JP2022162874A - Automatic dispensation device, automatic dispensation system, and container - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an automatic dispensation device capable of preventing a failure of the device from being caused by liquid scattering.SOLUTION: An automatic dispensation device 2 for dispensing liquid medicine 30 to a container 31 has a device body 5 including a transfer unit 10 for transferring the container 31, a container supply unit 11 for supplying the container 31 to the transfer unit 10, a liquid medicine filling unit 12 for performing a filling step of filling liquid medicine 30 from a liquid medicine tank 12a in which liquid medicine 30 is stored into the container 31, a container sealing unit 13 for performing a sealing step of sealing the container 31 filled with liquid medicine 30 after the filling step, a container discharging unit 14 for discharging the container 31 filled with liquid medicine 30 after the sealing step, and a control unit 16 for controlling operation of the respective units. The transfer unit 10 sequentially transfers the container 31 received by the container supply unit 11 to the liquid medicine filling unit 12, the container sealing unit 13, and the container discharging unit 14. The control unit 16 is disposed at a position separated from the liquid medicine filling unit 12 and the container sealing unit 13.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to an automatic pipetting device for separately injecting a volume of drug solution for a single dose into containers, an automatic pipetting system equipped with this automatic pipetting device, and an automatic pipetting device used to fill the medicine. Regarding containers.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an automatic pipetting device that divides and injects a predetermined amount of a drug solution into a container by the amount that a patient takes at one time (see, for example, "Patent Document 1").
Based on information on the volume of the liquid medicine used for one dose and information on the number of containers to be filled with the liquid medicine, this automatic dispensing device supplies the liquid medicine from the liquid medicine tank containing the liquid medicine to the inside of the container through the filling port. It has a chemical filling part for filling the. Further, a container sealing part that seals a portion to be filled of the container filled with the chemical solution by the chemical solution filling part, a cleaning part that cleans the chemical solution tank, and a container discharge part that discharges the container filled with the chemical solution, and a control unit (main board) for controlling operations such as.

An automatic pipetting system equipped with this automatic pipetting device has a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) communicably connected to the automatic pipetting device, and a printer connected to the personal computer. The automatic dispensing device automatically distributes the drug solution for one dose into one container based on the information on the volume of the drug solution to be used for one dose and the information on the number of containers filled with the drug solution received from the personal computer. Each container is filled and sealed, and when the received number of pipes has been dispensed, the cleaning unit automatically cleans the chemical solution filling unit.

JP 2017-60647 A

An automatic pipetting device has many portions that handle liquids, such as a liquid medicine filling portion, a container sealing portion, and a cleaning portion, and further has a control portion inside the device body. For this reason, there is a problem that the liquid to be handled scatters to the control unit and the control unit becomes dirty, which causes failures such as malfunction and stoppage.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-described problems and to provide an automatic pipetting apparatus capable of preventing malfunction of the apparatus due to splashing of liquid.

According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided an automatic pipetting apparatus for dispensing a chemical solution into a container, comprising: a transfer section for transferring the container; a container supply section for supplying the container to the transfer section; a chemical solution filling unit that performs a filling step of filling the container with the chemical solution from the chemical solution tank, a container sealing unit that performs a sealing step of sealing the container filled with the chemical solution after the filling step, and the sealing step The main body of the apparatus includes a container discharging section for discharging the container filled with the liquid medicine later, and a control section for controlling the operation of each section. The liquid medicine filling section, the container sealing section, and the container discharging section are sequentially transferred, and the control section is arranged at a position separated from the liquid medicine filling section and the container sealing section.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the automatic pipetting apparatus according to claim 1, the transfer section further has a rotating member that holds and rotates the container.

The invention according to claim 3 is the automatic pipetting apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a cover member for covering the control unit.

The invention according to claim 4 is the automatic pipetting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the container discharging part further has a containing member for containing the discharged container, and the containing member It is characterized by being detachable from the apparatus main body.

The invention according to claim 5 is the automatic pipetting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a washing unit for washing the chemical liquid containers, wherein the washing unit cleans all the containers. After the filling step is completed, the chemical filling portion including the chemical tank is washed.

The invention according to claim 6 is an automatic pipetting system comprising the automatic pipetting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and an output device connected to the automatic pipetting device for outputting various information. characterized by being

The invention according to claim 7 is a container used in the automatic pipetting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and the automatic pipetting system according to claim 6, wherein the container main body is filled with a chemical solution. and a portion to be filled having a filling port, and a knob portion having an outlet for discharging the liquid medicine from the inside of the container body, and the knob portion has a chamfered portion on an outer shape portion.

According to the present invention, the control unit is arranged at a position separated from the chemical filling unit that fills the container with the chemical and the container sealing unit that seals the filling port of the container filled with the chemical. Even if the chemical solution scatters or leaks from the filling part or the container sealing part, it can reduce the possibility that the scattered or leaked chemical solution reaches the control part, and the failure of the automatic dispensing device due to the damage of the control part can be reduced. can be suppressed.

1 is a schematic perspective view of an automatic pipetting system according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view illustrating the configuration of an automatic pipetting device according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. (a) Perspective view showing an empty state (b) Perspective view showing a state filled with a drug solution (c) A state in which a knob is broken away of a container filled with a drug solution used in an embodiment of the present invention It is a perspective view. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a container used in a variant of one embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic pipetting system according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, an automatic pipetting system 1 has an automatic pipetting device 2, a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as personal computer) 3, and a printer 4 as an output device. The automatic pipetting device 2 is connected to the personal computer 3 so as to be able to communicate with each other, and the printer 4 is connected to the personal computer 3 . As the personal computer 3, for example, a notebook type can be used, and as the printer 4, a journal printer, a label printer, or the like can be used.

The automatic pipetting device 2 has a skeleton formed by a frame 5 as a main body of the device, and is entirely covered with a cover (not shown). The automatic pipetting device 2 automatically fills a single dose of the liquid medicine 30 into one container based on information on the volume of a single dose received from the personal computer 3 and information on the number of containers 31 to be filled with the liquid medicine 30, which will be described later. The container 31 filled with the chemical solution 30 is sealed one by one.
A stop switch 6 operated when stopping the operation of the automatic pipetting device 2 is provided on the front surface of the frame 5, and a power supply operated when starting the automatic pipetting device 2 is provided beside it. A switch 7 is provided.
On the front surface of the frame 5 and facing the power switch 7 via the stop switch 6, there is a storage box 8 as a storage member that constitutes a container discharge section 14, which will be described later. A handle 9 is provided.

A user such as a pharmacist can store information such as the volume information of the liquid medicine 30 for a single dose and the number of containers 31 in the personal computer 3 based on the volume of the single dose and the number of doses described in the prescription of the patient who is the patient. Enter The personal computer 3 transmits the input volume information of the liquid medicine 30 and information on the number of containers 31 to the automatic pipetting apparatus 2, and also the size information of the container 31 and the information such as increase or decrease in the amount of the liquid medicine 30 input by the user. to the automatic pipetting device 2.
The printer 4 prints out information such as the number of containers 31 dispensed by the automatic dispensing device 2, the volume of the chemical solution 30 in the container 31, the type of the chemical solution 30, and the like on a paper medium such as paper or a sticker.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the automatic pipetting device 2. As shown in FIG. In the figure, the automatic pipetting apparatus 2 includes a transfer section 10 rotatably provided on a frame 5 about a vertical axis 10a. As shown in FIG. 1, the transfer unit 10 includes a first turntable 10b and a second turntable 10c as rotating members, a table rotating motor (not shown), a support plate 10d, a table lifting motor (not shown), and the like.
The disk-shaped first turntable 10b has four through-holes at intervals of 90 degrees each having a size through which the container 31 can pass. are provided respectively. The second turntable 10c has the same shape and structure as the first turntable 10b, and has four through holes and corresponding guide portions 10f. The second turntable 10c is configured to be vertically movable, and is configured to be able to approach and separate from the first turntable 10b.

A table rotating motor (not shown) is fixed to the frame 5 above the first turntable 10b. A table rotation motor (not shown) rotates the first turntable 10b via a rotation shaft, and rotates the first turntable 10b 90 degrees in one direction (counterclockwise in this embodiment) for a predetermined time (in this embodiment, 1 sec) Repeat the stopping process. The second turntable 10c is connected to the first turntable 10b by a connection guide 10g shown in FIG. 1, and rotates in synchronization with the first turntable 10b.

A flat support plate 10d is arranged below the second turntable 10c and supports the second turntable 10c from below. Support the bottom. As shown in FIG. 2, the support plate 10d is provided with respect to the turntables 10b and 10c at positions corresponding to a container supply section 11, a chemical filling section 12, and a container sealing section 13, which will be described later. It is located below each through-hole to close the through-hole formed in the container discharge part 14, and has a notched shape below the through-hole so as not to block the through-hole at a position corresponding to the container discharge part 14. . The support plate 10d does not rotate like the turntables 10b and 10c, but is vertically movable.

A table lifting motor (not shown) is fixed to the frame 5 in the vicinity of the first turntable 10b. The output shaft of the table lifting motor (not shown) is connected to the support plate 10d and is driven to lift and lower the support plate 10d. The second turntable 10c also ascends and descends in synchronization with the ascending and descending motion of the plate 10d. This up-and-down motion changes the distance between the turntables 10b and 10c.
The table lifting motor (not shown) raises the support plate 10d and the second turntable 10c while the table rotating motor (not shown) rotates the turntables 10b and 10c by 90 degrees and then stops for a predetermined time. lower. By raising the support plate 10d and the second turntable 10c, a later-described filling port 34 provided in the container 31 can be brought close to the liquid medicine filling portion 12 and the container sealing portion 13, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic pipetting device 2 has the transfer section 10, the container supply section 11, the liquid medicine filling section 12, the container sealing section 13, the container discharging section 14, and the cleaning section 15, which are described above.
The container supply unit 11 accommodates empty and unsealed containers 31 in a box-shaped container accommodation member 11a, and supplies the accommodated containers 31 to the transfer unit 10 one by one at arbitrary intervals. In this embodiment, the container 31 is housed in the container housing member 11a in a laid down state, and the container 31 dropped from the supply hole provided in the bottom surface of the container housing member 11a moves upward along the dropping path through the filling port 34. , and is supplied to the transfer section 10 while being displaced to an upright state directed toward .
The transfer unit 10 inserts the upright container 31 through the through holes formed in the turntables 10b and 10c, and rotates while holding the container 31 with the support plate 10d positioned below.

When the upright container 31 reaches the drug solution filling part 12 due to the rotation of the transfer unit 10 , the container 31 is loaded based on the information on the volume of the drug solution 30 for a single dose and the information on the number of containers 31 input by the personal computer 3 . Filling of the chemical solution 30 is performed. The chemical solution filling unit 12 includes a chemical solution tank 12a in which a chemical solution 30 is stored. In this way, in the drug solution filling unit 12, one container 31 is filled with a predetermined amount of the drug solution 30 corresponding to one dose.

The container sealing part 13 has a function of sealing the filling port 34 of the container 31 filled with the liquid medicine 30 . The container sealing part 13 is a well-known ultrasonic vibration device having an ultrasonic vibrator, a horn, a pressure table, etc. The filling port 34 is sandwiched between the ultrasonic vibrator and the pressure table, and the ultrasonic vibrator is moved by the horn. is vibrated, and the filling port 34 is melted and fixed by the frictional heat generated by the ultrasonic vibration and pressurization to seal the container 31 . The container sealing portion 13 may have any structure as long as the filling port 34 can be fixed, such as a structure in which the filling port 34 is fixed by a method using heat such as a heater or a method using pressure such as a crimping machine. may be adopted.

The container discharging section 14 discharges the container 31 filled with the liquid medicine from the transferring section 10 and stores it in the containing box 8 . Discharge of the container 31 from the transfer section 10 is performed by rotating the turntables 10b and 10c. The storage box 8 constituting the container discharge part 14 is pulled out from the frame 5 toward the front side of the device by grasping the handle 9 and pulling it out to the front side of the device, and is detached from the frame 5 to be taken out. That is, the storage box 8 is detachably attached to the frame 5 .
The storage box 8 may be made of a thin metal plate, a resin plate, etc., as long as it has a weight suitable for carrying and has an appropriate strength. It may also be a basket-like one having mesh-like holes that can be gripped by the hand and having no handle 9 .

The cleaning unit 15 has a pump, a cleaning nozzle, a drainage unit, etc. (not shown), and cleans the chemical filling unit 12 including the chemical tank 12a in which the chemical 30 remains after the filling operation of the chemical 30 is completed.
The pump sends washing water toward the chemical liquid tank 12a. The cleaning nozzle is a diffusion spray nozzle attached to the inner surface of the lid 12b of the chemical tank 12a, and sprays cleaning water sent by a pump toward the inside of the chemical tank 12a. The drainage part has a drainage receiver and a drainage pump (both not shown) which are provided so as to be able to contact and separate from the nozzle (not shown) of the chemical solution filling part 12, and cleans the inside of the chemical solution tank 12a to clean the chemical solution filling part 12. Washing water discharged from nozzles (not shown) is sucked by a drain pump and discharged to the outside of the apparatus.

Here, containers used in the automatic pipetting device 2 will be described. 3(a) is a perspective view showing the container 31 in an empty state, FIG. 3(b) is a perspective view showing the container 31 filled with the chemical solution 30, and FIG. 3(c) is a knob portion 35 described later. 4 is a perspective view showing the container 31 in a broken state; FIG.
The container 31 is integrally formed of a substantially transparent soft synthetic resin such as soft polyethylene. It has a portion 33 , a filling port 34 , and a knob portion 35 provided on the other side of the container body 32 , which is the lower side in FIG. 3( a ).

The container main body 32 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and a storage space for storing the liquid medicine 30 is formed inside. The container body 32 is flexible enough to be deformed when pressed with a finger and return to its original shape when the pressure is released.
On the other side of the container main body 32, a spout portion 36 having a conical portion 36a and a mouth portion 36b, which communicates with the housing space of the container main body 32, is formed. The conical portion 36a has a smaller diameter than the container main body 32, and has a shape that gradually decreases in diameter as it goes downward. The mouth portion 36b is a substantially spherical hollow portion provided at the tip of the conical portion 36a, and its shape and size are formed so as to be suitable for the patient to hold in his or her mouth. ing.
When the container body 32, the conical portion 36a, and the mouth portion 36b of the container 31 are horizontally cut, the diameters of the circles formed on the cut surfaces of the respective parts are equal to the diameter of the container body 32, the mouth portion 36b, and the conical portion. It is formed so that it becomes smaller in order of the part 36a. The conical portion 36a has a cut portion at its upper end.

The knob part 35 is a plate-like member having a thickness that is easy for the patient to grip, and is formed so as to surround the pouring part 36 . The knob portion 35 can be separated from the container body 32 by gripping and twisting the tip portion thereof, and has a spherical portion 35a communicating with the mouth portion 36b when the container body 32 is not broken. Until the knob 35 is separated from the container body 32, the lower portion of the container body 32 is sealed by the spherical portion 35a.
The spherical portion 35a and the gripping portion 36b, which are respectively formed in a spherical shape, have a mutual boundary portion at a position where the diameter of each spherical shape is smaller than the diameter thereof, thereby separating the knob portion 35 from the container body 32. A structure is adopted in which the spherical portion 35a and the gripping portion 36b are easily fractured at the boundary portion between the spherical portion 35a and the gripping portion 36b. When the knob 35 is separated from the container main body 32, the spherical portion 35a and the gripping portion 36b are broken, and the drug solution 60 contained in the container main body 32 is poured out to the lower end of the gripping portion 36b. A spout 36c is formed.
The knob portion 35 integrally has a connecting portion 35b connected to the periphery of the pouring portion 36. As shown in FIG. The connection portion 35b is formed in a thin shape that is easily broken, and when the knob portion 35 is separated from the container body 32, it is easily broken by the force of gripping and twisting the knob portion 35. As shown in FIG. By having such a connecting portion 35b, it is possible to facilitate the opening work of the patient grasping the knob portion 35 and separating the knob portion 35 from the container main body 32. As shown in FIG.

The portion to be filled 33 is integrally formed with the container body 32 on one side of the container body 32, and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape along the same axis as the container body 32 and the conical portion 36a. It serves as an introduction passage for the chemical solution 30 when the container body 32 is filled with the chemical solution 30 .
The portion to be filled 33 has a filling port 34 at its upper end that serves as an inlet for the liquid medicine 30 when the liquid medicine 30 is filled into the container body 32 . After the liquid medicine 30 is filled into the container main body 32 through the filling port 34 , the filling port 34 is sealed by the above-described container sealing portion 13 .

The container 31 is made by hollow molding (blow molding). Blow molding is a molding method in which a so-called parison, which is a pipe-shaped piece of melted resin, is sandwiched between a pair of molds that have the outer shape of the product, and air is blown into the parison to mold the product. Parting lines along the longitudinal direction are formed on both sides of the molded container 31 at portions corresponding to the joint surfaces of the molds.
As the container 31, containers of a plurality of sizes are used. The container 31 that can be used in this embodiment has three sizes, for example large, medium and small. In the container 31, the overall length of the container body 32 is increased as the size of the container 31 increases, and the other portions have the same shape regardless of the size. The container 31 shown in this embodiment is a small-sized container.

The automatic pipetting device 2 controls the operations of the transfer section 10, the container supply section 11, the liquid medicine filling section 12, the container sealing section 13, the container discharge section 14, and the washing section 15, which are provided inside the frame 5. A control unit 16 is provided. The control unit 16 has a controller, an input interface, an output interface, etc., and performs overall control of the automatic pipetting apparatus 2 . The control unit 16 receives signals input from the personal computer 3 and various sensors via the input interface, and the various sensors detect the presence, size, orientation, etc. of the container 30 provided in the container supply unit 11. Multiple sensors are included. Based on the received signal, the control unit 16 transmits a signal via the output interface, and the transfer unit 10, the container supply unit 11, the chemical filling unit 12, the container sealing unit 13, the container discharge unit 14, and the cleaning unit described above. It controls the operation of actuators such as motors and pumps provided in each part of 15 .

A controller that constitutes the control unit 16 is a so-called microcomputer including a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. The CPU executes a program stored in the ROM to operate the automatic pipetting device 2 . The ROM is a non-volatile memory, and stores programs executed by the CPU, information for controlling the entire automatic pipetting apparatus 2, and the like. The RAM is a volatile memory that temporarily stores information and the like used when the CPU performs overall control of the automatic pipetting device 2 .
As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 16 has a plurality of substrates 16a on which a controller, an input interface, an output interface, etc. are arranged. ing.

The control unit 16 is a very important part for controlling the overall operation of the automatic pipetting device 2 as described above, and has a plurality of substrates 16a on which a plurality of precision electric parts are mounted. Since the automatic pipetting device 2 equipped with the control unit 16 is a device that handles the liquid medicine 30 , the liquid medicine 30 may scatter or leak inside the frame 5 . If the chemical solution 30 that scatters or leaks adheres to the substrate 16a, the substrate 16a may be damaged and the automatic pipetting device 2 may not be able to perform normal operation control.

In order to solve the above problems, in the automatic pipetting apparatus 2 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. It is arranged on the right side of the frame 5 at a position separated from the container sealing portion 13 arranged from the left side to the center of the frame 5 .
With this configuration, a plurality of substrates 16a are arranged at positions separated from the chemical filling portion 12 that fills the container 31 with the chemical solution 30 and the container sealing portion 13 that seals the filling port 34 of the container 31 filled with the chemical solution 30. Since the control unit 16 having can be reduced, and failures of the automatic pipetting device 2 caused by damage to the control unit 16 can be suppressed.

Further, the automatic pipetting apparatus 2 of this embodiment has a cover member 17 that covers each substrate 16a that the control section 16 has. As the cover member 17, a thin metal plate, a resin plate, or the like is used, and the metal plate to which rust prevention treatment such as coating is applied is preferably used. By using the cover member 17, the possibility that the chemical solution 30 scattered or leaked within the frame 5 reaches the substrate 16a can be greatly reduced, and the failure of the automatic pipetting apparatus 2 caused by the damage of the control section 16 can be reduced. can be further suppressed.

Further, the automatic dispensing device 2 of the present embodiment is provided with a cleaning unit 15 for cleaning the chemical solution filling unit 12 including the chemical solution tank 12a, and the control unit 16 is arranged on the left side of the frame 5 as shown in FIG. It is arranged at a position separated from the cleaning unit 15 . With this configuration, even if the cleaning water and the chemical solution 30 are scattered or leaked from the cleaning unit 15, the possibility that the scattered or leaked cleaning water and the chemical solution 30 reach the control unit 16 can be reduced, and the control unit 16 can be damaged. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of failures in the automatic pipetting device 2 caused by

Furthermore, in the automatic pipetting apparatus 2 of the present embodiment, the container 31 is used as the transfer unit 10 that sequentially transfers the container 31 supplied from the container supply unit 11 to the drug solution filling unit 12, the container sealing unit 13, and the container discharge unit 14. A configuration having turntables 10b and 10c that are held and rotated is adopted. With this configuration, the supply of the container 31, the filling process, the sealing process, and the discharge of the container 31 can be performed on a circular track, and the installation space of each part can be made compact. Installation space for the control unit 16 in can be created.

Furthermore, in the automatic dispensing device 2 of the present embodiment, after the drug solution 30 is filled in the drug solution filling unit 12, the filling port 34 is sealed in the container sealing unit 13, and then the container 31 discharged from the transfer unit 10 is The container discharge section 14 has a storage box 8 that is detachably attached to the frame 5 to be stored. With this configuration, it is possible to carry a plurality of containers 31 filled with the liquid medicine 30 in the container box 8, and when carrying the containers 31, the containers 31 can be moved from the container discharging section 14 to another container member for transportation. Eliminates replacement work and improves work efficiency. Moreover, by using a plurality of storage hooks 8, the storage box 8 can be used as a storage box for the container 31 as it is.

Furthermore, the automatic pipetting system 1 of this embodiment has a printer 3 as an output device in addition to the automatic pipetting device 2 described above. With this configuration, the type, number, etc. of the liquid medicine 30 in the container 31 dispensed by the automatic dispensing device 2 is printed out on a paper medium such as paper or a sticker, and the output is put into the container discharge part 14 or the container 31 By attaching a string to the discharged container 31 by attaching it to the container 31, it is possible to easily check the individual information such as the contents and number of the container 31 filled with the chemical solution 30, and the prescription of the chemical solution 30 and storage of the container 31. can be done accurately. This is particularly effective when the container 31 is housed in a housing member such as the housing box 8 which is detachable from the frame 5 .

Normally, the automatic pipetting device 2 is used once per patient. When the 14 containers 31 filled with are housed in the housing box 8, the operation of the automatic pipetting device 2 stops. After the operation of the automatic pipetting device 2 is stopped, the printer 4 prints the pipetting information such as the name of the patient, the type of the liquid medicine 30, the size of the container 31 (capacity of the liquid medicine), the number of the containers 31, etc. By printing out on a medium, putting the printed paper medium in the storage box 8 or pasting it, and linking the paper medium, the storage box 8, and the discharged container 31 respectively, Medication management can be performed accurately.
Then, for example, a plurality of storage boxes 8 corresponding to the number of hospitalized patients are prepared, and each storage box 8 is linked to the paper medium on which the above-described dispensing information is printed, and each storage box 8 is stacked at a predetermined location. Accordingly, drug management can be performed for each room, each floor, each ward, and the like.

In addition, after the medicine is dispensed, a dispensed medicine inspection process (final inspection process) to check whether the type, volume, quantity, etc. of the dispensed medicine matches the prescription. It is performed by a pharmacist different from the pharmacist. In the configuration of the present invention, when the dispensing drug inspection process is performed, the storage box 8 and the paper medium on which the above-described dispensing information is printed are linked as described above, so that the pharmacist can read the prescription and the storage box. The container 31 in 8 and the printed paper medium are collated to carry out the dispensing drug inspection process.
In the conventional configuration, the medicine (container) discharged from the container discharge section is transferred to another storage container prepared for each patient, and then the dispensed medicine inspection process is performed. For this reason, there is a risk of transfer leakage when the drug is transferred from the automatic dispensing device to another storage container. In the present invention, since the storage box 8 containing the drug (container 31) discharged from the automatic dispensing device 2 can be removed from the frame 5, there is no need to transfer the drug, and the above problems can be resolved. This effect is the same when performing the drug management described above. In addition, since the paper medium on which the dispensing information is printed is linked to the storage box 8 housing the container 31, the prescription can be compared with the paper medium when performing the dispensing drug inspection process. Reliability can be improved and workability can be improved.

FIG. 4 shows a container 31A used in a modified example of this embodiment. Compared with the container 31, the container 31A used in place of the container 31 described above is different only in that chamfered portions 35c are formed on both corners of the tip, which is the outer shape of the knob portion 35, and other configurations are provided. are identical.
Each chamfered portion 35c is formed so that the portion to be cut off when viewed from the front is substantially in the shape of a right-angled isosceles triangle. It is formed so that it has a size to the extent that the portion of is left.

The container 31 is dropped and supplied toward the transfer section 10 from the supply hole provided in the bottom surface of the container holding member 11a accommodated as described above. In rare cases, the corner of the grip portion 35, which is sharply pointed, is caught in the path, and the container 31 stops in the drop path.
By using the container 31A shown in this modified example in place of the container 31, the chamfered portion 35c is formed on the knob portion 35, thereby preventing the container 31A from being caught in the drop path. It is possible to prevent the problem that the container is caught in the supply unit 11 and not supplied.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and unless otherwise limited in the above description, the scope of the present invention set forth in the appended claims. Various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention merely exemplify the most suitable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

1 automatic dispensing system 2 automatic dispensing device 4 output device (printer)
5 Device body (frame)
8 accommodation member (accommodation box)
10 transfer unit 10b rotating member (first turntable)
10b rotating member (second turntable)
11 Container supply unit 12 Chemical solution filling unit 12a Chemical solution tank 13 Container sealing unit 14 Container discharge unit 15 Cleaning unit 16 Control unit 17 Cover member 30 Chemical solutions 31, 31A Container 32 Container main body 33 Filling part 34 Filling port 35 Knob 35c Chamfer Department

Claims (7)

An automatic dispensing device for dispensing a chemical solution into a container,
a transfer section that transfers the container;
a container supply unit that supplies the container to the transfer unit;
a chemical solution filling unit that performs a filling step of filling the container with the chemical solution from a chemical solution tank in which the chemical solution is stored;
a container sealing unit that performs a sealing step of sealing the container filled with the chemical solution after the filling step;
a container discharge unit for discharging the container filled with the chemical solution after the sealing step;
and a control unit for controlling the operation of each unit in the device main body,
the transfer unit sequentially transfers the container received by the container supply unit to the drug solution filling unit, the container sealing unit, and the container discharge unit;
The automatic dispensing device, wherein the control section is arranged at a position separated from the liquid medicine filling section and the container sealing section. In the automatic pipetting device according to claim 1,
The automatic pipetting apparatus, wherein the transfer section has a rotating member that holds and rotates the container. In the automatic pipetting device according to claim 1 or 2,
An automatic pipetting device, comprising a cover member that covers the control unit. In the automatic pipetting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An automatic pipetting device, wherein the container discharging section has a containing member for containing the discharged container, and the containing member is detachable from the main body of the device. In the automatic pipetting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Automatic dispensing, comprising a cleaning unit that cleans the chemical liquid containers, wherein the cleaning unit cleans the chemical liquid filling unit including the chemical liquid tank after the filling process for all the containers is completed. Device. An automatic pipetting system comprising: the automatic pipetting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5; and an output device connected to the automatic pipetting device for outputting various information. A container used in the automatic pipetting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and the automatic pipetting system according to claim 6,
a container main body filled with a chemical solution;
a portion to be filled having a filling port;
a knob having an outlet for pouring out the chemical solution from the container body,
A container, wherein the knob portion has a chamfered portion on an outer shape portion.

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