispensing system including a plurality of drug dispensing devices and drug shelves. None. An object of one aspect of the present invention is to realize a drug dispensing system capable of efficiently dispensing prescription drugs.

Patent Documents 1 to 5 do not disclose a method of determining a medicine dispensing device to which medicine is to be dispensed in a medicine dispensing system including a plurality of medicine dispensing devices. An object of one aspect of the present invention is to realize a drug dispensing system capable of efficiently dispensing prescription drugs.

Moreover, Patent Documents 1 to 5 do not disclose a process when taking out of the drug from the drug storage cassette is stopped. Another aspect of the present invention aims at realizing a drug dispensing device capable of efficiently dispensing drugs.

In addition, Patent Documents 1 to 5 do not disclose a process of presenting a drug storage method for a drug storage cassette. Another aspect of the present invention aims to realize an information processing apparatus capable of efficiently storing medicines in cassettes.

Moreover, Patent Documents 1 to 5 do not disclose a process for preventing fractions containing only one drug. Another aspect of the present invention aims to realize a drug dispensing device capable of dispensing a drug sheet in consideration of safety.

Moreover, Patent Documents 1 to 3 do not disclose a configuration for counting the medicine taken out from the medicine storage cassette. Moreover, Patent Documents 4 and 5 do not disclose a configuration for counting the number of medicine sheets containing a prescribed number of medicines, apart from the fractional number sheets. Another aspect of the present invention aims to realize a drug handling device capable of efficiently dispensing drugs.

In addition, Patent Documents 1 to 5 disclose a configuration capable of detecting the possibility that the arrangement position of the drug storage cassette stored on the cassette shelf has been changed when the power supply of the drug dispensing device is off. There is no Another aspect of the present invention aims to realize a drug dispensing device that can dispense drugs in consideration of safety.

(1) In order to solve the above problems, a medicine delivery system according to an aspect of the present invention can take out the medicine from a cassette containing the medicine or put the medicine into the cassette. a first medicine dispensing device comprising a medicine handling device; a cassette handling device for storing a plurality of said cassettes and delivering and receiving said cassettes to and from said medicine handling device; 2 a drug dispensing device, or a dispensing auxiliary device that assists dispensing of the medicine from a medicine shelf that stores the medicine, and any one of the first medicine dispensing device, the second medicine dispensing device, and the dispensing auxiliary device and a dispensing control device that determines whether to dispense the prescription drug indicated in the prescription data using the device, wherein the dispensing control device uses the first drug dispensing device to dispense. For at least one prescription drug determined to be dispensed, when a cancellation notice to stop dispensing is received from the first drug dispensing device, a dispensing instruction for the prescription drug whose dispensing is suspended is sent to the second drug dispensing device or the For at least one prescription drug that is transmitted to the dispensing auxiliary device and determined to be dispensed using the second drug dispensing device or the dispensing auxiliary device, the second drug dispensing device or the When received from the dispensing auxiliary device, it transmits to the first drug dispensing device a dispensing instruction for the prescription drug whose dispensing has been stopped.

(2) In order to solve the above problems, a medicine delivery system according to an aspect of the present invention can take out the medicine from a cassette containing the medicine or put the medicine into the cassette. A first drug dispensing device comprising a drug handling device, a cassette handling device storing a plurality of said cassettes, and delivering and receiving said cassettes to and from said drug handling device; and a second drug dispensing device for dispensing drugs. A drug dispensing system comprising: a device, and a dispensing control device that determines which of the first drug dispensing device and the second drug dispensing device is used to dispense the prescribed drug indicated in the prescription data, The dispensing control device is a plurality of prescription drugs prescribed to a patient, and some of the prescription drugs to be dispensed in predetermined units from the second drug dispensing device are not stored in the second drug dispensing device. If it is a drug, the first drug dispensing device is determined as the device for dispensing part of the prescribed drug.

(3) In order to solve the above problems, a medicine dispensing device according to an aspect of the present invention can take out the medicine from a cassette containing the medicine or put the medicine into the cassette. a drug handling device, a cassette shelf capable of storing a plurality of said cassettes, and said cassettes are sequentially transferred from said cassette shelf to said drug handling device, and in a state in which drugs can be taken out sequentially from said cassette, and a transfer control unit for transferring, to the drug handling device, a succeeding cassette containing a drug to be taken out next to the drug whose takeout is stopped when taking out of the drug is stopped.

(4) In order to solve the above problems, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention provides medicines containing a plurality of medicines to each of a plurality of cassettes stored in a medicine dispensing device that dispenses medicines. An information processing device that presents a method of accommodating a container, comprising: (1) dimensions of a plurality of types of cassettes having different sizes, dimensions of each of a plurality of types of drug containers that can be accommodated in the cassette; and (2) number reference data defining the number of drug containers that can be accommodated in the cassette for each type of drug, and (2) target drugs to be accommodated in the cassette within a predetermined period from the drug dispensing device. Determination for determining the type of the cassette containing the target drug, the number of cassettes for each type, and the number of drug containers to be accommodated in the cassette for each type, based on the number of dispensing to be dispensed. and an output unit that outputs the determination result of the determination unit.

(5) In order to solve the above problems, a medicine dispensing device according to an aspect of the present invention takes out all or part of a medicine sheet containing a plurality of medicines from a cassette storing the medicine sheet, Alternatively, a drug delivery/receiving unit capable of putting the whole or a part of the drug sheet into the cassette, a cassette shelf capable of storing a plurality of the cassettes, and at least included in the fractional sheets cut out from the drug sheet In order to count the number of medicines, at least a fractional number placing portion on which the fractional number sheets are placed, and a specified number of medicines to be taken out from the cassette transferred from the cassette shelf to the medicine transfer section. is divided by the number of sheet medicines contained in one medicine sheet and the remainder is 1, the fractional number sheet containing two or more medicines is guided to be placed on the fractional number placing section. and a guide.

(6) In order to solve the above problems, a medicine handling device according to an aspect of the present invention takes out all or part of a medicine sheet containing a plurality of medicines from a cassette containing the medicine sheet, Alternatively, a drug transfer section capable of putting the whole or a part of the drug sheet into the cassette, and the drug transfer section for counting the number of drugs contained in the drug sheet taken out from the drug transfer section. A sheet placing portion for placing a sheet, and at least a cutout from the medicine sheet taken out from the cassette in the medicine delivery/receiving portion in order to count the number of medicines contained in the fractional sheets cut out from the medicine sheet. a fraction placing portion on which at least the fractional sheets loaded or the fractional sheets taken out from the cassette are placed; an illumination portion for illuminating the placing portion from below or above the fraction placing portion; The fractional sheet placed on the fraction placing portion, or the drug sheet placed on the placing portion and the and an imaging unit for imaging a combination of fractional sheets.

(7) In order to solve the above problems, a medicine dispensing device according to an aspect of the present invention can take out the medicine from a cassette containing the medicine or put the medicine into the cassette. A drug dispensing device comprising: a drug handling device; and a cassette shelf capable of storing a plurality of said cassettes, said cassette handling device delivering and receiving said cassettes to and from said drug handling device, wherein said cassette shelf When the opening and closing door installed in the drug dispensing device is turned off, the opening and closing door is in an open state, or at least one cassette placed on the cassette shelf has been moved, a detection unit that detects after the power is turned on.

According to the drug dispensing system according to one aspect of the present invention shown in (1) and (2) above, prescription drugs can be efficiently dispensed.

Moreover, according to the drug dispensing device according to another aspect of the present invention shown in (3) and (6) above, the drug can be efficiently dispensed.

Further, according to the information processing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention shown in (4) above, it is possible to efficiently store the medicine in the cassette.

Moreover, according to the medicine dispensing device according to another aspect of the present invention shown in (5) above, it is possible to dispense medicine sheets in consideration of safety.

Further, according to the medicine handling device according to another aspect of the present invention shown in (6) above, the medicine can be efficiently dispensed.

Moreover, according to the drug dispensing device according to another aspect of the present invention shown in (7) above, the drug can be dispensed in consideration of safety.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a drug delivery system. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a drag station; FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a drag station; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the main configuration of a drag station; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a structural example of a cassette that can be stored on a cassette shelf; FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a main body unit, and a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a main body cassette transfer section; It is a figure which shows the storage example of a cassette. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a cassette gripping portion; It is a figure which shows the example of operation|movement of a cassette holding part. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a main body unit and a picking unit; It is a perspective view showing an example of a picking unit. It is a figure which shows an example of a picking cassette transfer part. It is a figure which shows the holding|gripping operation|movement of the cassette by a 1st picking cassette transfer part. FIG. 10 is a view showing an operation example of a first picking cassette transfer section and a second picking cassette transfer section; It is a figure which shows the operation example of a 1st shutter. It is a flow chart which shows a processing example of a payout control device. It is a flow chart which shows another example of processing of a payout control device. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing by a control device; 19 is a diagram for explaining the processing example shown in FIG. 18; FIG. It is a top view which shows roughly the example of arrangement|positioning of a 1st detection part and a 2nd detection part. It is a perspective view which shows an example of a 2nd detection part. It is a figure which shows the operation example of a 2nd detection part. It is a figure which shows an example of the image displayed on a 2nd touch panel. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an information processing apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating number reference|standard data. It is a figure which shows an example of a medicine list image. It is a figure which shows an example of the image displayed on a 1st touch panel. It is a figure which shows an example of the image displayed on a 1st touch panel. It is a figure which shows an example of a payment|payout image displayed on a 2nd touch panel, a deletion determination image, and a reservation determination image. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a pending statement list image displayed on the first touch panel; FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a confirmation image displayed on the first touch panel; It is a figure which shows an example of the guidance image displayed on a 2nd touch panel. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a filling image displayed on the first touch panel; FIG. FIG. 34 is a diagram showing an example of a filling drug list included in the filling image of FIG. 33; FIG. 4 is a table for explaining whether a cassette can be filled or not, and how to manage lot number information and expiration date information; 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a drag station; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the payout|payout selection image displayed on a 1st touch panel. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a filling image displayed on the first touch panel; FIG.

[Basic configuration]
<Drug dispensing system>
A drug dispensing system 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a drug dispensing system 100 according to this embodiment.

The drug dispensing system 100 is a system that dispenses drugs based on prescription data. The drug dispensing system 100 includes devices used for dispensing based on prescription data, such as a drug station 1, a prescription input device 200, a tablet packaging machine 300, a powder medicine packaging machine 400, a PTP dispensing device 500, a dispensing auxiliary device 600, and a dispensing control device. A device 800 is provided. In addition, the drug delivery system 100 includes a drug shelf 700. As shown in FIG. In the following description, the tablet packaging machine 300, the powder medicine packaging machine 400, the PTP dispensing device 500, and the dispensing auxiliary device 600 may be referred to as various devices. The drug station 1, various devices, and drug shelf 700 are installed in, for example, a hospital or a pharmacy.

The prescription input device 200 allows the input of information (eg, type of drug (eg, drug name, drug identification information), dose (number of drugs), and administration method) regarding a drug prescribed to a patient by a doctor. It is a receiving device. The prescription input device 200 transmits information on the prescribed drug to the dispensing control device 800 as prescription data. Moreover, the prescription input device 200 may issue a prescription printed with information on the prescribed drug. The prescription may be issued by the dispensing control device 800, which will be described later. Also, the prescription input device 200 and the dispensing control device 800 may issue dispensing instructions corresponding to the drug station 1 and the various devices described above instead of prescriptions. The dispensation instruction sheet is printed with information included in the later-described dispensing data created by the dispensing control device 800 .

The prescription data may include information on drugs prescribed for each of a plurality of patients, and in this case, the information may be summarized for each patient. In addition, the prescription input device 200 may divide the information on the prescribed drug by predetermined prescription periods (eg, one day) and generate prescription data for each predetermined prescription period.

The dispensing control device 800 controls dispensing of medicine in the medicine dispensing system 100 . For example, the dispensing control device 800 determines which of the drug station 1 and the various devices described above is to be used to dispense the drug indicated in the prescription data received from the prescription input device 200 . A drug indicated in the prescription data is a drug prescribed to the patient and may be referred to as a prescription drug. The payout control device 800 includes a control section 801 and a storage section 802 .

The control unit 801 controls all the units included in the payout control device 800 . The control unit 801 includes a determination unit 811 and a transmission/reception unit 812 . The determination unit 811 determines which device is to be used to dispense the medicine indicated in the prescription data. The transmission/reception unit 812 receives prescription data from the prescription input device 200 or notifications from the drug station 1 or various devices. Further, based on the result determined by the determining unit 811, the transmitting/receiving unit 812 transmits dispensing data including information on the drug to be dispensed (information indicating the type of drug, etc.) to the drug station 1 or various devices. The dispensing data can also be said to be prescription data transmitted to the drug station 1 or various devices.

The storage unit 802 stores, for example, various programs used by the control unit 801 and a drug database (drug master) that manages information on multiple types of drugs stored in the drug station 1 . The information about the drug includes, for example, the drug type (eg, drug name, drug identification information), expiration date, and lot number. The storage unit 802 also includes, for example, a drug database that manages information on multiple types of drugs stored in the tablet packaging machine 300, and a drug database that manages information on multiple types of drugs stored in the powdered drug packaging machine 400. Remember. The drug station 1, tablet dispenser 300 and powder dispenser 400 also store their respective drug databases.

The dispensing control device 800 updates the drug database stored in the storage section 802 when updating the drug database stored in the storage section of the drug station 1 . Specifically, the dispensing control device 800 receives information indicating the content of the change from the drug station 1 when there is a change in the type of medicine stored in the drug station 1 . The dispensing control device 800 updates the drug database of the drug station 1 stored in the storage unit 802 based on this information. The dispensing control device 800 may update the drug database stored in the storage unit 802 when the drug station 1 is activated. Similarly, the dispensing control device 800 updates the drug database of the tablet packing machine 300 or the powder drug packing machine 400 for the tablet packing machine 300 and the powdered drug packing machine 400 .

The drug station 1 is a device for dispensing drugs stored in the drug station 1 (first drug dispensing device, drug dispensing device). A specific configuration of the drag station 1 will be described later.

The tablet packaging machine 300, the powdered medicine packaging machine 400, and the PTP dispensing device 500 are examples of a second medicine dispensing device (dispensing device) that dispenses medicine. The tablet packaging machine 300 is a device that dispenses the drug indicated by the dispensing data from the dispensing control device 800 , that is, the tablets stored in the tablet packaging machine 300 . The powdered medicine packaging machine 400 is a device that dispenses the medicine indicated by the dispensing data from the dispensing control device 800 , that is, the powdered medicine (powder) stored in the powdered medicine packaging machine 400 . The PTP dispensing device 500 dispenses the drug indicated by the dispensing data from the dispensing control device 800, that is, the PTP (Press Through Package) sheet (medicine sheet) containing the drug stored in the PTP dispensing device 500. It is a device.

The dispensing assistance device 600 is a device that assists dispensing of medicines from a medicine shelf 700 that stores medicines. The dispensing assistance device 600 presents information such as the type of drug indicated in the dispensing data from the dispensing control device 800, for example. This enables medical personnel such as pharmacists, nurses, and doctors, and workers at the drug station 1 to take out drugs from the drug shelf 700 . The operator of the drug station 1 takes out drugs from the drug station 1 and is an unqualified person who is not qualified as a pharmacist, nurse, doctor, or the like. However, the worker may be a qualified person who has the relevant qualification. In the following description, qualified medical personnel such as pharmacists, nurses, and doctors may simply be referred to as users.

<drug station>
2 and 3 are perspective views showing configuration examples of the drag station 1. FIG. 2 is a view of the main unit 2 viewed from the front side, and FIG. 3 is a view of the main unit 2 viewed from the rear side. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the main configuration of the drag station 1. As shown in FIG.

The drug station 1 is a device for storing drugs and for filling and dispensing drugs. As shown in FIGS. 2-4, the drag station 1 comprises a main unit 2 and a picking unit 3. As shown in FIGS.

(main unit)
The main unit 2 is a unit that stores medicine. Specifically, the main unit 2 functions as a medicine storage shelf capable of storing a plurality of cassettes Ca containing medicines. The main unit 2 is a device that transfers the stored cassette Ca to the picking unit 3 by using the main cassette transfer section 22 (22a and 22b indicated by reference numerals 6001 and 6002 in FIG. 6). Further, the main unit 2 is a device that transfers the cassette Ca returned from the picking unit 3 to its original storage position. In other words, the main unit 2 functions as a cassette handling device that stores a plurality of cassettes Ca and delivers and receives the cassettes Ca to and from the picking unit 3 .

The main unit 2 can store types of drugs (for example, about 1500 to 2000 types) that are assumed to be used in one facility such as a hospital or a pharmacy. In the present embodiment, the main unit 2 stores medicines such as medicine sheets (eg, PTP sheets), external medicines such as ointments or eye drops, or powdered medicines. The main unit 2 may also store ampoules or vials containing medicines, for example. In this specification, drugs other than drug sheets (medicine in forms other than drug sheets) include external drugs such as ointments or eye drops, powders, and ampoules or vials containing drugs. The body unit 2 may store any medicine as long as it can be stored in the body unit 2 .

The main unit 2 includes a cassette shelf 21 , a main cassette transfer section 22 and a cassette holding section 23 .

The cassette shelf 21 is a drug storage shelf capable of storing a plurality of cassettes Ca. In this embodiment, the cassette shelf 21 can store cassettes Ca of different sizes (types). FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a structural example of the cassette Ca that can be stored on the cassette shelf 21. Reference numeral 5001 is a perspective view showing an example of the large-sized cassette Ca1, and reference numeral 5002 is a perspective view showing an example of the medium-sized cassette Ca2. 5003 is a perspective view showing an example of the compact cassette Ca3. Reference numeral 5004 in FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an example of the large cassette Ca1.

In reference numeral 5001, the large-size cassette Ca1 is provided with a partition portion Ca11 that forms a plurality of portions that can accommodate medicines. Thereby, a plurality of types of drugs can be stored in one large cassette Ca1. In the present embodiment, the large cassette Ca1 is provided with four partitions Ca11, and five drug storage regions (storage positions) are formed. The medium-sized cassette Ca2 is smaller in width (length in the lateral direction) than the large-sized cassette Ca1 and larger in width than the small-sized cassette Ca3. In addition, at reference numeral 5002, a partition portion Ca21 is also provided in the medium-sized cassette Ca2 (in this embodiment, two housing areas are formed).

The small cassette Ca3 may also be provided with partitions to form a plurality of storage areas. Also, the large cassette Ca1 and the medium-sized cassette Ca2 may not be provided with partitions, and the large-sized cassette Ca1 and the medium-sized cassette Ca2 may function as a cassette capable of accommodating one type of medicine sheet. Also, the partition portion Ca11 is removable from the cassette Ca. Therefore, in the large cassette Ca1, the size and number of storage areas can be arbitrarily set. Further, the types of cassettes Ca are not limited to three types, and two types, four types or more of cassettes with different widths may be prepared, or one type may be used.

In this way, by providing the partitions for each of the plurality of types of cassettes Ca, it is possible to form a plurality of storage regions for storing medicines in the cassette Ca.

Further, a side wall (longitudinal end portion) extending in the lateral direction of the large cassette Ca1 is provided with a claw receiving portion Ca12. The claw receiving portion Ca12 is engaged with the claw portion 2212 (see FIG. 8) of the main body cassette transfer portion 22 and the projecting portion 351a of the picking cassette transfer portion 35 (see reference numeral 12002 in FIG. 12). By hooking the claw receiving portion Ca12 on the claw portion 2212 or the projection portion 351a, the cassette Ca can be taken out or placed on the cassette shelf 21 or the cassette holding portion 23 by the main cassette transfer portion 22 and the picking cassette transfer portion 35. .

A notch portion Ca13 is provided in the claw receiving portion Ca12. The position sensor 2214 (see FIG. 8) detects the position of the notch Ca13, so that the main cassette transfer section 22 can transfer the cassette gripper 221 (see FIG. 8) directly in front of the large cassette Ca1 to be transferred. Therefore, the large cassette Ca1 can be reliably taken out.

Further, RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) tags (not shown) are provided on the two claw receiving portions Ca12 provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the large cassette Ca1. Each RFID tag records claw receiving portion identification information for identifying each claw receiving portion Ca12.

The orientation of the cassette Ca when placed on the medicine transfer section 32 differs between when the cassette Ca is taken out from one claw receiving portion Ca12 side and when the cassette Ca is taken out from the other claw receiving portion Ca12 side. . When a plurality of types of drugs are stored in one cassette Ca like the large-sized cassette Ca1, the positional relationship of the drugs with respect to the drug delivery/receiving unit 32 changes depending on the direction in which the cassette Ca is placed. Therefore, if the control device 10 cannot recognize the placement direction, there is a possibility that the shutter 322 cannot be opened according to the storage position of the medicine to be taken out.

By recording the claw receiving portion identification information as described above and providing an RFID reader (not shown) in the main body cassette transfer portion 22 (eg, the cassette drawer portion 2211 (see FIG. 8)), the control device When the cassette Ca is taken out from the cassette shelf 21, 10 can determine the orientation of the cassette Ca based on the claw receiving portion identification information read from the RFID tag by the RFID reader. Therefore, the control device 10 can open the shutter 322 in the medicine transfer section 32 in accordance with the accommodation position of the medicine sheet to be taken out.

Note that the claw receiving portion Ca12, the notch portion Ca13, and the RFID tag are also provided in the medium-sized cassette Ca2 and the small-sized cassette Ca3. That is, it is provided for all the cassettes Ca stored on the cassette shelf 21 .

Also, the RFID reader may be provided on the picking cassette transfer section 35 (eg, the protrusion 351a). In this case, when the cassette Ca is taken out from the delivery cassette holding unit 231 (state 13003 in FIG. 13), the control device 10 uses the claw receiving portion identification information read from the RFID tag by the RFID reader as described above. Based on this, the orientation of the cassette Ca can be determined.

Moreover, the cassette Ca is provided with a barcode Ca14. The barcode Ca14 includes, for example, cassette identification information for identifying the cassette Ca, and size information indicating the size (type) of the cassette Ca (indicating any one of the large cassette Ca1, medium-sized cassette Ca2, and small cassette Ca3). information). The barcode Ca 14 is an example, and the information is provided to each cassette Ca so that the information can be read by a barcode reader (not shown) provided in the cassette gripping portion 221 or the like. Just do it. By reading the information in the barcode Ca14, the control device 10 can compare the information with data (described later) stored in the storage unit 15. FIG. Therefore, for example, the main body cassette transfer section 22 can reliably take out the cassette Ca containing the drug to be dispensed or the cassette Ca containing the drug to be filled. Further, for example, the control device 10 can open the shutter 322 when the information matches the data as a result of the collation.

The main body cassette transfer section 22 transfers the cassette Ca between the cassette shelf 21 and the cassette holding section 23 . The main body cassette transfer section 22 , for example, takes out the cassette Ca containing the drug included in the dispensing data from the cassette shelf 21 and transfers it to the cassette holding section 23 when dispensing the medicine. Then, the main body cassette transfer section 22 transfers the cassette Ca placed on the cassette holding section 23 (the cassette Ca from which the designated number of medicines have been taken out by the picking unit 3 and has been returned from the picking unit 3) to the cassette shelf 21. do. Further, at the time of drug filling, the main body cassette transfer section 22 takes out from the cassette shelf 21 the cassette Ca containing the type of drug indicated by the drug identification information read by the barcode reader 34 and transfers it to the cassette holding section 23 . . Then, the main body cassette transfer section 22 transfers the cassette Ca placed on the cassette holding section 23 (the cassette Ca filled with medicine in the picking unit 3 and returned from the picking unit 3 ) to the cassette shelf 21 .

By providing the main body cassette transfer section 22 , the cassette Ca can be taken out from the cassette shelf 21 and transferred to the picking unit 3 , and the cassette Ca can be returned to the cassette shelf 21 .

The cassette holding unit 23 is a buffer that temporarily holds the cassette Ca transferred from the cassette shelf 21 or the picking unit 3 . The cassette holding section 23 includes a delivery cassette holding section 231 and a receiving cassette holding section 232 . The delivery cassette holding unit 231 temporarily holds the cassette Ca taken out from the cassette shelf 21 and delivered to the medicine delivery/receiving unit 32 of the picking unit 3 . The receiving cassette holding section 232 temporarily holds the cassette Ca returned from the medicine transfer section 32 to the receiving cassette shelf 21 . That is, each of the delivery cassette holding section 231 and the receiving cassette holding section 232 functions as a mounting table on which the cassette Ca is temporarily mounted.

Further, the main unit 2 is provided with a first touch panel 5 . The first touch panel 5 is a display device that displays various information about the drag station 1 and also functions as an input device that receives input operations by the operator. However, the first touch panel 5 may function only as a display device.

Further, the main unit 2 is provided with a plurality of doors 25 (opening/closing doors) on each of the front surface and the rear surface. A user can directly access the cassette shelf 21 by opening the door 25 . FIG. 3 shows a state in which the door 25 provided on a part of the back surface is open. The door 25 may be transparent or translucent so that the cassette shelf 21 can be seen from the outside of the main unit 2 .

In FIGS. 2 and 3, one picking unit 3 is provided on the front side of the main unit 2, but this is not restrictive, and a plurality of picking units 3 may be provided. Although not shown, in this specification, it is assumed that two picking units 3 are provided.

(picking unit)
The picking unit 3 is a device that dispenses medicines stored in the main unit 2 . In order to realize drug dispensing, the picking unit 3 functions as a device for a worker to pick out drugs. The picking unit 3 also functions as a device for a worker to perform a filling operation for filling the main unit 2 with medicine. In other words, the picking unit 3 is a device for the operator to take out the medicine from the cassette Ca stored in the main unit 2 or to fill the cassette Ca with the medicine (handling the medicine by the operator). function as a drug handling device that enables

The picking unit 3 includes a second touch panel 31 , a drug transfer section 32 , a barcode reader 34 , a picking cassette transfer section 35 , a printer 36 , a drug table 37 , a tray table 38 and a tray close button 39 . These members are provided on a workbench 40 where an operator handles drugs.

The picking unit 3 uses the picking cassette transfer section 35 to transfer the cassette Ca transferred from the main body unit 2 to the medicine transfer section 32 . While confirming the display contents of the second touch panel 31, the operator takes out the medicine from the cassette Ca transferred to the medicine delivery/receiving unit 32, and transfers it to the transport tray Tr placed on the medicine table 37 or the tray table 38. throw into. The medicines placed on the medicine table 37 are finally put into the transport tray Tr.

The user carries the transport tray Tr containing the drugs to the inspection unit. The inspection unit is a unit for the user to perform a final inspection of the medicine dispensed from the main unit 2 . The drug station 1 may include an inspection unit in addition to the main unit 2 and the picking unit 3 . The operation of filling the cassette Ca with the medicine is performed by the user.

As with the first touch panel 5, the second touch panel 31 displays various information about the drag station 1 and accepts input operations by the operator. The second touch panel 31 displays, for example, the type and quantity of the medicine to be taken out from the medicine transfer section 32 by the operator when the medicine is taken out from the cassette Ca (when the medicine is dispensed). The second touch panel 31 also receives an input operation for designating, for example, the type of medicine to be filled or the cassette Ca containing the medicine when the medicine is filled into the cassette Ca.

The drug transfer section 32 allows an operator to take out a drug from the cassette Ca or put a drug into the cassette Ca (allows the operator to transfer the drug). When a medicine sheet containing a plurality of medicines is stored in the cassette Ca, the medicine transfer unit 32 takes out all or part of the medicine sheet from the cassette Ca, or puts all or part of the medicine sheet into the cassette Ca. allow you to put in.

In the following description, unless otherwise specified, a fractional sheet refers to a medicine sheet cut out from the entire medicine sheet (full sheet) containing a prescribed amount of medicine. The drug sheet is explained as referring to the entire drug sheet, or to generically referring to the entire drug sheet or a portion thereof (fractional sheet).

In this embodiment, the medicine delivery/reception section 32 includes an opening 321 and a shutter 322 . The opening 321 is an opening that allows an operator to access the cassette Ca transferred to the medicine transfer section 32 (take out or fill (insert) medicine). A shutter 322 is provided in the opening 321 and controls access of the operator to the cassette Ca. The shutter 322 is an opening/closing unit that opens and closes the opening 321 . The shutter 322 is normally closed, and is opened when the cassette Ca is transferred to the medicine transfer section 32 . The opening width of the shutter 322 can be changed according to the cassette Ca to be taken out or filled (inserted) with the drug.

The shutter 322 includes a first shutter 322a and a second shutter 322b. The first shutter 322a performs an opening/closing operation in the Y-axis direction, and the second shutter 322b performs an opening/closing operation in a substantially vertical direction (X-axis direction) with respect to the first shutter 322a. The first shutter 322a is controlled to open and close so as to correspond to the size of the housing area of the cassette Ca, as will be described later with reference to FIG. This opening/closing control allows the operator to access only the storage area containing the drug to be dispensed. Further, the second shutter 322b is controlled to open and close so as to correspond to the sizes of cassettes Ca of various widths (eg, large cassette Ca1, medium cassette Ca2, small cassette Ca3). By controlling the opening and closing in this way, the operator takes out the medicine from the cassette Ca through the gap formed in the X-axis direction (the lateral direction of the medicine delivery/receiving section 32) between the cassette Ca and the first shutter 322a. Possibility of medicine dropping can be reduced. The opening and closing operations of the first shutter 322a and the second shutter 322b may be performed simultaneously, or one of them may be performed first.

The barcode reader 34 is a device that reads a barcode attached to a medicine when a filling operation of filling the cassette Ca with the medicine is performed. The bar code is, for example, the drug sheet itself, a package in which multiple drug sheets are packaged (pillow packaging), a package in which a plurality of packaged powdered medicines are pillow-packaged, or a box containing the package , including the GS1 code assigned to . Also, the barcode may include, for example, a GS1 code given to a box containing a drug (eg, ointment, eye drops) that is not a drug sheet. The barcode may contain drug identification information for identifying the drug, and the GS1 code is one example. In other words, the picking unit 3 may be provided with a reading device capable of reading medicine identification information. In this embodiment, the barcode reader 34 is attached to the corner of the workbench 40 so as not to interfere with the operator's operation of taking out or filling the medicine on the workbench 40 .

The picking cassette transfer section 35 transfers the cassette Ca between the main unit 2 and the picking unit 3 (specifically, between the cassette holding section 23 and the medicine transfer section 32). As a result, the cassette Ca can be taken out from the body unit 2 and transferred to the medicine transfer section 32 , and the cassette Ca can be returned to the body unit 2 .

For example, when dispensing a medicine, the picking cassette transfer section 35 moves the cassette Ca (the cassette Ca placed on the delivery cassette holding section 231) from which the medicine is to be taken out or filled in the medicine exchange section 32 to the medicine exchange section 32. to the medicine transfer position P1 (see FIG. 13). Further, when the cassette Ca is positioned at the medicine delivery/receipt position P1, the picking cassette transfer unit 35 moves the cassette Ca from which the medicine is taken out or filled next to the cassette Ca to the vicinity of the medicine delivery/reception part 32. It is transferred to the provided standby position P2 (see FIG. 13) and made to wait. Also, the picking cassette transfer section 35 transfers the cassette Ca from which the drug has been taken out by the drug transfer section 32 to the receiving cassette holding section 232 .

The printer 36 outputs a printed matter such as a journal in which information (eg, type of medicine, number of medicines taken out) related to the medicine taken out from the cassette Ca is printed.

The medicine mounting table 37 is a mounting part on which medicines are placed in order to count the number of medicines. The drug placing table 37 may function as a fraction placing portion on which fractional sheets are placed in order to count the number of drugs contained in the fractional sheets. The fractional sheet may be cut out from the medicine sheet taken out from the cassette Ca in the medicine transfer section 32, or may be taken out from the cassette Ca. A medicine sheet (full sheet) may be placed on the medicine table 37 . In this case, the medicine placing table 37 functions as a fraction placing portion on which the medicine sheets are placed in order to count the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheets. One fractional sheet or a plurality of fractional sheets may be placed on the medicine table 37 . Similarly, one medicine sheet or a plurality of medicine sheets may be placed on the medicine table 37 .

In this embodiment, an imaging unit 371 is provided above the medicine table 37 to capture an image of the fractional number of sheets placed on the medicine table 37, the medicine sheet, or the combination of the fractional number of sheets and the medicine sheet. A backlight 372 (illumination section) for illuminating the medicine mounting table 37 is provided below the medicine mounting table 37 . When the image capturing unit 371 captures an image of the medicine sheet or the fractional number of sheets placed on the medicine table 37, the backlight 372 is turned on, and the medicine sheet or the fractional number of sheets is captured from the side opposite to the imaging direction of the medicine by the image capturing unit 371. Illuminate the seat.

Note that the imaging unit 371 may be provided below the medicine table 37 and the lighting unit may be provided above the medicine table 37 . In this case, the region on which the drug is placed on the drug placing table 37 may be transparent or translucent so that the imaging unit 371 can acquire the shape of the drug.

For example, when the drug station 1 is activated, the control device 10 turns on the backlight 372 and turns on the imaging section 371 to capture an image. That is, in this case, while the drug station 1 is activated, the image capturing unit 371 captures an image of the drug placing table 37 regardless of whether a fractional number of sheets (or a drug sheet (full sheet)) is placed on the drug placing table 37. continue. When no fractional sheets are placed on the medicine table 37, the imaging unit 371 does not acquire the image of the medicine, so the control device 10 does not execute medicine counting processing based on the imaged image. That is, the control device 10 executes the medicine counting process based on the captured image only when the fractional sheet is placed on the medicine table 37 and the imaging unit 371 acquires the image of the fractional sheet.

However, for example, when the control device 10 receives an input operation to the effect that the specified number of takeouts has been completed (eg, when it detects that the tray close button 39 has been pressed), the control device 10 turns on the backlight 372, and the imaging unit 371 may image at least fractional sheets. That is, in this case, the control device 10 brings the backlight 372 into the lighting state and brings the imaging section 371 into the imaging state only when the above input operation is received. The designated number is the number designated as the number of medicines to be taken out from the cassette Ca transferred from the main unit 2 to the medicine transfer section 32 . The designated number of each medicine is specified in the dispensing data received from the dispensing control device 800, for example. In addition, the designated number of medicines to be taken out may be defined by an input operation by the operator.

The tray mounting table 38 is a table for mounting the transport tray Tr into which the medicine taken out from the medicine transfer section 32 is put. In addition, the tray mounting table 38 functions as a medicine mounting portion on which medicines are placed in order to count the number of medicines taken out from the medicine giving/receiving portion 32 . When the medicine sheet is taken out from the medicine transfer section 32, the tray mounting table 38 functions as a sheet mounting section for mounting the medicine sheet in order to count the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheet. The tray mounting table 38 has a sensor 381 and a weighing section 382 .

A sensor 381 detects the transport tray Tr mounted on the tray mounting table 38 . In this embodiment, the sensor 381 is a transmissive sensor, one of which is a light source, and the other of which is a photodetector that detects light emitted from the light source. If a transmissive sensor is used, it is possible to accurately recognize the presence or absence of the transport tray Tr. However, a reflective sensor that detects light emitted from a light source and reflected by the placed transport tray Tr may be used. Further, in this embodiment, the sensors 381 are provided on both side walls of the tray table 38 .

The weighing unit 382 weighs the medicine put into the transport tray Tr placed on the tray placing table 38 . The weighing unit 382 may weigh, for example, a drug sheet or a combination of a drug sheet and a fractional sheet. The weighing unit 382 is provided below the bottom of the tray table 38 . A load cell, for example, is used as the weighing unit 382 .

Note that the weighing unit 382 may calculate the weight of the medicine placed on the tray table 38 by taring without storing the weight per one transport tray Tr in the storage unit 15 . Specifically, after the transport tray Tr is placed on the tray placing table 38, the weighing unit 382 performs tare subtraction. After that, when the operator puts medicine into the transport tray Tr, the weighing unit 382 can measure only the weight of the medicine.

The tray close button 39 is a mechanical operation button that switches the first shutter 322a and the second shutter 322b from the open state to the closed state when pressed by the operator. The tray close button 39 has a lighting function, and may be lit at the timing of switching from the open state to the closed state.

Also, the upper surface of the workbench 40 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. In order to make it easier for the operator to take out medicine from or fill the cassette Ca, the upper surface part is lowered from the main unit 2 side toward the operator's standing position (in the -Y-axis direction). Inclined.

In the drug station 1 of the present embodiment, the user transports the transport tray Tr containing drugs to the inspection unit. The tray Tr may be automatically conveyed.

(Control device)
The control device 10 centrally controls each unit of the drag station 1 . The control device 10 includes a main body unit control section 11 , a picking unit control section 12 , a touch panel control section 14 and a storage section 15 .

The body unit control section 11 controls each section of the body unit 2 in an integrated manner. The main body unit control section 11 includes, for example, a cassette specifying section 111, a main body cassette transfer control section 112 (transfer control section), a position specifying section 113, a cassette management section 114, and a medicine management section 115. The position specifying unit 113, the cassette management unit 114, and the medicine management unit 115 will be described in any of the embodiments described later.

The cassette identification unit 111 identifies the cassette Ca to be taken out from the cassette shelf 21 based on the payout data, the operator's input operation to the first touch panel 5 or the second touch panel 31, or the reading result of the barcode reader . Further, the cassette identification unit 111 identifies the orientation of the cassette Ca based on the claw receiving portion identification information read by the RFID reader.

The main body cassette transfer control section 112 controls driving of the main body cassette transfer section 22 . Specifically, the main cassette transfer control unit 112 controls the main cassette transfer unit 22 to transfer the cassette Ca specified by the cassette specifying unit 111 to the delivery cassette holding unit 231 . Further, the main cassette transfer control section 112 transfers the cassette Ca placed on the receiving cassette holding section 232 to the storage position (original position) of the cassette Ca.

When controlling the main body cassette transfer section 22 based on the dispensing data, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 transfers the cassette Ca containing the drug contained in the dispensing data specified by the cassette specifying section 111 to the delivery cassette holding section 231. be transferred to After that, the cassette Ca transferred from the medicine transfer section 32 to the receiving cassette holding section 232 by the picking cassette transfer section 35 of the picking unit 3 is transferred to the storage position of the cassette Ca.

The picking unit control section 12 controls each section of the picking unit 3 in an integrated manner. The picking unit control section 12 includes, for example, a picking cassette transfer control section 121 (transfer control section), a shutter control section 122, a medicine determination section 124, a specification section 125, and an image acquisition section 126. The identification unit 125 and the image acquisition unit 126 will be described in any of the embodiments described later.

The picking cassette transport control unit 121 controls the driving of the picking cassette transport unit 35 based on the payout data, the operator's input operation to the first touch panel 5 or the second touch panel 31 , or the reading result of the barcode reader 34 . When controlling the picking cassette transfer unit 35 based on the dispensing data, the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 transfers the cassette Ca from which the drug contained in the prescription data is taken out to the drug transfer position P1 or the standby position P2.

The shutter control unit 122 controls opening and closing operations of the shutter 322 . The shutter controller 122 independently controls the first shutter 322a and the second shutter 322b.

The medicine determination unit 124 determines whether or not the designated number of medicines defined by the dispensing data are placed on the medicine table 37 based on the image of the medicine captured by the imaging unit 371 . In the case of a medicine sheet, the medicine determination unit 124 determines whether the medicine in the specified quantity to be dispensed as the fractional sheet is placed on the medicine table 37 based on the image of the fractional sheet captured by the imaging unit 371 . determine whether or not In addition, based on the weight of the medicine measured by the weighing part 382, the medicine determination unit 124 determines whether or not the specified number of medicines defined by the dispensing data are placed on the tray table 38. FIG. In the case of a medicine sheet, the medicine determination unit 124 determines, based on the weight of the medicine sheet (full sheet) weighed by the weighing unit 382, that the amount of medicine to be dispensed as a medicine sheet (full sheet) out of the designated number is placed on the tray. It is determined whether or not it is placed on the stand 38 . That is, the medicine determination unit 124 functions as a counting unit that counts the number of medicines placed on the medicine table 37 and/or the number of medicines placed on the tray table 38 .

When the medicine to be dispensed is the medicine contained in the medicine sheet, the medicine determination unit 124, for example, analyzes the image and identifies the shape of the fractional sheet placed on the medicine table 37. FIG. The drug determination unit 124 determines whether the fractional sheet is included in the fractional sheet based on the shape and the fractional sheet size per drug (the size of the fractional sheet containing only one tablet of drug) stored for each drug type in the storage unit 15. The number of drugs may be counted. An example of the counting method in this case will be described in the second embodiment.

Further, the medicine determination unit 124 determines, for example, the shape, the number of sheet medicines contained in one medicine sheet (full sheet) stored for each medicine type in the storage unit 15, and the number of sheet medicines stored for each medicine type in the storage unit 15. The number of drugs contained in a fractional sheet may be counted based on the area of one drug sheet. The number of medicines on a sheet is defined as the number of medicines contained in one medicine sheet (the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheet in the vertical direction multiplied by the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheet in the horizontal direction). ). In this case, for example, the medicine determination unit 124 calculates the ratio of the area of the shape to the area of the medicine sheet, and multiplies the number of medicines on the sheet by the ratio to count the number of medicines contained in the fractional sheet. good.

In addition, in the storage unit 15, information indicating the length of the ear portion ER (see FIG. 19) and the sum of the length of the ear portion ER and the length of the fractional sheet containing one drug adjacent to the ear portion ER Information indicating a value (symbol “ERA” in FIG. 19) may be stored. By using these pieces of information, the medicine determination unit 124 can count the number of medicines contained in the fractional sheet in consideration of the ear portion ER.

The storage unit 15 may also store information indicating the length (vertical length or horizontal length) of fractional sheets containing a predetermined number of adjacent drugs in one drug sheet. . In this case, the drug determination unit 124 can count the number of drugs contained in the fractional sheet based on the shape and the length of the fractional sheet.

In addition, the medicine determination unit 124 determines the weight of the medicine sheet measured by the weighing unit 382 and the weight of each medicine sheet for each type of medicine stored in the storage unit 15. Count the number of drugs contained in the drug sheet. For example, the medicine determination unit 124 may count the number of medicines by multiplying the value obtained by dividing the measured weight of the medicine sheet by the weight of one medicine sheet by the number of medicine sheets on the medicine sheet. .

Note that when a medicine sheet (full sheet) is placed on the medicine table 37, the medicine determination unit 124 may count the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheet based on the image. The medicine determination unit 124 may count the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheet based on the shape of the medicine sheet specified by analyzing the image and the number of medicines on the medicine sheet. The medicine determination unit 124 may count the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheet, for example, based on the shape of the medicine sheet specified by analyzing the image and the fractional sheet size.

In addition, the storage unit 15 only needs to store information required according to the counting method described above by the drug determination unit 124 .

In the case of medicines other than medicine sheets (eg, ointment, eye drops), the medicine determining unit 124 can count the number of medicines, for example, as follows. The drug determination unit 124 determines the amount of the drug put into the tray 38 based on, for example, the weight of the drug measured by the weighing unit 382 and the weight per drug for each type of drug stored in the storage unit 15. You can count the number.

When the medicine determining unit 124 determines that the number of medicines placed on the medicine placing table 37, the number of medicines placed on the tray placing table 38, or the total number thereof matches the specified number, the number of medicines to be dispensed is It is determined that the drug has been properly removed from the cassette Ca.

Modes for counting the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheet include, for example, a first counting mode and a second counting mode.

When the first counting mode is set, the medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of medicines on the fractional sheets placed on the medicine table 37 based on the imaging result of the imaging unit 371 . The medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of medicines placed on the tray table 38 based on the weight of the medicine sheet measured by the weighing unit 382 . When each count result matches the number of drugs to be placed on each, the drug determination unit 124 determines that the number of drugs taken out by the operator matches the designated number. When the touch panel control unit 14 displays the match determination result on the second touch panel 31 , the operator confirms this display, collects the medicine sheet and the fractional sheet with a rubber band, and transports them placed on the tray table 38 . Put it in the tray Tr. In addition, in the case of a specification in which a plurality of drug sheets placed on the tray table 38 are grouped with a rubber band, the drug determination unit 124 puts the weight obtained by subtracting the weight of one rubber band from the drug sheet into the transport tray Tr. It is calculated as the weight of the drug sheet applied.

Further, when the second counting mode is set, the medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of medicines on the fractional sheets placed on the medicine table 37 based on the imaging result of the imaging unit 371 . When the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the number of medicines included in the fractional sheet matches the number of medicines to be placed on the medicine table 37, the touch panel control unit 14 notifies the second touch panel 31 of the determination result indicating that they match. indicate. After confirming this display, the operator collects the medicine sheets taken out from the cassette Ca and the fractional sheets taken out from the medicine table 37 with a rubber band, and puts them into the transport tray Tr placed on the tray table 38 . The weighing unit 382 measures the total weight of the medicine sheet and the fractional number sheets put together with the rubber band after being placed on the tray table 38 . Based on the measurement result of the weighing unit 382, the medicine determination unit 124 determines whether or not the designated number of medicines has been put into the transport tray Tr.

For example, from the measured weight, the medicine determination unit 124 calculates the weight of one rubber band and the weight of one medicine to be dispensed (the weight of the fractional sheet containing one medicine), and the number of medicines to be dispensed as fractional sheets. Calculate the weight multiplied by the number and subtracted by the number. Accordingly, the medicine determination unit 124 calculates the weight of the medicine sheet put into the transport tray Tr. If the weight of the medicine sheet substantially matches the value obtained by multiplying the weight of one medicine sheet by the number of medicine sheets to be dispensed (within the range of coincidence or error), the medicine determination unit 124 , it is determined that the specified number of medicines has been put into the transport tray Tr. The medicine determination unit 124 determines that the measured weight is the weight of the medicine sheet corresponding to the medicine to be dispensed and the weight of the fractional sheet stored in the storage unit 15, and the weight per rubber band stored in the storage unit 15. It may be determined whether or not the total weight and the weight approximately match.

In the case of the first counting mode, the medicine determination unit 124 determines the adequacy of the number of medicine sheets and the number of fractional sheets taken out from the medicine delivery/reception unit 32 based on the weighing result of the weighing unit 382 and the imaging result of the imaging unit 371, respectively. judge. Therefore, the drug determination unit 124 can accurately determine the suitability. However, in the case of the first counting mode, the determination result by the drug determining unit 124 is output before the drug sheets and the fractional sheets are bundled with a rubber band and put into the transport tray Tr. Therefore, after confirming the determination result that the number is appropriate, it is up to the operator to perform the task of collecting the medicine sheets and the fractional sheets with a rubber band and putting them into the transport tray Tr without forgetting. .

In the case of the second counting mode, the medicine determination unit 124 determines whether or not the specified number of medicines have been put into the transport tray Tr after the operator bundles the medicine sheets and the fractional sheets with a rubber band and puts them into the transport tray Tr. do. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the operator forgets the task of collecting the medicine sheets and the fractional sheets with a rubber band and putting them into the transport tray Tr. However, the weighing in the weighing unit 382 is performed in a state where the medicine sheet and the fractional sheet are bound together with a rubber band. Therefore, compared to the case of the first counting mode (when only the medicine sheets are put into the transport tray Tr before being weighed by the weighing unit 382), there is a possibility that the counting accuracy based on weighing is lowered.

The first counting mode and the second counting mode may be appropriately selected by the hospital or the like to which the drug station 1 is to be delivered. Depending on which of the certainty of the operation of collecting the medicine sheets and the fractional sheets with a rubber band and throwing them into the transport tray Tr at the delivery destination, or the certainty of the counting accuracy based on the weighing by the weighing unit 382, is emphasized. It may be determined whether to set the first counting mode or the second counting mode.

In the case of the first counting mode, the weighing unit 382 measures the weights of the medicine sheets and the fractional sheets put together with the rubber band after being placed on the tray table 38, and the medicine determination unit 124 determines the weight based on the measurement result. , it may be determined whether or not a specified number of medicines have been put into the transport tray Tr.

The touch panel control unit 14 controls display on the first touch panel 5 and the second touch panel 31 .

For example, the touch panel control unit 14 displays the number of medicines taken out by the operator on the second touch panel 31 . The touch panel control unit 14 displays the designated number as the number of medicines to be taken out by the operator for medicines other than the medicine sheet. As for the medicine sheets, the touch panel control unit 14 displays the number of medicine sheets (full sheets) and the number of medicines to be dispensed as fractional sheets as the number of medicines to be taken out by the operator. Further, the touch panel control section 14 may display the total number of the number of medicine sheets and the number of medicines to be dispensed as fractional sheets (that is, the designated number). With such a display, the operator can place a designated number of medicines on the medicine placing table 37 and/or the tray placing table 38 . For example, the operator can put a predetermined number of medicine sheets into the transport tray Tr placed on the tray table 38 and place fractional sheets containing a predetermined number of medicines on the medicine table 37 .

Here, the control device 10 determines whether the medicine to be dispensed is contained in the medicine sheet based on the information stored for each medicine type in the storage unit 15 and indicating whether or not the medicine is contained in the medicine sheet. , or whether the medicine is not a medicine sheet.

When the medicine to be dispensed is contained in the medicine sheet, the control device 10 determines the medicine sheet to be dispensed based on the designated number and, for example, the fractional sheet size or the number of sheet medicines stored for each medicine type in the storage unit 15. and calculate the number of fractional sheets. For example, if the number of medicines specified in one medicine sheet is 10 and the specified number is 32, the control device 10 determines that the number of medicine sheets to be dispensed is three and the number of medicines to be dispensed as a fractional sheet. Calculate the number to be two. The touch panel control unit 14 displays this calculation result on the second touch panel 31 . After that, the medicine determination unit 124 determines the sum of the number of medicines placed on the medicine table 37 by the operator and the number of medicines put into the transport tray Tr placed on the tray table 38 by the operator. matches the specified number.

When determining that they match, the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the medicine to be dispensed has been properly taken out from the cassette Ca. In this case, the touch panel control unit 14 displays through the second touch panel 31 that it has been properly taken out. After viewing this display, the operator presses the tray close button 39 to close the shutter 322 . As a result, the control device 10 conveys the cassette Ca containing the next medicine to be dispensed to the medicine transfer section 32 . On the other hand, when the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the medicines do not match, it is determined that the medicine to be dispensed has not been properly taken out from the cassette Ca. In this case, the touch panel control unit 14 displays an error message via the second touch panel 31 to the effect that it has not been taken out properly. Note that these controls are the same even when the medicine to be dispensed is a medicine other than the medicine sheet.

Here, consider a case in which the imaging unit 371 continues to image the medicine table 37 while the drug station 1 is running, regardless of whether fractional sheets are placed on the medicine table 37 . In this case, the imaging unit 371 captures an image of the fractional sheet each time the fractional sheet is placed on the medicine table 37, and the drug determination unit 124 determines the number of medicines contained in the fractional sheet based on the captured image. Count. When a fractional sheet containing a medicine less than the quantity to be dispensed is placed on the medicine table 37 as a fractional sheet, the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the counted number of medicines does not match the quantity to be dispensed. do. However, the touch panel control unit 14 does not display this determination result on the second touch panel 31 . That is, in this case, the operator is not notified (error display) to the effect that the amount of medicine to be dispensed has not been properly taken out. On the other hand, when a fractional sheet containing the medicine in the quantity to be dispensed is placed on the medicine table 37, the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the counted number of medicines matches the medicine in the quantity to be dispensed. Then, the touch panel control unit 14 displays this determination result on the second touch panel 31 . In other words, in this case, the operator is notified that the amount of medicine to be dispensed has been properly taken out. After displaying the determination result, the control device 10 automatically proceeds to the next process (process). Further, when fractional sheets containing drugs exceeding the quantity to be dispensed are placed on the drug placing table 37, the drug determination unit 124 determines that the counted number of drugs The touch panel control unit 14 determines that the amount of medicine to be dispensed does not match, and displays this determination result on the second touch panel 31 . That is, in this case, the operator is notified (error display) to the effect that the amount of medicine to be dispensed has not been properly taken out.

In addition, the control device 10 may be able to set an allowable mode in which a fractional sheet containing only one drug is placed on the drug placing table 37 and a non-allowable mode in which it is not allowed by the user's input operation. . In this case, the control device 10 may change the method of counting the number of medicines depending on the allowable mode and the non-allowable mode.

The storage unit 15 stores various data required by the control device 10 . The storage unit 15 stores, for example, reference data defining the above-described fractional sheet size or the number of medicine sheets for each medicine type, data showing the weight of each medicine, and data showing the weight of one medicine sheet. , is stored for each drug type. The storage unit 15 also stores data indicating the weight of each rubber band. When medicines are contained in the medicine sheet, data indicating the weight of fractional sheets containing one medicine may be stored for each kind of medicine as the weight per medicine. The storage unit 15 also stores, for example, information indicating whether or not a drug is included in the drug sheet, which is defined for each type of drug. In addition, the storage unit 15 stores, for example,
(1) data that associates cassette identification information with the storage position of the cassette Ca on the cassette shelf 21;
(2) data in which the cassette identification information of the cassette Ca (or storage position information indicating the storage position in the cassette Ca) is associated with the drug identification information;
(3) type information indicating the type of each cassette Ca;
Remember.

The type information includes, for example, information indicating the large-sized cassette Ca1, the medium-sized cassette Ca2, or the small-sized cassette Ca3. Further, the accommodation position information defines, for example, the accommodation position from one end of the cassette Ca (for example, the distance from the end).

Images captured by the imaging unit 371 are accumulated in the storage unit 15 . This makes it possible to leave evidence for the picking work.

(Operation example of drag station 1)
An operation example of the drag station 1 according to this embodiment will be described below.

(Operation at drug dispensing)
First, when dispensing data is read into the drug station 1, the main body cassette transfer section 22 of the main body unit 2 selects a drug to be prescribed (to be dispensed or to be taken out) from the cassette Ca stored in the main body unit 2. The accommodated cassette Ca is gripped and placed on the cassette holding portion 23 .

The cassette Ca placed on the cassette holding section 23 is transferred to the drug transfer section 32 by the picking cassette transfer section 35 . By confirming the second touch panel 31 , the operator takes out the specified number of medicines from the cassette Ca at the medicine transfer section 32 . The operator puts the medicine taken out into the transport tray placed on the medicine table 37 and/or the tray table 38 . After that, the control device 10 determines whether or not the specified number of medicines have been placed on the medicine table 37 or the transport tray Tr based on the result of weighing the medicine by the weighing part 382 in addition to the imaging result of the imaging part 371 . .

When the medicine to be dispensed is a medicine sheet, the medicine is gathered into a predetermined shape with a rubber band and put into the transport tray placed on the tray table 38 . The predetermined shape refers to, for example, the following shapes.

(1) When the number of drug sheets is one or more, the predetermined shape refers to the planar shape of the drug sheet.

(2) When there are only fractional sheets, the predetermined shape refers to the planar shape of the fractional sheets.

(3) When combining one or more medicine sheets and fractional sheets, the predetermined shape is obtained when one or more fractional sheets are placed on one or more medicine sheets. refers to the planar shape of For example, when dispensing 22 tablets of 10 tablets per medicine sheet, the predetermined shape is a shape in which two medicine sheets are stacked and a fractional sheet for two tablets is placed thereon.

When all the medicines to be contained in one transport tray are stored, the user transports the transport tray Tr to the inspection unit, and the final inspection is performed by the inspection unit. The number of medicines to be accommodated in one transport tray Tr may be specified, for example, in dispensing data, or may be determined by the control device 10 based on the dose, the dosing method, and the like. The number of drugs may be defined, for example, as the number of drugs prescribed to the patient (ie, the number of drugs per patient).

(Operation during drug filling)
First, the user uses the barcode reader 34 to input the drug identification information of the drug to be filled in the main unit 2 to the drug station 1 . Upon receiving the input of the drug identification information, in the main body unit 2, the main body cassette transfer section 22 transfers the cassette Ca to be filled to the cassette holding section 23 based on the drug identification information.

In the picking unit 3 , the picking cassette transfer section 35 transfers the cassette Ca placed on the cassette holding section 23 to the medicine transfer section 32 . The user puts the medicine into the cassette Ca transferred to the medicine transfer section 32 . When the loading of the medicine into the cassette Ca is completed (for example, when the second touch panel 31 receives a completion operation), the picking cassette transfer section 35 transfers the cassette Ca to the cassette holding section 23 . Thereafter, in the main body unit 2 , the main body cassette transfer section 22 returns the cassette Ca placed on the cassette holding section 23 to the cassette shelf 21 .

<Structure of main unit>
Next, a specific structure of the main unit 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10. FIG. Reference numeral 6001 in FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of the main body unit 2, and reference numeral 6002 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the main body cassette transfer section 22. As shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a storage example of the cassette Ca.

(Cassette shelf and cassette transport section)
As indicated by reference numerals 6001 and 6002 in FIG. 6, the cassette shelf 21 can store the cassettes Ca in rows and columns along the vertical plane. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the cassette shelf 21 includes a plurality of cassette placing plates 211 on which the cassettes Ca are placed, and a placing plate supporting portion 212 for supporting each cassette placing plate 211. I have.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, cassettes Ca of the same type are mounted on each cassette mounting plate 211 . That is, the width (length in the X-axis direction) of the cassette mounting plate 211 and the size of the large-sized cassette Ca1, medium-sized cassette Ca2, and small-sized cassette Ca3 are determined so that the same type of cassette Ca can be mounted on each cassette mounting plate 211. width is specified. In the example of FIG. 7, the same kind of cassettes Ca are placed on each cassette placing plate 211, but the above two widths are defined so that different kinds of cassettes Ca can be placed. I don't mind.

Further, as indicated by reference numeral 6001, as the cassette shelf 21, a first cassette shelf 21a and a second cassette shelf 21b are provided so as to face each other. A main body cassette transfer section 22 is provided between the first cassette shelf 21a and the second cassette shelf 21b. In the figure, an example in which a first main body cassette transfer section 22a and a second main body cassette transfer section 22b are provided as the main body cassette transfer section 22 is shown.

Under the control of the main body cassette transfer control section 112, the main body cassette transfer section 22 pulls out the cassette Ca stored on the first cassette shelf 21a or the second cassette shelf 21b, and then moves the cassette holding section 23 (specifically, , the delivery cassette holding portion 231). Further, after pulling out the cassette Ca placed on the cassette holding portion 23 (specifically, the receiving cassette holding portion 232), the main body cassette transfer portion 22 returns it to the first cassette shelf 21a or the second cassette shelf 21b. do. As a result, the cassette Ca can be taken out or returned from the cassette shelf 21 that stores the cassettes Ca in a matrix along the vertical plane. The main body cassette transfer control section 112 independently controls the first main body cassette transfer section 22a and the second main body cassette transfer section 22b.

Also, as indicated by reference numerals 6001 and 6002, the first main body cassette transfer section 22a includes a first cassette gripper 221a and a first cassette transfer mechanism 222a. Similarly, the second main body cassette transfer section 22b includes a second cassette gripper 221b and a second cassette transfer mechanism 222b.

The first cassette gripping portion 221a and the second cassette gripping portion 221b receive the control of the main cassette transfer control portion 112 to transfer the cassette Ca from the cassette shelf 21 or the cassette holding portion 23 (specifically, the receiving cassette holding portion 232). pull out and hold. In addition, the first cassette gripping part 221a and the second cassette gripping part 221b move vertically and/or horizontally to move the gripped cassette Ca to the cassette shelf 21 or the cassette holding part 23 (specifically, the delivery cassette). It is transferred to the holding unit 231 ) and placed on the cassette shelf 21 or the delivery cassette holding unit 231 .

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the cassette gripping portion 221 (the first cassette gripping portion 221a and the second cassette gripping portion 221b). Reference numerals 9001 to 9003 in FIG. 9 denote examples of operations of the cassette gripper 221. FIG. As shown in FIG. 8 , the cassette gripper 221 includes a cassette drawer 2211 , claws 2212 , cassette support 2213 , position sensor 2214 , and rotation drive 2215 .

As shown in FIG. 8, the cassette drawer 2211 draws the cassette Ca placed on the cassette shelf 21 or the cassette holding section 23 into the inside of the cassette gripping section 221 under the control of the main body cassette transfer control section 112 . It is. The cassette pull-out portion 2211 is slidably supported by a rail (not shown) extending in the depth direction of the cassette gripping portion 221 below the cassette gripping portion 221, thereby moving in the depth direction. . As a result, the cassette Ca can be pulled out from the cassette shelf 21 or the cassette holding section 23 and transferred to the cassette shelf 21 or the cassette holding section 23 .

The claw portion 2212 is a member for hooking onto the claw receiving portion Ca12 provided on the cassette Ca. As indicated by reference numeral 9001 in FIG. 9, when the cassette gripper 221 is positioned in front of the cassette Ca to be moved, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 causes the claw portion 2212 to move as indicated by reference numeral 9002 in FIG. The cassette drawer 2211 is moved so as to be positioned below the receiving portion Ca12. After that, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 raises the cassette gripping section 221 . As a result, the claw portion 2212 is temporarily locked to the claw receiving portion Ca12. In this state, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 draws the cassette Ca into the inside of the cassette holding section 221 by moving the cassette drawer section 2211 to its original position, as indicated by reference numeral 9003 in FIG.

When the gripped cassette Ca is placed on the cassette shelf 21 or the cassette holding portion 23, the reverse operation to the operation for pulling in the cassette Ca is performed. That is, in the state of reference numeral 9003, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 moves the cassette gripping section 221 to the position where the cassette Ca should be placed, and then, as indicated by reference numeral 9002, moves the cassette drawer section 2211 to the cassette gripping section. 221 forward. After that, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 lowers the cassette gripping section 221 to release the temporary locking between the claw section 2212 and the claw receiving section Ca12. After that, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 moves the cassette drawer section 2211 to the original position, as indicated by reference numeral 9001 .

Returning to FIG. 8, the cassette support portion 2213 supports the cassette Ca pulled out by the cassette pull-out portion 2211 .

The position sensor 2214 detects that the cassette gripper 221 is positioned directly in front of the cassette Ca to be moved. The position sensor 2214 includes, for example, a light-emitting portion that emits light and a light-receiving portion that receives the light. The cassette Ca is provided with the notch Ca13 as described above. In a state in which the cassette gripping portion 221 is positioned directly in front of the cassette Ca to be moved, the stop position of the cassette gripping portion 221 and the cassette Ca A storage position (placing position) of is positioned.

Therefore, when the cassette gripping portion 221 is positioned directly in front of the cassette Ca, the notch portion Ca13 is irradiated with light, so that the light receiving portion does not receive the light. In this case, the position sensor 2214 detects that the cassette gripper 221 is positioned directly in front of the cassette Ca. On the other hand, when the cassette gripping portion 221 is positioned away from the front of the cassette Ca, the cutout portion Ca13 is not irradiated with light, and the wall surface of the claw receiving portion Ca12 is irradiated with light. The light reflected by the wall surface is received by the light receiving section. In this case, the position sensor 2214 cannot detect that the cassette gripper 221 is positioned directly in front of the cassette Ca. Therefore, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 moves the cassette gripping section 221 so that the position sensor 2214 detects that the cassette gripping section 221 is positioned directly in front of the cassette Ca. That is, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 finely adjusts the position of the cassette gripping section 221 so that the light emitted by the position sensor 2214 is applied to the notch Ca13 and the light is not received. As a result, the cassette gripper 221 can reliably pull out the cassette Ca.

The rotation driving portion 2215 rotates in the vertical direction so that the cassette gripping portion 221 (specifically, the cassette drawer portion 2211) can be moved to the first cassette shelf 21a, the second cassette shelf 21b, or the cassette holding portion 23. It rotates the cassette gripping part 221 as a shaft.

Specifically, the rotation driving section 2215 receives control from the main body cassette transfer control section 112, and the cassette pull-out section 2211 is moved to the loading position of the cassette Ca during or after the cassette gripping section 221 moves to the loading position of the cassette Ca. Rotate the cassette gripping portion 221 so as to face the placement position. As a result, it becomes possible to remove the cassette Ca from the mounting position or to mount the cassette Ca on the mounting position.

For example, the rotation drive unit 2215 rotates the cassette gripping unit 221 so that the cassette pull-out unit 2211 faces the storage position of the cassette Ca to be taken out on the first cassette shelf 21a or the second cassette shelf 21b, and then, The cassette Ca is pulled out from the storage position. This makes it possible to take out the cassette Ca from both the first cassette shelf 21a and the second cassette shelf 21b arranged along different vertical planes.

Returning to reference numerals 6001 and 6002 in FIG. 6, the first cassette transfer mechanism 222a has a first beam portion 223a and a first strut portion 224a. Similarly, the second cassette transfer mechanism 222b has a second beam portion 223b and a second strut portion 224b.

The first beam portion 223a and the second beam portion 223b respectively extend in the width direction (X-axis direction) of the cassette shelf 21 and slidably support the first support portion 224a and the second support portion 224b. The first support section 224a and the second support section 224b extend in the height direction (Z-axis direction) of the cassette shelf 21 and slidably support the first cassette gripping section 221a and the second cassette gripping section 221b.

Further, the first beam portion 223a and the second beam portion 223b are separated by a predetermined width. This predetermined width is set so that the first cassette gripping portion 221a and the second cassette gripping portion 221b can move along the width direction of the cassette shelf 21, respectively. The predetermined width is a width that does not collide with the first cassette shelf 21a and the second cassette shelf 21b even when the first cassette gripping portion 221a and the second cassette gripping portion 221b rotate about the vertical direction as the rotation axis. is set to By setting the predetermined width as small as possible, the size of the main unit 2 can be reduced.

Then, the main cassette transfer control section 112 moves the first support section 224a along the first beam section 223a, and moves the first cassette gripping section 221a along the first support section 224a (second cassette transfer control section 112). The same applies to mechanism 222b). Therefore, a desired cassette Ca can be moved between the cassette shelf 21 and the cassette holding portion 23 .

In addition, the main cassette transfer control section 112 controls the movement (position) of the first cassette gripping section 221a and the second cassette gripping section 221b so that the first cassette gripping section 221a and the second cassette gripping section 221b do not collide with each other. Control.

Specifically, the first cassette gripping portion 221a and the second cassette gripping portion 221b are cantilevered on the first beam portion 223a and the second beam portion 223b which are spaced apart by a predetermined width as described above. supported by The first cassette transfer mechanism 222a and the second cassette transfer mechanism 222b move the movable region of the first cassette gripping portion 221a and the second cassette gripping portion 221b (the region between the first beam portion 223a and the second beam portion 223b). are controlled so as not to interfere with each other. Therefore, the first cassette gripping portion 221a and the second cassette gripping portion 221b can move between the cassette shelf 21 (the storage position of the cassette Ca) and the cassette holding portion 23 without colliding with each other.

Therefore, since the cassettes Ca can be transferred between the cassette shelf 21 and the cassette holding portion 23 by the plurality of cassette gripping portions 221, the transfer efficiency of the cassettes Ca can be improved.

It should be noted that the first cassette shelf 21a and the second cassette shelf 21b do not necessarily have to face each other, and may be arranged so that the vertical planes for storing the cassettes Ca are different from each other. By arranging them in this way, it is possible to save the storage space of a large number of cassettes Ca. However, by arranging the first cassette shelf 21a and the second cassette shelf 21b so as to face each other, the cassettes Ca can be stored at high density while saving space. Note that the number of cassette shelves 21 may be one. Alternatively, the number may be three or more.

Also, the number of the main body cassette transfer sections 22 is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more. However, by providing the first main cassette transfer portion 22a and the second main cassette transfer portion 22b and moving the first cassette gripping portion 221a and the second cassette gripping portion 221b so as not to collide with each other, the capacity can be increased and the size can be reduced. In the main body unit 2 thus formed, the cassette Ca can be efficiently transferred.

(Cassette holder)
As indicated by reference numeral 6001 in FIG. 6, the cassette holding portion 23 includes a first cassette holding portion 23a, a second cassette holding portion 23b, a third cassette holding portion 23c, and a fourth cassette holding portion 23d. In this embodiment, the main unit 2 is provided with two picking units 3 . In addition, each of the picking units 3 is provided with two drug transfer units 32 (four in total). The first cassette holding portion 23a, the second cassette holding portion 23b, the third cassette holding portion 23c, and the fourth cassette holding portion 23d are provided so as to correspond to the four medicine transfer portions 32, respectively. In this manner, it is sufficient that one cassette holding portion 23 is provided for one drug delivery/receiving portion 32 .

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the cassette holding section 23 is configured to correspond to the picking cassette transfer section 35 included in the picking unit 3 so that the cassette Ca can be transferred to and from the medicine transfer section 32. be provided. Specifically, a picking cassette transfer section 35 is provided for each of the first cassette holding section 23a, the second cassette holding section 23b, the third cassette holding section 23c, and the fourth cassette holding section 23d. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the main unit 2 and the picking unit 3. As shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the first cassette holding portion 23a, the second cassette holding portion 23b, the third cassette holding portion 23c, and the fourth cassette holding portion 23d each include a delivery cassette holding portion 231 and a receiving cassette holding portion. 232. In the example of FIG. 10, in one cassette holding portion 23 provided corresponding to one drug transfer portion 32, two delivery cassette holding portions 231 and two receiving cassette holding portions 232 are arranged along the vertical direction. are provided alternately. In one cassette holding unit 23, three or more delivery cassette holding units 231 and three or more receiving cassette holding units 232 may be provided.

In this manner, a plurality of the delivery cassette holding section 231 and the receiving cassette holding section 232 may be provided for one medicine transfer section 32 . When a plurality of delivery cassette holding units 231 and multiple receiving cassette holding units 232 are provided, it is possible to hold more cassettes Ca to be transferred to the medicine transfer unit 32 near the medicine transfer unit 32 . Therefore, it is possible to efficiently transfer the cassette Ca to the medicine transfer section 32 . However, one delivery cassette holding unit 231 and one receiving cassette holding unit 232 may be provided for one medicine transfer unit 32 .

In this specification, the cassette holding portion 23 is described as being provided in the main unit 2, but may be provided in the picking unit 3 as well. When provided in the picking unit 3, a portion of the main unit 2 where the cassette holding portion 23 is provided, indicated by reference numeral 6001 in FIG. 6, functions as an insertion portion into which the cassette holding portion 23 provided in the picking unit 3 is inserted. do. In other words, the cassette shelf 21, the main body cassette transfer section 22, and the cassette holding section 23 only need to realize the basic configuration of the cassette handling device described above.

<Structure of picking unit>
Next, a specific structure of the picking unit 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 15. FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example of the picking unit 3. As shown in FIG. Note that FIG. 11 illustrates only a portion of the picking unit 3 where the medicine transfer section 32 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 11 , a picking cassette transfer section 35 is provided below the medicine transfer section 32 . Specifically, one picking cassette transfer unit 35 is provided for one drug transfer unit 32 (one opening 321 and a shutter 322 (see FIG. 2) provided corresponding to the opening 321). is provided.

In this embodiment, the picking unit 3 is provided with a first drug transfer section 32 a and a second drug transfer section 32 b as the drug transfer section 32 . A picking cassette transfer section 35 including a first picking cassette transfer section 35a and a second picking cassette transfer section 35b is provided below the first drug transfer section 32a. A picking cassette transfer section 35 having a first picking cassette transfer section 35a is provided below the second drug transfer section 32b.

In the present embodiment, for example, when medicines are dispensed based on dispensation data, in the picking unit 3, the first medicine transfer section 32a and the picking cassette transfer section 35 provided below the first medicine transfer section 32a. Used. That is, in the present embodiment, the first drug delivery/reception section 32a is a drug delivery/reception section to which the cassette Ca containing the drug to be dispensed based on the dispensing data is transferred. In addition, in the main unit 2, the first cassette holding portion 23a provided corresponding to the picking cassette transfer portion 35 is used.

As described above, the picking cassette transfer section 35 is provided with the first picking cassette transfer section 35a and the second picking cassette transfer section 35b. In addition, the first picking cassette transfer portion 35a and the second picking cassette transfer portion 35b are configured to transfer the picking cassettes so that the first cassette gripping portion 351 and the second cassette gripping portion 355 (see FIG. 12) move without colliding with each other. They are independently controlled by the control unit 121 . Therefore, compared with the case where the picking cassette transfer section 35 is composed of one picking cassette transfer section, it is possible to efficiently dispense medicines based on the dispensation data.

On the other hand, the second drug transfer section 32b, the picking cassette transfer section 35 provided below the second drug transfer section 32b, and the second cassette holding section 23b are used when dispensing drugs not included in the dispensing data. Used. In other words, the second drug transfer section 32b side is used when dispensing individual drugs (for example, when performing interrupt processing for dispensing data), so it is sufficient to include only the first picking cassette transfer section 35a. . That is, the second drug transfer section 32b is a drug transfer section to which the cassette Ca other than the cassette Ca transferred to the first drug transfer section 32a is transferred.

However, when dispensing drugs based on dispensing data, the second drug delivery/receiving unit 32b side may be used, and when dispensing individual drugs, the first drug delivery/receiving unit 32a side may be used. do not have. Further, the first picking cassette transfer section 35a and the second picking cassette transfer section 35b may be provided on the side of the second drug transfer section 32b, and only the first picking cassette transfer section 35a may be provided on the side of the first drug transfer section 32a. may be provided. When a plurality of picking cassette transfer units are provided for one medicine transfer unit 32, it is possible to efficiently dispense medicines.

Also, when the filling operation is performed, the side of the first drug transfer section 32a may be used, or the side of the second drug transfer section 32b may be used.

Further, it is not always necessary to provide a plurality of medicine delivery/receipt sections 32 in the picking unit 3 , and one medicine delivery/reception section 32 may be provided in the picking unit 3 . Furthermore, one picking unit 3 may be provided for the main unit 2 . In this case, only the cassette holding portion 23 corresponding to one picking unit 3 may be provided in the main unit 2 .

(Structure of the picking cassette transport section)
A specific structure of the picking cassette transfer section 35 will be described with reference to FIG. 12 . FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the picking cassette transfer section 35. As shown in FIG. Reference numeral 12001 in FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an example of the picking cassette transfer section 35 as seen from the main unit 2 side. Reference numeral 12002 in FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an example of the first picking cassette transfer section 35a and the second picking cassette transfer section 35b that constitute the picking cassette transfer section 35. FIG. Reference numeral 12003 in FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an example of the first picking cassette transfer section 35a and the second picking cassette transfer section 35b when viewed from the workbench 40 side. Reference numeral 12004 in FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the first picking cassette transfer section 35a and the second picking cassette transfer section 35b when viewed from the main unit 2 side. For convenience of explanation, FIG. 12 shows only the picking cassette transfer section 35 corresponding to the first drug transfer section 32a. Reference numeral 12001 in FIG. 12 exemplifies only a portion of the picking unit 3 where the medicine transfer section 32 is provided.

As indicated by reference numerals 12001 and 12002, the picking cassette transfer section 35 corresponding to the first drug transfer section 32a includes a first picking cassette transfer section 35a and a second picking cassette transfer section 35b.

The first picking cassette transfer section 35a and the second picking cassette transfer section 35b are transfer mechanisms that respectively receive the cassette Ca placed on the delivery cassette holding section 231 and transfer it to the first drug transfer section 32a side. Also, the first picking cassette transfer section 35a and the second picking cassette transfer section 35b are transfer mechanisms that transfer the cassette Ca present on the side of the first drug transfer section 32a to the receiving cassette holding section 232, respectively.

As indicated by reference numeral 12002 , the first picking cassette transfer section 35 a includes a first cassette gripper 351 and a first cassette transfer mechanism 352 .

The first cassette gripper 351 is a member that grips the cassette Ca. In this embodiment, the first cassette gripping portion 351 is composed of a frame, and claw receiving portions of the cassette Ca are provided on side walls (ends in the longitudinal direction) extending in the lateral direction (X-axis direction) of the frame. A protruding portion 351a that hooks on Ca12 (see FIG. 5) is provided. The frame allows the bottom portion of the cassette Ca and the cassette holding portion 23 (here, the first cassette holding portion 23a) to pass through when the first cassette gripping portion 351 moves in the vertical direction, and is hooked on the projecting portion 351a. It has a hollow part of about the size. When the first cassette gripping portion 351 moves vertically upward in the cassette holding portion 23, the projection portion 351a is caught by the claw receiving portion Ca12 placed on the cassette holding portion 23, whereby the cassette Ca moves to the first cassette gripping portion. 351 is grasped.

The first cassette transfer mechanism 352 moves the first cassette gripper 351 . The first cassette transfer mechanism 352 has a first beam portion 353 and a first support portion 354 . The first beam portion 353 extends in the depth direction (Y-axis direction) of the picking unit 3 and slidably supports the first cassette gripping portion 351 . In addition, the first support section 354 extends in the height direction (Z-axis direction) of the picking unit 3 and supports the first beam section 353 in a slidable manner. The picking cassette transfer control section 121 moves the first beam section 353 along the first support section 354 and moves the first cassette grip section 351 along the first beam section 353 . Thereby, a desired cassette Ca can be moved between the cassette holding portion 23 and the medicine transfer portion 32 .

Also, as indicated by reference numeral 12002 , the second picking cassette transfer section 35 b includes a second cassette gripping section 355 and a second cassette transfer mechanism 356 . A side wall extending in the lateral direction of the second cassette gripping portion 355 is provided with a projection that hooks onto the claw receiving portion Ca12 of the cassette Ca, like the first cassette gripping portion 351 . Also, the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 includes a second beam portion 357 and a second strut portion 358 . The structures and functions of the second cassette gripper 355 and the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 are similar to those of the first cassette gripper 351 and the first cassette transfer mechanism 352, respectively.

Further, as indicated by reference numerals 12003 and 12004 , the first beam portion 353 and the second beam portion 357 move the first cassette gripping portion 351 and the second cassette gripping portion 355 along the depth direction of the picking unit 3 . placed as far apart as possible.

In addition, the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 controls the movement (position) of the first cassette gripping unit 351 and the second cassette gripping unit 355 so that the first cassette gripping unit 351 and the second cassette gripping unit 355 do not collide with each other. Control.

Specifically, the first cassette gripping portion 351 and the second cassette gripping portion 355 are supported in a cantilever manner on the first beam portion 353 and the second beam portion 357 which are provided separately as described above. It is Then, the first cassette transfer mechanism 352 and the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 move in the movable region of the first cassette transfer mechanism 352 and the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 (the region between the first beam portion 353 and the second beam portion 357). are controlled so as not to interfere with each other. Therefore, the first cassette gripping portion 351 and the second cassette gripping portion 355 can move between the cassette holding portion 23 and the medicine transfer portion 32 without colliding with each other.

Therefore, it is possible to transfer the cassette Ca between the cassette holding section 23 and the medicine delivery/receiving section 32 by the plurality of cassette gripping sections. Therefore, it is possible to improve the transfer efficiency of the cassette Ca.

Next, the gripping operation of the cassette Ca by the first picking cassette transfer section 35a will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numerals 13001 to 13005 in FIG. 13 are diagrams showing the gripping operation of the cassette Ca by the first picking cassette transfer section 35a.

First, in a state in which the cassette Ca is placed on the delivery cassette holding portion 231, the first beam portion 353 is arranged so that the first cassette gripping portion 351 can be moved directly below the delivery cassette holding portion 231. It moves vertically along the first strut portion 354 . Thereafter, as indicated by reference numeral 13001 in FIG. 13, the first cassette gripper 351 moves horizontally toward the delivery cassette holding portion 231, and moves directly below the transfer cassette holding portion 231, as indicated by reference numeral 13002 in FIG. position.

Next, as indicated by reference numeral 13003 in FIG. 13, the first beam portion 353 moves vertically upward along the first column portion 354, thereby moving the hollow portion of the first cassette gripping portion 351 to the delivery cassette. After the holding portion 231 has passed, the protrusion 351a of the first cassette gripping portion 351 is caught by the claw receiving portion Ca12 of the cassette Ca and is temporarily locked. Thereby, the first cassette gripping part 351 can grip the cassette Ca.

In this basic configuration, the first cassette gripping portion 351 is provided with two protrusions 351a that face the two claw receiving portions Ca12 when the first cassette gripping portion 351 is positioned facing the cassette Ca. ing. However, the first cassette gripper 351 may have a configuration in which only one protrusion 351a is provided. Even in this case, the first cassette gripping portion 351 can grip the cassette Ca by temporarily locking one of the claw receiving portions Ca12. That is, the first cassette gripper 351 may be configured to grip two opposing portions (both sides) of the cassette Ca, or may be configured to grip one side of the cassette Ca. The same applies to the second cassette gripper 355 as well.

Next, the first cassette gripping part 351 moves along the first beam part 353 so as to be positioned below the opening 321 while gripping the cassette Ca. Along with this movement, the first beam portion 353 moves vertically upward along the first column portion 354 so that the first cassette gripping portion 351 is positioned directly below the opening portion 321 . As a result, the first cassette gripper 351 can transfer the cassette Ca directly below the opening 321, as indicated by reference numeral 13004 in FIG. Then, the operator can take out the medicine from the cassette Ca gripped by the first cassette gripping part 351 or fill the cassette Ca with the medicine.

The position directly below the opening 321 (that is, the position where the operator can take out the medicine from the cassette Ca or fill the cassette Ca with the medicine) is called the medicine transfer position P1.

After the worker completes the work at the medicine delivery/receipt position P1, the first beam portion 353 moves the first support portion 354 so that the first cassette gripping portion 351 can be moved directly above the receiving cassette holding portion 232. move vertically downward along the Also, the first cassette gripping portion 351 moves along the first beam portion 353 toward the receiving cassette holding portion 232 . After that, an operation opposite to the operation at reference numeral 13003 in FIG. 13 is performed. That is, the cassette Ca is placed on the receiving cassette holding portion 232 by moving the first beam portion 353 vertically downward along the first supporting column portion 354 . Also, at this time, the protrusion 351a is separated from the claw receiving portion Ca12, and the temporary locked state is released. After that, the receiving cassette holding portion 232 passes through the hollow portion of the first cassette holding portion 351 , so that the first cassette holding portion 351 can move to the delivery cassette holding portion 231 .

On the other hand, the second picking cassette transfer section 35b can also move in the same manner as the first picking cassette transfer section 35a. For example, the second picking cassette transfer unit 35b grips the cassette Ca containing the medicine to be taken out or filled next to the cassette Ca gripped by the first cassette gripping unit 351, and moves the cassette Ca to the medicine transfer position P1. transfer.

However, as indicated by reference numeral 13005 in FIG. 13, when the first cassette gripping portion 351 is positioned at the medicine transfer position P1, the second cassette gripping portion 355 is positioned in the vicinity of the medicine transfer portion 32 (specifically, the medicine It moves to a standby position P2 provided in the vicinity of the transfer position P1. Thereafter, after the first cassette gripping portion 351 moves toward the receiving cassette holding portion 232, the second cassette gripping portion 355 moves to the medicine delivery/reception position P1. After returning the cassette Ca to the receiving cassette holding section 232, the first cassette gripping section 351 grips the new cassette Ca placed on the delivery cassette holding section 231 and moves to the standby position P2. This operation is repeated.

As indicated by reference numeral 13005 in FIG. 13, in the present embodiment, the standby position P2 is located below the medicine transfer position P1 and further away from the main unit 2 than the medicine transfer position P1 in the depth direction of the picking unit 3. position. As a result, when the cassette gripping portion positioned at the medicine delivery/receiving position P1 moves toward the receiving cassette holding portion 232, it can be prevented from colliding with the cassette gripping portion positioned at the standby position P2.

(Operation example of the picking cassette transport section)
Next, an operation example of the picking cassette transfer section 35 will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numerals 14001 to 14008 in FIG. 14 are diagrams showing operation examples of the first picking cassette transfer section 35a and the second picking cassette transfer section 35b. The hatched arrow shown in FIG. 14 is the moving direction of the first cassette gripping portion 351, the black arrow is the moving direction of the second cassette gripping portion 355, and the white arrow is the moving direction of the cassette Ca by the main cassette transfer portion 22. is shown. Further, here, the first cassette gripping portion 351 grips the cassette Ca and is positioned at the medicine delivery/receiving position P1, and the second cassette gripping portion 355 grips the cassette Ca and is positioned at the waiting position P2. will be described.

In this embodiment, the first picking cassette transfer section 35a (the first cassette gripping section 351 and the first cassette transfer mechanism 352) includes the upper delivery cassette holding section 231 and the receiving cassette holding section 231, as indicated by reference numerals 14003 to 14006. A section 232 is accessible. The second picking cassette transfer section 35b (the second cassette gripping section 355 and the second cassette transfer mechanism 356) has a lower delivery cassette holding section 231 and a receiving cassette holding section 231 as indicated by reference numerals 14003 and 14006 to 14008. A section 232 is accessible. In FIG. 14, the upper delivery cassette holding portion 231 and the receiving cassette holding portion 232 are respectively referred to as a delivery cassette holding portion 231a and a receiving cassette holding portion 232a. Similarly, the delivery cassette holding portion 231 and the receiving cassette holding portion 232 in the lower stage are respectively referred to as a delivery cassette holding portion 231b and a receiving cassette holding portion 232b.

The arrangement positions of the delivery cassette holding portion 231 and the receiving cassette holding portion 232 in the cassette holding portion 23 may be set freely. In other words, which position of the cassette holding portion 23 is to function as the transfer cassette holding portion 231 or the receiving cassette holding portion 232 may be freely set. Also, this setting may be switched at any time by the control device 10 according to the operation status of the drug station 1 including the main body unit 2 (eg, drug dispensing status).

In other words, the mounting table for the cassette Ca that constitutes the cassette holding section 23 functions as either the delivery cassette holding section 231 or the receiving cassette holding section 232 depending on the operating conditions under the control of the control device 10 . It may be switched whether to In this case, the mounting table can function as the transfer cassette holding section 231 or the receiving cassette holding section 232 depending on the operating conditions. Therefore, the cassette holding section 23 can efficiently hold the cassette Ca according to the operating conditions. It should be noted that the mounting table may be switched between functioning as the delivery cassette holding section 231 and as the receiving cassette holding section 232 without considering the operation state (for example, based on an input operation). .

Also, the access positions of the first picking cassette transfer section 35a and the second picking cassette transfer section 35b with respect to the cassette holding section 23 may be freely set. This setting may also be switched at any time by the control device 10 according to the operating conditions.

First, as indicated by reference numeral 14001, the first cassette transfer mechanism 352 of the first picking cassette transfer section 35a transfers the first cassette gripping section 351 gripping the cassette Ca to the medicine transfer position P1 as described above. there is By opening the shutter 322 in this state, the picking operation for the cassette Ca gripped by the first cassette gripping portion 351 is performed. Also, the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 of the second picking cassette transfer section 35b transfers the second cassette gripping section 355 that grips the cassette Ca to the standby position P2. In other words, the second cassette gripper 355 waits at the standby position P2 while gripping the cassette Ca.

Also, while the picking operation is being performed, as indicated by reference numeral 14002, the main body cassette transfer section 22 places a new cassette Ca on the transfer cassette holding section 231a.

When the picking operation for the cassette Ca gripped by the first cassette gripping portion 351 is completed and, for example, the tray close button 39 is pressed, the shutter 322 is closed. When the shutter 322 is closed, as indicated by reference numeral 14003, the first cassette transfer mechanism 352 moves the first cassette gripping portion 351 to the receiving cassette holding portion 232a, and then moves the first cassette gripping portion 351 to the receiving cassette holding portion 232a. The cassette Ca is placed on the receiving cassette holding portion 232a. After the medicine delivery/receipt position P1 is vacated by the movement of the first cassette gripping part 351, the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 moves the second cassette gripping part 355 to the medicine delivery/reception position P1. In this state, the shutter 322 is opened to perform the picking operation for the cassette Ca gripped by the second cassette gripper 355 .

Next, as indicated by reference numeral 14004 , the main body cassette transfer section 22 returns the cassette Ca placed on the receiving cassette holding section 232 a by the first cassette transfer mechanism 352 to the storage position of the cassette Ca on the cassette shelf 21 . do. Also, the first cassette transfer mechanism 352 moves the first cassette gripping portion 351 from the receiving cassette holding portion 232a to the delivery cassette holding portion 231a. After that, the first cassette transfer mechanism 352 causes the first cassette gripping part 351 to grip the cassette Ca placed on the delivery cassette holding part 231a.

Next, as indicated by reference numeral 14005, the first cassette transfer mechanism 352 moves the first cassette gripping section 351 gripping the cassette Ca to the standby position P2, and moves the second cassette gripping section 355 to the gripped cassette Ca. Wait until the picking operation is completed. While the cassette Ca gripped by the second cassette gripping portion 355 is being picked, the main cassette transfer portion 22 places a new cassette Ca on the delivery cassette holding portion 231b.

When the picking operation for the cassette Ca gripped by the second cassette gripper 355 is completed and, for example, the tray close button 39 is pressed, the shutter 322 is closed. When the shutter 322 is closed, as indicated by reference numeral 14006, the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 moves the second cassette gripping portion 355 to the receiving cassette holding portion 232b, and then moves the second cassette gripping portion 355 to the receiving cassette holding portion 232b. The cassette Ca is placed on the receiving cassette holding portion 232b. Further, after the medicine delivery/receipt position P1 is vacated by the movement of the second cassette gripping part 355, the first cassette transfer mechanism 352 moves the first cassette gripping part 351 to the medicine delivery/reception position P1. In this state, the shutter 322 is opened to enable the picking operation for the cassette Ca gripped by the first cassette gripper 351 .

Next, as indicated by reference numeral 14007, the main body cassette transfer section 22 returns the cassette Ca placed on the receiving cassette holding section 232b by the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 to the storage position of the cassette Ca on the cassette shelf 21. do. Also, the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 moves the second cassette gripping portion 355 from the receiving cassette holding portion 232b to the delivery cassette holding portion 231b. After that, the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 causes the second cassette gripping part 355 to grip the cassette Ca placed on the delivery cassette holding part 231b.

Next, as indicated by reference numeral 14008, the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 moves the second cassette gripper 355 gripping the cassette Ca to the standby position P2, and moves the first cassette gripper 351 to the gripped cassette Ca. Wait until the picking operation is completed.

When the transfer process of the cassette Ca based on the payout data is being performed, the above operation is repeated until the picking work for all the medicines included in the payout data is completed. Also, when the medicines are sequentially filled, the above-described operation may be repeated until the filling operation of all the medicines is completed.

In addition, in reference numerals 14005 and 14006, when the second cassette gripping portion 355 is not present at the medicine transfer position P1, the first cassette transfer mechanism 352 moves the first cassette gripping portion 351 directly to the medicine transfer position P1. I don't mind if you transfer it. Similarly, at reference numeral 14008, when the first cassette gripper 351 does not exist at the medicine transfer position P1, the second cassette transfer mechanism 356 transfers the second cassette gripper 355 directly to the drug transfer position P1. I don't mind.

In this manner, the first picking cassette transfer section 35a and the second picking cassette transfer section 35b transfer the cassette Ca from which the drug sheet is taken out or filled to the drug transfer position P1. Further, when the cassette Ca is positioned at the medicine transfer position P1, the first picking cassette transfer part 35a and the second picking cassette transfer part 35b move the cassette to be taken out or filled with the medicine next to the cassette Ca. Ca is transferred to the standby position P2 and made to standby.

Specifically, the first cassette gripping portion 351 and the second cassette gripping portion 355 grip the cassette Ca pulled out from the cassette holding portion 23, and hold the cassette Ca between the cassette holding portion 23, the medicine transfer position P1, and the standby position P2. be transported. Also, the first cassette gripper 351 and the second cassette gripper 355 move so as not to collide with each other.

As a result, it is possible to perform work on the cassette Ca at the medicine transfer position P1, and at the standby position P2, the cassette Ca, which is to be worked next to the cassette Ca, is made to wait in the vicinity of the medicine transfer position P1. be able to. Therefore, after the operation on the cassette Ca is completed at the medicine transfer position P1, the cassette Ca waiting at the standby position P2 can be moved to the medicine transfer position P1. Therefore, it is possible to allow the user to efficiently perform work on a plurality of cassettes Ca.

Therefore, the picking unit 3 can efficiently provide the user with the cassette Ca from which the user takes out or fills the medicine sheets.

(Operation example of the first shutter)
Next, an operation example of the first shutter 322a will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numerals 15001 to 15003 in FIG. 15 are diagrams showing operation examples of the first shutter 322a.

As described above, the first shutter 322a performs opening and closing operations under the control of the shutter control section 122. FIG. Specifically, as indicated by reference numeral 15001, the shutter control unit 122 operates the first shutter 322a when the cassette Ca is not positioned in the medicine transfer section 32 (specifically, the medicine transfer position P1). Closed. As indicated by reference numerals 15002 and 15003, the shutter control section 122 opens the first shutter 322a after the picking cassette transfer section 35 stops the cassette Ca at the medicine transfer position P1. The shutter control unit 122 also controls the opening and closing of the second shutter 322b in the same manner as the first shutter 322a. This allows the operator to pick or fill the cassette Ca with the medicine.

The picking cassette transfer control unit 121 and the shutter control unit 122 specify the type of the cassette Ca and which type of medicine is to be stored in which storage position of the cassette Ca. Therefore, the picking cassette transport control unit 121 and the shutter control unit 122 can specify that only one type of medicine is to be accommodated in the case of the cassette Ca having no partition. Therefore, after the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 transfers the cassette Ca so that the center of the cassette Ca is near the center of the opening 321, the shutter control unit 122 fully opens the first shutter 322a as indicated by reference numeral 15002. to At this time, the shutter controller 122 opens the second shutter 322b according to the width of the cassette Ca.

On the other hand, in the case of a cassette Ca with a partition, the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 transfers the cassette Ca so that the medicine to be dispensed or filled is located near the center of the opening 321 . After that, as indicated by reference numeral 15003, the shutter control unit 122 opens the first shutter 322a by the width of the containing area containing the drug. Also at this time, the shutter control unit 122 opens the second shutter 322b according to the width of the cassette Ca.

Thus, the opening width of the first shutter 322a is changed according to the type of the cassette Ca transferred to the medicine transfer position P1.

Further, when the drug to be dispensed or filled next is housed in the same cassette Ca as the drug currently to be dispensed or filled, the position of the cassette Ca can be changed without changing the cassette Ca. good. In this case, the shutter control unit 122 closes the first shutter 322a and the second shutter 322b after the dispensing or filling of the drug that is currently to be dispensed or filled is completed. After that, the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 moves the cassette Ca so that the next medicine to be dispensed or filled is located near the center of the opening 321 . After that, the shutter control unit 122 opens the first shutter 322a by the width of the containing area containing the drug. Also at this time, the shutter control unit 122 opens the second shutter 322b according to the width of the cassette Ca.

Therefore, by forming a plurality of storage areas in one cassette Ca by providing partitions in the cassette Ca, it is possible to store, for example, drugs that are likely to be dispensed at the same time in the same cassette Ca. Therefore, the medicine sheet can be dispensed more efficiently.

[Embodiment 1]
In this embodiment, processing of the payout control device 800 will be described.
As described above, the determination unit 811 selects the drug indicated in the prescription data from among the drug station 1, the tablet packaging machine 300, the powdered medicine packaging machine 400, the PTP dispensing device, and the dispensing auxiliary device 600 according to a predetermined rule. Decide which device to use for dispensing.

For example, the determining unit 811 compares the type of drug indicated in the prescription data with the type of drug included in the drug database of each device stored in the storage unit 802, and determines whether the drug including the drug indicated in the prescription data is selected. A device with a database may be determined as the device to dispense the drug. In addition, when the drug indicated in the prescription data is included in a plurality of drug databases, the determination unit 811 may determine the device that dispenses the drug according to a preset priority. If the drug indicated in the prescription data is not included in any drug database, the determination unit 811 sets the drug shelf 700 as the delivery destination (takeout destination) of the drug. , the dispensing assistance device 600 may be determined.

Further, the determining unit 811 may preferentially determine the tablet packing machine 300 or the powdered medicine packing machine 400 as the device for dispensing the drug for a prescription drug that can be packed in one package. In addition, the determination unit 811 may perform processing as described below. Prescription drugs that can be packed in one package are prescription drugs that have been prescribed to a patient, and that are a plurality of prescription drugs that are taken at the same time of day (for example, morning, noon, and evening).

<Example of process of payout control device>
A plurality of prescription drugs to be prescribed to a patient, and some of the prescription drugs dispensed from the tablet packaging machine 300 in units of packaging (predetermined units) are drugs that are not stored in the tablet packaging machine 300. think. In this case, the determination unit 811 may determine the drug station 1 as the device that dispenses part of the prescribed drug.

The drug is, for example, a manually distributed drug that is put into a manual distribution unit (not shown) of the tablet packaging machine 300 by the user. The manual dispensing unit includes a plurality of manual dispensing storage units (mass) into which the user puts medicine in units of packets, and a manual dispensing unit that dispenses the medicine stored in each manual dispensing storage unit for each manual dispensing storage unit. And prepare. As a result, even medicines that are not stored in the tablet packaging machine 300 can be packed together with the medicines stored in the tablet packaging machine 300 by the tablet packaging machine 300 and delivered.

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing a processing example of the payout control device 800. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 16, when the transmitting/receiving unit 812 receives prescription data from the prescription input device 200 (S1), the determination unit 811 selects a packageable prescription among a plurality of prescription drugs indicated in the prescription data. It is determined whether or not a drug is contained (S2).

If the determination unit 811 determines that the prescription medicine that can be packaged in one package is included (YES in S2), it determines whether the prescription medicine that can be packaged in one package includes a hand-dispensed medication (S3). ). If the medicine database of the tablet packing machine 300 stored in the storage unit 802 does not contain any prescription medicine that can be packaged in one package, the determination unit 811 determines that the medicine is hand-dispensed.

If the determining unit 811 determines that the manually distributed medicine is included in the prescription medicines that can be packed together (YES in S3), the determination unit 811 determines the drug station 1 as the device for dispensing the manually distributed medicine (S4). When the drug database of the drug station 1 stored in the storage unit 802 contains a manually-dispensed drug to be dispensed, the determination unit 811 determines the drug station 1 as the device for dispensing the manually-dispensed drug.

Of the prescription drugs that can be packaged in one package, prescription drugs other than hand-dispensed drugs are drugs stored in the tablet packing machine 300 because they are included in the drug database. Therefore, the determining unit 811 determines the tablet packaging machine 300 as a device for dispensing prescription drugs other than manually distributed drugs (S4).

The transmitting/receiving unit 812 transmits to the drug station 1 a manual drug dispensing instruction together with dispensing data including information on the manually distributed drug. In addition, the transmitting/receiving unit 812 transmits the dispensing data including the information on the prescribed medicine other than the hand-dispensed medicine and the instruction to dispense the prescribed medicine to the tablet packaging machine 300 (S5).

When the control device 10 of the drug station 1 receives the instruction to dispense the manually-dispensed medicine, the controller 10 dispenses the manually-dispensed medicine based on the information on the manually-distributed medicine included in the dispensing data. The user puts the manually dispensed medicine dispensed from the drug station 1 into the manually distributing unit of the tablet packaging machine 300 . As a result, the tablet packaging machine 300 can package (divide) the hand-distributed medicine together with the prescribed medicine other than the hand-distributed medicine for which the dispensing instruction has been issued.

If the plurality of prescription drugs indicated by the prescription data does not contain a prescription drug that can be packaged in one package (NO in S2), or the determination unit 811 manually distributes the prescription drugs that can be packaged in one package. If the drug is not included, a device for dispensing the prescription drug is determined according to a predetermined rule (S6). For example, as described above, the determination unit 811 determines the device having the drug database containing the prescribed drug as the device to dispense the prescribed drug. If the drug database of the drug station 1 stored in the storage unit 802 does not include the manually-dispensed drug to be dispensed, the determination unit 811 determines the drug shelf 700 as the take-out destination of the manually-distributed drug.

In this way, the dispensing control device 800 can cause the drug station 1 to dispense manually dispensed medicines dispensed from the tablet packing machine 300 . Therefore, the user can hand-dispense the prescription drugs dispensed from the drug station 1 into the tablet packaging machine 300 and then dispense them from the tablet packaging machine 300 together with other prescription drugs. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the user's trouble of searching for and taking out the prescribed medicine from the medicine shelf 700 and the occurrence of taking out the wrong medicine from the medicine shelf 700, so that the prescription medicine can be efficiently dispensed. In addition, in this process, at least the drug station 1 and the tablet packaging machine 300 should be provided as devices used for dispensing prescription drugs.

<Another example of the processing of the payout control device>
A device that has transmitted a prescription drug dispensing instruction may stop dispensing the prescription drug, for example, according to a user's instruction, because the prescription drug is out of stock. An example of processing of the payout control device 800 in this case will be described. FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing another example of processing of the payout control device 800 .

As shown in FIG. 17, when the transmitting/receiving unit 812 receives prescription data from the prescription input device 200 (S11), the determination unit 811 dispenses each of the plurality of prescribed medicines indicated in the prescription data according to a predetermined rule. A device is determined (S12). Based on the result determined by the determining unit 811, the transmitting/receiving unit 812 transmits dispensing data including information on the prescribed medicine and instructions to dispense the prescribed medicine to each device (S13).

After that, the determination unit 811 determines whether or not a cancellation notification to stop the dispensing of at least one prescription drug determined to be dispensed using the drug station 1 has been received from the drug station 1 via the transmission/reception unit 812 . Determine (S14). When the determination unit 811 receives the cancellation notification from the drug station 1 (YES in S14), the tablet dispensing machine 300, the powder medicine packaging machine 400, or the PTP dispensing device is selected as the device for dispensing the prescription drug whose dispensing from the drug station 1 is suspended. 500 is determined (S15). For example, as described above, the determination unit 811 determines which one of the tablet packaging machine 300, the powdered medicine packaging machine 400, and the PTP dispensing device 500 by referring to the medicine database of each device and according to the priority of dispensing the prescribed medicine. , it may be determined whether to dispense the prescribed drug.

The transmitting/receiving unit 812 sends the dispensing instruction of the prescription drug whose dispensing has been stopped from the drug station 1 to the tablet packaging machine 300, the powder medicine packaging machine 400 or the PTP dispensing device determined by the determining unit 811 together with the dispensing data including information on the prescribed medicine. 500 (S15). As a result, the prescription drug whose dispensing from the drug station 1 has been stopped can be dispensed from any of the tablet packaging machine 300 , the powdered medicine packaging machine 400 and the PTP dispenser 500 .

Here, in the dispensing data transmitted to each device by the determining unit 811, when a plurality of prescription drugs are grouped, for example, on a patient-by-patient basis (predetermined unit), each device stops dispensing prescription drugs on a patient-by-patient basis. It is possible to receive a stop instruction to do. For example, consider a case where the transmitting/receiving unit 812 receives from the drug station 1 a cancellation notice to stop the dispensing of a prescribed drug for a certain patient among the prescribed drugs indicated in the dispensing data transmitted to the drug station 1 . In this case, the determining unit 811 determines the tablet dispensing machine 300, the powdered medicine dispensing machine 400, or the PTP dispenser 500 as the device for dispensing the prescribed medicine of the patient whose dispensing has been stopped. The transmitting/receiving unit 812 transmits the dispensing instruction of the prescription drug whose dispensing from the drug station 1 has been stopped to the tablet dispensing machine 300, the powdered medicine dispensing machine 400, or the PTP dispenser determined by the determining unit 811 together with the dispensing data including information on the prescribed drug. Send to device 500 . As a result, even if dispensing of prescription drugs for each patient is stopped at the drug station 1, it is possible to realize dispensing of the prescription drugs using another device.

In a situation where no cancellation notice has been received from the drug station 1 (NO in S14), the decision unit 811 sends a cancellation notice to cancel the dispensing of at least one prescription medicine determined to be dispensed using the tablet packaging machine 300. has been received from the tablet packaging machine 300 (S17). When the determination unit 811 receives the cancellation notification from the tablet packaging machine 300 (YES in S17), the determination unit 811 determines the drug station 1 as the device to dispense the prescription drug whose dispensing has been suspended from the tablet packaging machine 300 (S18).

If the drug database of the drug station 1 stored in the storage unit 802 contains the prescribed drug, the determination unit 811 determines the drug station 1 as the device to dispense the prescribed drug. If the drug database of the drug station 1 stored in the storage unit 802 does not contain the prescribed drug, the determination unit 811 determines the dispensing assistance device 600 as the device used to dispense the prescribed drug. good too.

The transmitting/receiving unit 812 transmits a dispensing instruction for the prescription drug whose dispensing from the tablet packaging machine 300 has been stopped to the drug station 1 determined by the determining unit 811 together with dispensing data including information on the prescribed drug (S19). As a result, the prescription drug whose dispensing from the tablet packaging machine 300 has been stopped can be dispensed from the drug station 1 .

In S17, when the transmitting/receiving unit 812 receives the notification of suspension from the powder medicine packaging machine 400, the determination unit 811 selects the drug station 1 as the device used to dispense the prescribed medicine for which dispensing from the powder medicine packaging machine 400 has been suspended. to decide. The transmitting/receiving unit 812 transmits the dispensing instruction for the prescribed medicine to the drug station 1 together with dispensing data including information on the prescribed medicine. The same applies when the transmitting/receiving unit 812 receives a cancellation notification from the PTP dispensing device 500 .

Further, when receiving a cancellation notice from the drug station 1 , the determination unit 811 may determine the dispensing auxiliary device 600 as a device to be used for dispensing the prescription drug whose dispensing from the drug station 1 has been suspended. The transmitting/receiving unit 812 may transmit a dispensing instruction for the prescribed drug to the dispensing assistance device 600 together with dispensing data including information on the prescribed drug. As a result, the prescription drug can be taken out from the drug shelf 700 .

On the other hand, when the determination unit 811 receives a cancellation notification from the dispensing assistance device 600 in a situation where there is no prescription drug to be taken out from the drug shelf 700, the determination unit 811 decides to dispense the prescription drug whose removal from the drug shelf 700 has been stopped. The device to be used may be decided on the drag station 1 . The transmitting/receiving unit 812 may transmit an instruction to dispense the prescribed medicine to the drug station 1 together with information on the prescribed medicine. As a result, the prescribed drug can be dispensed from the drug station 1 .

It should be noted that this process may be terminated if no cancellation notification has been received from any device (NO in S17).

According to the above process, even if dispensing of prescription drugs from various devices such as the drug station 1, the tablet packing machine 300, or from the drug shelf 700 is stopped, the dispensing of the prescription drugs can be performed by another device. can be realized using Therefore, it is possible to efficiently dispense the prescription drug.

In addition, in this process, as a device for dispensing prescription drugs, in addition to the drug station 1, a second drug dispensing device (eg, the tablet packaging machine 300, the powdered medicine packaging machine 400, or the PTP dispensing device 500) or a dispensing auxiliary device 600 is sufficient. Also, the second drug dispensing device may be at least one of the tablet packaging machine 300 , the powdered medicine packaging machine 400 and the PTP dispensing device 500 . The second drug dispensing device may be at least one device other than the drug station 1 that dispenses prescription drugs.

[Embodiment 2]
Other embodiments of the invention are described below. For convenience of description, members having the same functions as those of the members described in the above embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will not be repeated. The same applies to subsequent embodiments. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the medicine taken out from the medicine transfer section 32 and thrown into the transport tray Tr (that is, the medicine to be dispensed) is a medicine sheet (whole medicine sheet or fractional number sheet).

As described above, the picking unit 3 includes the medicine transfer section 32 , the tray table 38 , and the medicine table 37 . The tray mounting table 38 has a weighing unit 382 . Therefore, by placing a medicine sheet (full sheet) containing a specified number of medicines taken out from the medicine transfer section 32 on the tray table 38, the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheet can be counted. .

The picking unit 3 also includes an imaging unit 371 that captures an image of the fractional sheets placed on the medicine table 37 and a backlight 372 that illuminates the medicine table 37 . Since the backlight 372 illuminates the fractional sheet from the side opposite to the imaging direction of the fractional sheet by the imaging unit 371, the shape of the fractional sheet can be obtained more clearly. Therefore, the control device 10 can more accurately count the number of medicines contained in the fractional sheets from the imaging result.

The imaging unit 371 and the backlight 372 may be provided above the medicine table 37 . However, in this case, there is a possibility that the reflectance acquired from the imaging result differs depending on the material of the fractional sheet. When the medicine determining unit 124 counts the number of medicines and distinguishes between the medicines and the fractional sheets based on the reflectance, it may not be possible to distinguish between the medicines and the fractional sheets depending on the material. Therefore, in order to accurately distinguish between medicines and fractional sheets, it is necessary to employ a relatively high-performance (relatively expensive) imaging unit 371 .

In this embodiment, as will be described later, the medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of medicines based on the shape of the fraction sheet. In other words, the drug determination unit 124 only needs to be able to identify the shape (that is, edge) from the imaging result. Therefore, the backlight 372 illuminates the fractional sheet from the side opposite to the imaging direction of the fractional sheet by the imaging unit 371, so that the shape can be accurately detected without using a high-performance imaging unit 371. . Therefore, the medicine determination unit 124 can more accurately count the number of medicines included in the fractional sheet from the imaging result.

Therefore, since the drug station 1 can accurately count the drugs contained in the drug sheet and/or the fractional number sheet, it is possible to dispense the drugs efficiently. A medicine sheet may be placed on the medicine table 37 . In this case, the imaging unit 371 can image the medicine sheet placed on the medicine table 37 .

<Control device>
The control device 10 of the present embodiment counts the number of medicines contained in fractional sheets placed on the medicine table 37 by including the medicine determination part 124 , the identification part 125 and the image acquisition part 126 . Specifically, when a fractional sheet is taken out from the medicine delivery/receiving section 32, the identifying section 125 refers to the above-described reference data stored in the storage section 15 to identify the fractional sheet size of the fractional sheet. The image capturing unit 371 captures an image of the fractional sheet that is taken out from the medicine delivery/receiving unit 32 and placed on the medicine table 37 . The image acquisition unit 126 acquires the image of the fractional sheet included in the image captured by the imaging unit 371 . When the image of the fractional sheet is identified, the medicine determining unit 124 divides the size of the image of the fractional sheet by the fractional sheet size identified by the identifying unit 125, and divides the size of the image of the fractional sheet by the fractional sheet size. Count as the number of drugs contained in the placed fractional sheet. The medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of medicines by the number of fractional sheets acquired by the image acquisition unit 126 by this method. Thereby, the medicine determination unit 124 can count the number of medicines contained in all fractional sheets placed on the medicine table 37 .

Further, the control device 10 may count the number of medicine sheets (full sheets) placed on the medicine table 37 by including the medicine determination part 124 , the identification part 125 and the image acquisition part 126 . Specifically, when a medicine sheet is taken out from the medicine transfer part 32, the identifying part 125 refers to the reference data stored in the storage part 15 and identifies the number of sheet medicines on the medicine sheet. The image capturing unit 371 captures an image of the medicine sheet that is taken out from the medicine giving/receiving unit 32 and placed on the medicine table 37 . The image acquisition unit 126 acquires the image of the medicine sheet included in the image captured by the imaging unit 371 . The medicine determination unit 124 multiplies the acquired number of medicine sheet images by the number of sheet medicines specified by the specifying unit 125, and obtains the number of medicines contained in all the medicine sheets placed on the medicine table 37. count as For example, when the medicine determination unit 124 can identify the image of the medicine sheet, the medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of sheet medicines identified by the identification unit 125 as the number of medicines per medicine sheet. The medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of the medicine sheet images acquired, thereby counting the number of medicines contained in all the medicine sheets placed on the medicine table 37 . Thereby, the medicine determination unit 124 can count the number of medicines contained in all the medicine sheets placed on the medicine table 37 .

In addition, when the medicine sheets and the fractional sheets are placed on the medicine placing table 37, the medicine determination unit 124 can count the number of medicines included in the combination of the medicine sheets and the fractional sheets.

Also, the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheet may be counted as follows. For example, when a medicine sheet is taken out from the medicine delivery/receiving part 32, the identification unit 125 refers to the above-described reference data stored in the storage unit 15 to identify the fractional sheet size of the medicine sheet. The image capturing unit 371 captures an image of the medicine sheet that is taken out from the medicine giving/receiving unit 32 and placed on the medicine table 37 . The image acquisition unit 126 acquires the image of the medicine sheet included in the image captured by the imaging unit 371 . When the medicine determining unit 124 can identify the image of the medicine sheet, the medicine determining unit 124 divides the size of the medicine sheet image by the fractional sheet size identified by the identifying unit 125, and places the value on the medicine placing table 37. It is counted as the number of drugs contained in the placed drug sheet. The medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of medicines by the number of medicine sheets acquired by the image acquisition unit 126 by this method. Thereby, the medicine determination unit 124 can count the number of medicines contained in all the medicine sheets placed on the medicine table 37 .

Note that when the image of the medicine sheet acquired by the image acquisition unit 126 is not rectangular, the control device 10 determines that part of the medicine sheet placed on the medicine table 37 is outside the imaging range of the imaging unit 371. It is determined that In this case, the control device 10 may guide the user to place the medicine sheet on the medicine table 37 again. For example, the touch panel control unit 14 may display information on the first touch panel 5 or the second touch panel 31 to the effect that the drug sheet is to be placed on the drug placement table 37 again. Thereby, the control device 10 can execute counting processing of the number of medicines based on the imaging result of the imaging unit 371 .

<Processing of control device>
An example of processing for counting the number of medicines contained in a medicine sheet or a fractional sheet in the control device 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19. FIG. FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing an example of processing by the control device 10 . 19 is a diagram for explaining the processing example shown in FIG. 18. FIG. In the following description, the medicine sheet and the fractional sheet may be generically referred to simply as "sheet".

As shown in FIG. 18, the identifying unit 125 acquires reference data in which the number of sheet medicines contained in one medicine sheet and the fractional sheet size per medicine are defined for each medicine (S31). The identifying unit 125 refers to the acquired reference data to identify the fractional sheet size of the drug to be dispensed (S32). That is, the identifying unit 125 identifies the size of the fractional sheet that is taken out from the medicine transfer unit 32 and contains one medicine to be imaged by the imaging unit 371 . The fractional sheet size may, for example, define the length and width of a fractional sheet containing one drug. The identifying unit 125 also refers to the acquired reference data to identify the number of sheet medicines to be dispensed (S32).

When the imaging unit 371 captures an image of the medicine sheet or the fractional sheet placed on the medicine table 37, the image acquiring part 126 acquires the image of the fractional sheet or the medicine sheet included in the captured image (S33). Acquisition of the image of the sheet from the captured image may be performed using known techniques. The image acquisition unit 126 also identifies the number of medicine sheet or fractional sheet images (referred to as the number of sheets) included in the image (S34).

Reference numeral 19001 in FIG. 19 indicates an example of the image IM1 captured by the imaging unit 371. FIG. In this example, the image acquisition unit 126 acquires the images I11 and I12 of the fractional sheets and the image I13 of the medicine sheet in the image IM1. Image I13, designated by reference numeral 19001, is an image of a medicine sheet (full sheet) containing 2×3 medicines (fractional sheet). The image acquisition unit 126 also identifies that the image includes three images, that is, that the number of sheets is three. Note that, in the acquired image, a region having a predetermined width that does not contain the medicine MD is the edge portion ER of the sheet. In this example, the image I13 includes the ear portion ER.

The image acquisition unit 126 extracts an R (red) image, a G (green) image, and a B (blue) image from the captured image, and applies a filter (eg, median filter) for noise removal to the B image, for example. may apply. As a result, a clearer image can be obtained from the image.

The medicine determination unit 124 determines whether or not the medicine counting process is incomplete for all medicine sheets or fractional sheets included in the image (S35). If the number of sheets obtained by counting the number of medicines in S38 and S45 is less than the number of sheets specified by the image acquisition part 126, the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the medicine counting process is incomplete. When the number of sheets for which the number of medicines was counted in S38 or the like matches the number of sheets specified by the image acquisition unit 126, it is determined that the medicine counting process has been completed for all the sheets included in the image (NO in S35). ), and this flow ends.

When the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the medicine counting process is incomplete (YES in S35), it identifies one sheet image to be counted for medicines among the sheet images included in the image (S36). ). At this time, as indicated by reference numeral 19001, the drug determination unit 124 identifies, as an object OB, a row formed along the defined arrangement direction of the drugs on each sheet. Information indicating the arrangement direction of drugs defined for each drug type is stored in the storage unit 15, and the drug determination unit 124 refers to the information to specify the arrangement direction in the sheet image.

The medicine determination unit 124 determines whether or not the image of the specified one sheet is the image of the medicine sheet (full sheet) (S37). For example, the medicine determination unit 124 refers to the information indicating the length of the medicine sheet defined for each type of medicine, stored in the storage unit 15, so that the image of the sheet is the length of the defined medicine sheet image. It is determined whether or not it substantially matches with the The defined medicament sheet length may be the length and width of the medicament sheet. When the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the specified sheet image substantially matches the defined length of the medicine sheet, the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the sheet image is the medicine sheet image.

When the medicine determining unit 124 determines that the specified image of the sheet is the image of the medicine sheet (YES in S37), the medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of medicines contained in the sheet by the method described above (S38). For example, the medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of sheet medicines specified by the specifying unit 125 as the number of medicines per medicine sheet placed on the medicine table 37 . Further, for example, the medicine determination unit 124 divides the area of the image of the medicine sheet by the fractional sheet size (here, the area) specified by the specifying unit 125, and calculates the value of the medicine sheet placed on the medicine table 37. counted as the number of drugs contained in In addition, as in the case of fractional sheets to be described later, when the drug sheet includes the ear portion ER, the drug determination unit 124 determines the following based on the region excluding the portion corresponding to the ear portion ER from the image of the drug sheet. The number of drugs contained in the drug sheet may be counted.

The drug determining unit 124 adds the number of drugs counted in S38 to the previous number of drugs (initial value: 0) in, for example, a buffer (not shown) (S39). Thereby, the total value of the counting process for the images of all the sheets included in the image can be stored.

The medicine determination unit 124 adds the number of sheets for which the counting process has been completed to the previous number of sheets (initial value: 0) in, for example, a buffer (not shown) (S40). Accordingly, the drug determination unit 124 can execute the process of S35.

When the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the specified sheet image is not the medicine sheet image, that is, the image of the fractional sheet (NO in S37), it determines whether the ear portion ER is included in the specified sheet image. (S41). The storage unit 15 stores information indicating the presence/absence of the ear portion ER for each drug type. This information also includes size information defining the sum of the length of the ear portion ER and the length of the fractional sheet containing one drug adjacent to the ear portion ER for each drug type. ERA at reference numerals 19001 and 19002 indicates the total value. Reference numeral 19002 indicates another example of the image acquired by the image acquisition unit 126 . The medicine determination unit 124 can identify whether the ear portion ER is included in the identified sheet image and the identified object OB, for example, by referring to the fractional sheet size and the above information.

In addition, the information indicating the presence or absence of the ear portion ER includes information indicating whether the ear portion ER exists in the arrangement direction of the medicine or in a direction different from the arrangement direction (perpendicular to the arrangement direction). include. Therefore, by referring to the information, the medicine determination unit 124 can specify whether or not the ear portion ER exists in the arrangement direction when the ear portion ER is included in the image of the specified sheet.

For example, in the case of the images I11 and I12 of reference numeral 19001, the drug determination unit 124 determines that the ear portion ER does not exist. In the case of the image I13 of reference numeral 19001, the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the sheet containing the medicine to be dispensed has the ear portion ER and that the ear portion ER exists in the arrangement direction. In the case of the image of reference numeral 19002, the sheet containing the drug to be dispensed has the edge portion ER, but the edge portion ER exists in the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction. Therefore, the drug determination unit 124 determines that the ear portion ER exists in the direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction. In other words, in the case of reference numeral 19002, the drug determination unit 124 can determine that the ear portion ER does not exist in the arrangement direction, that is, the ear portion ER does not exist in the object OB.

When the drug determination unit 124 determines that the ear portion ER is included in the specified sheet image (YES in S41), it determines whether or not the counting process for all objects OB is incomplete (S42). For the image of the fractional sheet, the medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of medicines included in the fractional sheet for each object OB. This allows the number of fractional sheets to be counted more accurately.

Here, after counting the number of drugs in S45, the drug determination unit 124 counts the number of objects OB (objects OB for which the counting process has been completed) for which the number of drugs has been counted in S45. When the counted number of objects OB matches the number of objects OB included in the specified sheet (the object OB specified in S36), the drug determination unit 124 determines whether all the objects OB included in the specified sheet are drug-determined. is determined to have been completed. In this case (NO in S42), the drug determination unit 124 executes the process of S39.

When the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the medicine counting process is incomplete (YES in S42), the length (eg, vertical length) of the object OB excluding the ear portion ERA is the fraction of the medicine to be dispensed. A determination is made as to whether or not the sheet size (eg, vertical length) substantially matches an integer multiple (S43). The fractional sheet size of the drug to be dispensed is included in the reference data stored in the storage unit 15 . Further, the length of the specified sheet image and the length of the object OB specified in the sheet image can be calculated by known image processing.

When the drug determination unit 124 determines that the length of the object OB excluding the ear portion ERA is an integral multiple of the fractional sheet size (YES in S43), the length of the ear portion ER ( Example: vertical length) is subtracted (S44). The medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of medicines included in the object by the method described above (S45). After that, the drug determination unit 124 returns to the process of S42.

When the drug determination unit 124 determines that the length of the object OB excluding the ear portion ERA is not an integral multiple of the fractional sheet size (NO in S43), the length of the object OB excluding the ear portion ERA is calculated by the fractional sheet size. Subtract an integer multiple of the sheet size. Thereby, the drug determination unit 124 calculates the remaining length (S46).

As described above, in S45, the medicine determination unit 124 divides the image size of the fractional sheet by the fractional sheet size specified by the specifying unit 125, Count as the number of drugs contained in the sheet. In the present embodiment, the size of the image of a certain object OB constituting the fractional sheet is divided by the fractional sheet size specified by the specifying unit 125, and the value is counted as the number of medicines contained in the object OB. . For example, the medicine determining unit 124 divides the vertical length (length in the arrangement direction) of the image of the object OB by the vertical length indicated by the fractional sheet size specified by the specifying unit 125, Count as the number of drugs contained in the OB. The medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of medicines contained in the fraction sheet by repeating the same process for all objects OB contained in the fraction sheet.

The drug determination unit 124 determines whether or not the length of the remainder is equal to or greater than the length of 0.5 tablets of the fractional sheet per drug to be dispensed (e.g., vertical length) (S47). ). When the drug determination unit 124 determines that the remainder length is equal to or greater than the length of 0.5 tablets (YES in S47), the medicine determination unit 124 subtracts the remainder length from the length of the object OB (S48). After that, the drug determination unit 124 executes the processes of S44 and S45. When the drug determination unit 124 determines that the remaining length is less than the length of 0.5 tablets (NO in S47), the process of S48 is not executed, and the process proceeds to S44.

If there is a remainder in the value obtained by dividing the size of the image of the object OB by the fractional sheet size specified by the specification unit 125, the drug determination unit 124 Count the number of drugs contained in Therefore, if the remaining length is equal to or greater than the length of 0.5 tablets, the number of medicines will be counted one more as a result of rounding off. Therefore, when the remaining length is equal to or greater than the length of 0.5 tablets, the drug determination unit 124 subtracts the remaining length from the length of the object OB.

Processing for counting the number of drugs from the specified object OB will be described using reference numerals 19003 to 19006 in FIG. In this example, it is assumed that a medicine MD with a fractional sheet size of 10 mm is to be dispensed.

At reference numeral 19003, the object OBA is specified for the acquired image IA, and the length of the image of the object OBA is calculated to be 30 mm. As for the object OBA, the drug determining unit 124 determines that the length of 30 mm of the image of the object OBA matches the fractional sheet size of 10 mm×3. Therefore, the drug determining unit 124 counts 30 mm/10 mm=3, that is, the number of drug MDs is three.

At reference numeral 19004, the object OBB is specified for the acquired image IB, and the length of the image of the object OBB is calculated to be 33 mm. As for the object OBB, the drug determination unit 124 determines that the length 33 mm of the image of the object OBB does not match the integral multiple (here, 3 times) of the fractional sheet size 10 mm. In this case, the drug determining unit 124 calculates 33 mm/10 mm=3.3. In other words, the drug determination unit 124 calculates that the remaining length is 3 mm. Since the remainder length of 3 mm is less than the length of 0.5 tablets of 5 mm, the medicine determination unit 124 does not subtract the remainder length of 3 mm from the length of 33 mm of the object OBB, and calculates the above calculation result "3 mm." .3" to count the number of drug MDs as three.

At reference numeral 19005, the object OBC is specified for the acquired image IC, and the length of the image of the object OBC is calculated to be 36 mm. As for the object OBC, the drug determination unit 124 determines that the length 36 mm of the image of the object OBC does not match the integral multiple (here, 3 times) of the fractional sheet size 10 mm. In this case, the drug determining unit 124 calculates 36 mm/10 mm=3.6. In other words, the drug determination unit 124 calculates that the remaining length is 6 mm. Since the remainder length of 6 mm is greater than the length of 5 mm for 0.5 tablets, the drug determination unit 124 subtracts the remainder length of 6 mm from the length of 36 mm of the object OBC. Then, the medicine determination unit 124 counts the number of medicines MD as 3 by calculating 30 mm/10 mm=3.

At reference numeral 19006, objects OBD1 to OBD3 are specified for the obtained image ID. It is calculated that the length of the object OBD1 is 10 mm, the length of the object OBD2 is 13 mm, and the length of the object OBD3 is 33 mm.

As for the object OBD1, the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the length of 10 mm of the image of the object OBD1 matches an integral multiple (here, 1 time) of the fractional sheet size of 10 mm. Therefore, the drug determination unit 124 counts 10 mm/10 mm=1, that is, the number of drug MDs is one.

For the object OBD2, the medicine determination unit 124 determines that the length of 13 mm of the image of the object OBD2 does not match the integral multiple (here, 1 time) of the fractional sheet size of 10 mm. In this case, the drug determination unit 124 calculates 13 mm/10 mm=1.3. In other words, the drug determination unit 124 calculates that the remaining length is 3 mm. Since the remainder length of 3 mm is smaller than the length of 0.5 tablets of 5 mm, the drug determination unit 124 obtains the above calculation result "1. 3" is rounded off and the number of drug MDs is counted as 1.

Object OBD3 is the same as object OBB with reference numeral 19004 . Therefore, the drug determination unit 124 counts the number of drugs MD included in the object OBD3 as three.

It should be noted that the above-described method for counting medicines in fractional sheets may also be used in the process of S38, that is, in counting the number of medicines contained in a medicine sheet (full sheet).

[Embodiment 3]
When the power supply (hereinafter simply referred to as the power supply) of the drug station 1 is off, the user opens the door 25 to take out the cassette Ca from the cassette shelf 21 or place a new cassette Ca on the cassette shelf 21. sometimes. In this case, the arrangement position of the cassette Ca when the power is turned on may differ from the arrangement position of the cassette Ca before the power is turned off.

For example, if an open/close sensor that detects the open/closed state of the door 25 is provided, the open/close sensor can detect that the door 25 has changed from the closed state to the open state. Therefore, the control device 10 can determine that the arrangement position of the cassette Ca may have been changed. However, the open/close sensor exhibits its detection function while the power is on, and cannot exhibit its function when the power is off. As a result, the control device 10 detects the change even if the position of the cassette Ca is changed while the power is off, unless the process of specifying the position of the cassette Ca is performed after the power is turned on. may not be possible. If the arrangement position of the cassette Ca after the change cannot be specified, there is a possibility that a cassette Ca different from the cassette Ca containing the drug to be dispensed will be transferred to the picking unit 3 .

The drug station 1 of this embodiment includes a second detection section 27 (detection section) that detects that the door 25 is open when the power is off after the power is turned on. Therefore, when it is assumed that the arrangement position of the cassette Ca is changed when the power is turned off, the control device 10 can re-specify the arrangement position of the cassette Ca after the power is turned on. Therefore, it is possible to dispense medicines in consideration of safety.

FIG. 20 is a plan view schematically showing an arrangement example of the first detection section 26 and the second detection section 27. As shown in FIG. Reference numeral 20001 in FIG. 20 indicates that the door 25 is closed, and reference numeral 20002 indicates that the door 25 is open.

As shown in FIG. 20, the upper end portion 21U (also shown in FIG. 3) of the cassette shelf 21 is provided with a first detection portion 26 and a second detection portion 27 for detecting the open/closed state of the door 25. As shown in FIG. The first detection section 26 and the second detection section 27 are provided for each of the plurality of doors 25 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .

The first detector 26 is, for example, a reflective optical sensor, and detects the closed state of the door 25 by detecting light emitted from the first detector 26 when the door 25 is closed. While the power is on, the first detector 26 detects whether the door 25 is opened or closed. That is, the first detection section 26 functions as the opening/closing sensor described above. Note that the control device 10 may detect the open/closed state of the door 25 depending on whether or not light is detected by the first detector 26 .

The second detector 27 has a pin 271 . The pin 271 is pushed into the second detection unit 27 when the door 25 is closed, as indicated by reference numeral 20001, and is pushed into the second detection unit 27 when the door 25 is open, as indicated by reference numeral 20002. It is in a state of protruding from the portion 27 . The movement of the pin 271 interlocking with the door 25 allows the second detector 27 to detect the open/closed state of the door 25 .

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing an example of the second detector 27. As shown in FIG. FIG. 21 shows the state of the second detector 27 when the door 25 is open. As indicated by reference numeral 21001 in FIG. 21 , the second detection section 27 includes a pin holding section 281 , a detection holding section 282 and an attachment section 283 .

The pin holding portion 281 holds the pin 271 . Further, the pin holding portion 281 holds the dog 275 indicated by reference numeral 21002 in FIG. 21 so that the dog 275 can move in conjunction with the movement of the pin 271 .

The detection holding section 282 holds the second detection section 27 . Specifically, the detection holding portion 282 holds the pin holding portion 281 as well as the spring receiving portion 274 indicated by reference numeral 21002 , the solenoid 276 , and the groove-shaped optical sensor 277 .

The attachment portion 283 is a member for attaching the second detection portion 27 to the upper end portion 21U of the drag station 1 . A detection holding portion 282 is attached to the attachment portion 283 .

Also, as indicated by reference numeral 21002 , the second detection section 27 includes a pin 271 , a dog movable section 272 , a spring 273 , a spring receiving section 274 , a dog 275 , a solenoid 276 and a groove-shaped optical sensor 277 .

One end of the pin 271 is contactable with the door 25 and the other end is built in the spring receiving portion 274 . A spring 273 is provided on the pin 271 . The spring 273 moves the pin 271 in the ±Y-axis direction according to the opening/closing state of the door 25. placed in between.

When the door 25 is closed, the pin 271 is pushed into the second detector 27 (in the -Y-axis direction) by the door 25 . Specifically, the pin 271 is pushed into the second detection section 27 until the other end of the pin 271 contacts the inner wall of the spring receiving section 274 . At this time, the spring 273 is in a biased state. Therefore, when the door 25 is open, as shown in FIG. 21, the pin 271 is moved away from the spring receiving portion 274 (+Y-axis direction) by the biasing force of the spring 273, and the door is closed. 25 can be pushed in. This allows the pin 271 to move in the ±Y-axis directions according to the open/close state of the door 25 .

The dog movable portion 272 is fixed to the pin 271 and moves the dog 275 in the +Y-axis direction in accordance with the movement of the pin 271 in the +Y-axis direction. In this embodiment, the dog movable portion 272 is in contact with the outer wall of the spring receiving portion 274 when the door 25 is closed. The dog movable portion 272 moves the dog 275 in contact with the dog movable portion 272 to the insertion portion 277A (see reference numeral 21003 in FIG. 21) of the grooved optical sensor 277 when the door 25 is changed from the closed state to the open state. insert into The dog 275 is not inserted into the insertion portion 277A when the door 25 is in the closed state (except when the open state is closed when the power is turned off), and the dog 275 is removed when the door 25 is in the open state. It may be inserted into the insertion portion 277A. The sizes and positions of the dog movable portion 272, the dog 275, and the groove-shaped optical sensor 277, the amount of movement of the pin 271, and the like should be determined so as to realize such an operation.

The spring receiving portion 274 accommodates the other end of the pin 271 so that the pin 271 can move, and accommodates the spring 273 provided at the other end of the pin 271 .

The dog 275 is a moving part that moves in conjunction with the operation of the door 25 when the door 25 is opened. As described above, the dog 275 moves in conjunction with the movement of the dog movable portion 272 in conjunction with the movement of the pin 271 .

The solenoid 276 pushes the dog 275 inserted into the insertion portion 277A in the -Y-axis direction to move it out of the insertion portion 277A. Solenoid 276 is controlled by control device 10 when control device 10 receives a user's input operation to reset the detection state while second detection unit 27 is detecting the closed state of door 25. By driving, the dog 275 is moved to the outside of the insertion portion 277A. The control device 10 may automatically drive the solenoid 276 after a predetermined time (eg, 0.5 to 1 second) has passed since the power was turned on.

The groove-shaped optical sensor 277 has a substantially C-shaped insertion portion 277A into which the dog 275 is inserted, as indicated by reference numeral 21003, and is a movement detection portion that detects the dog 275 inserted into the insertion portion 277A. The groove-shaped optical sensor 277 (specifically, the insertion portion 277A) is, for example, a transmissive optical sensor that includes an emitting portion that emits light and a light receiving portion that receives the light. If the dog 275 is inserted into the insertion portion 277A when the power is turned off, the light receiving portion cannot receive light after the power is turned on because the dog 275 blocks the light emitted from the emitting portion. Thereby, the grooved photosensor 277 detects the dog 275 . That is, the second detection unit 27 detects that the door 25 is opened by detecting the dog 275 . The controller 10 may detect that the door 25 is open when the power is turned off by receiving a detection signal indicating that the second detector 27 has detected the dog 275 . .

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an operation example of the second detector 27. As shown in FIG. Reference numeral 22001 in FIG. 22 indicates the state of the second detector 27 when the door 25 is closed. At this time, the pin 271 is pressed by the door 25 so that the spring 273 is compressed by the dog movable portion 272 and the pin 271 is pushed into the second detection portion 27 . At 22001 , the spring 273 is compressed inside the spring receiving portion 274 . Further, the dog 275 is positioned outside the groove-shaped optical sensor 277 (specifically, the insertion portion 277A) (on the side of the dog movable portion 272 in this embodiment).

Assume that the power is turned off while the door 25 is in the closed state (the state indicated by reference numeral 22001 in the second detection section 27). Reference numeral 22002 in FIG. 22 indicates the state of the second detection section 27 when the door 25 is opened when the power is turned off. At this time, the biasing force of the spring 273 causes the pin 271 to move in the +Y-axis direction. In conjunction with this movement, the dog movable portion 272 also moves in the +Y-axis direction. Then, the dog movable portion 272 pushes down the dog 275 while moving in the +Y-axis direction. As a result, the dog 275 moves in the +Y-axis direction in conjunction with the movement of the dog movable portion 272 and is inserted into the groove-shaped optical sensor 277 . That is, the dog 275 is inserted into the insertion portion 277A when the door 25 is opened. By inserting the dog 275 into the insertion portion 277A, the second detection portion 27 can detect that the door 25 has been opened after the power is turned on.

Reference numeral 22003 in FIG. 22 indicates the state of the second detector 27 when the door 25 returns from the open state to the closed state when the power is turned off. When the door 25 is closed, the pin 271 is pushed into the second detector 27 (in the -Y-axis direction) by the door 25 . In conjunction with the movement of the pin 271, the dog movable portion 272 also moves in the -Y-axis direction. On the other hand, the dog 275 is maintained in a state corresponding to the open state even when the door 25 returns from the open state to the closed state. Specifically, the dog 275 is inserted into the insertion portion 277A due to the frictional force (including the viscosity of the grease introduced between the dog 275 and the insertion portion 277A) generated between the dog 275 and the insertion portion 277A. state is maintained. Therefore, even when the door 25 returns to the closed state, the second detection unit 27 can detect that the door 25 has been opened when the power is turned off after the power is turned on.

Assume that the power is turned on from the state of reference numeral 22002 or reference numeral 22003 . Here, the storage unit 15 stores data in which the cassette identification information and the storage position of the cassette Ca on the cassette shelf 21 are associated with each other. That is, the cassette Ca and the position of the cassette Ca on the cassette shelf 21 are associated in advance.

For example, after the power is turned on, the position specifying unit 113 of the control device 10 associates the cassette Ca with the position of the cassette Ca on the cassette shelf 21 and updates the data in the storage unit 15 . As a result, when the door 25 is opened when the power is turned off and it is assumed that the arrangement position of the cassette Ca has been changed, the arrangement position of the cassette Ca can be specified again after the power is turned on. can.

The position specifying unit 113 updates the above data when the second detecting unit 27 detects that the door 25 is open after the power is turned on. At this time, the position specifying unit 113 may specify the positions of the cassettes Ca on all the cassette shelves 21 . However, the cassette shelf 21 can store 1,500 to 2,000 types of drugs as described above. That is, the cassette shelf 21 can store as many cassettes Ca as can accommodate the drug. Therefore, if the positions of the cassettes Ca on all the cassette racks 21 are specified each time the power is turned on, it takes a long time to specify the positions.

In order to reduce the processing time, the position specifying unit 113 may specify the position of the cassette Ca on some of the cassette shelves 21 among all the cassette shelves 21 . That is, the position specifying unit 113 determines the cassette Ca stored in the area corresponding to the door 25 whose open state is detected by the second detection unit 27 among the cassettes Ca stored in the cassette shelf 21 . The association with the position on the shelf 21 may be performed again.

The identification information of the second detection section 27 provided on each door 25 and the information indicating the area corresponding to the door 25 are associated and stored in the storage section 15 . When the position specifying unit 113 receives a detection signal indicating that the open state of the door 25 has been detected from the second detection unit 27 that has detected the open state of the door 25, the position specifying unit 113 detects the detection signal from the second detection unit 27. identify something. The position specifying unit 113 specifies the arrangement position of the cassette Ca housed in the area on the cassette shelf 21 associated with the specified second detection unit 27 .

As a result, the position specifying unit 113 re-specifies only the arrangement position of the cassette Ca accommodated in the area corresponding to the door 25 that was opened when the power was turned off. That is, the arrangement position of the cassette Ca housed in the area corresponding to the door 25 which was kept closed when the power was turned off is not specified. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently execute the process of specifying the arrangement position of the cassette Ca.

After the power is turned on, as indicated by reference numeral 22003, when the second detection unit 27 detects the open state of the door 25, the control device 10 resets the detection state. has been received, or a predetermined time has passed since the power was turned on. In this case, as indicated by reference numeral 22004 in FIG. 22, the solenoid 276 is driven under the control of the control device 10 to move the dog 275 to the outside of the groove-shaped optical sensor 277 (in the -Y-axis direction). Let As a result, the second detection unit 27 enters the same state as that of reference numeral 22001 . Therefore, even when the power is turned off next time, the second detector 27 can detect that the door 25 is open. In the state indicated by reference numeral 22002, when the control device 10 receives a user's input operation for resetting the detection state, or when a predetermined time elapses after the power is turned on, the control device 10 turns on the solenoid 276. may be driven.

Here, in order to detect the open state of the door 25 when the power is turned off, for example, a battery may be installed in the drug station 1 so that the open/close sensor is energized even when the power is turned off. However, when a battery is used, it is necessary to replace the battery, for example, every few years. Also, batteries (eg, lithium-ion batteries) are relatively expensive. As described above, in this embodiment, the mechanically operated second detector 27 is provided to detect the open state of the door 25 when the power is turned off. Therefore, it is possible to detect the open state of the door 25 when the power is turned off, at a lower cost than when a battery is provided, and without the need for periodic replacement.

<Modification>
Although the configuration in which the second detection unit 27 detects that the door 25 is open when the power is turned off has been described, the configuration is not limited to this. The second detection unit 27 may be configured to detect movement of at least one cassette Ca placed on the cassette shelf 21 when the power is turned off, after the power is turned on. In this case, the second detector 27 may be provided at a position of the cassette shelf 21 where the movement of each cassette Ca can be detected.

The operation of the second detection unit 27 in this modified example is the operation described above, except that it is performed based on the movement of the cassette Ca instead of the operation of the door 25 . That is, the dog 275 moves in conjunction with the movement of the cassette Ca when the cassette Ca moves, and the second detection unit 27 detects the movement of the cassette Ca by detecting the dog 275. do. The dog 275 is maintained in a state corresponding to the state before the cassette Ca returns to its original position even when the cassette Ca that has been moved while the power is off returns to its original position. Specifically, when the cassette Ca moves, the dog 275 is inserted into the insertion portion 277A, and even when the moved cassette Ca returns to its original position, the insertion portion 277A and the dog 275 do not move. The state of being inserted into the insertion portion 277A is maintained by the frictional force generated between

Further, when the second detection unit 27 detects the open state of the door 25 or the movement of the cassette Ca when the power is turned off, the control device 10 may notify the door 25 or the cassette Ca. For example, the correspondence relationship between the second detector 27 provided on each door 25 or each cassette Ca and the door 25 or cassette Ca is stored in the storage unit 15 . When the control device 10 receives a detection signal indicating that the open state of the door 25 or the movement of the cassette Ca has been detected from the second detection unit 27 that has detected the open state of the door 25 or the movement of the cassette Ca, the storage unit 15, the door 25 or the cassette Ca provided with the second detector 27 is specified. The touch panel control unit 14 notifies the position of the specified door 25 or cassette Ca via the first touch panel 5 .

The second detector 27 also operates when the door 25 is opened when the power is turned on, and when the door 25 is closed thereafter. That is, the second detection unit 27 enters the state indicated by reference numeral 22002 when the door 25 is opened when the power is turned on, and enters the state indicated by reference numeral 22003 when the door is closed thereafter. Here, when the door 25 is in the closed state after being in the open state when the power is turned on, the first detection unit 26 detects that the door 25 has returned to the closed state. After a predetermined period of time (e.g., several seconds) after the detection, the control device 10 drives the solenoid 276 to return the second detection section 27 in the above-described state to the initial state indicated by reference numeral 22004 (reference numeral 22001). be able to. Therefore, even if the second detector 27 operates when the power is turned on, the second detector 27 can detect that the door 25 is open when the power is turned off.

[Embodiment 4]
In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the medicine taken out from the medicine transfer section 32 and thrown into the transport tray Tr (that is, the medicine to be dispensed) is a medicine sheet (whole medicine sheet or fractional number sheet).

For example, when a fractional sheet containing only one medicine is prescribed to a patient, the patient does not take out the medicine from the fractional sheet, misunderstands that the fractional sheet is a medicine, and swallows the fractional sheet as it is (that is, the entire sheet). There is a possibility of doing so. In the present embodiment, it is possible to reduce the possibility of such accidental ingestion, and realize dispensing of drug sheets in consideration of safety.

The second touch panel 31 of the present embodiment receives control from the touch panel control unit 14 and guides to place fractional sheets containing two or more drugs on the drug placement table 37 when the following conditions are satisfied. It functions as a guide.
Condition: A remainder obtained by dividing a specified number of drugs to be taken out from the cassette Ca transferred from the cassette shelf 21 to the drug transfer unit 32 by the number of sheet drugs contained in one drug sheet (full sheet). is 1.

Specifically, the control device 10 refers to the storage unit 15 to specify the number of sheet medicines associated with the specified medicine to be dispensed. In addition, the control device 10 specifies the designated number of medicines to be dispensed, for example, by referring to the dispensation data. The control device 10 determines whether or not the remainder is 1 when the specified number is divided by the number of sheet medicines. When the remainder is 1, as described above, the touch panel control unit 14 guides, via the second touch panel 31 , to place the fractional sheet containing two or more drugs on the drug placement table 37 .

For example, when the control device 10 determines that the remainder is 1, the touch panel control unit 14, via the second touch panel 31, displays the fractional sheets containing the number of medicines obtained by adding 1 to the number of medicines on the sheet. It may be guided to be placed on the stand 37 . At this time, the touch panel control unit 14 guides to place the number of medicine sheets obtained by subtracting 1 from a plurality of medicine sheets (full sheets) containing the number of medicines obtained by subtracting 1 from the designated number on the tray placing table 38 .

Consider the case where the above-described first counting mode (the mode in which the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheet is counted based on the weight and the number of medicines contained in the fractional sheet is counted based on the image) is set. In this case also, the medicine determination unit 124 dispenses the weight of the medicine sheet placed on the tray mounting table 38 and weighed by the weighing unit 382 to the weight of one prescribed medicine sheet of the medicine to be dispensed. It is sufficient to determine whether or not the value substantially matches the value obtained by multiplying the determined number of medicine sheets. In other words, the medicine determining unit 124 refers to the prescribed weight of one medicine sheet, and determines the weight of all the medicine sheets of the number obtained by subtracting 1 from the designated number of medicine sheets containing the number of medicines obtained by subtracting 1 from the designated number. Calculate the weight. Then, the medicine determination unit 124 may determine whether or not the calculated weight substantially matches the weight of the medicine sheet placed on the tray table 38 .

For example, when dispensing 41 medicines, the control device 10 of the present embodiment determines that 30 medicines will be dispensed using 3 medicine sheets and 11 medicines will be dispensed using fractional sheets. In this case, the medicine determination unit 124 dispenses the weight of the medicine sheet placed on the tray mounting table 38 and weighed by the weighing unit 382 to the weight of one prescribed medicine sheet of the medicine to be dispensed. It is sufficient to determine whether or not the value substantially matches the value obtained by multiplying the determined number of medicine sheets by 3.

Here, when a plurality of medicine sheets containing the number of medicines obtained by subtracting 1 from the specified number are placed on the tray mounting table 38, it is assumed that 40 medicines are dispensed by four medicine sheets. Based on this assumption, the medicine determination unit 124 may determine whether or not three medicine sheets containing 30 medicines are placed on the tray table 38 as follows. That is, the medicine determination unit 124 calculates the weight of the medicine sheet placed on the tray mounting table 38 from the weight of one prescribed medicine sheet of the medicine to be dispensed, and the number of medicine sheets 4 based on the above assumption. Compare with the value multiplied by the value subtracted by 1 (ie 3). The drug determination unit 124 may make the above determination based on this comparison.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of an image (screen) displayed on the second touch panel 31. As shown in FIG. A reference numeral 23001 is an example of an image that guides the user to take out a fractional sheet containing only one medicine from the medicine transfer section 32 . A reference numeral 23002 is an example of an image that guides the user to take out a fractional sheet containing two or more medicines from the medicine transfer section 32, and is an example of guidance according to the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 23, the number of sheet medicines is 10, and the specified number is 41. That is, the control device 10 calculates 41 designations/10 sheet medicines=4 with a remainder of 1.

The image 23001 displays "ABC" and "4 sheets 1T 41T" ("T" indicates the number of tablets). That is, the touch panel control unit 14 takes out four medicine sheets and a fractional sheet containing one medicine from the medicine delivery/receiving unit 32 for the medicine to be dispensed with the medicine name “ABC” based on the above calculation result. , to take out the specified number of 41 medicines. In other words, the touch panel control unit 14 guides the medicine transfer unit 32 to place a fractional sheet containing only one medicine on the medicine table 37 for the medicine “ABC” to be dispensed.

In this case, the operator who visually recognized the image of reference numeral 23001 places a fractional sheet containing only one medicine on the medicine placing table 37, and then places the fractional sheet on the tray placing table 38 and carries out the transportation tray Tr. put into Therefore, since the fractional sheet is prescribed to the patient, the patient may accidentally swallow the fractional sheet as described above.

In some cases, hospitals or pharmacies stipulate regulations (internal regulations) to notch medicine sheets so as not to produce fractional sheets containing only one medicine. Even in this case, when the image of reference numeral 23001 is displayed, there is a possibility that the medicine sheet or fractional number sheet will be taken out according to the instruction content in the image. Therefore, even if there is an internal rule as described above, there is a possibility that a fractional number of sheets containing only one medicine will be dispensed.

On the other hand, the image 23002 displays "ABC" and "3 sheets 11T 41T". That is, in the present embodiment, the touch panel control unit 14 determines that the above conditions are satisfied from the above calculation results. As a result, the touch panel control unit 14 takes out three medicine sheets from the medicine delivery/receiving unit 32 for the medicine “ABC” to be dispensed, and takes out 11 medicines as fractional sheets, thereby obtaining 41 specified number of medicines. I will guide you to take out the medicine.

In other words, the touch panel control unit 14 guides the user to take out 11 medicines obtained by adding 1 to the number of 10 medicine sheets from the medicine delivery/receiving unit 32 and place them on the medicine table 37 as fractional sheets. . Further, the touch panel control unit 14 guides to place three medicine sheets obtained by subtracting 1 from the four medicine sheets containing 40 medicine sheets obtained by subtracting 1 from the specified number of 41 medicine sheets on the tray mounting table 38 . .

It is difficult to imagine that the operator who visually recognized the image of reference numeral 23002 would take one drug as a fractional sheet and further disassemble the remaining 10 medicines into fractional sheets and take them out from the normal take-out work of the operator. Moreover, it is unlikely that the operator who visually recognized the image of the code|symbol 23002 will take one medicine as a fractional sheet and take out the remaining 10 sheets as a medicine sheet. This is because the touch panel control unit 14 displays the image of reference numeral 23001 when performing such guidance for removal.

Therefore, the operator who has visually recognized the image of reference numeral 23002 takes out 11 medicines as fractional sheets from the medicine delivery/receiving unit 32 (for example, takes out a fractional sheet containing 5 medicines and a fractional sheet containing 6 medicines). ), there is a high possibility that it will be placed on the drug placement table 37 . If the above internal regulations are stipulated, the possibility is even higher. Therefore, by displaying the image of reference numeral 23002, the possibility of accidental ingestion described above can be reduced.

In this way, the control device 10 of the present embodiment places fractional sheets containing two or more medicines on the medicine table 37 when there is a possibility that fractional sheets containing only one medicine may occur. , the operator who takes out the drug sheet can be guided. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility of accidental ingestion as described above, and it is possible to dispense medicine sheets in consideration of safety.

Note that the touch panel control unit 14 may provide the guidance via the first touch panel 5 . Further, if guidance as described above is possible, guidance may be provided by various notification techniques such as guidance by lighting or guidance by sound (eg, voice) instead of image display.

[Embodiment 5]
In the present embodiment, an information processing device 900 that presents a method of storing drug containers containing multiple drugs in each of multiple cassettes Ca stored in the drug station 1 will be described. In this embodiment, the drug container is, for example, a package in which a plurality of drug sheets or powdered drugs are packaged (pillow packaging), or a box containing the package. The drug container may be, for example, a box containing drugs other than drug sheets (eg, ointment, eye drops). An information processing apparatus 900, which will be described later, can store various types of drugs while reducing the user's burden of considering which type of cassette Ca (see FIG. 5) and how to store each of the plurality of types of drugs. It becomes possible to accommodate in the cassette Ca. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently store the medicine in the cassette Ca.

FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the information processing apparatus 900. As shown in FIG. The information processing device 900 includes an operation unit 901 , a display unit 902 , a control unit 903 and a storage unit 904 . The information processing device 900 may be, for example, a PC (Personal Computer) or a portable information terminal (eg, tablet, smart phone). The operation unit 901 and the display unit 902 may be external devices that are communicably connected to the information processing apparatus 900 . Further, the information processing device 900 may be implemented by the control device 10 of the drag station 1, for example.

An operation unit 901 receives a user's input operation. The operation unit 901 receives, for example, an input operation on a drug list image (drug list screen) shown in FIG. 26 to be described later. The display unit 902 displays various information. The display unit 902 displays, for example, an image for inputting information via the operation unit 901 (eg, drug list image shown in FIG. 26).

The control unit 903 centrally controls each unit included in the information processing apparatus 900 . The control unit 903 has a determination unit 931 and an output unit 932 .

The determining unit 931 determines the types of cassettes Ca containing target medicines, the number of cassettes Ca for each type, and the number of drug containers contained in cassettes Ca for each type, based on the number reference data and the number of dispensing, which will be described later. , determine.

The number reference data is based on the dimensions of each of a plurality of types of cassettes Ca having different sizes and the dimensions of each of a plurality of types of drug containers that can be accommodated in the cassette Ca. The number of containers is data defined for each type of medicine. The multiple types of cassettes Ca are, for example, a large cassette Ca1, a medium-sized cassette Ca2, and a small cassette Ca3 shown in FIG.

Moreover, the number of dispensing is the number of the target drugs stored in the cassette Ca that are dispensed from the drug station 1 in a predetermined period. The predetermined period is an index indicating how many drugs are to be stored in the cassette shelf 21 at the hospital or the like to which the drug station 1 is to be delivered, that is, how long the drug is to be dispensed without being filled. is appropriately set based on For example, when it is desired to store various medicines in an amount estimated to be able to be dispensed without filling for three days (the number of dispensed), the predetermined period is set to three days.

In addition, as described above, by providing partitions for each of the plurality of types of cassettes Ca, it is possible to form a plurality of storage regions for storing drug containers in the cassette Ca. The number reference data may further define the number of drug containers that can be stored in the cassette Ca for each type of drug based on the size of the storage area. In this case, the type of cassette Ca, the number of cassettes Ca, and the number of drug containers to be accommodated in each cassette Ca can be determined in consideration of the size of the accommodation area formed in each cassette Ca. However, when using a plurality of types of cassettes Ca without providing a partition, it is not always necessary to define the number reference data in consideration of the size of the accommodation area.

The output unit 932 outputs the determination result of the determination unit 931 to the printing device 950 . The printer 950 receives the output from the output unit 932 and prints the determination result of the determination unit 931 . Thereby, the determination result of the determination unit 931 can be presented to the user as a report. Note that the output unit 932 may display the determination result of the determination unit 931 on the display unit 902, for example. In this case, it is not always necessary to connect the printing device 950 to the information processing device 900 .

The storage unit 904 stores, for example, various programs used by the control unit 903 and the number reference data described above.

<Quantity standard data>
FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining the number reference data. Reference numeral 25001 in FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining number reference data used when boxes containing drugs are stored in the cassette Ca. Reference numeral 25002 in FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining the number-based data used when housing the package in which the drug sheet is wrapped (pillow-wrapped) in the cassette Ca.

In FIG. 25, "L", "M" and "S" indicate the types of cassettes Ca, which are the large cassette Ca1, medium cassette Ca2 and small cassette Ca3 shown in FIG. 5, respectively. Further, "L/5" indicates one accommodation area when the large cassette Ca1 is divided into five by the partition portion Ca11, as indicated by reference numeral 5001 in FIG. "L/2" indicates one accommodation area when the large cassette Ca1 is divided into two by the partition portion Ca11. "M/2" indicates one accommodation area when the medium-sized cassette Ca2 is divided into two by the partition portion Ca21. "S/2" indicates one accommodation area when the small cassette Ca3 is divided into two equal parts by the partition. "L/5", "L/2", "M/2" and "S/2" may indicate the type of cassette Ca.

The large-size cassette Ca1 is provided with insertion portions into which partitions can be inserted at locations where the large-size cassette Ca1 can be divided into 5 equal parts and 2 equal parts. In addition, the medium-sized cassette Ca2 is provided with an insertion section into which a partition section can be inserted, at a location where the medium-sized cassette Ca2 can be divided into two halves. The same applies to the small cassette Ca3.

In the example of reference numeral 25001, patterns Pa1 and Pa2 are defined as patterns when boxes are stored in various cassettes Ca or storage areas. The pattern Pa1 is a pattern that can accommodate one box in "L", one in "L/2", one in "S", or one in "S/2". The pattern Pa2 is a pattern that can accommodate two boxes in "L" or two in "L/2".

A proponent who proposes an accommodation method for the cassette Ca specifies in which cassette Ca or accommodation area each of a plurality of types of boxes that can be accommodated in the cassette Ca can be accommodated. For example, for a box that can accommodate at least one in "S/2" and that only one is expected to be accommodated in the cassette Ca or the accommodation area, the drug identification information (e.g. : YJ code, GS1 code) is given "pattern Pa1". For example, for a box that cannot be accommodated in "S/2" but two can be accommodated in "M" and two are expected to be accommodated in the cassette Ca, the medicine of the medicine contained in the box "Pattern Pa2" is added to the identification information. The assigned pattern is stored in the storage unit 904 in association with the drug identification information.

Further, in the example of reference numeral 25002, patterns Pa11 to Pa23 are defined as patterns for storing packages in various cassettes Ca or storage areas.

For example, the pattern Pa11 is 10 in "L", 5 in "L/2", 8 in "M", 4 in "M/2", or 2 in "L/5", the package It is a pattern that can accommodate Pattern Pa11 is the pattern selected for packages that can accommodate at least four in "M/2" or two in "L/5". The patterns Pa12 to Pa15 can also be explained in the same manner as the pattern Pa11.

Pattern Pa16 is a pattern that can accommodate a package that cannot be accommodated in "L/5" but that can be accommodated in at least "S/2". Specifically, the pattern Pa16 includes 6 in “L”, 4 in “L/2”, 5 in “M”, 3 in “M/2”, 2 in “S”, or “ S/2" is a pattern that can accommodate packages. Patterns Pa17 to Pa18 can also be explained in the same manner as pattern Pa16.

Pattern Pa19 is a pattern that can accommodate packages that cannot be accommodated in "L/5," "S," and "half," but can accommodate at least three packages in "M." "Half" is a generic term for "L/2", "M/2" and "S/2". Specifically, the pattern Pa19 is a pattern that can accommodate four packages in "L" and three packages in "M". The patterns Pa20 to Pa22 can also be explained in the same manner as the pattern Pa11. Moreover, pattern Pa23 is a pattern that can accommodate one package only in "L".

The proposer specifies in which cassette Ca or storage area each of the plurality of types of packages that can be accommodated in the cassette Ca can be accommodated. For example, for a package that can accommodate two in "L/5" and four in "M/2", "pattern Pa11 ” is given. For example, for a package that cannot be accommodated in "L/5" but can be accommodated in "S/2", "pattern Pa16" is applied to the drug identification information of the drug contained in the package. Give. For example, for a package that cannot be accommodated in "L/5", "S", and "half" but can accommodate three in "M", the drug contained in the package "Pattern Pa19" is added to the drug identification information. For example, for a package that can contain only one package in "L", "pattern Pa23" is added to the drug identification information of the drug contained in the package. The assigned pattern is stored in the storage unit 904 in association with the drug identification information.

Here, the amount of various medicines used (actual use) during a predetermined period of use (eg, 90 days) at the hospital or the like where the drug station 1 is delivered is managed by, for example, the dispensing control device 800 shown in FIG. The control unit 903 acquires, from the dispensing control device 800, the drug identification information of the drug used in, for example, the hospital where the drug station 1 is delivered. By referring to the storage unit 904, the control unit 903 identifies the pattern assigned to the acquired drug identification information. As a result, the control unit 903 generates a pattern (drugs that can be stored in each cassette Ca or each storage area) for each type of drug (drugs that can be stored in the drug station 1) used in a hospital or the like into which the drug station 1 is brought in. number of containers) can be specified. The control unit 903 creates the data defined in this way as the number reference data and stores it in the storage unit 904 .

The contents and number of patterns described above are merely examples, and may be appropriately set based on the size of each of the plurality of types of cassettes Ca, the size of drug containers that can be accommodated, and the like.

<Calculation of the number of payouts>
The control unit 903 determines the number of medicines to be dispensed as described above, for example, based on the amount of medicine used during a predetermined period of use (eg, 90 days) at the hospital or the like where the drug station 1 is brought in, and performs the following (1) or Calculate using (2).

(1) Maximum usage amount per day×Average number of appearances per day×Filling interval×Predetermined period (eg, 3 days).

(2) A predetermined period during which the number of items is the maximum within a predetermined period (eg, three days).

In (1), the “maximum daily usage amount” refers to the maximum usage amount of the subject drug used per day during the predetermined usage period. The "average number of appearances per day" is a value obtained by dividing the cumulative number of times the target medicine is used during a predetermined period of use by the predetermined period of use. The control unit 903 counts the number of times of use as 1 when the target drug is used even once a day during the predetermined use period. The control unit 903 counts the cumulative value of the number of times of use as 81, for example, when the target drug is used on 81 days out of 90 days. In this case, the control unit 903 calculates the “average number of appearances per day” as 81/90=0.9. The "filling interval" indicates the period from when the target drug is filled to when the target drug is next filled in the predetermined use period. If there are multiple periods, it may be the average value.

In (1), the control unit 903 calculates the unit dispensing number of the target drug for one day by "maximum usage amount per day x average number of appearances per day x filling interval", The number of payouts is calculated by multiplying the number of payouts by the predetermined period.

In (2), the control unit 903 calculates the number of target drugs used during a predetermined period of time for each predetermined period of use. That is, the control unit 903
- number of target drugs used on days 1, 2 and 3;
- number of target drugs used on days 2, 3 and 4;
…
- Number of subject medications used on Days 87, 88 and 89;
- Number of subject medications used on Days 88, 89 and 90;
are calculated respectively. The control unit 903 calculates the maximum number of these calculated numbers of target drugs as the number of dispensing.

<Processing example of determination unit 931>
The determining unit 931 determines the number of target drugs to be dispensed calculated in this way and the number reference data of the target drugs (a combination of the number of drug containers accommodated in each of the various cassettes Ca and the accommodation areas specified by the pattern). , and the type of the cassette Ca containing the target drug is determined.

For example, let us consider a case where the pattern specified for the target medicine is pattern Pa11, and 55 medicines are accommodated in cassette Ca as packages. In this case, the determining unit 931 refers to the pattern Pa11 to identify combinations that can accommodate 55 packages, and determines one of these combinations as the method of accommodating the target drug.

Assume that the determination unit 931 has determined, for example, the types of the cassette Ca containing the target drug to be "L" and "L/2". In this case, the determining unit 931 sets the number of “L” to 5, the number of target drugs to be accommodated in “L” to 50, the number of “L/2” to 1, and the number of target drugs to “L/2”. The number of medicines to be stored is determined to be five.

The determination unit 931 selects, from among the above combinations, the combination having the highest accommodation rate in the various cassettes Ca when the target drugs are accommodated in the various cassettes Ca, thereby determining the type and number of the cassettes Ca to be used. You can decide. Further, the determination unit 931 may determine the types and the number of good. The selection of this combination may be made, for example, according to preset conventions.

The determination unit 931 determines the type of the cassette Ca containing the target drug, etc. for all target drugs. This allows the user to know the number of cassettes Ca required for each type and the number of drug containers to be accommodated in the cassette Ca when all of the multiple types of medicines that can be accommodated in the cassette Ca are accommodated. can be presented.

Note that the determination unit 931 may determine the type of the cassette Ca containing the target drugs, etc., for all the target drugs, using a combination different from the combination selected as described above. In this case, the output unit 932 can output two or more types of information such as the number of necessary cassettes Ca for each type. Therefore, it is possible to present two or more types of information to the user, such as the number of necessary cassettes Ca for each type.

The determination unit 931 may determine the type of the cassette Ca by, for example, the following two methods.
Use all types of cassettes Ca (“L”, “M” and “S”) and storage areas (“L/5”, “L/2”, “M/2” and “S/2”) Determination of the type of cassette Ca, etc. on the premise that
Uses all types of cassettes Ca (“L”, “M” and “S”), but with storage areas (“L/5”, “L/2”, “M/2” and “S/2”) Determination of the type of cassette Ca, etc. on the premise that the
In this case, the output unit 932 can output the two types of determination results to the printing device 950, so that the two types of determination results can be presented to the user.

Further, the determination unit 931 may determine the types of cassettes Ca containing the target drug within a range not exceeding the total number of various cassettes Ca used in the drug station 1 . Further, even if the total number of various cassettes Ca used in the drug station 1 is exceeded, the determination unit 931 may determine the type of the cassette Ca containing the target drug based on the selection of the combination, for example. good. In this case, the output unit 932 may output the type and number of cassettes Ca that are in short supply, and use the type and number as data for considering facility expansion.

A determination result of the determination unit 931 may be stored in the storage unit 904 . For example, the storage unit 904 stores the types of cassettes Ca, the number of cassettes Ca, and cassette identification information in association with drug names and drug identification information. The number of stored medicines may be stored for each cassette Ca (or for each storage area).

The types of cassettes Ca may include, for example, cassette sizes such as large-sized cassette Ca1, medium-sized cassette Ca2, and small-sized cassette Ca3, as well as the number of partitions obtained by partitioning the cassette Ca.

For example, in the case of the large-sized cassette Ca1 and the number of partitions being 0, the type of the cassette Ca indicates the large-sized cassette Ca1 (described above as "L") that is not partitioned by partitions. For example, in the case of the large-size cassette Ca1 and the number of partitions is 1, the type of the cassette Ca is one accommodation area ("L/2" described above) formed by dividing the large-size cassette Ca1 into two equal parts by the partition. can be shown. For example, in the case of the large-sized cassette Ca1 and the number of partitions being 4, the type of the cassette Ca may indicate one accommodation area (“L/5” described above) formed by dividing the cassette into four equal parts by the partitions. The same applies to the medium-sized cassette Ca2 and the small-sized cassette Ca3.

Here, the drug station 1 is brought into a hospital or the like, and in the initial state of operating the drug station 1, the user needs to store usable medicines in the cassette shelf 21. FIG. However, as described above, the cassette shelf 21 can store 1,500 to 2,000 types of drugs that are assumed to be used in one facility such as a hospital. In some cases, the cassette shelf 21 may store thousands of types (eg, 3000 types) of medicines. This means that more drugs can be stored than in the tablet packaging machine 300 and the like, and that the cassette shelf 21 can also function as the drug shelf 700 . Moreover, there are multiple types of cassettes Ca that can be used in the drug station 1 . In addition, depending on the cassette Ca, the number of drug types that can be accommodated in one cassette Ca can be increased by providing a partition portion.

When storing medicines in the cassette shelf 21, the user had to determine the number of medicines to be stored in the cassette shelf 21 based on the number of dispensing in the past for each of thousands of kinds of medicines. In addition, for each of the thousands of types of drugs, the user considers the determined number of drugs and the actual size of the box or package containing the drugs, and selects the type of cassette Ca containing the drugs. and number, including the presence or absence of partitions. In addition, even if the number of types of drugs stored in the cassette shelf 21 is not large, the user may prepare a plurality of cassettes Ca containing drugs of the same type.

In such a situation, the user, while confirming the number of drugs contained for each type of drug, decides which of the large-sized cassette Ca1, medium-sized cassette Ca2, and small-sized cassette Ca3 is to be used, how the partition is attached, or how the partition is to be used. It was necessary to decide whether or not to attach the part. Therefore, the task of storing drugs in the cassette shelf 21 was a heavy burden for the user.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the determining unit 931 selects cassettes to accommodate various drugs based on the number reference data and the number of dispensing calculated based on past usage amounts (dispensing records) of various drugs. Determine the type and number of Ca. As a result, the types and number of cassettes Ca that have been determined by the user through trial and error as described above can be automatically determined. Therefore, the burden on the user described above can be greatly reduced.

Further, the number reference data is created for each box or each package as described above. Therefore, the type and number of cassettes Ca determined by the determination unit 931 are based on the premise that the cassettes are stored on the cassette shelf 21 in units of boxes or packages. In other words, the user stores various medicines in the cassette Ca box by box or package by package.

Therefore, since the user stores the medicine in the cassette Ca without taking out the medicine from the box or package, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the work (filling work) of storing the medicine in the cassette Ca.

In addition, since the medicines are stored in the cassette shelf 21 in an unopened state while maintaining the light-shielding property, the medicines can be returned as they are to the wholesaler of the medicines. In addition, it becomes possible to quickly lend medicines to other pharmacies or the like. It is also possible to return the drug stored in the opened box or package to the drug wholesaler or lend it to other pharmacies, etc. You are requested to return the item. In particular, although the lot number is attached to the box or package, there is a possibility that the lot number is not attached to the drug sheet itself. required to be returned to By storing the box or package on the cassette shelf 21, the user's trouble of returning the box or package can be reduced.

In a hospital or the like that introduces the drug station 1 for the first time, there is a possibility that drugs that are used very infrequently will be stored in the cassette shelf 21 for the time being. Such drugs are likely to be returned later. Therefore, in such hospitals, it is particularly effective to store drugs in the cassette shelf 21 in an unopened state.

<Drug list image>
FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of a drug list image (drug list screen) IM11 listing information about drugs used during a predetermined use period. A drug list image IM11 is an image displayed on the display unit 902 by the control unit 903 .

The drug list image IM11 includes a used drug list 2601, which is a list of records in which various types of information about drugs used during a predetermined use period are associated. In addition, the medicine list image IM11 includes a ``select tray exclusion'' button 2602, a ``tray exclusion cancellation'' button 2603, a ``fixed ``box'' button 2604, a ``fixed ``pillow'' button 2605, and a ``calculate'' button 2606. including.

In the example of FIG. 26, the "Fix 'piro'" button 2605 is selected. Therefore, the control unit 903 displays, in the used medicine list 2601, the medicines to be stored in the cassette Ca as packages. In addition, in the used drug list 2601, a check mark is entered in the "pillow" column indicating that the object to be accommodated in the cassette Ca is a package. It should be noted that when the “fix to 'box'” button 2604 is selected, the control unit 903 displays in the used medicine list 2601 medicines that are stored in boxes in the cassette Ca. Also, in this case, in the used drug list 2601, a check is put in the "box" column indicating that the container is a box in the cassette Ca.

In the used drug list 2601, "identification information" (drug identification information; drug type), "drug name" (drug type), "dosing type", and "prescribed drug type" for drugs used during a predetermined use period are displayed. ', 'quantity contained', and 'estimated usage amount within the filling period' are input. The control unit 903 can display the information on the display unit 902 by acquiring the information from the payout control device 800, for example.

"Dosage type" indicates the form of the drug taken by the patient. “Regulated drug type” indicates the type of drug that is not stored in the drug station 1 . The control unit 903 identifies the medicines of the “controlled medicine type” as medicines that are not stored in the cassette Ca. The "regulated chemical type" may be set in advance or may be specified by the proposer. "Quantity per package" indicates the number of drugs contained in one package. The "assumed usage amount within the filling period" indicates the usage amount of the medicine during the predetermined usage period.

In the "storage pattern" column, the pattern indicated by the number reference data defined for each type of medicine shown in FIG. 25 is displayed. The determination unit 931 determines the number of medicine containers to be accommodated in the various cassettes Ca of the target medicine based on this pattern and the number of dispensing.

By accepting an input operation by the proposer in the "fixed tray size" column of the used drug list 2601, the control unit 903 can specify the type of the cassette Ca containing the drug regardless of the number reference data. When the type of cassette Ca is specified in the "fixed tray size" column, the control unit 903 can specify the number of cassettes Ca in the "specify number of trays" column by accepting an input operation by the proposer. The target drug for which the type and number of cassettes Ca are designated is excluded from the processing by the determination unit 931 .

A column of "exclude tray" of the used drug list 2601 is a column in which the proposer can select a drug that is not stored in the cassette Ca by an input operation. When the proposer selects a drug from the list and touches the "exclude tray selection" button 2602, the control unit 903 checks the "exclude tray" column and specifies the drug as a drug not to be accommodated in the cassette Ca. When the proposer selects a drug that is not to be stored in the cassette Ca and touches the "Release Excluded from Tray" button 2603, the control unit 903 unchecks the "Excluded from Tray" column and selects the drug as a drug to be stored in the cassette Ca. Re-identify.

When the proposer touches the "calculate" button 2606, the determining unit 931 executes the processing for the target medicines excluding the medicines not stored in the cassette Ca among the medicines used in the predetermined use period.

[Embodiment 6]
Still another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 27-28. 27 and 28 are diagrams showing examples of images displayed on the first touch panel 5. FIG. As described above, the drug station 1 includes a picking unit 3 having a drug delivery/receiving unit 32 capable of taking out drugs from cassettes Ca in which drugs are stored or putting drugs into the cassettes Ca, and a plurality of cassettes Ca. and a cassette shelf 21 capable of individually storing.

Upon receiving the dispensing data, the body unit control section 11 stores information about the medicine included in the dispensing data (information about the medicine to be dispensed from the drug station 1) in the medicine list stored in the storage section 15. FIG. The medicine list is a database that manages information about medicines included in the dispensing data in the order of dispensing specified in the dispensing data. That is, it can be said that the medicine list is a database containing at least one medicine preset as an object to be taken out from the picking unit 3 . After that, the body unit control section 11 and the picking unit control section 12 dispense drugs in the dispensing order shown in the drug list by operating each section of the drug station 1 as described above. Specifically, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 controls the main body cassette transfer section 22 to sequentially transfer the cassettes Ca containing drugs included in the drug list from the cassette shelf 21 to the picking unit 3 . Further, the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 controls the picking cassette transfer unit 35 to transfer the drug cassette Ca to the drug delivery/receiving position P1 or the standby position P2 of the picking unit 3, so that the operator can sequentially take out the drugs. is possible. Further, the main body unit control section 11 may store the information regarding the medicines for which dispensing has been completed in the storage section 15 as history information.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, the touch panel control unit 14 causes the first touch panel 5 to display various information related to drug dispensing in the dispensing mode. The dispensing mode is a mode for dispensing drugs stored in the drug station 1 based on dispensing data.

For example, as shown in FIG. 27, the touch panel control unit 14 can cause the first touch panel 5 to display a payout image IM12 (payout screen). The dispensing image IM12 shows a medicine dispensing list in which the order of dispensing is listed in patient order. Specifically, the dispensing image IM12 includes a patient unit list 2701 that is a list of records in which information such as the order of patients to whom dispensing is performed, patient name, dispensing status, and expected waiting time are associated. Further, as shown in FIG. 28 , the touch panel control section 14 can cause the first touch panel 5 to display a payout image IM13 (payout screen). The dispensing image IM13 shows a picking list of drugs in which the order of dispensing is listed in the order of drugs (order of picking of drugs). The dispensed image IM13 corresponds to information such as the order of medicines to be dispensed (order of medicines to be picked), drug names (types of medicines), forms of medicines, total amount of medicines to be dispensed, patient names, expected waiting times, etc. It contains a drug unit list 2801 which is a list of attached records. Each record included in the patient unit list 2701 and the medicine unit list 2801 is displayed side by side in the order of dispensing.

Further, the touch panel control unit 14 causes the first touch panel 5 to display a payout list selection tab 2702A, a picking list selection tab 2702B, and a pending statement selection tab 2702C. The payout list selection tab 2702A, the picking list selection tab 2702B, and the pending item selection tab 2702C function as buttons for receiving an input operation for selecting the type of list displayed on the first touch panel 5 by the touch panel control unit 14 . When the operator touches the payout list selection tab 2702A, the touch panel control section 14 causes the first touch panel 5 to display the patient unit list 2701 . When the operator touches the picking list selection tab 2702B, the touch panel control section 14 causes the first touch panel 5 to display the medicine unit list 2801 . When the operator touches the pending item selection tab 2702C, the touch panel control section 14 displays the pending medicine list 3001 shown in FIG.

Further, while the patient unit list 2701 or the drug unit list 2801 is being displayed, the first touch panel 5 can accept an input operation for selecting each record included in each list. When receiving the input operation, the touch panel control unit 14 changes the display of the selected record so that it differs from the non-selected record. For example, as shown in FIG. 27, the touch panel control unit 14 may display unselected records with "-" and selected records with "o".

<Delete function>
The control device 10 has a delete function to irreversibly stop the dispensing of drugs that are being dispensed or are waiting to be dispensed. Specifically, the control device 10 includes a drug management unit 115 that manages drugs handled by the drug station 1 . For example, the drug management unit 115 functions as a drug deletion unit that performs processing for deleting a specified drug from the drug list in the storage unit 15 based on an operator's (user's) input operation. It should be noted that "during dispensing" indicates a state in which the cassette Ca is removed from the cassette shelf 21 to dispense the medicine and the cassette Ca does not exist on the cassette shelf 21. FIG. Waiting for dispensing indicates a state in which the cassette Ca containing the drug to be dispensed is waiting on the cassette shelf 21 .

As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, the first touch panel 5 displays a delete button 2703 in addition to the patient unit list 2701 or drug unit list 2801 . For example, consider a case where one or more drug records are selected by an operator's input operation while the drug unit list 2801 is being displayed, and then an input operation to select the delete button 2703 is performed. In this case, the drug management unit 115 deletes information about the selected drug from the drug list in the storage unit 15. FIG. Further, the drug management unit 115 outputs deletion information indicating that the information regarding the drug has been deleted from the drug list in the storage unit 15 to the main body cassette transfer control unit 112 .

When the deletion information is acquired, the main body cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 stop taking out from the picking unit 3 the drugs deleted from the drug list in the storage unit 15 by the drug management unit 115 . That is, when a process of canceling dispensing of a certain drug is executed based on the operator's input operation, the main cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 stop dispensing of the cassette Ca containing the drug. .

In addition, the cassette management unit 114 included in the control device 10 assumes that the cassette Ca containing the drug whose dispensing has been stopped is, for example, the out-of-stock cassette Ca that does not contain the drug, and the history information of the drug , and stored (registered) in the storage unit 15 . The storage unit 15 stores inventory quantity information indicating the number of drugs contained in the cassette Ca (that is, the inventory quantity of the drug) in association with the cassette identification information of the cassette Ca. Therefore, the cassette management unit 114 updates the inventory quantity information associated with the cassette identification information of the cassette Ca containing the drug for which dispensing has been stopped to information indicating 0 (that is, out of stock). The above-described functions of the cassette management unit 114 are an example of the functions of the cassette management unit 114, and the cassette management unit 114 may manage the cassettes Ca stored on the cassette shelf 21. FIG.

When the dispensing of the medicine is stopped and the information about the medicine is deleted from the medicine list in the storage unit 15, it may be necessary to put the medicine into the transport tray Tr separately in order to provide the medicine to the patient. . Here, if the information about the drug is simply deleted from the drug list in the storage unit 15, the user may not notice the deletion. In this case, the user may provide the patient with an incomplete medicine.

In the present embodiment, the control device 10 stores the drug deleted from the drug list in the storage unit 15 as being out of stock in the history information, and then moves the cassette Ca containing the subsequent drug to the drug delivery/receipt position P1 or It is transferred to the standby position P2 to continue dispensing of subsequent medicines. The history information can be displayed on the first touch panel 5 or output as a journal from the printer 36, for example. Therefore, the user can browse history information using the first touch panel 5 or the journal. Therefore, the user can grasp the drug that has been deleted by the input operation and has not been dispensed from the drug station 1, and can recognize that it is necessary to put the drug into the transport tray Tr separately. This can reduce the possibility that the drug that should be provided to the patient will not be provided.

Here, for example, consider a case where an input operation is performed to stop the dispensing of the medicine contained in the cassette Ca that is being dispensed. In this case, the main cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 stop dispensing from the cassette Ca and return the cassette Ca from the picking unit 3 or the cassette holding unit 23 to the cassette shelf 21 . The picking cassette transfer control unit 121 moves the cassette Ca (subsequent cassette) containing the drug to be dispensed next to the drug whose dispensing has been stopped from the cassette holding unit 23 or the standby position P2 to the drug transfer position P1 (that is, the drug transfer section 32). ).

As another example, the main body cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 return the cassette Ca that is waiting at the standby position P2 to the cassette shelf 21, and stop dispensing the medicine contained in the cassette Ca. . In this case, the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 transfers the cassette Ca containing the drug to be dispensed next to the drug in question to the standby position P2 where the cassette Ca containing the drug whose dispensing was stopped was waiting.

Note that, if the cassette Ca containing the drug for which dispensing has been stopped has not been taken out from the cassette shelf 21, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 does not take out the cassette Ca. Instead, the main body cassette transfer control section 112 takes out the cassette Ca containing the drug to be dispensed next to the drug and transfers it to the picking unit 3 .

In the above example, a case has been described in which a drug whose dispensing is to be stopped is selected on a drug type basis, but dispensing may be stopped on a patient-by-patient basis. That is, the drug management unit 115 may delete information about drugs from the drug list in the storage unit 15 for each drug or for each patient. The drug management unit 115 may delete information related to drugs from the drug list in the storage unit 15 not only for each patient but also for each prescribed unit such as various prescription units (eg, each dosing period). .

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 27, in the state where the patient unit list 2701 is displayed, consider the case where the record of a certain patient is selected by the operator's input operation and the delete button 2703 is touched. In this case, the drug management unit 115 deletes the information on the drug prescribed for the selected patient from the drug list in the storage unit 15, as in the above example. The main body cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 stop dispensing the drug deleted from the drug list in the storage unit 15 . Specifically, the main body cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 return the cassettes Ca to the cassette shelf 21 for all the medicines prescribed for the patient. In addition, the main body cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 move the cassette Ca containing the drug prescribed to the patient whose dispensing order is next to the patient to the picking unit 3, that is, the drug transfer position P1 or the standby position. Transfer to position P2.

Further, when a deletion operation as described above is performed, the touch panel control unit 14 deletes the selected drug or patient record from the patient unit list 2701 or the drug unit list 2801 displayed on the first touch panel 5. .

As described above, in the drug station 1, when the picking unit 3 stops taking out a drug, the cassette Ca (subsequent cassette) containing the drug to be dispensed next to the drug whose dispensing has been stopped is picked. Can be transferred to Unit 3. Therefore, even if taking out of a certain medicine is stopped, dispensing of medicines included in the medicine list in the storage unit 15 can be continued. That is, the medicine can be efficiently dispensed. Further, in the drug station 1 , the subsequent cassette can be transferred to the picking unit 3 by treating the cassette Ca for which taking out of the drug is stopped as a missing item.

In addition, when the information about the drug is deleted from the drug list in the storage unit 15 for each patient, the control device 10 may transmit a cancellation notice to stop the delivery of the drug to the delivery control device 800 . In this case, as described in Embodiment 1, the dispensing control device 800 may determine another device (eg, the tablet packing machine 300) included in the medicine dispensing system 100 as the dispensing destination of the medicine. The same processing may be performed when the control device 10 deletes the information on the drug from the drug list in the storage unit 15 on a drug-by-drug basis.

In addition, the control device 10 may delete the information about the drug from the drug list in the storage unit 15 and stop the dispensing of the drug by input operation not only on the first touch panel 5 but also on the second touch panel 31 . As indicated by reference numeral 29001 in FIG. 29 , the touch panel control unit 14 causes the second touch panel 31 to display a dispensing image IM14 (dispensing screen) including information for taking out the medicine to be taken out from the medicine giving/receiving unit 32 . ing.

The payout image IM14 includes a delete button 2901 (the button indicated as "forced audit" in FIG. 29). When the second touch panel 31 receives an input operation for selecting the delete button 2901, the touch panel control unit 14 causes the second touch panel 31 to display a deletion decision image IM15 (deletion decision screen) as indicated by reference numeral 29002 in FIG. .

The deletion decision image IM15 includes a confirm button 2903 , a cancel button 2904 , and a subsequent cancel button 2905 . Consider a case where the second touch panel 31 receives an input operation to select the OK button 2903 . In this case, the medicine management unit 115 stores information about the medicine contained in the cassette Ca at the medicine giving/receiving position P1 (the medicine to be taken out from the medicine giving/receiving unit 32) in the storage unit 15 when the input operation is received. Remove from drug list. Also, at this time, the shutter control unit 122 closes the shutter 322 . Subsequent processing is the same as the above-described deletion processing.

For example, let us consider a case where the delete button 2901 and the confirmation button 2903 are selected while the drug "A" is being dispensed from among the drugs "A", "B", and "C" prescribed to the patient "X". . In this case, the main body cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 stop dispensing medicine "A". Then, the main body cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 transfer the cassette Ca containing the medicine "B" to be dispensed next to the medicine transfer position P1.

When the second touch panel 31 receives an input operation to select the cancel button 2904, the touch panel control unit 14 stops displaying the deletion determination image IM15 on the second touch panel 31 and switches to displaying the payout image IM14.

Consider a case where the second touch panel 31 receives an input operation for selecting the subsequent cancel button 2905 . In this case, the medicine management unit 115 deletes from the medicine list in the storage unit 15 the information about the medicines contained in the cassette Ca located at the medicine giving/receiving position P1 when the input operation is received. Also, at this time, the shutter control unit 122 closes the shutter 322 . Furthermore, the information on the drug that was to be dispensed after the drug for the patient to whom the drug was prescribed is also deleted from the drug list in the storage unit 15 . Subsequent processing is the same as the above-described deletion processing.

For example, the delete button 2901 and subsequent cancel button 2905 are selected during dispensing of drug "A" among drug "A", drug "B", and drug "C" prescribed to patient "X". think. In this case, the main cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 stop dispensing all of the medicines "A", "B", and "C". Then, the main body cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 transfer the cassette Ca containing the drug prescribed to the next patient to be dispensed to the drug delivery/reception position P1.

As described above, in the drug station 1 , taking out of the drug by the picking unit 3 can be stopped by deleting the drug to be dispensed from the drug list in the storage unit 15 also via the second touch panel 31 . In addition, the cassette Ca containing the drug to be dispensed next to the drug can be transferred to the picking unit 3 .

<Hold function>
The control device 10 has a hold function that reversibly suspends the dispensing of drugs that are being dispensed or are waiting to be dispensed. Specifically, the drug management unit 115 serves as a take-out reservation unit that performs a hold process to hold the take-out of a drug designated from the drug list in the storage unit 15 based on an input operation by an operator (user). Function.

As shown in FIGS. 27 and 28 , the first touch panel 5 displays a hold button 2704 in addition to a patient unit list 2701 or a medicine unit list 2801 . When an input operation for selecting the hold button 2704 is received while a drug record in the patient-by-patient list 2701 displayed on the first touch panel 5 is selected, the drug management unit 115 performs the above-described hold processing. Further, when an input operation for selecting the hold button 2704 is accepted in a state where a patient's record in the drug unit list 2801 displayed on the first touch panel 5 is selected, the drug management unit 115 performs the above-described hold processing. conduct. In other words, the drug management unit 115 suspends taking out of the drug for each drug or for each patient. Note that the drug management unit 115 may put the taking out of the drug in a pending state not only for each patient but also for each predetermined unit such as various prescription units (eg, each dosing period).

Specifically, the drug management unit 115 stores information about the drug to be held in the holding list of the storage unit 15 and temporarily deletes the information from the drug list of the storage unit 15 . The hold list is a database in which information about drugs whose dispensing is held is stored in order of hold.

The main body cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 determine that taking out from the picking unit 3 of the drug put in the pending state by the drug management unit 115 has been stopped. When the dispensing of the drug in the pending state is stopped, the main body cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 transfer the cassette Ca containing the drug to be dispensed next to the drug to the picking unit 3, that is, the drug transfer control unit 121. Transfer to position P1 or standby position P2.

Therefore, as in the case where the information about the drug is deleted from the drug list in the storage unit 15, when the taking out of the drug by the picking unit 3 is stopped, the cassette Ca containing the drug to be dispensed next to the drug in question is replaced. , can be transferred to the picking unit 3 .

Note that the cassette management unit 114 may store the cassette Ca containing the drug in the reserved state in the storage unit 15 as the cassette Ca in the out-of-stock state in which the drug is not contained.

As described above, the first touch panel 5 displays the pending item selection tab 2702C. When first touch panel 5 receives an input operation to select pending statement selection tab 2702C, touch panel control unit 14 causes first touch panel 5 to display pending statement list image IM17 as shown in FIG.

A pending statement list image IM17 (a pending statement list screen) includes a pending drug list 3001 listing drugs whose removal is pending. The pending drug list 3001 is a list of records in which information such as the name of the patient, the name (type) of the drug in the pending state, the form of the drug, and the total amount of the drug is associated. In the pending medicine list 3001, each record is displayed in the order of the pending state. The pending statement list image IM17 also includes a statement unit selection button 3002 , a payout data unit selection button 3003 , and a hold release button 3004 .

When the detail unit selection button 3002 is selected, the medicine records displayed in the pending detail list image IM17 can be selected in units of one type of medicine. On the other hand, when the payout data unit selection button 3003 is selected, it becomes possible to select the drug record displayed in the pending statement list image IM17 in payout data units (patient units).

For example, a certain patient "X" is prescribed drug "A", drug "B" and drug "C", and disbursement of drug "A", drug "B" and drug "C" is pending. Consider the case. In this case, if the drug "A" is selected while the detail unit selection button 3002 is selected, only the drug "A" is selected. On the other hand, when drug "A" is selected while the payout data unit selection button 3003 is selected, all of drug "A", drug "B" and drug "C" are selected.

When an input operation for selecting the hold release button 3004 is received while the drug is selected, the drug management unit 115 releases the hold state of the drug. The drug management unit 115 causes the drug list of the storage unit 15 to store again the information about the drug whose pending state has been canceled. In addition, the information about the drug whose pending state has been canceled is displayed again in the patient unit list 2701 or the drug unit list 2801 displayed on the first touch panel 5 .

In addition, the control device 10 may put the drug in the pending state and stop the dispensing of the drug by input operation not only on the first touch panel 5 but also on the second touch panel 31 . As indicated by reference numeral 29001 in FIG. 29 , the payout image IM14 displayed on the second touch panel 31 includes a hold button 2902 . When receiving an input operation to select the hold button 2902, the touch panel control unit 14 causes the second touch panel 31 to display a hold decision image IM16 (hold decision screen) as indicated by reference numeral 29003 in FIG.

The pending determination image IM16 includes a confirm button 2906 and a cancel button 2907. FIG. Consider a case where the second touch panel 31 receives an input operation for selecting the OK button 2906 . In this case, the medicine management unit 115 stores information about the medicine contained in the cassette Ca at the medicine giving/receiving position P1 (the medicine to be taken out from the medicine giving/receiving unit 32) in the storage unit 15 when the input operation is received. Store on hold list. In addition, the drug management unit 115 temporarily deletes information about the drug from the drug list in the storage unit 15 . Also, at this time, the shutter control unit 122 closes the shutter 322 . Then, the main body cassette transfer control unit 112 and the picking cassette transfer control unit 121 transfer the cassette Ca containing the drug to be dispensed next to the drug transfer position P1.

When the second touch panel 31 receives an input operation to select the cancel button 2907, the touch panel control unit 14 stops displaying the hold decision image IM16 on the second touch panel 31 and switches to displaying the payout image IM14.

In this way, as in the case where the information about the medicine is deleted from the medicine list in the storage unit 15 , it is possible to stop taking out the medicine in the picking unit 3 through the second touch panel 31 as well. In addition, the cassette Ca containing the drug to be dispensed next to the drug can be transferred to the picking unit 3 .

<Replacement function>
The control device 10 has a switching function for switching the dispensing order of drugs waiting to be dispensed.

When a certain record is selected while the patient-based list 2701 or the drug-based list 2801 is displayed on the first touch panel 5, and the selected record is moved to another position in the patient-based list 2701 or the drug-based list 2801. think of. In this case, the touch panel control unit 14 causes the first touch panel 5 to display a confirmation image IM18 (confirmation screen) as shown in FIG. Confirmation image IM18 includes a confirm button 3101 and a cancel button 3102 that accept input operations by the operator.

When the confirm button 3101 is selected, the control device 10 changes the dispensing order of the drugs in the drug list in the storage unit 15 to the changed order. Thereby, the control device 10 can dispense the medicines in the order after the change. On the other hand, when the cancel button 3102 is selected, the payout order is not changed, and the payout order before change is maintained.

When the dispensing order is changed, the touch panel control unit 14 changes and displays the selected record in the position specified by the operator's input operation in the patient unit list 2701 or the medicine unit list 2801 .

[Embodiment 7]
In the drug station 1, it is possible to continuously fill one type of medicine in predetermined units. The predetermined unit here is, for example, a box unit containing a plurality of medicines.

When the filling operation of filling the drug station 1 with the drug is performed, the control device 10 receives an input operation by the operator instructing the start of the filling operation. When the input operation is accepted, the touch panel control unit 14 causes the second touch panel 31 to display a guidance image IM19 (guidance screen) for guiding barcode reading, as indicated by reference numeral 32001 in FIG. While the guide image IM19 is displayed, the control device 10 acquires medicine identification information (eg, GS1 code) read by the barcode reader 34 from the barcode attached to the box. When the drug identification information is acquired, the main body cassette transfer section 22 transfers the cassette Ca containing the drug to be filled indicated by the drug identification information to the cassette holding section 23 . After that, the picking cassette transfer section 35 transfers the cassette Ca to the medicine transfer section 32 .

When the cassette Ca containing the drug to be filled reaches the drug transfer unit 32, the touch panel control unit 14 displays a guidance image IM20 (guidance screen) prompting collation (authentication) of the drug, as indicated by reference numeral 32002 in FIG. , is displayed on the second touch panel 31 . When the barcode reader 34 reads the drug identification information while the guide image IM20 is displayed, the control device 10 determines whether the obtained drug identification information matches the drug identification information of the drug to be filled. judge.

If they match, the control device 10 permits the filling of the medicine to be filled into the cassette Ca (that is, the filling of the box containing the medicine into the cassette Ca). That is, the control device 10 permits the filling of the medicine into the cassette Ca when the verification based on the reading of the bar code for the second time is successful.

When the control device 10 permits the filling of the medicine into the cassette Ca, the shutter control section 122 opens the shutter 322 . Thereby, the operator can fill the cassette Ca with the box containing the drug to be filled. Further, when the control device 10 permits the filling of the medicine into the cassette Ca, the touch panel control unit 14 causes the second touch panel 31 to display information regarding the filling of the medicine, such as the name of the medicine to be filled.

In addition, when the control device 10 permits the filling of the medicines in the cassette Ca, the control device 10 acquires number information indicating the number of the medicines contained in the box, which is included in the barcode. The control device 10 temporarily stores the acquired number information in a buffer (not shown) as entry number information indicating the number of medicines to be filled in the cassette Ca. Note that the number information may be stored for each drug type in a server (not shown) that manages the drugs. For example, when the number information cannot be obtained from the obtained barcode, the control device 10 may obtain the number information associated with the drug identification information included in the barcode from the server.

The touch panel control unit 14 causes the second touch panel 31 to display the number of medicines to be filled (quantity) indicated in the acquired quantity information. For example, when one box contains 100 medicines and the cassette Ca is filled with this one box, the touch panel control unit 14 causes the second touch panel 31 to display "100 medicines".

When the operator fills the medicine with the shutter 322 open and the shutter 322 is closed by the operator's input operation, the control device 10 determines that the filling operation is completed. When the control device 10 determines that the filling operation has been completed, the number of medicines to be filled indicated in the acquired quantity information is stored in the storage unit 15 and is stored in the stock quantity information of the medicine indicated in the inventory. Add to the number. The control device 10 causes the storage unit 15 to store the number obtained by adding the number of medicines to be filled to the stock quantity of the medicine as the new stock quantity of the medicine.

As described above, the control device 10 calls the cassette Ca containing the drug to be filled (transfers the cassette Ca to the drug delivery/reception unit 32), performs verification for filling the drug into the cassette Ca, and then presses the shutter. 322 is opened. Assume that the bar code reader 34 rereads the bar code attached to the medicine box to be filled into the recalled cassette Ca after the collation.

In this case, the control device 10 succeeds in collating the medicine to be filled, and then succeeds in collating the medicine again. After calling out the cassette Ca in this way, if the collation of the medicine to be filled is successful twice in succession, the control device 10 determines that the medicine will be continuously filled. When continuous filling is performed, the controller 10 updates the input quantity information temporarily stored in the buffer. Specifically, the control device 10 adds the same number of medicines to the number of medicines indicated by the number of medicines temporarily stored in the buffer, and stores it in the buffer as new number of medicines. Further, the touch panel control unit 14 causes the second touch panel 31 to display the new input number information updated in the buffer.

Also, assume that the barcode reader 34 reads the barcode affixed to the medicine box to be filled into the recalled cassette Ca multiple times while the shutter 322 is in the open state. In this case, each time new drug identification information is acquired, the control device 10 adds the same number of drugs to the number of drugs indicated by the entered number information temporarily stored in the buffer, and obtains a new entered number. Store in the buffer as information. For example, consider a case where one box contains 100 medicines and the control device 10 acquires the same medicine identification information twice after the first collation is successful. In this case, the control device 10 determines that "200 pieces" (" 100 pieces”×2) is added, and “300 pieces” is stored in the buffer as new input quantity information.

After updating the input quantity information stored in the buffer, when the shutter 322 is closed by the operator's input operation, the control device 10 stores the number indicated by the new input quantity information in the storage unit 15. added to the stock quantity indicated in the stock quantity information. Thereby, the control device 10 updates the inventory quantity information. After calling the cassette Ca, the control device 10 may add the quantity indicated in the quantity information acquired at the first collation to the stock quantity each time the collation is successful.

Note that when acquiring drug identification information different from the drug identification information attached to the box of the drug being filled during continuous filling, the touch panel control unit 14 displays a message to the second touch panel 31 indicating that the drug cannot be filled continuously. An error notification may be displayed. Further, the control device 10 may determine, based on user input, that one cassette Ca is continuously filled with medicines. FIG. 38 is a diagram showing an example of a filling image IM30 displayed on the first touch panel 5. As shown in FIG. FIG. 38 includes a continuous fill receiving area 3801 . For example, when the user puts a check mark in the continuous filling acceptance area 3801, the control device 10 may determine that one cassette Ca is continuously filled with medicines. That is, when the continuous filling reception area 3801 is checked, the control device 10 recognizes that the reading of the continuous barcodes is for continuous filling, and fills the cassette as much as the barcodes are read. The number of drugs contained in Ca may be counted.

[Embodiment 8]
As described above, when the drug station 1 is to be filled with a drug, the control device 10 reads the barcode attached to the drug to the barcode reader 34 in order to call the picking unit 3 the cassette Ca containing the drug to be filled. The operator is instructed to read the The barcode is attached to, for example, the drug itself (eg, drug sheet), a container containing the drug, or a box containing the drug. In addition, in order to store the medicine to be filled in the cassette Ca that has reached the medicine transfer section 32, the operator is guided to read the barcode attached to the medicine with the barcode reader 34. FIG. That is, the control device 10 permits the filling of the medicine into the cassette Ca when the verification using the bar code is successful twice.

When the filling mode is selected by the operator's input operation, the controller 10 sets the barcode reading mode to a calling mode for calling the cassette Ca containing the drug to be filled from the cassette shelf 21 to the picking unit 3. The filling mode is a mode in which the operator fills the drug station 1 with medicine. In the call mode, the control device 10 refers to the storage unit 15 to transfer the cassette Ca indicated by the cassette identification information associated with the medicine identification information indicated by the barcode from the cassette shelf 21 to the picking unit 3. .

When the cassette Ca reaches the medicine delivery/receiving unit 32, the control device 10 sets the bar code reading mode to check whether or not the medicine contained in the cassette Ca that has arrived matches the medicine filled by the operator. Switch to (authentication) mode. In the verification mode, the control device 10 references the storage unit 15 to verify the drug identification information indicated by the barcode with the drug identification information associated with the cassette identification information of the arriving cassette Ca. When the two pieces of drug identification information match, the control device 10 determines that the collation has succeeded and opens the shutter 322 . Thereby, the operator can fill the cassette Ca with the medicine. Thereafter, for example, when the operator presses the tray close button 39, the shutter 322 is closed.

During the calling mode, that is, until the cassette Ca containing the medicine to be filled reaches the medicine transfer unit 32, the control device 10 sequentially acquires the medicine identification information indicated by the barcode read by the barcode reader 34, It can be managed as information of drugs waiting for filling. That is, the control device 10 can manage the drug identification information in the order of acquisition (waiting order of filling) in the filling waiting list of the storage unit 15 . Therefore, when the medicine identification information of the medicine to be filled next is managed after the filling of a certain medicine into the cassette Ca is completed (after the shutter 322 is closed), the control device 10 continues to fill the medicine. can perform matching for When the filling of all the drugs indicated by the drug identification information managed in the storage unit 15 is completed, the control device 10 switches the bar code reading mode from the verification mode to the calling mode.

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of a filling image IM21 (filling screen) displayed on the first touch panel 5 in the filling mode. As shown in FIG. 33, the filling image IM21 includes a filling drug list 3301, which is a list of records in which various types of information related to drugs selected as filling targets are associated. The filling drug list 3301 includes information such as drug names and inventory numbers in association with cassette numbers. In addition, the touch panel control unit 14 displays "o" in the "target" column of the filling drug list 3301 in association with the record of the drug to be filled, and displays "-" in association with the record of the drug excluded from the filling target. ” is displayed. The touch panel control unit 14 switches the display of "o" and "-" according to the operator's input operation to the "target" column.

The filling image IM21 (filling screen) also includes a mode display area 3302 that displays the state of the barcode reading mode. In the example of FIG. 33, the mode display area 3302 indicates "barcode mode: cassette call". That is, this filling image IM21 indicates that the bar code reading mode is set to call mode. When the cassette Ca containing the medicine to be filled arrives at the medicine transfer unit 32, the control device 10 changes the display of "barcode mode: cassette call" in the mode display area 3302 to "barcode mode: cassette call" indicating the verification mode. Switch to "Arrival".

Here, the controller 10 automatically switches the barcode reading mode from the call mode to the collation mode when the cassette Ca containing the medicine to be filled arrives at the medicine transfer unit 32, and Consider the case of filling multiple types of drugs. As described above, during the calling mode, the control device 10 sequentially acquires the medicine identification information indicated by the barcode read by the barcode reader 34 and manages it in the filling waiting list. After the cassette Ca arrives, the mode is switched to the verification mode. Therefore, when the control device 10 acquires a barcode attached to a new medicine to be filled after switching, the medicine identification information indicated by the barcode is not added to the filling waiting list. Instead, the control device 10 uses the drug identification information to compare with the drug identification information associated with the cassette identification information of the cassette Ca that has arrived at the drug transfer unit 32 . In this case, since the two pieces of drug identification information are different from each other, the control device 10 notifies the operator that the collation has failed.

Therefore, if there are multiple types of drugs to be filled and the drug identification information of all the drugs cannot be added to the filling waiting list during the call mode, the following event will occur. The operator reads the bar code that could not be read during the call mode to call the cassette Ca until the filling of the drug for which the bar code was read is completed and the call mode is returned to. can't That is, the operator needs to wait for the barcode reading operation for calling the cassette Ca until the calling mode is restored.

In this embodiment, the control device 10 can accept a barcode mode switching instruction from the operator. For example, the control device 10 may cause the first touch panel 5 to display a filling image IM21 including a mode switching button (not shown) that receives an operator's input operation for switching the barcode reading mode. Note that the control device 10 may display the filling standby list described above on the first touch panel 5 .

The controller 10 switches the bar code reading mode from the call mode to the collation mode when the cassette Ca reaches the medicine transfer section 32 . In order to call out the cassette Ca, the operator touches the mode switching button when the barcodes of all the medicines to be filled have not been read. Thereby, the control device 10 acquires the barcode mode switching instruction from the first touch panel 5 and switches from the verification mode to the calling mode. Therefore, the control device 10 can acquire the barcode as a barcode for calling the cassette Ca, and add the drug identification information indicated by the barcode to the filling waiting list. Therefore, the operator can make a reservation for calling the cassette Ca containing all the medicines to be filled, and waits for the reservation until the filling of the medicine whose barcode has been read is completed and the calling mode is restored again. can be done without

If the shutter 322 is open when switching to the call mode by the operator's input operation, the control device 10 once closes the shutter 322 .

After adding the drug identification information of all drugs to be filled to the filling waiting list, the operator touches the mode switching button. As a result, the control device 10 acquires the barcode mode switching instruction from the first touch panel 5, switches from the call mode to the collation mode, and guides the worker to read the barcodes according to the waiting order. By having the operator read the barcode according to the guidance, the control device 10 can perform collation for all the medicine identification information included in the filling waiting list according to the waiting order.

[Embodiment 9]
A method of managing lot numbers and expiration dates of drugs in the drug station 1 will be described below.

The drug station 1 manages the lot number and expiration date of each drug for each type of drug contained in the cassette Ca. For example, the storage unit 15 stores cassette identification information of the cassette Ca, information indicating the type of drug contained in the cassette Ca (eg, drug identification information), lot number information indicating the lot number of the drug, Expiration date information indicating the expiration date of the drug is associated with and stored. When a plurality of types of drugs are stored in the cassette Ca, drug identification information, lot number information, and expiration date information are associated with storage position information indicating the storage position in the cassette Ca.

Consider a case where a drug whose stock quantity in the drug station 1 is 0 is loaded, that is, a case where the lot number information and expiration date information of the drug are not stored in the storage unit 15 . In this case, the control device 10 acquires the lot number information and expiration date information of the medicine from the barcode (eg, GS1 code) read by the barcode reader 34, for example. The control device 10 stores the acquired lot number information and expiration date information in the storage unit 15 in association with the medicine identification information of the medicine and the cassette identification information of the cassette Ca containing the medicine.

Note that lot number information and expiration date information may be stored for each drug type in a server (not shown) that manages drugs. For example, when lot number information and expiration date information cannot be obtained from the acquired barcode, the control device 10 acquires lot number information and expiration date information associated with the drug identification information included in the barcode from the server. You may

Further, when the acquired expiration date information is information indicating a year and month and does not include information indicating a date, the control device 10 stores the last day of the month of the expiration date as the expiration date of the drug to be filled in the storage unit 15. Remember. That is, the storage unit 15 manages the expiration date by date.

FIG. 34 is a diagram showing an example of a filling medicine list 3301 included in the filling image IM21 of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 33 and 34 , the operator can view information such as the lot number and expiration date of the drug via the first touch panel 5 . Note that only a portion of the filling medicine list 3301 is shown in the filling image IM21. Therefore, the operator can grasp the whole image of the filling medicine list 3301 as shown in FIG. 34 by scrolling the filling medicine list 3301 in the filling image IM21.

The touch panel control unit 14 causes the first touch panel 5 to display the expiration date of the medicine as the expiration date of the medicine. For example, when a medicine is stored in a box, the expiration date indicated on the box is often years and months. In addition, the drug station 1 is often filled with each box. Therefore, by displaying the expiration date on the first touch panel 5 in accordance with the notation of the box whose filling frequency is relatively high, the worker can easily confirm the expiration date between the notation of the box and the display of the first touch panel. Or it becomes easy to confirm a discrepancy. However, the touch panel control unit 14 may display the expiration date (that is, date) indicated by the expiration date information stored in the storage unit 15 .

Further, the storage unit 15 stores the cassette identification information or accommodation position information of each cassette Ca in association with the following first setting and second setting. That is, the first setting and the second setting are set for each type of medicine contained in each cassette Ca (drug identification information associated with cassette identification information or containing position information of each cassette Ca). . When a drug whose stock number in the drug station 1 is one or more is filled, the control device 10 determines the filling of the drug based on the first setting and the second setting set for each type of the drug. It manages availability, lot number information and expiration date information in the storage unit 15 .

FIG. 35 is a table for explaining whether or not the cassette Ca can be filled and how lot number information and expiration date information are managed.

In the control device 10, a first setting that determines what kind of processing is performed when lot number information and expiration date information cannot be obtained from a barcode is determined for each type of drug. For example, as shown in FIG. 35, the first setting for the medicine contained in each cassette Ca or each containing area (that is, for each type of medicine) is "fill" setting and "not fill" setting. one of the settings is applied. The "fill" setting is a setting that permits filling of a medicine into the cassette Ca even if lot number information and expiration date information cannot be obtained from the bar code attached to the medicine. The setting of "do not fill" is a setting that does not permit filling of the medicine into the cassette Ca when the lot number information and expiration date information cannot be acquired. When the control device 10 acquires drug identification information for a certain drug, the control device 10 refers to the storage unit 15 and acquires the first setting applied to the drug. The control device 10 determines whether or not to permit the filling of the medicine based on the acquired first setting.

Consider a case where lot number information and expiration date information can be acquired from a bar code (when "actual input" is "with input" in FIG. 35). As shown in FIG. 35, in the case of "with input", for both the "filling" setting and the "not filling" setting, if the cassette Ca cannot be filled based on the second setting described later ("no filling (error )” is set so that the medicine can be filled in the cassette Ca. In other words, the setting is either “as-is filling” or “overwrite filling”, which will be described later. Therefore, the control device 10 sets either "fill" setting or "not fill" setting as the first setting for the medicine attached with the bar code (the medicine for which expiration date information etc. have been acquired). is applied, the drug is allowed to be filled into the cassette Ca.

Also, consider a case where lot number information and expiration date information cannot be obtained from the bar code (when "actual input" is "not input" in FIG. 35). As shown in FIG. 35, in the case of "not input", the setting of "filling" is a setting that allows the medicine to be filled into the cassette Ca ("filling as it is"). Therefore, as the first setting, even if the "fill" setting is applied to the medicine with the bar code (the medicine whose expiration date information etc. could not be obtained), the control device 10 to fill the cassette Ca.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 35, in the case of "no input", the setting of "do not fill" is a setting ("no filling (error)") that prevents the medicine from being filled in the cassette Ca. Therefore, as the first setting, when the "do not fill" setting is applied to the drug attached with the bar code (the drug whose expiration date information etc. could not be acquired), the control device 10 is not allowed to fill the cassette Ca. When the filling of the medicine cassette Ca is not permitted, the touch panel control unit 14 may cause the first touch panel 5, for example, to display an error image notifying that the filling is not permitted.

A second setting is defined for each type of medicine. In the second setting, lot number information and expiration date information acquired from a barcode are stored in the storage unit 15, and lot number information and expiration date information associated with the drug identification information of the drug attached with the barcode. This is a setting related to the processing when it differs from the expiration information. Specifically, the second setting is a setting that determines whether or not the cassette Ca can be filled and whether or not the lot number information and expiration date information can be rewritten.

For example, as shown in FIG. 35, for the drugs contained in each cassette Ca or each containing area (that is, for each type of drug), as the second setting, "overwrite and fill" setting, "as is" Either the "Fill" setting or the "No Fill" setting has been applied. In addition, although not shown, there are cases where a second setting of "does not manage the expiration date" is applied to the medicine contained in each cassette Ca or each containing area.

When the control device 10 makes a determination based on the first setting for a certain medicine and permits filling of the medicine, the control device 10 refers to the storage unit 15 again and acquires the second setting applied to the medicine. do. Based on the acquired second settings, the control device 10 determines whether or not the medicine can be filled and whether or not the lot number information and expiration date information can be rewritten.

First, as a second setting when the obtained lot number information and expiration date information are different from the lot number information and expiration date information stored in the storage unit 15, the medicine to which the setting of "do not fill" is applied is filled. I will explain the case where In the following description, it is assumed that the lot number information and the expiration date information have been acquired, so please refer to the "input" row in FIG. In the following description, lot number information will be omitted, and expiration date information will be exemplified for explanation.

As shown in FIG. 35, when the expiration date information of the medicine to be newly filled is different from the expiration date information of the medicine of the same type already contained in the cassette Ca (when the "actual input" is "≠") , the cassette Ca cannot be filled with medicine ("no filling (error)"). Therefore, in this case, the control device 10 does not permit filling of the newly filled medicine into the cassette Ca.

On the other hand, let us consider a case where the expiration date information of the medicine to be newly filled matches the expiration date information of the medicine of the same type already stored in the cassette Ca (when the “actual input” is “=”). In this case, as shown in FIG. 35, the setting is such that the medicine can be filled into the cassette Ca, and the setting is such that the expiration date information in the storage unit 15 is not changed ("fill as is"). Therefore, in this case, the control device 10 permits the filling of the cassette Ca with the newly filled medicine without changing the expiration date information of the storage unit 15 .

Therefore, when the acquired expiration date information and the expiration date information in the storage unit 15 are different, only the drugs with the same expiration date are accommodated in the cassette Ca for the drugs to which the setting of "do not fill" is applied. As a result, for drugs to which the setting is applied, drugs with the same expiration date can be stored in the cassette Ca. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility of erroneous management, such as the medicine remaining in the cassette Ca even after the expiration date has passed.

Next, a case where a medicine to which the “overwrite and fill” setting is applied as the second setting is filled will be described.

As shown in FIG. 35, regardless of whether or not the expiration date information of the medicine to be newly filled matches the expiration date information of the medicine of the same type already stored in the cassette Ca, the “overwrite filling” is performed. is set. That is, the setting is such that the medicine can be filled in the cassette Ca, and the setting is such that the expiration date information in the storage unit 15 is rewritten with the obtained expiration date information. Therefore, in this case, the control device 10 permits filling of the cassette Ca with a newly filled medicine. In addition, the control device 10 overwrites the expiration date information of the drug stored in the storage unit 15 with the expiration date information acquired from the barcode of the newly filled drug.

Therefore, when the acquired expiration date information and the expiration date information in the storage unit 15 are different, the expiration date information in the storage unit 15 is updated every time the drug to which the “overwrite and fill” setting is applied. valid expiration date information. Therefore, this setting is effectively applied to medicines that are frequently used and can be used before the expiration date of the medicine filled before the update even if the expiration date information is updated. can.

Next, as the second setting, a case where a medicine to which the "fill as is" setting is applied will be described.

As shown in FIG. 35, regardless of whether or not the expiration date information of the medicine to be newly filled matches the expiration date information of the medicine of the same kind that has already been stored in the cassette Ca, "fill as is" is set. It is That is, the setting is such that the medicine can be filled in the cassette Ca, and the setting is such that the expiration date information in the storage unit 15 is not rewritten with the obtained expiration date information. Therefore, in this case, the control device 10 permits filling of the cassette Ca with a newly filled medicine. Also, the control device 10 does not change the expiration date information of the drug stored in the storage unit 15 .

Here, the expiration date of the drug to be filled is likely to be closer to the date of filling than the expiration date of the drug already contained in the cassette Ca. That is, there is a high possibility that the expiration date of the medicine already stored in the cassette Ca is older than the expiration date of the medicine to be filled. Therefore, when the acquired expiration date information and the expiration date information in the storage unit 15 are different, the oldest expiration date among the expiration dates of the medications in the cassette Ca is applied to the medicine to which the “fill as is” setting is applied. can be managed as the expiration date of the drug. Therefore, it is possible to fill the cassette Ca with drugs with different expiration dates, and even if the cassette Ca is newly filled with a drug, it is possible to use the drug before the expiration date of the previously filled drug. highly sexual.

Next, a case will be described where a medicine to which the second setting of "not managing the expiration date" is applied is filled.

The storage unit 15 does not store the expiration date information of the medicine to which the setting is applied. When the medicine is filled, the control device 10 permits the filling of the medicine regardless of whether the expiration date information is acquired and the date indicated by the expiration date. Therefore, this setting can be effectively applied to, for example, drugs such as poultices or articles such as instructions for which it is not necessary to manage the expiration date.

[Embodiment 10]
The control device 10 may have a notification function of notifying the worker of the reception of the dispensing data when the dispensing data is received while the picking unit 3 is performing the filling operation.

For example, when the drug station 1 receives payout data from the payout control device 800, the touch panel control section 14 causes the first touch panel 5 to display information indicating that the payout data has been received. For example, the touch panel control section 14 may cause the first touch panel 5 to display a reception notification area 3303 indicating that the payout data has been received.

According to the above configuration, the operator can easily recognize that the drug station 1 has received the dispensing data even during the filling operation. As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the operator will continue the filling operation without noticing that there is medicine to be dispensed using the drug station 1, and the start of dispensing operation will be delayed.

In addition to the display on the first touch panel 5, the drug station 1 may output a sound from a speaker (not shown) to notify the operator that the payout data has been received.

[Embodiment 11]
The control device 10 may have a function of outputting a form report showing the usage record of the drag station 1 . By outputting the form report, the user can grasp the usage record (operating status) of the drug station 1 . The control device 10 may output a form report from a printer connected to the control device 10, for example. The control device 10 may display, for example, the contents shown in the form report on the first touch panel 5 .

The control device 10 manages the usage history of the drag station 1 and stores data indicating the usage history in the storage unit 15 . For example, the control device 10 may store, in the storage unit 15, data indicating the usage record when dispensing prescription data for a predetermined prescription period received by the control device 10 from the dispensing control device 800 . By referring to the storage unit 15, the control device 10 can output the usage history of the drug station 1 to a form report.

Examples of the usage record include reception information (reception data) from the payout control device 800 . The received information may include information indicating the total number of prescriptions. The total number of prescriptions indicates the total number of prescriptions issued during a prescribed prescription period.

In the drug dispensing system 100, the total number of prescriptions may be the total number of prescriptions included in the prescription data received by the dispensing control device 800 (the total number of prescriptions issued by the prescription input device 200 or the dispensing control device 800). That is, the total number of prescriptions is the total number of prescriptions (total number of prescriptions) including drugs dispensed using all of various devices such as the drug station 1 and the tablet packaging machine 300 included in the drug dispensing system 100. good.

When the drug station 1 is used alone, the total number of prescriptions indicates the total number of prescriptions (total number of prescriptions) included in the prescription data received by the drug station 1 from the prescription input device 200 . The case where the drug station 1 is used alone refers to the case where the drug station 1 is not included in the drug dispensing system 100 and the drug station 1 does not dispense drugs in conjunction with various devices.

Further, the received information may include drug station prescription information indicating the number of prescriptions for which the drug station 1 has been involved in the dispensing of drugs among all the issued prescriptions. When the drug dispensing system 100 uses the drug station 1, the drug station prescription information can indicate how much prescription-related drugs have been dispensed at the drug station 1 among the prescriptions included in the prescription data. When the drug station 1 is used alone, the total number of prescriptions and the number of prescriptions indicated by the drug station prescription information match.

By outputting the received information to the form report, the user can grasp the number of prescriptions handled in the entire medicine dispensing system 100 or the number of prescriptions handled in the drug station 1 . Also, when the drug station 1 is used in the drug delivery system 100, the number of prescriptions handled by the drug station 1 and the ratio of the number of prescriptions handled by the drug station 1 to the number of prescriptions handled by the drug delivery system 100 as a whole are displayed. I can grasp it.

In addition, as the above-mentioned usage record, for example, information indicating the form of the drug taken out, information indicating the number of types of drugs taken out (eg, the total number of the types and the number of types for each form), and the drug station 1 may include information indicating the operating hours of the The drug form indicates the type of drug taken by the patient, such as tablets, capsules, powders, and the like. The operating time may include, for example, the total operating time of the drug station 1, the operating time per prescription (eg, per patient), and the operating time per drug.

[Embodiment 12]
FIG. 36 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the drag station 1 having two picking units 3. As shown in FIG. As described in the basic configuration above, two picking units 3 may be provided on the front side of the main unit 2 . Further, as described in the above basic configuration, in the drug dispensing system 100 shown in FIG. A drug is determined and dispensing data containing information about the drug is sent to the drug station 1 .

When the drug delivery system 100 is provided in a hospital, the prescription input device 200 can receive information indicating prescription classification based on user input. The prescription category refers to, for example, the category related to medical care received by a patient to whom a drug is prescribed. be. A prescription classification is assigned to each patient.

The form of medical care includes, for example, a form in which a patient visits a hospital to receive medical treatment, and a form in which a patient receives medical treatment by a method other than going to the hospital. For example, the patient goes to the hospital and receives medical treatment, for example, "outpatient" indicates that the patient goes to the hospital and receives medical treatment, "emergency" indicates that the patient receives medical treatment by visiting the hospital urgently, and patient "On the day" indicates that the patient will receive medical treatment by going to the hospital on the day of the reservation. Examples of a form in which a patient receives medical treatment by a method other than an outpatient visit include, for example, a form in which the patient is hospitalized and receives medical treatment. Such forms include, for example, "hospitalization" and "temporary". "Hospitalization" is used by the prescription input device 200 to collectively transmit input prescription data for inpatients to the dispensing control device 800 at a set time. That is, the prescription data of the patient to which "hospitalization" is added is transmitted from the prescription input device 200 to the dispensing control device 800 at the set time. “Temporary” is used by the prescription input device 200 to transmit prescription data for inpatients that has been temporarily input to the dispensing control device 800 . That is, the patient's prescription data to which "temporary" is assigned is transmitted from the prescription input device 200 to the dispensing control device 800 when the information on the drug prescribed to the patient is input to the prescription input device 200. Further, the clinical departments include "internal medicine" and "surgery".

The prescription input device 200 generates prescription data including information that associates a patient with a drug prescribed to the patient and information that associates a patient with a prescription class. Therefore, the dispensing control device 800 receives the prescription data including the information, and the control device 10 of the drug station 1 receives the dispensing data including the information. Note that the dispensing control device 800 may receive information in which the patient and the prescription classification are associated separately from the prescription data, and the control device 10 may receive the information separately from the dispensing data. good.

Classification information indicating prescription classification and unit identification information for identifying the picking unit 3 are associated and stored in the storage unit 15 of the drug station 1 . For example, unit identification information indicating one of the picking units 3 is associated with the classification information indicating the type of patient's outpatient treatment (eg, "outpatient", "emergency", and "same day"). Unit identification information indicating the other picking unit 3 is associated with the classification information indicating the type of medical care the patient receives by a method other than going to the hospital (eg, "regular" and "hospitalization"). Further, for example, the classification information indicating "internal medicine" is associated with the unit identification information indicating one of the picking units 3, and the classification information indicating "surgery" is associated with the unit identification information indicating the other picking unit 3. may be associated with each other. The correspondence relationship between the classification information and the unit identification information can be changed as appropriate.

The control device 10 determines the picking unit 3 to dispense the medicine based on the classification information included in the dispensing data for the multiple types of medicine indicated by the dispensing data. In the present embodiment, the control device 10 determines which of the two picking units 3 is to be the picking unit 3 to dispense medicine based on the information.

When the control device 10 receives the dispensing data from the dispensing control device 800, the control device 10 compares the classification information included in the dispensing data with the classification information stored in the storage unit 15, thereby determining the picking target to be dispensed for each drug. Determine Unit 3.

The storage unit 15 stores data in which medicine identification information is associated with accommodation position information or cassette identification information. Therefore, the main unit control section 11 refers to the storage section 15 to determine the cassette Ca containing the medicines to be dispensed for the various medicines indicated in the dispensing data as the picking unit 3 that determines the medicines to be dispensed. transfer to

In this embodiment, the configuration in which the drag station 1 includes two picking units 3 has been described as an example, but the configuration is not limited to this, and can be applied to a configuration in which three or more picking units 3 are included.

In this way, in the dispensing data, classification information is assigned to each patient to whom the drug is prescribed, the classification information and the unit identification information are associated and managed, and the drug station 1 includes a plurality of picking units 3. Consider the case of providing In this case, the control device 10 determines the picking unit 3 to dispense the medicine indicated in the prescription data among the plurality of picking units 3 based on the input classification information. Thereby, the control device 10 can determine the picking unit 3 to which the drug is to be dispensed according to the prescription classification. Therefore, the control device 10 can collectively dispense drugs from one picking unit 3 for each type of medical care or department.

Note that the control device 10 may determine the picking unit 3 that dispenses the medicine indicated by the dispensing data, among the plurality of picking units 3, for each patient indicated by the dispensing data. In this case, the information for identifying the patient and the unit identification information may be stored in association with each other in the storage unit 15 . In this case as well, the control device 10 can collectively dispense medicines from one picking unit 3 for each type of medical care or department.

Also, the control by the control device 10 described above may be executed by the control section 801 of the payout control device 800 . In this case, the storage section 802 of the payout control device 800 may store the classification information and the unit identification information. Further, in this case, the control section 801 may transmit information indicating the picking unit 3 determined based on the input classification information to the control device 10 .

[Embodiment 13]
Also in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 36, a configuration in which the drag station 1 includes two picking units 3 will be described as an example. FIG. 37 is a diagram showing an example of a payout selection image IM25 displayed on the first touch panel 5. As shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 37, one picking unit 3 is called a "main machine" and the other picking unit 3 is called a "sub machine".

As shown in FIG. 37, the payout selection image IM25 includes check boxes for accepting selections of "with separate packaging/dispensing", "payout of multiple types or less", and "complete prescription" corresponding to each picking unit 3. is included. The example of FIG. 37 shows a state in which "complete prescription" is selected for one picking unit 3 (main machine).

In the case of "packaged/prepared by hand", the picking unit 3 is selected as the delivery destination of the drug that is packaged by the packaging machine or pulverized by the pulverizer in the process after the drug is dispensed from the drug station 1. This item is for A hand-dispensed medicine refers to a medicine that is hand-dispensed in a manual dispensing unit of a packaging machine and packaged by the packaging machine.

Let us consider a case where “with sachet/dispensing” is selected in any of the picking units 3 . In this case, if the dispensing data includes information indicating a medicine that needs to be packaged or pulverized, the control device 10 sets the cassette Ca containing the medicine to "divided packaging/hand-prepared". Transfer to the selected picking unit 3. As a result, it is possible to collectively dispense, from one picking unit 3, the drugs that the user needs to package or pulverize in the process after being dispensed from the drug station 1 . Therefore, it is possible to improve the work efficiency of the user.

Based on user input, the prescription input device 200 can add a flag indicating that the drug requires packaging or pulverization to a drug that requires packaging or pulverization. The prescription input device 200 associates a patient with a drug prescribed for the patient, and generates prescription data including information with the above-described flags attached to drugs that require packaging or pulverization. Therefore, the dispensing control device 800 receives the prescription data including the information, and the drug station 1 receives the dispensing data including the information. Thereby, the control device 10 can determine whether or not the drug indicated in the dispensing data is a drug that requires packaging or pulverization. In addition, the prescription input device 200 may generate information indicating whether the drug indicated in the prescription data is a drug requiring packaging or pulverization separately from the prescription data. In this case, the dispensing control device 800 receives the information together with the prescription data, and the drug station 1 receives the information together with the dispensing data.

“Dispense of multiple types or less” is an item for selecting the picking unit 3 as a dispensing destination of a drug prescribed to a patient whose number of types is equal to or less than a preset number of types.

Let us consider a case where “multiple types or less payout” is selected in any of the picking units 3 . In this case, if the number of types of drugs prescribed to a certain patient is equal to or less than a preset number of types in the dispensing data, the control device 10 selects the cassette Ca containing the drugs prescribed to the patient as "multiple It is transferred to the picking unit 3 for which "discharge of seeds or less" has been selected. Since the dispensing data includes information indicating the types of drugs prescribed to the patient, the control device 10 can identify the number of types of drugs prescribed to the patient.

"Complete prescription" selects the picking unit 3 as the dispensing destination for the drug prescribed for a patient, which can dispense all the drugs prescribed for the patient from the drug station 1. This item is for

Consider the case where "complete prescription" is selected in any of the picking units 3 . In this case, if the dispensing data indicates that all the drugs prescribed for a patient can be dispensed from the drug station 1, the control device 10 selects the cassette Ca containing the drugs prescribed for the patient as " "complete prescription" is transferred to the selected picking unit 3.

As a result, drugs included in prescriptions that can be completely dispensed at the drug station 1 can be collectively dispensed from one picking unit 3 . Therefore, the user can inspect the medicine contained in the transport tray Tr without adding the medicine to the transport tray Tr containing the medicine contained in the prescription. Therefore, it is possible to improve the work efficiency of the user.

The storage unit 15 stores information indicating the number of medicines contained in each cassette Ca (the number of medicines contained). The dispensing data also includes information indicating the types of drugs prescribed to the patient and the number of drugs for each type. Therefore, the control device 10 can determine whether or not all of the medicines prescribed to the patient can be dispensed by referring to the information indicating the number of containers stored and the information included in the dispensing data. For example, even if the drug indicated in the dispensing data is managed by the drug station 1, if the number of stored drugs is 0 (that is, if the drug is out of stock), the control Device 10 may determine that it cannot dispense all of the medication prescribed to the patient.

In this embodiment, the configuration in which the drag station 1 includes two picking units 3 has been described as an example, but the configuration is not limited to this, and can be applied to a configuration in which three or more picking units 3 are included.

In this way, the control device 10 determines the picking unit 3 as a drug dispensing destination that satisfies a specific condition from among the plurality of picking units 3 based on user input. Then, when the medicine indicated in the dispensing data includes a medicine that satisfies a specific condition, the control device 10 transfers the medicine to the determined picking unit 3 . A specific condition is set, for example, from the viewpoint of the user's work efficiency after the drug is dispensed from the drug station 1 . Therefore, it is possible to improve the work efficiency of the user.

Note that the control device 10 determines that a plurality of conditions are selected for one picking unit 3, and the medicines indicated in the dispensing data include medicines that satisfy at least one of the conditions. For example, the drug may be transferred to the picking unit 3 .

For example, when the picking unit 3, which is the main machine, has selected "packaging/dispensing" and "dispensing of multiple types or less" (e.g., dispensing of three types or less), and the following is the dispensing data: Consider a case in which information such as In the disbursement data, it is assumed that there are four types of drugs prescribed for a certain patient, including drugs that require packaging or pulverization. In this case, the control device 10 does not satisfy the three or less conditions, but the medicines prescribed for the patient include medicines that require packaging or pulverization. The picking unit 3, which is the main machine, is determined as the dispensing destination of the medicine.

Further, when the same condition is selected for two picking units 3, the control device 10 may invalidate the selection of the condition. Further, when a combination of conditions is set that invalidates the selection when selected together, and when a plurality of conditions included in the combination are selected, the control device 10 Selection of the plurality of conditions may be invalidated. For example, consider a case where "discharge of more than one type" and "completion prescription" are set as the combination. In this case, when "dispensing of a plurality of kinds or less" and "completion prescription" are selected for the picking unit 3, which is the main machine, the control device 10 may invalidate the selection. In addition, when "dispensing of multiple types or less" is selected for the picking unit 3, which is the main machine, and "complete prescription" is selected for the picking unit 3, which is the sub-machine, or vice versa. , the control device 10 may invalidate the selection.

[Example of realization by software]
The control block provided in the control device 10 of the drag station 1 may be implemented by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be implemented by software. In addition, the control block provided in the control unit 801 of the payout control device 800 and the control block provided in the control unit 903 of the information processing device 900 may be realized by a logic circuit formed in an integrated circuit or the like, or realized by software. You may

In the latter case, the drug station 1, the payout control device 800, and the information processing device 900 are provided with a computer that executes instructions of programs, which are software for realizing each function. This computer includes, for example, one or more processors, and a computer-readable recording medium storing the program. In the computer, the processor reads the program from the recording medium and executes it, thereby achieving the object of the present invention. As the processor, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) can be used. As the recording medium, a "non-temporary tangible medium" such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. In addition, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for developing the above program may be further provided. Also, the program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. Note that one aspect of the present invention can also be implemented in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Additional notes]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims, and can be obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 drug station (first drug dispensing device, drug dispensing device)
2 main unit (cassette handling device)
3 Picking unit (drug handling device)
21 cassette shelf 25 door (opening/closing door)
27 second detection unit (detection unit)
31 Second touch panel (guidance unit)
32 drug transfer unit 37 drug placement table (fraction placement unit)
38 tray mounting table (sheet mounting portion)
100 drug delivery system 112 main body cassette transfer control unit (transfer control unit)
113 position specifying unit 114 cassette management unit 115 drug management unit (medicine deletion unit, removal reservation unit)
124 drug determination unit (counting unit)
125 identification unit 126 image acquisition unit 275 dog (moving unit)
277A Insertion section 277 Grooved optical sensor (movement detection section)
300 tablet packaging machine (second drug dispensing device)
371 imaging unit 372 backlight (illumination unit)
400 powdered drug dispensing machine (second drug dispensing device)
500 PTP dispensing device (second drug dispensing device)
600 dispensing auxiliary device 700 drug shelf 800 dispensing control device 900 information processing device 931 determining unit 932 output unit Ca cassette Ca11, Ca21 partitioning unit MD drug

Claims (20)

A drug handling device capable of taking out the drug from a cassette containing the drug or putting the drug into the cassette, storing a plurality of the cassettes, and delivering the cassette to the drug handling device and a cassette handling device for receiving;
at least one second drug dispensing device for dispensing a drug, or a dispensing assistance device for assisting dispensing of the drug from a drug shelf storing the drug;
a dispensing control device that determines which one of the first medicine dispensing device, the second medicine dispensing device, and the dispensing auxiliary device is used to dispense the prescribed medicine indicated in the prescription data;
A drug delivery system comprising
The payout control device is
When a cancellation notice to stop dispensing of at least one prescription drug determined to be dispensed using the first drug dispensing device is received from the first drug dispensing device, a dispensing instruction for the prescription drug for which dispensing has been suspended is sent to the second drug dispensing device or the dispensing auxiliary device,
When receiving from the second drug dispensing device or the dispensing assisting device a cancellation notice to suspend dispensing of at least one prescription drug determined to be dispensed using the second drug dispensing device or the dispensing assisting device 7. A drug dispensing system for transmitting a dispensing instruction for a prescription drug whose dispensing has been stopped to the first drug dispensing device. In the dispensing data indicating a plurality of prescription drugs determined to be dispensed using the first drug dispensing device, the plurality of prescription drugs are grouped in predetermined units,
The payout control device is
an instruction to dispense a prescribed unit of prescribed medicine when a stop notification to stop dispensing of a prescribed unit of the prescribed medicine of the prescribed medicine indicated in the dispensing data is received from the first medicine dispensing device; to the second drug dispensing device or the dispensing auxiliary device. A drug handling device capable of taking out the drug from a cassette containing the drug or putting the drug into the cassette, storing a plurality of the cassettes, and delivering the cassette to the drug handling device and a cassette handling device for receiving;
a second medicine dispensing device for dispensing medicine;
a dispensing control device that determines which one of the first medicine dispensing device and the second medicine dispensing device is used to dispense the prescribed medicine indicated in the prescription data;
A drug delivery system comprising
The payout control device is
A plurality of prescription drugs to be prescribed to a certain patient, if some of the prescription drugs to be dispensed in predetermined units from the second drug dispensing device are drugs that are not stored in the second drug dispensing device, A medicine dispensing system, wherein a device for dispensing a part of prescribed medicine is determined as the first medicine dispensing device. a medicine handling device capable of taking out the medicine from a cassette containing the medicine or putting the medicine into the cassette;
a cassette shelf capable of storing a plurality of said cassettes;
In a state in which the cassettes are sequentially transferred from the cassette shelf to the medicine handling device and medicines can be taken out from the cassette one by one, if taking out of a medicine from a certain cassette is stopped, the medicine next to the medicine that has been stopped taking out is a transfer control unit that transfers a subsequent cassette containing a drug to be taken out to the drug handling device. a cassette management unit that registers the cassette from which the medicine has been stopped to be taken out as a cassette that is out of stock and does not contain the medicine;
5. The drug delivery device according to claim 4, wherein said transfer control section transfers said succeeding cassette to said drug handling apparatus when registration processing by said cassette management section is executed. a drug deletion unit that deletes a specified drug based on a user's input operation from a drug list containing at least one drug preset as a target to be taken out from the drug handling device;
6. The drug dispensing device according to claim 4, wherein said transfer control section stops taking out the drug deleted by said drug deleting section from said drug handling device. a take-out holding unit that puts on hold the take-out of a drug specified based on a user's input operation from a drug list containing at least one drug preset as a target to be taken out from the drug handling device;
The drug delivery device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein said transfer control section suspends taking out of said drug handling apparatus the drug placed in a holding state by said take-out holding section. 8. The drug delivery device according to claim 7, wherein said take-out reserve unit makes take-out of said drug in a hold state for each drug or in predetermined units. An information processing device for presenting a method for storing drug containers containing a plurality of drugs in each of a plurality of cassettes stored in a drug dispensing device for dispensing drugs,
(1) The number of drug containers that can be accommodated in the cassette based on the dimensions of each of a plurality of types of cassettes having different sizes and the dimensions of each of a plurality of types of drug containers that can be accommodated in the cassette. is the number reference data defined for each type of drug,
(2) Based on the number of dispensing of the target drug stored in the cassette, which is dispensed from the drug dispensing device in a predetermined period,
a determination unit that determines the type of the cassette containing the target drug, the number of the cassettes for each type, and the number of the drug containers to be accommodated in the cassette for each type;
and an output unit that outputs the determination result of the determination unit. By providing a partition part for each of the plurality of types of cassettes, a plurality of storage areas for storing the drug containers are formed in the cassette,
10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the number reference data further defines the number of drug containers that can be accommodated in the cassette for each type of drug based on the size of the accommodation area. a drug transfer unit capable of taking out all or part of the drug sheet from a cassette containing a drug sheet containing a plurality of drugs, or putting the whole or part of the drug sheet into the cassette; ,
a cassette shelf capable of storing a plurality of said cassettes;
a fraction placing unit on which at least the fraction sheets are placed in order to count the number of medicines contained in the fraction sheets cut out from at least the medicine sheet;
When the designated number designated as the quantity of medicines to be taken out from the cassette transferred from the cassette shelf to the medicine transfer section is divided by the number of sheet medicines contained in one medicine sheet, the remainder is 1 and (2) a guide section for guiding the fractional sheet containing two or more drugs to be placed on the fractional placement section. 12. The guide unit according to claim 11, wherein when the remainder is 1, the guide unit guides the fractional sheets containing the number of medicines obtained by adding 1 to the number of the sheet medicines to be placed on the fractional mounting unit. drug dispensing device. a sheet placing portion on which the drug sheet is placed in order to count the number of drugs contained in the drug sheet taken out from the drug delivery/receiving portion;
When the remainder is 1, the guide unit places, on the sheet placing unit, a plurality of the medicine sheets containing the number of medicines obtained by subtracting 1 from the specified number of medicine sheets, the number of which is obtained by subtracting 1 from the medicine sheets. 13. A drug dispensing device according to claim 12, which guides to a drug transfer unit capable of taking out all or part of the drug sheet from a cassette containing a drug sheet containing a plurality of drugs, or putting the whole or part of the drug sheet into the cassette; ,
a sheet placing portion for placing the medicine sheet thereon in order to count the number of medicines contained in the medicine sheet taken out from the medicine giving/receiving portion;
In order to count the number of medicines contained in at least the fractional sheets notched from the medicine sheet, the fractional sheets notched from the medicine sheet taken out from the cassette in the medicine transfer section, or the fractional sheets taken out from the cassette a fraction placing unit on which at least the fraction sheet is placed;
a lighting unit that illuminates the fraction placing unit from below or above the fraction placing unit;
The fraction sheet placed on the fraction placement part or the drug placed on the fraction placement part from the opposite side of the fraction placement part to the side on which the illumination unit is provided and an imaging unit that images a combination of the sheet and the fractional sheet. The number of sheet medicines contained in one medicine sheet or the fractional number per medicine The number of sheet medicines of the medicine sheet taken out from the medicine transfer section with reference to reference data in which the sheet size is defined for each medicine or a specifying unit that specifies the fractional sheet size of the fractional sheet taken out from the medicine delivery/receiving unit;
an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of the fractional sheet or the medicine sheet included in the image captured by the imaging unit;
a counting unit for counting the number of medicines contained in the fractional sheet placed on the fractional placing part or the combination of the medicine sheet and the fractional sheet placed on the fractional placing part; ,
The counting unit
(1) Regarding the medicine sheet, the value obtained by multiplying the number of the medicine sheet images by the number of the sheet medicines specified by the specifying unit is applied to all the medicine sheets placed on the fraction placing unit. counted as the number of drugs involved,
(2) For the fractional sheets, the fractional sheets placed on the fractional placing section are obtained by dividing the image size of the fractional sheet by the fractional sheet size specified by the specifying section. 15. The drug handling device of claim 14, which counts as the number of drugs contained in the . When counting the number of medicines contained in the fractional sheet, the counting unit counts the number of medicines contained in the fractional sheet for each row formed along the arrangement direction of the medicines defined in the medicine sheet. 16. A drug handling device according to claim 15, counting. A medicine handling device capable of taking out the medicine from a cassette in which the medicine is stored or putting the medicine into the cassette, and a cassette shelf capable of storing a plurality of the cassettes. and a cassette handling device for delivering and receiving the cassette,
an opening/closing door installed on the cassette shelf;
After the power is turned on, it is detected that the open/close door is opened when the power of the medicine dispensing device is turned off, or that at least one cassette placed on the cassette shelf has been moved. and a detection unit that detects. The detection unit is
a moving unit that moves in conjunction with the operation of the opening/closing door when the opening/closing door is opened or the operation of the cassette when the cassette is moved;
By detecting the moving part, it is detected that the open/close door is in an open state or that the cassette has moved,
Even if the opening/closing door returns from an open state to a closed state while the power is off, the moving part is maintained in a state corresponding to the open state, or
Even if the cassette moved while the power is off returns to its original position, the moving part is maintained in a state corresponding to the state before the cassette returned to its original position. Item 18. A medicine dispensing device according to Item 17. The detection unit is
a movement detection unit that includes an insertion unit into which the moving unit is inserted, and detects the moving unit that is inserted into the insertion unit;
The moving part is
When the opening/closing door is opened or when the cassette is moved, it is inserted into the insertion portion, and
Even when the opening/closing door returns from the open state to the closed state, or when the moved cassette returns to its original position, the frictional force generated between the insertion portion and the moving portion causes the 19. The drug dispensing device according to claim 18, which remains inserted into the insertion section. The cassette and the position of the cassette on the cassette shelf are associated in advance,
The detection unit is provided for each of the plurality of opening and closing doors,
Among the cassettes accommodated in the cassette shelf, for the cassettes accommodated in an area corresponding to the opening/closing door whose open state is detected by the detection unit, correspondence between the cassette and the position on the cassette shelf. 20. The drug dispensing device according to any one of claims 17 to 19, comprising a position specifying unit that performs again.

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