JP2023126383A - Medicine put-out device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a medicine put-out device capable of further facilitating folding operation, and further suppressing occurrence of a trouble.SOLUTION: A medicine put-out device 1 for packaging a medicine is provided inside with a container storage device 23 for storing a plurality of powder storage containers 4, and is further provided with a container movement device 28 for moving the powder storage container 4. A prescribed powder storage container 4 is taken out from the container storage device 23 and placed on a container holding stand 36, to thereby enable folding operation. Further, a display device 3 is provided, and information on powder stored in the powder storage containers 4 stored at present in the container storage device 23 is displayed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing device, and more particularly to a medicine dispensing device for dispensing powdered medicine.

In recent years, large hospitals and large-scale pharmacies have introduced drug dispensing devices with a powder medicine packaging function. This medicine dispensing device is capable of individually packaging powdered medicines for each dose based on prescription information, and can automate most of the conventional powdered medicine packaging work.

As such a medicine dispensing device, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
The medicine dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a powder medicine packaging device that individually packages powder medicine for each dose.

To be more specific, in this powder medicine packaging device, before performing the packaging operation of individually packaging each dose of powder medicine, it is necessary to charge the powder medicine to be used in the packaging operation into the input hopper.
Here, the required amount of powdered medicine is put into the input hopper in the packaging operation, but this required amount is manually measured by a user of the device, such as a pharmacist. That is, the user takes out a medicine bottle containing prescribed powder medicine from the medicine cabinet, measures out the required amount using a scale such as a balance, and puts it into the input hopper.

At the same time as the powder is introduced into the input hopper, the trough is vibrated to rotate the distribution pan.
As a result, the powders charged into the input hopper fall into the trough from the lower end opening of the input hopper. Then, as the drug moves on the trough toward the distal end, the flow of the drug becomes laminar. That is, the distribution of the drug in the cross section in the direction perpendicular to the flow is constant, and the distance traveled by the drug per unit time is also constant.

From this, the powder is uniformly dispersed and slowly moves toward the tip at a constant speed. Then, the powder moving at the front falls from the tip of the trough into the distribution pan. Further, the following powder medicines fall into the dispensing pan in a fixed amount per hour.
Here, as described above, the distribution plate is rotating at a predetermined speed. Therefore, the powder that falls from the trough to the distribution pan will be evenly dispersed in the distribution pan. In other words, since the powder medicine falls onto the distribution plate little by little and the distribution plate rotates at a constant speed, the powder medicine is evenly distributed on the distribution plate.

Once the powder has finished falling onto the distribution plate, the rotation of the distribution plate is temporarily stopped. Then, the scraping device is brought into contact with the upper surface of the distribution plate, and the distribution plate is rotated by an angle corresponding to the number of divisions. For example, when dividing into three packages, the distribution pan is rotated by 120 degrees (one-third of 360 degrees). By this operation, one package of powder medicine is collected around the scraping device, and the collected one package of powder medicine is put into the packaging hopper by the scraping device. Then, the powder medicines that have fallen from the packaging hopper are packaged by the packaging device, and the packaging operation is completed.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2000-85703

However, in the powder medicine packaging device disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to manually measure the amount of powder medicine to be used, which is troublesome.
Therefore, there has been a desire to automate packaging operations and various operations related thereto.

However, the process of identifying the container containing a given drug from a shelf, weighing it, and packaging it is difficult. You may end up taking too many medications. In such cases, there is a possibility that human life will be directly affected, so caution should be taken when automating these processes.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a medicine dispensing device that can further simplify the packaging operation and further suppress the occurrence of malfunctions.

One aspect of the present invention developed to solve the above problems is a drug dispensing device that takes out a predetermined amount of powder from a powder container, divides the powder into a predetermined number of powders, and further packages and discharges the powder individually. The control device includes a distribution tray that distributes the powder discharged from the powder medicine storage container and a control device, and the control device controls the scheduled supply amount to be supplied to the distribution tray before discharging the powder medicine from the powder medicine storage container to the distribution tray. is less than a specified value Q1, and when it is determined that the scheduled supply amount is less than the specified value Q1, the medicine dispensing device supplies powder medicine in an amount equal to or greater than the specified value Q1 to the dispensing tray.
In a preferred embodiment, the control device determines whether the scheduled supply amount to be supplied to the distribution tray is less than a specified value Q1 before discharging the powder from the powder storage container to the distribution tray, and determines whether the scheduled supply amount is smaller than the specified value Q1. If it is determined that the scheduled supply amount is less, the medicine dispensing device includes an operation of increasing the number of days for which the scheduled supply amount is prescribed, and supplies powder medicine in an amount equal to or more than the prescribed value Q1 to the dispensing tray.
In a further preferred embodiment, the control device determines whether or not the scheduled supply amount to be supplied to the distribution tray is less than a prescribed value Q1 before discharging the powder medicine from the powder medicine storage container into the distribution tray, and determines whether the scheduled supply amount is less than a prescribed value Q1. This medicine dispensing device includes an operation of increasing the number of doses of a prescribed prescription per day or one time, and supplying an amount of powdered medicine equal to or more than a prescribed value Q1 to a dispensing tray.
In a further preferred embodiment, the control device determines whether the scheduled supply amount to be supplied to the distribution tray is less than a specified value Q1 before discharging the powder from the powder storage container to the distribution tray, and When powder medicine is being supplied to the dispensing tray, notify the user that the amount of powder medicine that is equal to or greater than the specified value Q1 is being supplied to the dispensing tray, or supply the amount of powdered medicine that is equal to or greater than the prescribed value Q1 to the dispensing tray. In this case, the medicine dispensing device includes an operation of notifying the user that powder medicine in an amount equal to or more than the prescribed value Q1 has been supplied to the dispensing tray.
A more preferable embodiment further includes a printing means, a journal printer, and an operation display section, and the operation of notifying the user is to print a message on the excess portion of the medicine bag outputted from the printing means to urge disposal. This is an operation of printing a message on a paper medium outputted from a journal printer, or an operation of printing a message urging disposal on a paper medium outputted from a journal printer, or an operation of displaying a predetermined message on an operation display section.
Another aspect of the present invention developed to solve the above problems is a medicine dispensing device that takes out a predetermined amount of powder medicine from a powder medicine storage container, divides the powder medicine into a predetermined number of powder medicines, and further packages and discharges the powder medicines individually. The method includes a distribution tray that distributes the powder medicine discharged from the powder medicine storage container and a control device, and the control device calculates the specified value Q2 based on the bulk specific gravity of the type of powder medicine supplied to the distribution tray. Before discharging powder medicine from the powder medicine storage container to the distribution tray, it is determined whether the scheduled supply amount to be supplied to the distribution tray is less than the specified value Q2, and if it is determined that the scheduled supply amount is less than the specified value Q2, the prescribed amount This is a medicine dispensing device that includes an operation of supplying powdered medicine in an amount equal to or more than a value Q2 to a distribution tray.
Another aspect of the present invention developed to solve the above problems is a medicine dispensing device that takes out a predetermined amount of powder medicine from a powder medicine storage container, divides the powder medicine into a predetermined number of powder medicines, and further packages and discharges the powder medicines individually. A method for discharging powdered medicine using a medicine dispensing device, the medicine dispensing device having a distribution tray for distributing powdered medicine discharged from a powdered medicine storage container, and supplying the powdered medicine to the distribution tray before discharging the powdered medicine from the powdered medicine storage container to the distribution tray. A method for discharging powder medicine that determines whether the scheduled supply amount to be supplied is less than the specified value Q1, and when it is determined that the scheduled supply amount is less than the specified value Q1, supplies powder medicine in an amount equal to or greater than the specified value Q1 to the dispensing tray. It is.
Another aspect of the present invention developed to solve the above problems is a drug dispensing device that takes out a predetermined amount of powder from a powder container, divides it into a predetermined number of parts, and further packages and discharges the powder individually. The powder medicine storage container stores powder medicine, has a discharge port for discharging the stored powder medicine, and has a medicine container arrangement area, a medicine division area, and a medicine packaging area inside. A container storage device for storing the plurality of powder medicine storage containers is provided in the medicine container arrangement region, and a container storage device for storing the plurality of powder medicine storage containers is provided in the medicine division region for distributing powders discharged from the powder medicine storage containers. A distribution tray and a scraping device for scraping out powdered medicine placed in the distribution tray are provided, and the medicine packaging area is provided with a medicine packaging device, and the scraping device scrapes out the powdered medicine from the distribution tray. The container is dropped onto the medicine packaging area side, and the medicine packaging device is capable of packaging the powder medicine, and has a display device for displaying various information, and is currently stored in the container storage device. Displaying on the display device a display switching means capable of switching and displaying information regarding the powder medicines stored in the powder medicine storage container and information regarding the powder medicines stored in the powder medicine storage container stored in an external management shelf. This is a drug dispensing device that allows for
A preferred embodiment includes an operating device for performing various input operations, and the operating device is of a touch panel type that is provided integrally with the display device, and the display device includes an operating device for performing various input operations. It is possible to display a speed control screen for controlling the discharge speed of When a tracing motion in a direction is detected, the target discharge speed is determined according to the tracing direction and the tracing distance, and the powder medicine discharge operation is performed so as to reach the determined discharge speed. .
In a further preferred embodiment, the speed control screen further displays a speed display image that displays a value indicating the current target discharge speed, and the speed display image is configured to display a value indicating the current target discharge speed. This is a medicine dispensing device that is temporarily displayed outside the operation image on the condition that the speed has changed.
In a further preferred embodiment, a container mounting device for discharging the powder medicine from the powder medicine storage container is provided, and on the speed control screen, when the powder medicine storage container is placed on the container mounting device, the container mounting device It is further possible to display an observation image, which is a moving image taken of the discharge port part and the surrounding area of the powder medicine storage container placed on the powder medicine storage container, during the rotating operation of the distribution plate. This medicine dispensing device displays the observation image showing the current situation and the operation image simultaneously on one screen.
A further preferred embodiment is a medicine dispensing device in which the display color of the operation image changes in accordance with a change in the target discharge speed.
Another aspect of the present invention developed to solve the above problems is a drug dispensing device that takes out a predetermined amount of powder from a powder container, divides it into a predetermined number of parts, and further packages and discharges the powder individually. The powder medicine storage container stores powder medicine, has a discharge port for discharging the stored powder medicine, and has a medicine container arrangement area, a medicine division area, and a medicine packaging area inside. A container storage device for storing the plurality of powder medicine storage containers is provided in the medicine container arrangement region, and a container storage device for storing the plurality of powder medicine storage containers is provided in the medicine division region for distributing powders discharged from the powder medicine storage containers. A distribution tray and a scraping device for scraping out powdered medicine placed in the distribution tray are provided, and the medicine packaging area is provided with a medicine packaging device, and the scraping device scrapes out the powdered medicine from the distribution tray. The container is dropped onto the medicine packaging area side, and the medicine packaging device is capable of packaging the powder medicine, and has a display device for displaying various information, and is currently stored in the container storage device. It is possible to display information regarding the powder medicine stored in the powder medicine storage container on the display device, and the display device includes an operating device for performing various input operations, and the operating device is provided integrally with the display device. The display device is of a touch panel type, and the display device is capable of displaying a speed control screen for controlling the speed of discharging the powder into the dispensing tray. When the image is displayed and a movement of tracing in the circumferential direction while touching the area where the operation image is displayed is detected, the target ejection speed is determined according to the tracing direction and tracing distance, and the target discharge speed is determined. This is a medicine dispensing device that performs a powder medicine discharge operation to achieve the above-mentioned discharge speed.
In a preferred embodiment, the speed control screen further displays a speed display image that displays a value indicating the current target discharge speed, and the speed display image displays a value indicating the current target discharge speed. This is a medicine dispensing device that is temporarily displayed outside the operation image on the condition that the operation image has changed.
In a further preferred embodiment, a container mounting device for discharging the powder medicine from the powder medicine storage container is provided, and on the speed control screen, when the powder medicine storage container is placed on the container mounting device, the container mounting device It is further possible to display an observation image, which is a moving image taken of the discharge port part and the surrounding area of the powder medicine storage container placed on the powder medicine storage container, during the rotating operation of the distribution plate. This medicine dispensing device displays the observation image showing the current situation and the operation image simultaneously on one screen.
A further preferred embodiment is a medicine dispensing device in which the display color of the operation image changes in accordance with a change in the target discharge speed.
Another aspect of the present invention developed to solve the above problems is a drug dispensing device that takes out a predetermined amount of powder from a powder container, divides it into a predetermined number of parts, and further packages and discharges the powder individually. A dispensing tray for distributing the powder discharged from the powder medicine storage container and a scraping device for scraping out the powder put into the distribution pan, the scraping device having a distal end that moves up and down. The distribution plate includes an arm member, a scraping plate provided at the tip of the arm member, and a scraping plate protruding from the scraping plate, and the distribution plate includes an annular continuous groove-shaped portion, In the wrapping operation, the scraping plate is inserted into the groove-shaped portion of the distribution plate, and the scraping plate and the distribution plate are moved relative to each other, so that the powder on the distribution plate is brought into the vicinity of the scraping plate. It is possible to carry out a raking operation of raking together and a raking operation of raking the powder near the raking plate out of the distribution plate by the raking plate; It is possible to carry out an operation consisting of a plurality of operations to divide the powder medicine on the distribution tray into one package each and scrape it out of the distribution tray, and in this operation, according to the number of divisions of the powder medicine, , the movement distance of the relative movement in the scraping operation targeting one package of powder medicine is variable, and the movement distance of the relative movement in the scraping operation targeting one package of powder medicine is variable. A single scraping operation in which one package of powder is scraped out by one scraping operation and one scraping operation, and a multiple scraping operation in which one packet of powder is scraped out by a plurality of scraping operations and one scraping operation. In the case where the plurality of scraping operations are performed, the movement distance of the relative movement in the scraping operation performed previously is equal to the distance of the relative movement in the scraping operation performed last. The medicine dispensing device is characterized in that the distance traveled by the relative movement is longer than the distance traveled by the relative movement.
In this aspect, in the multiple scraping operations, a maximum amount scraping operation accompanied by the scraping operation in which the relative movement is performed with a predefined maximum amount of movement, and a maximum amount scraping operation accompanied by the scraping operation in which the relative movement is performed with a predefined minimum amount of movement. It is possible to carry out a minimum amount scraping operation accompanied by the scraping operation to be performed, and to carry out at least one maximum amount scraping operation, and to perform the relative scraping operation in the scraping operation for one package of powder medicine. Provided that the value obtained by subtracting the moving distance of the relative movement in the scraping operation performed in the maximum amount scraping operation from the moving distance of the movement is equal to or more than a predetermined value, It is preferable that the raking operation and the raking operation are performed with a movement distance smaller than the distance of the relative movement in the raking operation, and further the minimum amount raking operation is performed.
In this aspect, the relative movement is performed by rotating the distribution plate while the scraping plate is inserted into the groove-shaped portion of the distribution plate, and the rotation angle of the distribution plate is determined by the rotation angle of the distribution plate. It is preferable to calculate from the amount of pulses of the motor that rotates the plate.
In this aspect, it is possible to perform a maximum amount scraping operation accompanied by the scraping operation in which the relative movement is performed with a predetermined maximum amount of movement, and the scraping operation in the scraping operation for one package of powdered medicine can be performed. When the moving distance of the relative movement is larger than the moving distance of the relative movement in the maximum amount scraping operation, the multiple scraping operation is performed, and the relative movement in the scraping operation for one package of powder medicine is performed. It is preferable to carry out the single scraping operation when the moving distance is equal to or less than the moving distance of the relative movement in the maximum amount scraping operation.
In this aspect, it is possible to carry out a minimum amount raking operation accompanied by the raking operation in which the relative movement is performed by a predetermined minimum amount of movement, and the minimum amount raking operation is such that the raking plate can be moved in the distribution direction. Preferably, the distribution plate is rotated by a distance equal to the width of the scraper plate while being inserted into the groove-shaped portion of the plate.
In this aspect, it is possible to perform a minimum amount scraping operation accompanied by the scraping operation in which the relative movement is performed with a predefined minimum amount of movement, and the multiple scraping operations are performed with a predefined maximum amount of movement. An operation of implementing a maximum amount scraping operation accompanied by the scraping operation that implements the relative movement, and a residual scraping operation that implements the relative movement with a movement amount smaller than the maximum amount scraping operation, In the plurality of scraping operations, an operation of calculating the number of times the maximum amount scraping operation is performed, and an operation of calculating the movement amount of the relative movement in the remaining scraping operation based on the number of times the maximum amount scraping operation is performed. and when the amount of the relative movement in the residual scraping operation is twice or more of the amount of relative movement in the minimum amount scraping operation, the residual scraping operation is performed twice. , when the amount of the relative movement in the residual scraping operation is smaller than twice the amount of the relative movement in the minimum amount scraping operation, one residual scraping operation is performed; When performing the residual scraping operation twice, it is preferable that the residual scraping operation performed the second time be the minimum amount scraping operation.
Further, another aspect related to the present invention is a medicine dispensing device that takes out a predetermined amount of powder from a powder medicine storage container, divides it into a predetermined number of parts, and further packages and discharges the powder medicines individually. The container accommodates powdered medicine, has an outlet portion serving as an outlet for discharging the contained powdered medicine, and has a medicine container arrangement area, a medicine division area, and a medicine packaging area provided therein, and the container has an outlet for discharging the contained powder. The container arrangement area is provided with a container storage device for storing the plurality of powder medicine storage containers, and the medicine division area is provided with a distribution plate for distributing the powder medicine discharged from the powder medicine storage container, and a distribution plate. a scraping device for scraping out the powdered medicine put into the container; and a container mounting device on which the powdered medicine container is placed and acts on the powdered medicine container to discharge the powdered medicine from the powdered medicine container, The drug packaging area is provided with a drug packaging device, further provided with a container moving device for moving the powder drug container, and the container moving device takes out a predetermined powder drug container from the container storage device. The powder medicine can be discharged from the powder medicine storage container placed on the container mounting device and put into the distribution tray, and the powder medicine can be discharged from the powder medicine storage container placed on the container mounting device, and the powder medicine can be placed on the container mounting device by the scraping device. A packaging operation is possible in which the powder medicine is scooped out from the dispensing tray and dropped onto the medicine packaging area side, and the powder medicine is packaged by the medicine packaging device, and the container storage device has a display device for displaying various information. The medicine dispensing device is characterized in that it is possible to display on the display device information regarding the powder medicines currently stored in the powder medicine container.

The medicine dispensing device of this aspect takes out a predetermined amount of powder medicine from a powder medicine storage container based on prescription information input in advance, divides it into a predetermined number of parts, and further packages and discharges the divided medicines individually. A predetermined powder medicine storage container is taken out from the container storage device and placed on the container placement device, the powder medicine is discharged from the powder medicine storage container placed on the container placement device and placed in the distribution tray, and after being divided by the distribution tray. It is possible to perform packaging operations.
That is, it is not necessary to measure out the amount of powder to be used and put it into a powder container, and the packaging operation can be further simplified.
Moreover, the medicine dispensing device of this aspect is equipped with a display device, and can display information on powder medicines accommodated in the powder medicine storage container. Therefore, the user can perform various operations while checking detailed information regarding the chemicals to be used, and can suppress the occurrence of problems such as erroneously using the type or amount of chemicals in various operations.

This aspect includes an operating device for performing various input operations, and the operating device is a touch panel type that is provided integrally with the display device, and the display device includes an operating device for performing various input operations. It is possible to display a speed control screen for controlling the discharge speed of When a tracing motion in a direction is detected, it is preferable to determine the target discharge speed according to the tracing direction and tracing distance, and perform the powder medicine discharge operation so as to reach the determined discharge speed.

In this preferred aspect, the operating device for performing various input operations is integrated with the display device, so there is no need to take the trouble to secure an installation area for the operating device on the main body, etc., and the degree of freedom in design can be improved. . In this preferred aspect, when an annular operation image is displayed and the area where this operation image is displayed is touched and traced in the circumferential direction, the powder is discharged (supplied) to the distribution tray. The discharge rate (feed rate) of This allows the touch panel type operating device to provide the user with a feeling of operation similar to dial operation. This makes it possible to improve the operability when changing the speed.
In addition, the discharge rate (supply rate) of powder medicine is the discharge amount per unit time. That is, by performing the above operation using the operation image, it is possible to change the discharge amount.

In this aspect, on the speed control screen, a speed display image that displays a value indicating the current target discharge speed is further displayed; It is further preferable that the image be temporarily displayed outside the operation image on the condition that the image for operation has changed.

In this preferred aspect, when the powder discharge rate (supply rate) is changed on the speed control screen, the speed display image is temporarily displayed outside the operation image. This allows the user to reliably grasp the current discharge rate (feed rate).
To explain in more detail, when operating the operation image by touching it with a finger or the like, the finger or the like may overlap the display screen, making it difficult to see the portion displaying the discharge speed. Therefore, in this aspect, the speed display image is displayed outside of the operation image, which is the part that can be touched with fingers, etc., making it possible to check the discharge speed at a glance even during the operation to change the speed. ing. In other words, by making it possible to easily grasp the discharge speed, it is possible to easily change the discharge speed.

More preferably, the powder medicine storage container has a discharge port that serves as a powder medicine discharge port, and in the speed control screen, when the powder medicine storage container is placed on the container mounting device, the powder medicine storage container It is further possible to display an observation image that is a moving image taken of the discharge port part of the powder medicine storage container placed on the mounting device and its surroundings, and during the rotating operation of the distribution plate, the discharge port part and its surroundings are displayed. The observation image showing the current state of the surrounding area and the operation image are displayed simultaneously on one screen.

According to this aspect, the discharge speed (supply speed) of the powder can be changed while observing the state of the discharge port portion of the powder medicine storage container and its surroundings during the packaging operation. That is, since the discharge speed can be changed based on the actual situation, a more appropriate discharge operation (supply operation) can be performed.

More preferably, the display color of the operation image changes in accordance with a change in the target discharge speed.

In this aspect, it becomes possible to more easily grasp the current discharge rate.

This aspect includes, at the start of the packaging operation, a first history storage operation for storing information regarding the packaging operation to be executed from now on, and a first history storage operation for storing information regarding the packaging operation that has been successfully completed at the time of the completion of the packaging operation. A second history storage operation for storing information is executed, and one of the information stored in the first history storage operation and the information stored in the second history storage operation is selected, and the selected information is stored. It is preferable that the packaging operation can be re-executed based on.

In this preferred aspect, at the start of the packaging operation, a first history storage operation for storing information regarding the packaging operation to be performed from now on, and at the completion of the packaging operation, information regarding the packaging operation that has been successfully performed. and a second history storage operation for storing the . That is, in addition to the normal operation history acquired when the sapping operation is normally completed, the operation history acquired at the start of the sapping operation is acquired and stored. Then, it is possible to re-execute the packaging operation based on the history of each operation. In other words, not only can a normally completed packaging operation be re-executed based on past information, but also a previously attempted packaging operation can be re-executed based on past information.
From this, even if a packaging operation is interrupted for some reason, if the reason is a minor reason that can be resolved immediately, it is possible to immediately resolve the problem and restart the operation. . Even if a problem occurs during the packaging operation, it can be re-executed without the need for complicated input operations, making it easier to perform the packaging operation.

In this aspect, it is possible to input or calculate a theoretical value of a drug-related value regarding powders discharged from the powder medicine storage container in the packaging operation, and to input or calculate an actual value of the drug-related value during the packaging operation. It is possible to perform a printing operation that outputs various information on a printing medium, and it is possible to perform a printing operation that outputs various information on a printing medium, and in the printing operation, the theoretical value and the It is preferable that the actual measured value can be output.

In this preferred aspect, when outputting the results of the packaging operation onto a print medium, it is possible to print the theoretical values and actual measured values of each value related to the operation, such as the total amount of medicine used, on the same medium. Therefore, the user can easily compare the "theoretical value" and the "actually measured value" and can easily understand whether a packaging error has occurred and the exact value of the packaging error that has occurred. Since the user can carry out the next packaging operation with this in mind, it becomes possible to easily perform the packaging operation with higher accuracy.

More preferably, the printing medium is a medicine bag for packaging powder medicine, and the length of the medicine bag is changed depending on the content to be printed in the printing operation.

According to this preferred aspect, the length of the medicine bag, which is the print medium, can be changed depending on the amount of written content. In other words, it is possible to make the printed content easier to see.
Note that the medicine bag is a bag created based on information regarding prescriptions. Here, the information regarding the prescription includes information for identifying the patient, and information regarding the usage of the prescribed medicine, such as when to take the medicine, the dosage, the number of times the medicine is taken, and the interval between dosages.
In other words, the medicine bag in this aspect is a medicine bag that is individually formed for a predetermined individual, and the basic bag length is determined according to information regarding the prescription. Furthermore, based on the information regarding the prescription, it is divided into a predetermined number of compartments as necessary, and each compartment is sealed with a single dose of powder medicine.

In this aspect, it is preferable that the rate of discharge of the powder medicine into the dispensing tray can be acquired, and a graph showing changes in the rate of discharge with the progress of the dispensing operation performed in the past can be displayed.

In this preferred aspect, it is possible to obtain the discharge rate of the powdered medicine into the dispensing tray, and it is possible to display a graph showing the change in the discharge rate with the progress of the dispensing operation performed in the past.
From this, it is possible to not only simply detect whether or not the discharge of powdered medicines has been completed, but also to confirm whether or not the powdered medicines have been supplied without a hitch from the time when the discharge of powdered medicines starts to the time when it ends. Can be done. In other words, it is possible to check not only whether or not the discharge of powdered medicine has been completed, but also the status of the discharge process. By displaying the transition of the discharge speed in a graph, the user can more easily check the status of the discharge process.

This aspect is a moving image related to the dispensing operation performed in the past, and includes a past dispensing image that is a moving image of the dispensing pan in operation and the surroundings of the dispensing pan, and It is possible to display a graph showing a change in the amount of powder medicine discharged into the dispensing tray as the operation progresses, or a graph showing a change in the speed of discharge of the powder medicine into the dispensing pan as the operation progresses, and targets the same dispensing operation. It is preferable that the past package image and the graph are displayed on the same screen.

In this preferred aspect, a moving image related to a packaging operation performed in the past and a graph showing changes in the amount of medicine supplied (or changes in the supply speed of medicine) over time in the packaging operation performed in the past. can be displayed on the same screen.
From this, the user can check the specific details of past packaging operations while checking changes in the supply amount and supply speed of the medicine over time. For example, when the supply amount or supply speed suddenly changes, it becomes possible to understand in detail what is happening around the distribution pan. In this manner, according to this preferred aspect, it becomes possible to verify in detail the contents of packaging operations performed in the past, and even if a problem occurs, it is easy to identify the cause. Since the user can carry out the next packaging operation based on this fact, the user can easily perform the packaging operation with higher accuracy.

More preferably, the total time from the start time to the end time of the sachet operation displayed in the past sachet image, and a time indicating at which time within the overall time the past sachet image is being displayed. A further display section is displayed.

In this more preferable aspect, it is possible to easily grasp at what point in time from the start time to the end time the contents of the past packaging operation currently displayed are displayed. In other words, it is possible to easily understand what happened at what point.

More preferably, when the past packaging operation in which a problem occurred during execution is targeted, an error time display operation is performed that highlights the error occurrence time on the graph.

In this more preferable aspect, by highlighting the time when the problem occurred, the user who is viewing the video related to the past packaging operation is given special attention to the time when the problem occurred and the operation in the vicinity. You can encourage them to take a look. That is, this prevents the user from overlooking important details such as the moment when a problem occurred in a past packaging operation, the situation immediately before the problem occurred, and what happened after the problem occurred.

In this aspect, it is possible to calculate the inventory amount, which is the amount of powder medicine in the powder medicine container stored internally and externally, and the reserved amount, which is the amount of powder medicine to be used in the packaging operation that is scheduled to be performed in the future. A comparison operation is performed to compare the inventory amount and the reserved amount, and as a result of the comparison operation, if there is a shortage of powders in the future packaging operation, the user is informed of future powders. It is preferable to carry out a notification operation to notify the shortage.

In this preferred aspect, the amount of drug to be used in future packaging operations is calculated and compared to the amount in stock. If it is found as a result of the comparison that there will be a shortage of medicine in the future, the user will be notified of the shortage of medicine in the future. That is, by making the user aware of a future drug shortage, the user is urged to secure the drug in advance, and it is possible to prevent the discontinuation of the packaging operation due to the drug shortage. This makes it possible to carry out the packaging operation without any problems.

More preferably, it is possible to display a packaging progress screen for displaying the progress of the packaging operation that is currently being performed, and if the result of the comparison operation is that the powder will be insufficient in the packaging operation that will be performed in the future. In this step, a first notification operation is performed to notify that a shortage of the powder medicine has occurred, and in the first notification operation, a part of the packaging progress screen is displayed more prominently than the surrounding area. is carried out, and by performing a predetermined operation on the portion to be highlighted in the first notification operation, a weighing reservation notification screen is displayed, and the weighing reservation notification screen shows that there will be insufficient information in the packaging operation to be performed in the future. The shortage amount, which is the amount of powder medicine, is displayed, and on condition that a predetermined operation is performed on the weighing reservation notification screen, an operation for filling a predetermined powder medicine storage container with powder medicines that will be in short supply in the future is started. .

By the way, when scraping out powdered medicine with the scraping device, there is a risk that the powdered medicine will adhere to the part of the scraping device for scraping out the powder due to static electricity being generated or the like. If powdered medicine adheres to the scraping device, the amount of powdered medicine scraped out will be less than the specified amount, and there is a risk that it will not be possible to package the correct amount of powdered medicine.

From this, in this aspect, the scraping device includes an arm member whose distal end side moves up and down, a scraping plate provided at the distal end of the arm member, and a scraping plate protruding from the scraping plate. , the distribution plate is provided with an annularly continuous groove-shaped portion, and in the packaging operation, the scraping plate is inserted into the groove-shaped portion of the distribution plate, and the scraping plate and the distribution plate are moved relative to each other. a raking operation of raking the powder on the distribution plate near the raking plate, and a raking operation in which the raking plate is moved in the circumferential direction of the grooved portion while keeping the raking plate in contact with the upper surface of the grooved portion. By moving in a transverse direction, it is possible to carry out a scraping operation of scraping the powder medicine scraped up near the scraping plate out of the distribution plate, and carrying out an operation of scraping the powder medicine out of the distribution plate. After that, it is preferable that the scraping plate is moved in the opposite direction to the direction in which the scraping operation was performed while keeping it in contact with the upper surface of the groove-shaped portion, and then further moved in the same direction as the scraping operation.

In this preferable aspect, after performing a scraping operation to scrape the powder out of the distribution pan, the scraping plate of the scraping device is kept in contact with the upper surface of the grooved portion of the distribution pan when performing the scraping operation. It's moving in the opposite direction. This makes it possible to drop the powder adhering to the scraping plate onto the distribution plate. Then, by performing an operation of moving the scraping plate in the same direction as the scraping operation, it becomes possible to scrape out the powder that has been dropped onto the distribution plate. That is, according to this preferred aspect, since the powder adhering to the scraping plate can be scraped out after being dropped onto the distribution plate, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the amount of powder to be scraped out due to powder adhering to the scraping plate.

In this aspect, the scraping device includes an arm member whose distal end side moves up and down, a scraping plate provided at the distal end of the arm member, and a scraping plate protruding from the scraping plate, and the distributing plate is provided with an annularly continuous groove-shaped portion, and in the packaging operation, the scraping plate is inserted into the groove-shaped portion of the distribution plate, and the scraping plate and the distribution plate are relatively moved. A raking operation of raking the powder on the distribution plate near the raking plate, and a raking operation of raking the powder raked near the raking plate out of the distribution plate by the raking plate. It is possible to carry out the operation consisting of the scraping operation and the scraping operation multiple times, and it is possible to divide the powder medicine on the distribution tray into individual packages and scrape them out of the distribution tray. In this operation, the moving distance of the relative movement in the scraping motion targeting one package of powder medicine is variable depending on the number of divisions of the powder medicine, and A single scraping operation in which one package of powder is scraped out by one scraping operation and one scraping operation, and one package of powder is scraped out multiple times according to the moving distance of the relative movement in the scraping operation. It is possible to perform either the raking operation or a plurality of raking operations performed by the raking operation, and when performing the multiple raking operations, the relative movement in the raking operation performed in advance It is preferable that the moving distance is longer than the moving distance of the relative movement in the last scraping operation.

Here, when moving the raking plate and the distribution plate relatively to collect the powder, if the relative movement distance becomes too long, the amount of powder collected will increase, and the raked powder will only be distributed around the raking plate. Instead, it may reach a position far away from the scraping board. In this case, even if the scraping operation is performed, there is a possibility that the powder at a position away from the scraping plate cannot be scraped out. This is not preferable from the viewpoint of packaging an accurate amount of powder, since the amount of powder to be scraped out will be less than the specified amount.

Therefore, in the preferred aspect described above, multiple scraping operations are performed according to the distance of relative movement, and one packet of powder is scraped out in multiple steps, so the scraped powder is only distributed around the scraping plate. It becomes possible to position it. Furthermore, when the powder medicine is scraped together for the final scraping operation, the distance of relative movement is made shorter than when the powder medicine is scraped together for the preceding scraping operation. In other words, when scraping together the powder for the final scraping operation, it is possible to more reliably position the powder only around the scraping plate. This prevents the powder from being collected at a location away from the scraping plate and making it impossible to scrape out, making it possible to package an accurate amount of powder.

More preferably, in the multiple scraping operations, a maximum amount scraping operation accompanied by the scraping operation in which the relative movement is performed with a predefined maximum amount of movement, and a maximum amount scraping operation accompanied by the scraping operation in which the relative movement is performed with a predetermined minimum amount of movement. It is possible to carry out a minimum amount scraping operation accompanied by the scraping operation to be performed, and to carry out at least one maximum amount scraping operation, and to perform the relative scraping operation in the scraping operation for one package of powder medicine. Provided that the value obtained by subtracting the moving distance of the relative movement in the scraping operation performed in the maximum amount scraping operation from the moving distance of the movement is equal to or more than a predetermined value, The scraping operation and the scraping operation are performed with a movement amount smaller than the moving distance of the relative movement in the scraping operation, and the minimum amount scraping operation is further performed.
According to this preferred aspect, it is possible to more reliably package an accurate amount of powder.

In this aspect, the powder medicine storage container has a lid member for opening and closing the discharge port formed in the discharge port portion, and the container moving device has a lid engaging portion for opening and closing the lid member. , comprising a container holding part capable of holding the powder medicine container in close contact with the powder medicine container, and after the container holding part performs a temporary closing operation of closing the lid member at a position away from the powder medicine container, the container is closed. It is preferable to carry out an operation of bringing the holding part into contact with the powder medicine storage container to hold the powder medicine storage container, and a main closing operation of closing the lid member.

According to this preferable aspect, when the powder medicine storage container is moved by the container moving device, the powder medicine does not spill out from the powder medicine storage container due to the impact caused by the contact between the container moving device and the powder medicine storage container. Therefore, powder medicine is not unexpectedly supplied to the dispensing tray, and an accurate amount of powder medicine can be dispensed and packaged.

In this aspect, a plurality of the container mounting devices are provided, and the operation is to place a different powder medicine storage container on each of the plurality of container mounting devices, and to discharge the powder medicine from each of the powder medicine storage containers. is possible, and while the powder medicine is being discharged from at least one of the powder medicine storage containers, the powder medicine storage container from which the powder medicine has been discharged is moved to a position away from the container mounting device, and the powder medicine is discharged. It is preferable that the operation of placing a new powder medicine container on the container mounting device on which the completed powder medicine container was placed is possible.

According to this preferred aspect, even when mixing, dividing, and packaging more powders than the number of container placement devices installed in the drug dispensing device, there is no spillage of powders when changing containers, and accuracy is improved. Highly efficient packaging operation is possible.

Still another aspect related to the present invention includes a control device that controls a plurality of dispensing devices based on prescription data that is data related to prescriptions and includes information on drugs to be provided to patients, and a drug dispensing device. , the medicine dispensing device includes a distribution plate that distributes the powder discharged from the powder medicine container, and a container on which the powder medicine container is placed and which acts on the powder medicine container to discharge the powder medicine from the powder medicine container. A loading device is provided, and the powder medicine is discharged from the powder medicine storage container placed on the container loading device, is put into the distribution tray, is divided into a predetermined number, and is further packaged individually. The dispensing device includes a medicine weighing device for weighing the target medicine and a temporary stand device for temporarily installing the powder medicine storage container, The storage container is provided with a container-side information storage means capable of storing at least container information that is information for specifying one of the powder medicine storage containers from the plurality of powder medicine storage containers, and the temporary storage device and the container mounting The apparatus is provided with an information reading means for reading the state stored in the container-side information storage means, and the information reading means reads the container information of the powder medicine storage container placed on the temporary holder device. an information storage operation in which the drug weighing device temporarily or semi-permanently stores the read information; the container information received by the drug weighing device; and information regarding the weighed powder stored in the drug weighing device; an information transmission operation of transmitting the information from the drug weighing device to the drug dispensing device, and the drug dispensing device based on the information transmitted from the drug weighing device and the prescription data that the drug dispensing device had received in advance. , an information creation operation of creating powder medicine-related information by associating the prescription data with information received from the medicine weighing device including at least the container information, and performing an information creation operation of creating powder medicine-related information by associating the prescription data with information received from the medicine weighing device including at least the container information; is placed on the container mounting device, the information reading means of the container mounting device reads the container information of the powder medicine storage container, and the information reading means of the container mounting device reads the container information. This powder medicine dispensing work support system is characterized in that a prescription corresponding to a packaging operation to be performed later is specified based on information and the powder medicine related information, and then the packaging operation is executed.

In this aspect, when storing the medicine weighed by the medicine weighing device in the powder medicine container, the powder medicine container is placed on a special temporary stand device. As a result, compared to the case where the powder medicine container is placed directly on a desk or the like, it becomes possible to store the medicine in a state where the posture of the powder medicine container is stabilized.
Further, when placing the powder medicine container on the temporary storage device, container information for identifying the container is acquired, and powder medicine related information is created by associating this container information with prescription data. Then, when the powder medicine storage container is placed on the container mounting device, the container information is read again and compared with the powder medicine related information to identify the prescription for using the medicine stored in the powder medicine storage container. That is, after performing an operation of specifying a prescription for using the medicine stored in a powder medicine storage container, a dispensing operation according to the prescription is performed. This prevents the user from erroneously using a powder container containing a medicine that is not provided in the prescription, and it becomes possible to more reliably carry out the packaging operation in accordance with the predetermined prescription.

According to the present invention, it is possible to further simplify the packaging operation and provide a medicine dispensing device that can further suppress the occurrence of unexpected problems.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a medicine dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a transparent case of the main body device of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the main body device of FIG. 1 viewed from a different angle, with the door section open. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the drug division area of FIG. 2; It is a figure showing a powder medicine cassette mounting master screen of this embodiment. It is a figure showing a medicine master screen of this embodiment. It is a figure showing a patient master screen of this embodiment. It is a figure showing a prescription input screen of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the simple input screen of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the form selection screen of this embodiment. It is a figure showing a powder medicine cassette selection screen of this embodiment. FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of part A in FIG. 11; 12 is a diagram illustrating a state in which input is made to the character input section on the powder medicine cassette selection screen of FIG. 11. FIG. It is a figure which shows the missing cassette notification screen of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the packaging progress screen of this embodiment. FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the graph displayed on the packaging progress screen of FIG. 15; It is a figure showing the speed control screen of this embodiment. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing how the speed operation section is operated on the speed control screen of FIG. 17, (a) shows a state where the finger touches the speed operation section, and (b) shows the state where the finger touches the speed operation section from the state of (a). Shows what it looks like after moving. 18 is an enlarged view of a part of the speed control screen of FIG. 17, showing a state in which a speed display section is displayed. FIG. FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of a part of the speed control screen of FIG. 17, and is a view showing how the speed display section is displayed while the speed operation section is being operated. 18 is a diagram showing a state where a full screen display operation is executed on the speed control screen of FIG. 17. FIG. It is a figure showing the layout setting screen of this embodiment. It is a figure showing a weighing reservation notification screen of this embodiment. 24 is a diagram showing a graph portion displayed on the weighing reservation notification screen of FIG. 23. FIG. It is a figure showing a prescription history list screen of this embodiment. 26 is a diagram showing a state in which prescriptions are displayed as a list in the prescription display area on the prescription history list screen of FIG. 25. FIG. It is a figure which shows the weighing history screen of this embodiment. It is a figure showing a past video display screen of this embodiment. It is a figure showing a packing history display screen of this embodiment. 18 is a diagram showing a part of a speed control screen different from FIG. 17. FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a powder medicine dispensing work support system constructed by linking the medicine dispensing device of FIG. 1 with a control device and the like. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a specific structure of the scraping device shown in FIG. 4; FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of scraping one package of powder medicine near the scraping plate and then scraping it out of the distribution plate in the medicine dispensing device of FIG. 1; Scraping will be carried out. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of scraping out one package of powdered medicine to the outside of the distribution tray in the medicine dispensing device of FIG. 1, and scraping out of the powdered medicine is carried out in the order of (a) to (d). FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a different operation from the medicine dispensing device of the present embodiment, in which (a) is a diagram showing an operation of rotating the distribution plate half a revolution, and (b) is a diagram showing a scraping operation after the operation of (a) is completed. It is a figure showing the periphery of a board. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure when performing the scraping operation which scrapes out the powder medicine for one package. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an automatic drug container employed in the drug dispensing device of FIG. 1, and shows a state where it is placed on a container holding stand. FIG. 38 is a cross-sectional view of the automatic chemical container shown in FIG. 37, in which (a) shows a state in which the lid member is open, and (b) shows a state in which the lid member is closed. 3 is a perspective view showing the container moving device shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 40 is a perspective view showing the tip side portion of the arm shown in FIG. 39, in which (a) shows a posture in which the suction surface of the container holder is horizontal, and (b) shows a posture in which the suction surface of the container holder is upright; FIG. shows. FIG. 40 is an explanatory view showing how the automatic medicine container is moved from the container holding stand using the tip end portion of the arm shown in FIG. This shows how the lid member is closed. 42 is an explanatory diagram showing how the automatic medicine container is moved from the container holding stand by the tip side part of the arm part following FIG. 41, and (a) is an explanatory diagram showing how the tip side part of the arm part is once separated from the automatic medicine container. (b) shows how the distal end portion of the arm portion is brought into contact with the automatic chemical container to close the lid member. FIGS. 3A and 3B are explanatory diagrams illustrating how one automatic medicine container is replaced during an operation in which automatic medicine containers are placed on all container holding stands and powder medicine is discharged onto a distribution tray; FIGS. Replace the automatic chemical containers in this order. It is an explanatory view showing an example of the paper medium outputted by the printing operation performed by the powder medicine packaging device of this embodiment. 28 is a diagram showing a weighing history screen in a different form from FIG. 27. FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a manual medicine container different from that shown in FIG. 1 . 47 is an exploded perspective view showing a storage space forming member of the manual chemical container shown in FIG. 46. FIG. FIG. 47 is a cross-sectional view of the manual chemical container shown in FIG. 46, with the lid omitted. 47 is an exploded perspective view showing a bottom forming member of the manual medicine container shown in FIG. 46. FIG. It is an explanatory view showing how the storage space forming member is attached to the bottom forming member, and the lid is omitted. FIG. 47 is an explanatory diagram showing how the manual chemical container shown in FIG. 46 is placed on a temporary stand, with the manual chemical container transparent and the lid portion omitted.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the following embodiments are examples that embody the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these examples.

As shown in FIG. 1, the powder medicine packaging device 1 (medicine dispensing device) of this embodiment includes a main body device 2, an operation display section 3 (display device, operation device), a control section (not shown), a manual type It has a structure including a medicine container 5, a medicine weighing device 6, a journal printer 7, and a barcode reader 8.
This powder medicine dispensing device 1 allows powder medicine stored in a medicine container (which is a powder medicine container, such as an automatic medicine container 4 described later or a manual medicine container 5 described above) to be stored by operating the operation display section 3. This device automatically takes out, weighs, and divides into predetermined number of packages.

The main body device 2 is formed by housing various devices in a housing 10. Specifically, as shown in FIG. Each medicine packaging area 14 is provided. A dehumidifier (not shown) and a temperature regulator (not shown) are provided inside the casing 10, making it possible to maintain the internal temperature and humidity within a certain range.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a door portion 16 is provided in a portion of the casing 10 that forms the outer wall surface of the medicine container placement area 12. As shown in FIGS.
The door part 16 is a part for taking the automatic medicine container 4 into and out of the housing 10, and a container temporary storage part 18 for temporarily storing the automatic medicine container 4 is provided inside the door part 16. The door section 16 and container temporary storage section 18 function as an introduction section when introducing a drug container into the interior of the casing 10, and also function as a take-out section when taking out a drug container from the inside of the casing 10. .

The container temporary storage part 18 is a part that can hold the automatic medicine container 4 by mechanical engagement, and by placing the automatic medicine container 4 thereon, the automatic medicine container 4 and the container temporary storage part 18 are held together. It becomes engaged. On the other hand, when the automatic medicine container 4 and the container temporary storage part 18 are in the engaged state, lifting the automatic medicine container 4 brings them into the disengaged state. That is, it becomes possible to remove the automatic chemical container 4 from the container temporary storage section 18.

The container temporary storage section 18 is provided with an information reading means for reading information from the automatic medicine container 4 and a weight measuring means for measuring the weight of the automatic medicine container 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the drug container arrangement area 12 is provided with a container storage section 23 (container storage device) that holds the automatic drug containers 4. In FIG. 2, only some of the automatic chemical containers 4 are labeled with reference numerals, and the other automatic chemical containers 4 are omitted.
The container storage section 23 includes a drum member 25 installed in an upright position, and the drum member 25 is rotatable about a rotation axis extending in the vertical direction. In other words, the vertical drum member 25 is in a state where it can rotate horizontally using a motor or the like as a power source.

A plurality of container installation parts are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the drum member 25, and the automatic chemical containers 4 are held in the container installation parts.
Each container installation part holds the automatic medicine container 4 by mechanical engagement, and by pushing the automatic medicine container 4, the automatic medicine container 4 and the container installation part become engaged. . On the other hand, when the automatic medicine container 4 and the container installation part are in the engaged state, by pulling the automatic medicine container 4 outward, they are brought into the disengaged state.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the drum member 25 is vertically divided into three parts, and a plurality of container installation parts are formed in each of the divided areas. In other words, a group of 11 container installation parts is provided over three stages. That is, the container storage section 23 can hold a total of 33 automatic chemical containers 4.

This container installation part has a structure that includes a protrusion member that protrudes outward, and this protrusion member is retracted when the automatic medicine container 4 is attached in a normal posture.

Further, optical sensors are provided inside and outside the drum member 25, respectively, and can detect whether or not the protruding member of the container installation portion is protruding.

Note that in the medicine container arrangement area 12, an information reading means (not shown) is provided near the drum member 25. Therefore, it is possible to acquire information from each automatic chemical container 4 held by the drum member 25. More specifically, information can be acquired from container-side information storage means (details will be described later) attached to each automatic chemical container 4.

A container moving device 28 is provided in an area extending from the drug container placement area 12 to the drug dividing area 13. The container moving device 28 has a structure including an arm portion 30 and a lifting mechanism 31, and the lifting mechanism 31 allows the arm portion 30 to move in the vertical direction.
Further, a magnet is provided at the tip of the arm portion 30, and the automatic chemical container 4 can be held by attracting an iron plate integrally attached to the automatic chemical container 4.

In the drug division area 13, in a space located behind the front door 34 (see FIG. 1), as shown in FIG. A discharge device 37, a cleaning device 38, a chemical introduction port 39, and a camera member 40 are provided.
More specifically, in the medicine dividing area 13, two parallel distribution plates 35 are installed in a buried state.

A container holding stand 36, a scraping device 37, and a cleaning device 38 are provided around each distribution plate 35. Three container holding stands 36, one scraping device 37, and one cleaning device 38 are associated with one distribution plate 35.

Further, a medicine inlet 39 is provided around the distribution pan 35 and between the two distribution pans 35 for supplying powdered medicine one package at a time to the medicine packaging area 14. A partition plate device 41 is provided at a position adjacent to.
The partition plate device 41 includes a box-shaped main body and an upright plate attached to the main body so as to be retractable. Further, it is possible to switch between a protruding state in which most of the upright plate portion protrudes from the main body to the outside, and a storage state in which the upright plate portion is housed within the main body.

Here, in each packaging operation (details will be described later), when the powder medicine distributed on one of the distribution plates 35 is scooped up by the scraping device 37 and thrown into the medicine introduction port 39, depending on the type of powder medicine to be thrown in, the powder medicine may fly farther than necessary. That is, it is conceivable that the powdered medicine will fly to the distribution tray 35 on the other side.
Therefore, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, the partition plate device 41 is set in a protruding state to prevent the powder from flying to the distribution plate 35 on the other side. That is, the vertical plate portion of the partition plate device 41 functions like a blocking wall to prevent powder from flying to the distribution plate 35 on the other side.

The distribution plate 35 is provided with a continuous annular chemical input groove, and is rotatable by a rotation mechanism (not shown).

The container holding table 36 has a structure including a vibrating table section and a weight measuring means.

The vibrating table section is provided with container holding means for holding a medicine container (automatic medicine container 4 or manual medicine container 5). Note that in this embodiment, a magnet (electromagnet) is employed as the container holding means.

The gravity measuring means directly or indirectly measures the weight of the medicine container.

Therefore, by placing the medicine container on the container holding stand 36, it is possible to vibrate the medicine container and discharge the powder contained in the medicine container into the distribution tray 35. Changes in the weight of the medicine container as the powder is discharged can be detected by the gravity measuring means.

The camera member 40 is installed at a position where it can photograph the surroundings of the container holding stand 36, and the camera member 40 is installed at a position where it can photograph the surroundings of the container holding stand 36, and the surroundings of the drug discharge portion (discharge opening portion, which will be described in detail later) of the drug container placed on the container holding stand 36. It functions as an imaging device that takes pictures. For this camera member 40, for example, a digital imager such as a CCD camera can be suitably employed.
In this embodiment, a camera member 40 that images the area around the container holding stand 36 adjacent to the distribution plate 35 on one side and a camera member 40 that images the area around the container holding stand 36 adjacent to the distribution plate 35 on the other side are separately provided. Each of them can perform an imaging operation separately.

The drug packaging area 14 is provided with a known drug packaging device and printing means.
A drug packaging device is a machine for packaging drugs one package at a time, and is formed by a sheet feeding device and a sealing device. That is, a sheet supplied from a sheet supply device is formed into a bag shape to create a sachet, and each dose is sealed and packaged using the powder medicine sealing device supplied from the drug dividing area 13 using the created sachet. It is possible to perform the following actions.
The printing means is a machine for printing predetermined information on the sachet.

The automatic medicine container 4 is a container with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is provided with a medicine discharge part 187 (see FIGS. 37, 38, etc.) for discharging the powdered medicine or powdered medicine stored inside to the outside. ing. This chemical discharge portion 187 is an opening-shaped portion that communicates between the inside and outside. Note that this chemical discharge portion 187 is opened larger by removing surrounding members, and functions as a chemical input portion for introducing chemicals.
Further, this automatic chemical container 4 has iron plates attached to two different sides. The iron plate provided on one surface is a part for attracting the automatic chemical container 4 to the magnet of the arm section 30 when the arm section 30 holds the automatic chemical container 4 . Moreover, the iron plate provided on the other surface is a part for attracting to the magnet of the container holding stand 36 when it is installed on the container holding stand 36 which will be described later.
In addition, this automatic medicine container 4 is provided with an RFID tag, and is capable of storing information regarding the stored medicine. That is, this RFID tag functions as container-side information storage means.

The operation display section 3 is a so-called touch panel, and is formed by combining a display device such as a liquid crystal panel and a position input device such as a touch pad.
The powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment displays various screens on the operation display section 3, and allows users to touch a predetermined portion with a dielectric material such as a finger or a touch pen (hereinafter simply referred to as a finger, etc.). , it is possible to execute various operations described below.

The control unit includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM (EEPROM), and a data storage unit.
A CPU is a processor that executes various types of arithmetic processing. ROM is a non-volatile memory in which programs such as BIOS are stored in advance, and RAM is a volatile memory or non-volatile memory used for expanding various programs and temporarily storing data.

The data storage unit is a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) in which various programs and data are stored. More specifically, there is a "medicine master" that stores various information about drugs, a "formed drug master" that stores information about drugs that require extrusion operations, and a "regular dose master" that stores information about the usual amount of drugs. , a "patient master" that stores information regarding patients prescribed medicines, and an "average weight master" that stores information regarding the average weight of patients prescribed medicines.
In addition, the information stored in these databases is stored in an appropriately associated state.

The manual medicine container 5 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped container, and has substantially the same structure as the automatic medicine container 4. This manual chemical container 5 differs from the automatic chemical container 4 in that a chemical input section is provided at a location separate from the chemical discharge section.
That is, in the manual chemical container 5, the chemical input part is provided at the upper part of the manual chemical container 5. This chemical input part is a through-hole-shaped part that communicates between the inside and outside, and is formed so that the outer part has a larger cross-sectional area than the inner part.

The chemical weighing device 6 includes a balance stand and an RFID reader/writer. By placing the drug container on the drug weighing device 6, the weight of the drug container can be measured, and information can be read and written to the RFID tag provided on the drug container.
In other words, the medicine weighing device 6 includes a weight measuring means for measuring the weight of the medicine container, and an information reading means and an information writing means for reading and writing information to the container-side information storage means of the medicine container. It has a similar structure.

The journal printer 7 is a device for printing and outputting various information such as a history of packaging operations and records of prescriptions on a medium such as paper.

The barcode reader 8 is capable of reading barcodes written on original boxes of medicines, medicine bottles, and the like.

Various devices such as sensors and camera components built into the main device 2, a drug weighing device 6, a journal printer 7, and a barcode reader 8 are in a state where they can send and receive various information to and from the control section described above. . That is, these devices are connected via a communication network such as a LAN, and are capable of transmitting and receiving signals.

Next, the possible operations of the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment will be described.

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment performs a "database editing operation" for adding, deleting, and changing information to various databases, and a "packaging operation" for packaging powder medicines into individual doses. ``Printing operation'' to issue various documents, ``Reservation management operation'' to notify of shortage of drugs in future packaging operations, and ``Packaging verification operation'' to verify the contents of past packaging operations. ”, a “maintenance operation” for normally executing the packaging operation, and a “re-packaging operation” for re-performing the packaging operation based on the history issued in the past.
[Database editing operation]

In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, screens corresponding to various databases are displayed, and information can be added, deleted, and changed in each database.
Specifically, the powder medicine cassette mounting master screen (see Figure 5), the medicine master screen (see Figure 6), the patient master screen (see Figure 7), the excipient drug master screen (not shown), and the regularly used Various screens can be displayed including a weight master screen (not shown) and an average weight master screen (not shown). Information can be added, deleted, and changed from each screen or from other screens displayed by operating each screen.
Here, each screen is provided with a "CSV output" button and a "print" button. By touching the displayed part of these buttons (hereinafter, touching the button-shaped part displayed on the screen is also referred to as "pressing"), the contents registered in the database can be saved in a CSV file. It is possible to output by printing on a medium such as paper or by printing on a medium such as paper.

The powder medicine cassette mounting master screen (see FIG. 5) is a screen corresponding to a database that stores information on medicines contained in medicine containers (automatic medicine containers 4).
In addition, on this screen, information such as a drug code, drug name, maximum mounting amount, filling standard amount, usage amount, inventory amount, manufacturing number, expiration date, etc. can be registered for each drug.

The drug master screen (see FIG. 6) is a screen corresponding to a database that stores information regarding drugs. The objects to be registered in this database are drugs that may be prescribed by a doctor, regardless of whether they are stored in a drug container or not. In other words, while the powder medicine cassette mounting master screen targets medicines contained in medicine containers, the medicine master screen targets all medicines that may be prescribed.
On this drug master screen (see Figure 6), for each drug, the drug code, drug name, unit code, engraving, shelf number (management number of the shelf in which it is stored), and management flag (whether special management is required for handling) are displayed. It is possible to register information such as the chemical name (abbreviation), whether the chemical is to be washed (whether the chemical requires cleaning of the distribution plate 35 or not), stability coefficient, specific gravity, vibration coefficient, image image, etc. It has become.

The patient master screen (see FIG. 7) is a screen corresponding to a database that stores information regarding patients to whom medicines have been prescribed.
This patient master screen (see Figure 7) contains information such as patient ID, patient name (kanji), patient name (kana), date of birth, ward name, notification details, address, telephone number, and fax number for each patient. It is now possible to register.
Note that the "ward name" is the name of the ward to which the department in which the patient visited belongs, and is input as necessary.

Note that the excipient drug master screen (not shown) is a screen corresponding to a database that stores information regarding drugs that are prescribed by adding additives for increasing, diluting, and the like.
The regular dose master screen (not shown) is a screen corresponding to a database that stores information regarding drug doses determined in relation to age, weight, and the like.
The average weight master screen (not shown) is a screen corresponding to a database that stores information regarding average weights corresponding to a predetermined age range.
[Saving operation]

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment is capable of carrying out a packaging operation of packaging medicines in single doses while referring to the information regarding the prescription inputted in the "prescription input operation" carried out in advance as necessary. It becomes.
More specifically, the "first packaging operation" involves packaging the powder contained in the automatic medicine containers 4 held in the container storage section 23, and the "first packaging operation" in which the powders stored in the automatic medicine containers 4 held in the container storage section 23 are divided into the automatic medicine containers 4 stored in the external management shelf. A "second packaging operation" for packaging the contained powders and a "third packaging operation" for packaging the powders stored in the manual medicine container 5 are possible.

During each packaging operation, the powder medicine packaging device 1 performs an operation of storing the automatic medicine container 4 in the container storage section 23, an operation of taking out the automatic medicine container 4 from the container storage section 23, and an operation of taking out the automatic medicine container 4. operation of moving the automatic medicine container 4 to the vicinity of the distribution pan 35, operation of placing the automatic medicine container 4 on the container holding stand 36, operation of putting a predetermined amount of medicine into the distribution pan 35, and dispensing medicine from the distribution pan 35 one dose at a time. The operation of supplying the drug to the drug packaging device and the operation of returning the automatic drug container 4 to the container storage section 23 can be performed automatically.

By the way, when the "first packaging operation" and "second packaging operation" are performed, a "cassette selection operation" is performed to select the drug container to be used based on the information regarding the prescription, and the selected The configuration is such that each packaging operation is carried out using a chemical container.

Here, when performing the "first packaging operation", if the automatic chemical container 4 selected in the "cassette selection operation" is not held in the drum member 25, the user is notified to that effect. "Cassette missing notification operation" is performed. In this case, after carrying out a "filling operation" in which the automatic medicine container 4 is held on the drum member 25 as needed, it is possible to carry out the first packaging operation again.

Each of these "prescription input operation,""cassette selection operation,""fillingoperation,""first packaging operation,""second packaging operation," and "third packaging operation" will be explained in detail.
[Prescription input operation]

The prescription input operation is an operation of displaying a prescription input screen (see FIG. 8) on the operation display section 3 and inputting information regarding the prescription.
In addition, in the prescription input operation, a registration operation for automatically registering the input information in a predetermined database is performed as necessary.

The prescription input screen has input fields corresponding to each item, including information about the patient such as patient ID and patient name, information about the medical institution and department to which the doctor who prescribed the drug belongs, and information about the prescribed drug. Information about the drug, such as drug name, usage, and dose, can be entered.

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment is equipped with an input assisting function that allows selection of a medicine name from a list. Specifically, a drug name can be input by displaying a simple input screen (see FIG. 9) and selecting a drug name from a list.

The simple input screen is provided with a character input section 45 for inputting a character string to be used in a search, and a setting button 46 for setting search conditions.
Then, by the user inputting a predetermined character string into the character input section 45 and/or pressing any of the three setting buttons 46, the drugs listed can be narrowed down. Then, by pressing one of the drug names displayed in the list, the drug name is selected.

The character input section 45 is a section for inputting characters or character strings (hereinafter also simply referred to as character strings, etc.) used as keywords for specifying drugs. When a character string or the like is input into the character input section 45, only drugs starting from the input character string or the like are displayed in a list. For example, if the character "A" is input into the character input section 45, only the medicines whose first letters are "A" will be displayed in a list.
That is, the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment performs a comparison operation of comparing a character string input into the character input section 45 with a character string obtained by reading the drug name in kana. Then, a display operation is performed in which only drugs starting from the input character string, etc. when the drug name is read in kana are displayed in the list.

In this embodiment, when a character string is input into the character input section 45, the display contents of the list are changed each time one character is input.
To explain with a specific example, suppose that when inputting the character string "Aiu" to the character input section 45, first the character "A" is input, and then the first character of the drug name is "A". Only the drugs that will be displayed will be displayed. When "A" is followed by "I" and becomes the character string "Ai" input into the character input section 45, the first character of the drug name is "A" and the second character is "A". Only drugs that are rated “A” are displayed. In other words, only drugs whose character strings begin with "ai" when read in kana are displayed. In this way, as character strings are input into the character input section 45, the display of the list changes each time a character is input.

The setting button 46 includes a "powder medicine" button, a "tablet" button, and a "cassette" button, and by pressing any one button, the type of drug to be searched for is determined.
That is, when the "powdered medicine" button is pressed, only powdered medicine out of all the medicines will be displayed on the list. Similarly, when the "Tablet" button is pressed, only tablets out of all medicines are displayed in the list, and when the "Cassette" button is pressed, only the medicines already stored in the automatic medicine container 4 are displayed. It will be displayed on the list.

Here, if nothing is input into the character input section 45 and one of the setting buttons 46 is pressed, only the medicine corresponding to the pressed setting button 46 will be displayed in the list. On the other hand, when a character string is input into the character input section 45 and one of the setting buttons 46 is pressed, the character string that corresponds to the pressed setting button 46 and in which the drug name is input is displayed. Drugs starting with will be displayed in the list.
In other words, only drugs that satisfy the conditions set by operating either or both of the character input section 45 and the setting button 46 will be displayed in the list.

In this way, on the simple input screen, it is possible to reduce the number of drugs listed based on specific conditions, such as if the name contains a specific character string, if it is a powder medicine, or if it is a tablet. It is possible to list only the drugs that meet the conditions, such as the fact that they are already stored in the automatic drug container 4. Naturally, it is also possible to narrow down the list by not listing chemicals that meet the conditions, such as not listing chemicals to be washed.

Note that "chemicals to be washed" are chemicals that are expected to cause a serious situation if unintentional mixing with other chemicals (so-called contamination) occurs in the distribution pan 35. This is a chemical that requires cleaning of the dispensing tray 35 (details will be described later) either before or after the packaging operation.
To be more specific, when a predetermined packaging operation is followed by another packaging operation, the medicine discharged onto the distribution pan 35 in the previous packaging operation may be slightly deposited on the distribution pan 35. There is a possibility that it will remain. In this case, if another packaging operation is subsequently performed, there is a possibility that the above-mentioned chemicals will be mixed in (so-called contamination). Therefore, it is now possible to specify chemicals for which unintentional contamination could cause a serious situation as chemicals to be washed, and the system is designed to encourage cleaning operations when used in packaging operations. .

By the way, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, in the initial state (state at the time of shipment), all the medicines registered in the database are the medicines to be washed, that is, the dispensing pan 35 either before or after the packaging operation. A cleaning operation (details will be described later) is set for a chemical that requires cleaning. In other words, when a packaging operation is performed, the cleaning operation of the distribution tray 35 is always performed.

In this embodiment, this setting can be changed by the user performing a predetermined operation. That is, it is possible to appropriately select whether or not the medicine displayed on the prescription input screen is to be washed.
Furthermore, when the displayed chemical is to be cleaned, the timing for carrying out the cleaning operation can be set. That is, it is possible to set whether or not a cleaning operation is required before the packaging operation and whether or not a cleaning operation is required after the packaging operation.

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment is configured to automatically determine whether or not a cleaning operation is necessary based on the set drug information, and to automatically perform the cleaning operation if necessary. It has become.
That is, the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment automatically determines whether or not a cleaning operation is required when a medicine is selected and a packaging operation is started. More specifically, based on the results of the settings stored in the data storage unit, it is determined whether the drug requires a cleaning operation before the packaging operation, and whether the cleaning operation after the packaging operation is required. Determine whether or not.
Note that a cleaning operation is normally required after using poisonous drugs, narcotics, psychotropic drugs, powerful drugs, colored drugs, drugs that tend to adhere to the dispensing plate 35 (chemicals to be cleaned), etc.

If it is determined that one or both of the cleaning operations are necessary, the cleaning operation is automatically performed. This is preferable because it can reduce the effort required during the packaging operation, compared to a configuration in which it is manually set whether or not to perform the cleaning operation each time the packaging operation is performed.

Further, on the prescription input screen (see FIG. 8), it is possible to input information regarding the usage of the prescribed medicine, such as the time of dosing, number of times of dosing, and dosing interval, as well as the packaging form of the prescribed medicine.

Information regarding drug usage can be entered using a usage code, and when a usage code is entered, the associated dosing timing, dosing frequency, and dosing interval are automatically entered.

The packaging form of medicine is an item for selecting what kind of packaging operation is used when packaging a prescribed medicine into individual doses. This packaging form is selected from the group of items consisting of "crush", "automatic cassette", and "manual dispensing cassette" and is input.

"Crushing" is a form in which tablets are crushed into powder and then packaged. That is, this item is selected when the prescribed medicine is a tablet and the powdered tablet is introduced into the manual medicine container 5 to perform a packaging operation.

The "automatic cassette" is a form in which the powdered medicine contained in the automatic medicine container 4 is supplied to the distribution tray 35 and divided into packages. That is, this item is selected when a prescribed medicine has already been stored in the automatic medicine container 4 and the medicine stored in the automatic medicine container 4 is to be used for a packaging operation.

The "manual dispensing cassette" is a form in which powder medicine is introduced into the manual medicine container 5 and then packaged. That is, this item is selected when a pharmacist manually introduces a prescribed medicine into the manual medicine container 5 and performs a packaging operation.

In this embodiment, when a drug name corresponding to "tablet" is input as the drug name, "crush" is automatically selected.

On the other hand, when a medicine corresponding to "powder medicine" is input as the medicine name, the powder medicine packaging device 1 determines whether the input medicine is a medicine stored in the automatic medicine container 4 of the container storage section 23. A determination operation is performed to determine the That is, the powder medicine packaging device 1 compares the input information with the information stored in the data storage unit (or the information acquired by the sensor) and determines whether the prescribed medicine is stored in the automatic medicine container 4 or not. automatically determines whether

As a result of the discrimination, if the medicine is stored in the automatic medicine container 4, the "automatic cassette" is automatically selected, and if not, the "manual dispensing cassette" is automatically selected. The state will be as follows.

In this embodiment, the user can change the automatically selected packaging form by operating the operation display section 3.
Specifically, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, by displaying the format selection screen (see FIG. 10) and pressing either the "automatic cassette" button or the "manual dispensing cassette" button, the item can be selected. It is possible to change. That is, when the "automatic cassette" button is pressed, the "automatic cassette" is selected, and when the "manual cassette" button is pressed, the "manual cassette" is selected.
[Cassette selection operation]

In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, when the prescribed medicine is "powder medicine" and the packaging form selected on the prescription input screen is "automatic cassette", the powder medicine packaging device 1 performs the first packaging operation or the second packaging operation. It is possible to carry out the wrapping operation and package each dose.
When performing the first packaging operation or the second packaging operation, a cassette selection operation is performed to select the automatic medicine container 4 containing the medicine to be packed, and the selected automatic medicine container 4 is to perform the packaging operation. That is, the automatic medicine container 4 to be used in the cassette selection operation is selected, and the selected automatic medicine container 4 is used to carry out the packaging operation.

In the powder medicine packaging device 1, a powder medicine cassette selection screen (see FIG. 11) is displayed on the operation display section 3, and an automatic medicine container 4 can be selected on this screen.
This powder medicine cassette selection screen shows a list displaying the medicines stored in the automatic medicine containers 4 held by the container storage section 23, and the medicines stored in the automatic medicine containers 4 stored in the external management shelf. It is possible to switch between displaying a list of the drugs listed. By pressing the display area of each drug displayed in the list, it is possible to select the automatic drug container 4 containing the drug to be used in the packaging operation.

This powder medicine cassette selection screen (see FIG. 11) is provided with a medicine display section 48, a display switching button 49, and a character input section 50.

The drug display section 48 is a section for displaying a list of drug names that satisfy conditions based on the operation of the display switching button 49 and/or the input result in the character input section 50. Among the listed drug names, drugs that require careful handling, such as narcotics, investigational drugs, poisonous drugs, powerful drugs, and psychotropic drugs, will be highlighted with a message to that effect.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a strip-shaped diagonal extending near one of the four corners (lower right of the figure) of the approximately horizontally oblong rectangular display area in which each drug name is displayed. A message is written with the background color of the area set as a different color from the surrounding area. This allows the user to identify at a glance chemicals that require careful handling.

The display switching button 49 is a button for switching the medicine displayed on the medicine display section 48. Each time this display switching button 49 is pressed, it switches between displaying the chemicals stored in the automatic medicine containers 4 held by the container storage section 23 (hereinafter also referred to as internal medicines) and displaying them on the external management shelf. Switches between displaying the chemicals stored in the stored automatic medicine container 4 (hereinafter also referred to as external medicines).
This display switching button 49 displays "Display outside management shelf" (see Figure 11) when internal medicines are displayed in the medicine display section 48, and "Display outside management shelf" when external medicines are displayed. "Display inside" (see FIG. 13). When the button is pressed and the display on the medicine display section 48 is switched, the wording displayed on the button is also switched.

The character input section 50 is a section for inputting a character string or the like used as a keyword for specifying a drug. When a character string or the like is input into the character input section 50, only drugs whose drug names begin with the input character string or the like are displayed on the drug display section 48.
In other words, the character input section 50, like the character input section 45 of the above-described simple input screen (see FIG. 9), is a section for inputting keywords to narrow down the display targets to be displayed in the list. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, when the character "A" is input into the character input section 50, only the medicines whose first letters are "A" are displayed.
Note that this character input section 50 is also configured to change the display content each time one character is input, similarly to the above-described character input section 45.

That is, on this powder medicine cassette selection screen, either internal medicine or external medicine is selected, and only medicines belonging to the selected group are displayed in a list. When a character string or the like is input to the character input section 50, only the medicines that belong to the selected group and whose names begin with the input character string or the like are displayed in a list.
When one or more drugs are displayed in a list, when the user presses an area where any drug is displayed, an automatic drug container containing the drug displayed in the pressed area is displayed. 4 is selected, and the selected automatic medicine container 4 will be used in the packaging operation.
[Cassette missing notification operation]

In the cassette selection operation, when the automatic drug container 4 held in the container storage section 23 is selected, the holding container confirmation operation (for details, see the automatic drug container 4 currently held in the container storage section 23 ) will be implemented. Then, based on the information acquired in the holding container confirmation operation, a holding determination operation is performed to determine whether or not the automatic chemical container 4 selected in the cassette selection operation is currently held in the container storage section 23. As a result of this determination, if the automatic chemical container 4 selected in the cassette selection operation is not held in the container storage section 23, a cassette missing notification operation is performed.
That is, the cassette missing notification operation is an operation performed on the condition that the selected automatic chemical container 4 is not currently held in the container storage section 23.

In the following explanation, the automatic chemical containers 4 that are scheduled to be used in the first packaging operation that will be performed from now on and that are not currently held in the container storage section 23 are also simply referred to as "missing cassettes." .

In the cassette missing notification operation, a missing cassette notification screen (see FIG. 14) is displayed on the operation display unit 3, and for each missing cassette whose presence has been confirmed in the above-described holding determination operation, the management number and the name of the drug contained therein are displayed. The operation is to display a list.

By the way, when carrying out a packaging operation using a plurality of powder medicines, the existence of a plurality of missing cassettes may be confirmed. For example, when attempting to package three types of powder medicines after mixing them in the first packaging operation, if none of the automatic medicine containers 4 accommodating the three medicines are held in the container storage section 23, Two missing cassettes were confirmed.

Therefore, in this embodiment, all existing missing cassettes are displayed as a list on one screen, so that even if a plurality of missing cassettes are confirmed, they can be confirmed at a glance.

The missing cassette notification screen (see FIG. 14) displays a filling window open button 58, a filling button 59, and a collection button 60, respectively.

The filling window open button 58 is a button for opening the door 16, and when pressed, the door 16 becomes open.

The filling button 59 is a button used in a filling operation to be described later, and is a button for causing the container storage section 23 to hold the automatic chemical container 4 placed on the temporary container storage section 18 .

In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of the powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment, by selecting the missing cassette displayed in the list and operating the filling window open button 58 and the filling button 59 as appropriate, the automatic It is possible to replenish the type chemical container 4.
That is, by separately preparing an automatic medicine container 4 filled with the medicine to be stored in the missing cassette, and performing a filling operation that causes the automatic medicine container 4 to be held in the container storage section 23, the dispensing and packaging to be performed from now on can be performed. During operation, it is possible to create a state in which there are no missing cassettes.
First, the filling operation for holding the automatic chemical container 4 in the container storage section 23 will be specifically explained below.
[Filling operation]

In the powder medicine packaging device 1, a large number of automatic medicine containers 4 are held in the container storage section 23, and medicines are stored in each of them. The powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment is capable of carrying out a filling operation in which a new automatic medicine container 4 is held in the container storage section 23.

Prior to this operation, the automatic chemical container 4 is filled with chemicals. The work of filling this drug is done manually by a pharmacist. Further, as the medicine is filled, information regarding the filled medicine is stored in the RFID tag of the automatic medicine container 4. That is, information such as drug name, filling date, filling amount, etc. is stored.

Then, the user operates the operation display section 3 as appropriate to open the door section 16. At this time, as the door section 16 is opened, the safety device is activated and the container moving device 28 is temporarily inoperative.

Then, the automatic chemical container 4 to be newly held in the container storage section 23 is placed on the temporary container storage section 18. This work is performed manually by the user. By pressing the filling button 59 with the automatic chemical container 4 placed on the container temporary storage section 18 and the operation display section 3 displayed, the door section 16 is closed and the filling operation is started. will be started.

First, the information reading means of the container temporary storage section 18 reads the information stored in the RFID tag of the automatic drug container 4, and the weight measurement means of the container temporary storage section 18 performs an information reading operation to read the information stored in the RFID tag of the automatic drug container 4. A weighing operation is performed to measure the weight.
In the information reading operation, the type of medicine newly filled in the automatic medicine container 4 is acquired. Then, based on this result, a verification operation is performed to check whether the type of newly filled medicine is the medicine that should be filled into the missing cassette (automatic medicine container 4) selected by the user. do. That is, an operation is performed to determine whether or not the type of newly filled medicine is correct.
If the result of the discrimination operation is that the type of medicine to be filled is incorrect, a notification operation such as a message display on the operation display section 3 to notify the effect is performed, and the filling operation is stopped.

Further, the powder medicine packaging device 1 performs a filling amount calculation operation for calculating the amount of medicine to be filled into the automatic medicine container 4 based on the value measured in the weight measurement operation. Note that this calculation result is stored in the data storage section, and is also stored in the RFID tag of the automatic chemical container 4 if necessary.
That is, the powder medicine packaging device 1 performs an information writing operation to store the weight of the automatic medicine container 4 measured in the weight measurement operation, and if necessary, writes the amount of medicine calculated in the required filling amount calculation operation. An information write operation is performed to store the information in the RFID tag.

When the door portion 16 is in the closed state, the operation restriction on the container moving device 28 by the above-described safety device is released, and the container moving device 28 becomes movable. Then, on condition that the filling amount calculation operation and the weight measurement operation are completed, the arm section 30 approaches the container temporary storage section 18 and becomes in a state where the automatic chemical container 4 is held.

After moving the automatic medicine container 4 to the vicinity of the container storage part 23, the arm part 30 pushes the automatic medicine container 4 into the drum member 25, and engages the automatic medicine container 4 and the drum member 25. It will be in a state where it is matched. In this state, the magnetic force of the magnet attached to the tip of the arm section 30 is erased, and the arm section 30 is separated from the automatic chemical container 4.
At this time, the attachment position of the newly held automatic medicine container 4 to the drum member 25, that is, the position information of the automatic medicine container 4 in the held state is acquired and stored in the data storage section.

In this embodiment, by repeatedly performing such a filling operation, it is possible to hold the automatic chemical container 4 in the drum member 25.

In this embodiment, when holding the automatic medicine container 4, a container attitude determination operation is performed to determine whether the automatic medicine container 4 is correctly attached (details will be described later).

Next, a case will be described in which such a filling operation is performed from the missing cassette notification screen (see FIG. 14).
Select the missing cassette to be replaced by pressing the part where either the management number or drug name is displayed in the list.
Then, the filling window opening button 58 is pressed to open the door 16, and the automatic chemical container 4 is placed on the container temporary storage section 18. At this time, the automatic chemical container 4 is filled in advance with the chemical to be stored in the selected empty cassette. By pressing the filling button 59 with the automatic chemical container 4 placed on the container temporary storage section 18, the door section 16 is closed and the above-described filling operation is started. As a result, the automatic medicine container 4 filled with the powder to be used in the packaging operation to be performed from now on is held in the container storage section 23. That is, the missing cassette on which the missing cassette notification screen was displayed is replaced, and there will be no missing cassette in the packaging operation to be performed from now on.
[First packaging operation]

In the first packaging operation, the automatic medicine container 4 to be used in the packaging operation is selected in the cassette selection operation described above, and it is confirmed that the selected automatic medicine container 4 is held in the container storage section 23. Then, a cassette take-out operation is performed to take out the selected automatic chemical container 4 from the container storage section 23.

That is, the powder medicine packaging device 1 rotates the drum member 25 to bring the automatic medicine container 4 to be taken out and the container moving device 28 close to each other. Then, the automatic chemical container 4 is held by the arm portion 30 which is a part of the container moving device 28. In other words, the iron plate integrally attached to the automatic chemical container 4 is attracted by the magnet provided on the tip side of the arm portion 30.
Then, the arm section 30 takes out the automatic chemical container 4 from the container storage section 23, moves the automatic chemical container 4 to the container holding table 36, and places the automatic chemical container 4 on the container holding table 36.

In this embodiment, an information reading means is provided near the container holding stand 36, and an information reading operation for reading stored information from the RFID tag of the automatic chemical container 4 placed on the container holding stand 36 is performed. It is possible.
Through this information reading operation, the type of medicine (powder medicine) contained in the automatic medicine container 4 is confirmed. That is, a confirmation operation is performed to confirm whether the automatic medicine container 4 containing the medicine to be used has been correctly selected and transported.

As a result of the confirmation operation, when it is confirmed that the automatic chemical container 4 containing the medicine to be used is placed on the container holding table 36, the vibrating table part of the container holding table 36 starts vibrating operation, The automatic medicine container 4 vibrates, and the powder contained in the automatic medicine container 4 slowly falls into the distribution tray 35. That is, powder medicine is supplied (discharged) from the inside of the automatic medicine container 4 to the distribution tray 35.

To explain in more detail, when the automatic chemical container 4 is placed on the container holding stand 36, the automatic chemical container 4 is firmly attached by the container holding means of the vibrating table. That is, since the automatic chemical container 4 and the container holding stand 36 are in close contact with each other over a wide range, and the magnet of the container holding means attracts the iron plate of the automatic chemical container 4, the automatic chemical container 4 is firmly attached. It is now installed.
Therefore, when the vibration table section vibrates, the automatic chemical container 4 also vibrates at the same frequency. As a result, the powder contained in the automatic medicine container 4 slowly moves toward the discharge port and is discharged to the outside from the discharge port.

Further, in conjunction with the feeding operation (discharging operation) of powder medicine from the automatic medicine container 4 to the distribution plate 35, a feeder rotation operation for rotating the distribution plate 35 is performed.

Here, before and during the vibration operation by the vibration table part, weight measurement is performed to measure the weight of the automatic chemical container 4 placed thereon based on the value detected by the weight measurement means of the container holding table 36. The action is being performed.
That is, while the powder is being supplied (discharged) from the automatic medicine container 4 to the distribution pan 35, the weight of the automatic medicine container 4 is constantly detected, and the amount of powder supplied (discharged) from the distribution pan 35 is constantly detected. The structure is such that the vibration operation of the vibration table section is stopped when the amount (dropped onto the surface) reaches a predetermined amount.
The weight of the automatic chemical container 4 obtained before the start of the vibration operation is stored as the original weight, and the current weight obtained during the vibration operation is stored as the current weight.

Then, while the vibration operation is being performed, the weight of the automatic medicine container 4 is constantly detected to confirm whether the powder medicine is being supplied to the distribution tray 35 without any hitch. In other words, it is confirmed whether the powder medicine is being correctly supplied without clogging the discharge port of the automatic medicine container 4.
That is, the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment continues to obtain the current weight of the automatic medicine container 4 during the vibration operation, and compares the obtained current weight with the original weight obtained before the start. The supply amount of powder medicine (the value obtained by subtracting the current weight from the original weight) is constantly calculated.
The vibration operation is then stopped on condition that the supply amount of powder medicine reaches a specified amount. In other words, the vibrating operation is stopped on condition that the current weight of the automatic chemical container 4 becomes smaller than the original weight obtained before the start of the vibrating operation by a predetermined amount.

Here, although there is no particular limitation, it is desirable that this vibration operation is performed with a reduced amplitude and a lowered vibration frequency after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the start of the vibration operation. That is, for a predetermined period before stopping, it is desirable to perform a low-output vibration operation with a smaller amplitude and lower vibration frequency than the previous operation.
As an example, the low-output vibration operation may be performed on the condition that the amount of powder medicine supplied is a predetermined amount (for example, about several grams) less than the specified amount (the final amount supplied). That is, an amount (several grams) of approximately several percent of the specified amount to be supplied at the end may be supplied by low-power vibration operation.

In addition, when dividing a plurality of powder medicines after mixing them, the operation of placing the automatic medicine containers 4 on the container holding stand 36 is repeated, and each of the plurality of automatic medicine containers 4 is placed on a separate container holding stand 36. let it be placed By performing a vibrating operation on each container holding table 36, a plurality of types of powder medicines are supplied to the distribution tray 35.
In this case, multiple types of powder medicines will be mixed together as the feeder rotates.

Then, when a prescribed amount of powder medicine is supplied to the distribution tray 35 and the vibration operation is stopped, the automatic medicine container 4 is returned to the container storage section 23 by the arm section 30. At this time, an information writing operation is performed in which the weight of the automatic chemical container 4 when the supply of chemicals to the distribution tray 35 is completed is measured by the weight measuring means of the container holding stand 36, and the measured weight is stored in the RFID. After that, the automatic medicine container 4 is returned to the container storage section 23.
That is, the arm section 30 moves the automatic chemical container 4 from the container holding stand 36 to the container storage section 23.

On the other hand, after the vibration operation of the distribution plate 35 stops, the rotation of the distribution plate 35 is stopped. Then, a medicine dividing operation is performed in which the powdered medicine supplied to the distribution tray 35 is put into the medicine introduction port 39 one dose at a time.
In the medicine dividing operation, the distal end portion of the scraping device 37 is lowered to be close to the distribution plate 35. Then, the dispensing plate 35 is rotated by an angle corresponding to the number of divisions, so that one dose of the powder is distributed around the distal end portion of the scraping device 37. In this state, the scraping device 37 is operated to scoop up the powdered medicine around the scraping device 37 and introduce it into the medicine inlet 39.
By repeating such an operation, a medicine dividing operation is performed in which the medicine supplied to the distribution tray 35 is introduced into the medicine introduction port 39 one dose at a time.

A single dose of medicine introduced into the medicine inlet 39 reaches the medicine packaging area 14 and is supplied to the medicine packaging device. The medicine is then packaged into individual doses using a drug packaging machine.
When this series of operations is completed, all of the medicines supplied to the distribution tray 35 are supplied to the medicine packaging device, and the packaging is completed, thereby completing the first packaging operation.

In the above-described first packaging operation, when the automatic medicine container 4 is returned to the container storage section 23, it is returned to the container storage section 23 after passing through the container temporary storage section 18. Then, in the container temporary storage section 18, a reweighing operation is performed to reweigh the weight of the automatic chemical container 4.

That is, when returning the automatic chemical container 4 from the container holding stand 36 to the container storage section 23, the automatic chemical container 4 is first moved from the container holding stand 36 to the container temporary storage section 18. Then, the weight of the automatic chemical container 4 is measured by the weight measuring means of the container temporary storage section 18.
Here, in this embodiment, as described above, the weight of the automatic medicine container 4 when the supply of medicine to the distribution tray 35 is completed is measured by the weight measuring means of the container holding stand 36. That is, a double measurement operation is performed in which the weight is measured on the container holding stand 36 and the weight is further measured on the container temporary storage section 18.

Then, an information reading operation is performed to read the information stored in the RFID tag, and the weight of the automatic drug container 4 when the drug supply is completed measured on the container holding stand 36 and the weight measured on the container temporary storage section 18 are determined. Compare the weights and determine whether they match. That is, an operation is performed to check whether the weight measuring means of the container holding stand 36 is functioning correctly.
Here, "matched" in this specification is not limited to a case where they match completely, but may be considered to match even if a minute measurement error is allowed.

Note that a confirmation operation may be performed to confirm whether the supply amount of powder medicine calculated in the above-described process is correct. That is, the weight of the automatic medicine container 4 before starting supply of medicine (the above-mentioned original weight) is compared with the weight of the automatic medicine container 4 detected by the container temporary storage section 18, and the supply amount of powder medicine (original weight) is calculated. The value obtained by subtracting the weight detected by the container temporary storage section 18 from the weight may be calculated. Then, this supply amount of powder medicine may be compared with the supply amount of powder medicine calculated in the above-described step (the value obtained by subtracting the current weight from the original weight), and it may be determined whether or not they match.

As a result of these confirmation operations, if the supply amount of powder medicine and the measured weight of the container holding table 36 are normal, the automatic medicine container 4 is moved to the container storage section 23 and the first packaging operation is performed normally. finish.
On the other hand, if the amount of powder supplied or the measured weight of the container holding table 36 is not normal, a notification operation such as displaying a message on the operation display section 3 is performed to notify the user of this fact.
[Second packaging operation]

The second packaging operation supplies the medicine to the dispensing tray 35 from the automatic medicine container 4 stored in an external management shelf instead of the automatic medicine container 4 held in the container storage section 23. This is different from the first packaging operation. Detailed explanation of the same operations as the first sachet operation described above will be omitted.

In the cassette selection operation described above, when the automatic medicine container 4 stored in the external management shelf is selected and the user further performs a predetermined operation on the operation display section 3, the second packaging operation is started. .
In this operation, first, the door portion 16 is in an open state.

In this state, the automatic medicine container 4 that has been manually taken out from the external management shelf is placed on the container temporary storage section 18, and a predetermined operation is performed on the operation display section 3. This confirms that the automatic chemical container 4 is placed on the temporary container storage section 18 . At this time, an information reading operation is performed to read the information stored in the RFID tag of the automatic medicine container 4, and a check is made to determine whether the automatic medicine container 4 selected by the user is correctly placed in the container temporary storage section 18. A confirmation operation is performed to confirm. That is, it is determined whether the type of medicine stored in the selected automatic medicine container 4 matches the type of medicine stored in the automatic medicine container 4 placed in the container temporary storage section 18. be done.
In addition, a weight measurement operation for measuring the weight of the automatic chemical container 4 placed on the temporary container storage section 18 is performed, and an information writing operation for storing the measured weight in the RFID tag is performed.

Then, the door section 16 is in a closed state, the arm section 30 moves the automatic chemical container 4 from the container temporary storage section 18 to the container holding table 36, and the automatic chemical container 4 is placed on the container holding table 36. state.

From this state, similarly to the first packaging operation described above, the medicine is supplied to the distribution tray 35, and the medicine is supplied one dose at a time to the medicine packaging apparatus. Further, the medicine packaging device packages the supplied powder medicine one dose at a time. As a result, the medicine supplied to the distribution tray 35 is divided into a predetermined number of packages.
When the operation of supplying the medicine to the distribution tray 35 is completed, the arm section 30 returns the automatic medicine container 4 to the container temporary storage section 18, the door section 16 opens, and the second packaging operation begins. Complete.
[Third packaging operation]

In the third packaging operation, a predetermined operation is performed with the message "Please place the manual distribution cassette" displayed on the operation display section 3, and the front door 34 is raised. That is, in the case 10, the front side of the drug division area 13 is opened.
Note that when the container moving device 28 is operating, such as when the first packaging operation is being performed or when the second packaging operation is being performed, a notification that the front door 34 cannot be raised is notified. Implement notification operations. Specifically, this notification operation is an operation of sounding an alarm. When this notification operation is performed, the third packaging operation is stopped.

When the front door 34 is raised, an operator manually places the manual chemical container 5, which has been filled with a chemical in advance, on the container holding stand 36. At this time, an information reading operation is performed to read the information stored in the RFID tag of the manual chemical container 5, and a check is performed to check whether the manual chemical container 5 to be used is correctly placed on the container holding stand 36. Action is performed.
In this confirmation operation, when it is confirmed that the manual chemical container 5 is correctly placed on the container holding stand 36, the message display on the operation display section 3 ends. In this state, a predetermined operation is performed to lower the front door 34 and close the front door 34.
Then, the medicine is supplied from the manual medicine container 5 to the distribution tray 35, and the medicine is supplied one dose at a time to the medicine packaging device.

When the packaging operation is completed, a message "Please take out the manual distribution cassette" is displayed on the operation display section 3. In this state, a predetermined operation is performed to raise the front door 34 again. After taking out the manual chemical container 5, the user performs a predetermined operation on the operation display section 3 to lower the front door 34 and close the front door 34.

Here, in the third packaging operation, unlike the first packaging operation described above, the operation of measuring the amount of medicine supplied is not performed, and all the medicines contained in the manual medicine container 5 are transferred to the distribution tray 35. supply That is, it is necessary to fill the manual chemical container 5 with a prescribed amount (the amount to be finally supplied) of the chemical.

In each of the above-mentioned packaging operations, in addition to the packaging operation using one distribution tray 35, it is possible to perform the distribution operation using two distribution trays 35. That is, it is possible to switch between a packaging operation using one distribution tray 35 and a packaging operation using a plurality of distribution trays 35 as necessary.

Specifically, in each packaging operation, when a predetermined number or more of drugs are mixed and packaged, the packaging operation is performed using two distribution plates 35. Note that "a predetermined number or more" as used herein means the number of container holding stands 36 (three in this embodiment) that are arranged in close proximity to one distribution plate 35.
In this operation, the partition plate device 41 is moved from the protruding state to the retracted state. In other words, no standing plate is located near the chemical introduction port 39. Then, the powder medicine is dropped onto each distribution pan 35, and the same medicine dividing operation as described above is performed on each distribution pan 35.

Incidentally, it may be necessary to mix and package a predetermined number or more of chemicals, which is equal to or greater than the number of container holding stands 36 provided inside the housing 10 (six in this embodiment). The operations performed in such a case will be described in detail below.
When all the automatic chemical containers 4 to be used are placed on the container holding stand 36, an automatic exchange operation for exchanging the automatic chemical containers 4 is performed by the container moving device 28 as necessary.
On the other hand, if the automatic chemical container 4 to be used is stored in an external management shelf, a recommendation operation is performed to prompt the user to manually prepare the automatic chemical container 4 to be used.
In addition, a manual dispensing setting operation can be performed in which one or more chemicals are set to be discharged from the manual medicine container 5 into the dispensing pan 35.
[Automatic exchange operation]

In the automatic exchange operation, after performing an operation of supplying powder from a predetermined automatic medicine container 4 to the distribution tray 35, the arm section 30 moves this automatic medicine container 4 from the container holding stand 36 to the container storage section 23. . Following this, the arm section 30 moves the new automatic medicine container 4 from the container storage section 23 to the container holding stand 36, and supplies the powder medicine from the new automatic medicine container 4 to the distribution tray 35. By repeating this operation a predetermined number of times, all the necessary powders are supplied to the distribution tray 35.
[Recommended action]

In the advisory operation, a message prompting the operator to prepare a predetermined automatic chemical container 4 is displayed on the operation display section 3. Then, the automatic medicine container 4 that has finished supplying the powder to the distribution tray 35 is moved to the container storage section 23 (or temporary container storage section 18), and the door section 16 is brought into an open state. Then, similarly to the second packaging operation described above, the automatic medicine container 4 that has been manually taken out from the external management shelf is placed on the container temporary storage section 18. Note that when the automatic medicine container 4 is moved to the temporary container storage section 18, after the automatic medicine container 4 is taken out, a new automatic medicine container 4 is placed on the temporary container storage section 18.
At this time, similar to the second packaging operation described above, the information reading operation, weight measurement operation, and information writing operation are performed as appropriate, and the arm section 30 moves the automatic chemical container 4 from the container temporary storage section 18 to the container holding stand. Move it to 36. By repeating this operation a predetermined number of times, all the necessary powders are supplied to the distribution tray 35.
[Manual spreading setting operation]

When performing a packaging operation in which a predetermined number (six in this embodiment) or more of chemicals are mixed and packaged, a selection operation can be performed in advance to select the chemicals to be discharged from the manual medicine container 5 to the distribution tray 35. It becomes. That is, a predetermined medicine is selected from a plurality of medicines displayed on the operation display section 3, and a medicine to be discharged from the manual medicine container 5 to the distribution tray 35 is selected.
For example, when seven types of medicines are mixed and packaged, five medicines are discharged from the automatic medicine container 4 to the distribution pan 35, and the remaining two medicines are discharged from the manual medicine container 5 to the distribution pan 35. The operation of selecting can be performed. In this case, one of all the container holding tables 36 is used as the container holding table 36 on which the manual chemical container 5 is placed, and all the other container holding tables 36 are used as the container holding table 36 on which the automatic chemical container 4 is placed. It is possible to carry out a packaging operation such as using it as a container holding stand 36. The operation of placing the automatic medicine container 4 and the manual medicine container 5 on the container holding table 36 and the operation of removing the automatic medicine container 4 and manual medicine container 5 from the container holding table 36 are performed according to the above-mentioned packaging. It is carried out using the same procedure as the operation.

In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, the packaging progress screen (see FIG. 15) is displayed during each of the above-mentioned packaging operations, and the progress of supplying the medicine to the distribution tray 35 is displayed. Display operation is possible.
Furthermore, while each of the above-described packaging operations is being performed, a monitoring operation can be performed to check the surroundings of the distribution tray 35.
The progress display operation and monitoring operation will be explained in detail below.
[Progress display operation]

As described above, the progress display operation is performed while the packaging progress screen (see FIG. 15) is displayed on the operation display unit 3.

As shown in FIG. 15, the packaging progress screen is provided with a supply medicine display area 65 that displays a list of each medicine to be supplied to the distribution tray 35. In this supplied medicine display area 65, a state where chemicals to be supplied to one of the two distribution pans 35 are displayed as a list, and a state where chemicals to be supplied to the other distribution pan 35 are displayed as a list are displayed. It is possible to switch.

In addition, the supplied drug display area 65 displays, for each drug, the drug name, packaging form, timing and number of doses, supply progress rate, and a notification symbol 77a indicating that supply is in progress or a notification symbol 77b indicating completion of supply. are doing.
Note that, as shown in FIG. 16, the supply progress rate is displayed as a graph (numeral 66 in the figure). The total length of this graph (symbol 66a in the figure) indicates the total supply amount (finally supplied amount), and the different colored portion (symbol 66b in the figure) indicates the amount that has already been supplied to the distribution pan 35 (currently supplied amount). supply amount). In other words, the supply progress rate is the ratio of the current supply amount to the final supply amount.

By the way, the packaging progress screen is provided with a cassette remaining amount button 68, as shown in FIG. This cassette remaining amount button 68 is a button that, when pressed, displays a weighing reservation notification screen (see FIG. 23, which will be described in detail later).

In addition, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, if there is a medicine that is predicted to be in short supply in the future among the medicines scheduled to be used in the unperformed packaging operation, this cassette remaining amount button 68 can be pressed from the surrounding area. A highlighting operation (first notification operation) is performed to make the information stand out.
More specifically, when the "Issue" button is pressed after inputting information regarding the prescription on the prescription input screen (see Figure 8) described above, the information contained in the drug container among the drugs provided with the input prescription is displayed. If the remaining amount of medicine is less than the amount used in the packaging operation corresponding to the input prescription, a highlighting operation is performed.
Note that this highlighting operation includes a blinking operation that changes the color of the cassette remaining amount button 68 at predetermined time intervals, and a frame display operation that displays a frame of a different color from the surrounding area at the edge. ing.
In addition, when the powder medicine dispensing operation support system 161 (described in detail later) is constructed, when transmitting prescription data from the control device 160 to the powder medicine packaging device 1, the user can receive future information as necessary. Carry out notification operations to notify of drug shortages. In other words, when transmitting prescription data, for one or more prescriptions included in the prescription data transmitted at one time, the remainder of the medicine contained in the medicine container among the medicines provided in that prescription is If the amount is less than the amount used in the packaging operation corresponding to this prescription, a notification operation is performed. This notification operation may be performed by one or more of the powder medicine packaging device 1, the control device 160, and the external PC 162.

Here, the notification operation performed when there is a medicine predicted to be in short supply in the future is not limited to the above-described highlighting operation. For example, a message may be displayed on the operation display unit 3 or the displays of various devices to notify that there will be a drug shortage in the future, or a message to prompt the refilling of the drug, or an error announcement operation may be made to notify by voice of a future drug shortage. may also be implemented. In other words, the user may be notified of a drug that will be in short supply in the future (a drug that is preferably filled at present) by causing a sound generating device such as a speaker device included in the operation display unit 3 or various devices to generate sound.
That is, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment, by notifying the user of the medicines that will need to be filled in the future, it is possible to urge the user to fill the medicines and prevent a shortage of medicines that may occur in the future. ing.
[Monitoring operation]

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment performs a monitoring operation that displays the surroundings of the distribution tray 35 to which medicines are supplied by displaying the speed control screen (FIG. 17) during each of the above-mentioned packaging operations. It can be implemented. Specifically, it is possible to carry out a monitoring operation that displays the area around the medicine discharge part of the medicine container placed on the container holding table 36 disposed adjacent to the distribution pan 35.
Then, on the speed control screen, it is possible to perform a speed adjustment operation to change the discharge speed (discharge amount per unit time) of the medicine (powder) to the distribution pan 35 as necessary.
This allows the user to check whether the dispensing operation is being performed normally, and allows the user to perform the dispensing operation while adjusting the speed of discharging the medicine to the distribution pan 35 to a desired speed. It is possible.
In addition, in the monitoring operation, when drug containers are placed on a plurality of container holding stands 36 arranged adjacent to the distribution pan 35, the drug discharge portions of all drug containers and their surroundings can be displayed.

When a "real-time video" button (not shown) is pressed on the operation display section 3, a speed control screen (FIG. 17) is displayed. This speed control screen is provided with an operation display section 80, a speed operation section 81 (operation image), a package management area 85 that displays a package stop button 82, and an AF button 83. .

In the sachet management area 85, a first operation display section 80a and a first speed operation section 81a are displayed in order from the top on one end side in the left and right direction, and a first operation display section 80a and a first speed operation section 81a are displayed below the first speed operation section 81a. The package stop button 82a and the first AF button 83a are displayed in parallel.
Note that the first speed operation unit 81a is used to increase or decrease the magnitude of vibration (hereinafter also referred to as vibration level) of all the container holding stands 36 (three in this embodiment) adjacent to one distribution plate 35. (The vibration level changing operation will be described later).

On the other end side in the left and right direction, a second operation display section 80b and a second speed operation section 81b are displayed in order from the top, and below the second speed operation section 81b, a second sachet stop button 82b and a second AF Buttons 83b are displayed in parallel.
The second speed operation unit 81b is used to increase or decrease the magnitude of vibration (hereinafter also referred to as vibration level) of all the container holding stands 36 (three in this embodiment) adjacent to the other distribution plate 35. (The vibration level changing operation will be described later).

That is, the first operation display section 80a and the second operation display section 80b are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, and below them, the first speed operation section 81a and the second speed operation section 81b are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction. Here, one distribution pan 35 associated with the first speed operation section 81a and the other distribution pan 35 associated with the second speed operation section 81b are also juxtaposed in the left-right direction.
The arrangement order of the first speed operation section 81a and the second speed operation section 81b corresponds to the arrangement order of the two corresponding distribution plates 35. That is, when one distribution pan 35 is located on the left side and the other distribution pan 35 is located on the right side, the first speed operation section 81a corresponding to one distribution pan 35 is located on the left side of the operation display section 3. A second speed operation section 81b corresponding to the other distribution pan 35 is displayed on the right side of the operation display section 3.

Near the lower end of the sachet management area 85 and near one end in the left-right direction, the first sachet stop button 82a and the first AF button 83a are juxtaposed. Near the lower end of the sachet management area 85 and near the other end in the left-right direction, the second sachet stop button 82b and the second AF button 83b are juxtaposed. In other words, the first package stop button 82a and the first AF button 83a are located near one of the lower corners of the corner portion of the package management area 85, which has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front. A second sachet stop button 82b and a second AF button 83b are located near the other lower corner.

Here, each part displayed on one end side in the left-right direction corresponds to one of the two distribution plates 35, and each part displayed on the other end side in the left-right direction corresponds to one of the two distribution plates 35. It corresponds to my other one. In other words, each part displayed on one end is a part for checking and controlling the dispensing operation performed on one distribution pan 35, and each part displayed on the other end is a part for checking and controlling the dispensing operation performed on one distribution pan 35. This is a part for checking and controlling the dispensing operation carried out on the dispensing tray 35.
By the way, each part displayed on one end side and each part displayed on the other side end part are for checking and controlling the dispensing operation, although the target distribution trays 35 are different. Similar operations are possible. Therefore, in the following, only each part displayed on one end side will be explained, and a redundant explanation will be omitted for each part displayed on the other end side.

The first operation display section 80a is for displaying a moving image (observation image) captured by a camera member 40 that captures the discharge port of the drug container on the container holding stand 36 adjacent to one of the distribution plates 35 and its surroundings. It is a part. That is, by checking the video displayed on the first operation display section 80a, it is possible to check the current state of the outlet of the medicine container and its surroundings.

The first speed operation section 81a is a part displayed on the screen of the operation display section 3, and is composed of an annular operation button section 88 and a speed display section 89 located inside the operation button section 88. .
By moving a finger or the like while keeping it in contact with the area where the operation button section 88 is displayed, the magnitude of the vibration of the container holding table 36 can be raised or lowered. By changing the magnitude of vibration of the container holding table 36, the speed at which the powder is discharged from the medicine container to the distribution plate 35 can be changed.

That is, the operation of reducing the amplitude of the vibration of the container holding stand 36 and lowering the vibration frequency, and the operation of increasing the amplitude of the vibration of the container holding stand 36 and raising the vibration frequency. is now possible. By appropriately implementing these steps, the vibration pattern can be changed in stages.
Then, as the vibration pattern of the container holding table 36 changes, the vibration transmitted from the container holding table 36 to the drug container increases or decreases, and the vibration of the drug container placed on the container holding table 36 also increases or decreases. Then, as the vibration of the medicine container changes, the discharge speed at which the medicine is discharged from the medicine container to the distribution pan 35 changes.

As the vibration of the medicine container increases, the speed at which the medicine is discharged from the medicine container to the distribution pan 35 increases. In other words, the amount of emissions per unit time increases. On the other hand, as the vibration of the medicine container becomes smaller, the speed at which the medicine is discharged from the medicine container to the distribution pan 35 becomes slower. Emissions per unit time are reduced.
In this embodiment, by increasing/decreasing the vibration pattern of the container holding table 36 in stages, the discharge speed at which medicine is discharged from the drug container to the distribution pan 35 can be increased/decreased in stages.

Specifically, when changing the discharge speed, as shown in FIG. 18, touch the part where the operation button section 88 is displayed with your finger, etc., and maintain the state in which your finger etc. touches this part. While doing so, move your fingers in an arc. That is, the user moves his finger or the like clockwise (or counterclockwise) so as to trace the area where the operation button section 88 is displayed.

In this embodiment, when the circumferential length of the operation button part 88 is L, the ejection speed increases by one step each time the finger or the like is moved clockwise by 1/4L, and counterclockwise by 1/4L. The structure is such that the discharge speed slows down by one step each time it is moved.
From this, for example, when the finger or the like moves one turn clockwise along the operation button section 88 from the first touch point, the ejection speed increases by four steps. On the other hand, when the user makes one rotation counterclockwise along the operation button section 88, the ejection speed decreases by four steps. That is, the present embodiment has a structure in which the discharge speed changes in stages according to the operation.

According to this structure in which the discharge speed is changed by drawing an arc while touching the finger, etc., it is possible to give the user the feeling of operating a dial when performing a speed change operation. It becomes possible. This makes it possible to improve the operability when performing a speed change operation.
Further, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, each packaging operation is performed in a closed space (inside the housing 10) with the door portion 16 and the front door 34 closed. Therefore, it is difficult to operate the dial while directly viewing the part to which the medicine is supplied, as in conventional medicine packaging devices. Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to change the powder discharge speed by operating the operation button part 88 while displaying the vicinity of the medicine discharge part of the medicine container placed on the container holding table 36 on the operation display part 3. It is structured as follows. This makes it possible to clearly see the state in which the powdered medicine is discharged, resulting in high safety. In addition, by providing the user with the same operational feeling as in the past, the user can operate the system without feeling any discomfort.

In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, the speed can be changed simply by changing the direction of movement while keeping a finger or the like in contact with the screen. Therefore, the speed can be easily changed without taking your eyes off the first operation display section 80a for a long time.
Furthermore, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, speed changes can be made in multiple stages in a short time by increasing the movement speed of the fingers, etc., and on the other hand, gradual speed changes can be made by slowing down the movement speed. It is possible. This configuration is preferable because it facilitates fine adjustment of the speed.
In other words, the powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment provides a comfortable operating feeling as if the speed was changed by turning the dial as appropriate while checking the first operation display section 80a while pinching the dial. is possible.

The speed display section 89 is a section for displaying the current discharge speed, and a number ("4" in FIG. 19) indicating the speed stage (vibration level stage) is displayed.
That is, the user may wish to accurately grasp the current speed while continuing to monitor the first operation display section 80a. Therefore, by providing the speed display section 89, it is possible to confirm the current accurate discharge speed.

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment is configured to change the color of the operation button section 88 in accordance with the speed when the discharge speed changes. Further, the speed notification section 91 (speed display image) is configured to be displayed for a predetermined period of time (for example, several seconds) (see FIG. 19).
The speed notification section 91 is a section that is temporarily displayed above the first speed operation section 81a (in the 12 o'clock direction), and has an upper approximately circular section and a lower approximately inverted triangular section. It is shaped like a combination. A number ("4" in FIG. 19) indicating the speed is displayed inside the speed notification section 91.

This speed notification section 91 is a section that is temporarily displayed on condition that the discharge speed has changed. For example, when the speed is changed from "3" to "4" or from "5" to "4", the changed speed "4" will be displayed.
By displaying the speed notification section 91 in this manner, the current speed can be confirmed reliably.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 20, when a finger or the like touches the upper side of the first speed operation section 81a, the hand or the like overlaps the speed display section 89, and the speed display section 89 The displayed speed becomes difficult to see. In this state, it becomes difficult to confirm the speed just by glancing at the speed display section 89.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, by displaying the speed notification section 91 at a position where hands and the like do not overlap, it is possible to reliably visually check the current speed.

Note that, like the operation button section 88, the speed notification section 91 is also configured to change color depending on the speed. In this embodiment, the color of the operation button section 88 corresponding to each speed and the speed notification section 91 corresponding to the same speed are the same color. In other words, the speed notification section 91 is displayed in the same color as the operation button section 88.

In addition, on the speed control screen of this embodiment, a full-screen display operation that displays the first operation display section 80a (or second operation display section 80b) over substantially the entire area of the sachet management area 85 can be performed. It has become.

When the full screen display operation is executed, as shown in FIG. 21, the first operation display section 80a is displayed in the upper part of the sachet management area 85, and the strip part 93 is displayed near the lower end. Become.
A first speed operation section 81a is displayed near the lower end of the upper portion and near one end in the left-right direction. That is, a portion of the first operation display section 80a and the first speed operation section 81a are displayed in an overlapping state.
Further, the band-shaped portion 93 has a packaging stop button 82 and an AF button 83 arranged in parallel near one end in the left-right direction.

The packaging stop button 82 is a button for stopping the packaging operation, and when pressed, the packaging operation is stopped.

The AF button 83 is a button for ending the state in which the ejection speed can be changed manually and automatically changing the ejection speed. That is, by pressing the button in a state where the discharge speed can be changed, the state shifts to a state in which the discharge speed is automatically set.
[Printing operation]

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment is capable of printing and outputting predetermined information on a print medium such as a paper medium or a sachet.

The printing operation outputs one of the various documents selected from "filling record", "filling list", "manual distribution instructions", "missing item list", "deletion/collection list", and "dispensing record". It is possible to operate. Specifically, only the "prescription record" can be output on both paper media and sachets, and other documents can only be output on paper media.

The "filling record" is a document that primarily displays information regarding the results of the filling operation.
The "filling list" is a document that mainly displays information regarding a list of chemicals currently filled in the automatic medicine container 4.
The "manual distribution instructions" is a document that primarily displays information regarding the contents of the packaging operation to be performed. More specifically, in the packaging operation using the manual medicine container 5 that will be performed from now on, information such as the name of the medicine stored in the manual medicine container 5 and the content of this packaging operation is displayed. be.
The "deletion/recovery list" is a document that primarily displays information regarding the history of drugs such as the names of drugs deleted/recovered by the user, the date and time of deletion/recovery, etc.
The "dispensing record" is a document that mainly displays information regarding the dispensing and packaging operation after implementation.

Here, in the initial state (state at the time of shipment), when each document is output, the settings are such that predefined items are output for each document.
In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, a layout setting screen (see FIG. 22) is displayed, and items to be printed for each document can be changed.

As shown in FIG. 22, the layout setting screen includes a layout information display area 98 that displays information regarding various layouts, an item display area 99 that displays a list of printable items, and a preview area 100 that displays output results. It is equipped with

In the layout information display area 98, it is possible to select any one of the various registered layouts and display the management number and name of the selected layout.

The item display area 99 is a part for displaying a list of printable items. Here, if any layout is selected in the layout information display area 98, a list of items to be printed in the selected layout is displayed.

Here, on the layout setting screen, it is possible to add or delete items to be printed in the selected layout. That is, by adding or deleting items to be displayed in the item display area 99 and selecting items to be printed from among the items displayed in the list, the items to be output in the selected layout are changed.

The preview area 100 is a portion for displaying the content to be output in the printing operation to be performed from now on. More specifically, in the layout selected in the layout information display area 98, the content is displayed when the item selected in the item display area 99 is printed.
In this way, if the configuration is such that the content can be checked before actually performing the printing operation, it is possible to prevent redoing the output due to a setting error.

By the way, in the printing operation of this embodiment, as described above, it is possible to output a "dispensation record."
When outputting this "dispensing record," the "theoretical value" of the amount of medicine theoretically required in the packaging operation (drug-related value) and the "theoretical value" of the amount of medicine actually packaged are used. It is possible to display items such as "Actual Measured Value", "Calculated Value" calculated based on the "Actual Measurement Value", "Weighing Result" indicating whether or not the packaging operation was completed normally, and "Weighing Feeder". It becomes.

When displaying "theoretical values," we use information such as the total amount of medicine required per packaging operation, the amount of packaged medicine used per day, and the amount used per packaged medicine. Specifically, it is possible to display the theoretical value of any one or a plurality of selected amounts of chemicals based on different standards.

For example, it is now possible to simultaneously display the theoretical value of ``the total amount of medicine required per single packaging operation'' and the theoretical value of ``the amount of medicine used per day in the packaging operation.'' ing.
That is, when displaying the theoretical values, not only the theoretical values based on one standard may be displayed, but also the theoretical values based on different standards may be displayed.

In this case, the configuration may be such that the other is calculated based on one of them. For example, the theoretical value of ``amount of medicine packaged in a package operation per day'' is calculated from the theoretical value of ``total amount of drug required per package operation'' and displayed. Good too.

When displaying "actual measurements," we also show the total amount of medicine required per packaging operation, the amount of medicine to be used per day, and the amount of medicine to be used per packaging operation. It is possible to display the actual measured value of any one or a plurality of amounts selected from the amounts of chemicals based on different standards, such as the amount used.
All of these values are values measured by the weight measuring means of the container temporary storage section 18 and the container holding stand 36 during the packaging operation. In other words, it is a value obtained in response to the situation during the packaging operation.

When displaying the actual measured values, it is also possible to display not only the actual measured values based on one standard but also the actual measured values based on different standards.

In this way, in the powder packaging device 1 of the present embodiment, the "theoretical value" that is the target when performing the packaging operation and the "actual value" that is measured during the actually performed packaging operation are written together. Documents can be output. Therefore, the user can easily compare the "theoretical value" and the "actually measured value" and can determine whether or not a packaging error has occurred and the exact value of the packaging error.

As described above, the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment is capable of outputting various information on paper media. In other words, it is possible to output paper media as shown in FIG.
To explain in detail, the paper medium shown in FIG. 44 has the start time of the packaging operation, the theoretical value of "the total amount of medicine required per one packaging operation", and " It outputs the theoretical value of the daily usage amount of the packaged medicine. Further, on the lower side thereof, for each of the various chemicals mixed in the packaging operation, the drug name, the measured value of the amount of the drug, the theoretical value of the amount of the drug, and the ID of the "weighing feeder" are output. Note that the ID of the "weighing feeder" indicates information that identifies the container holding table 36 on which the drug container containing the drug is placed during the packaging operation, and is an identification formed by combining letters and numbers. It has become a symbol. In addition, further below, the end time of the packaging operation and the total number of packages (the total number of packages when each drug is packaged one by one) are output.
[Reservation management operation]

In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, when a packaging operation to be executed in the future is in the execution waiting state, a weighing reservation notification screen (see FIG. 23) is displayed on the operation display section 3, and the It is possible to display a list of drugs to be used in the packaging operation.
At this time, an inventory comparison operation is performed in which the amount of each drug required for the packaging operation in the waiting state is calculated and compared with the inventory amount of the drug. Then, as a result of the inventory comparison operation, if it is predicted that there will be a shortage of medicines in the future, a notification operation is performed to notify the user of this fact.

In addition, "execution waiting state" is a state in which the packaging operation cannot be executed immediately due to reasons such as the fact that another packaging operation is currently being executed, even though the packaging operation has been performed. It is. In this case, the target packaging operation is reserved to be performed in the future, and is placed on standby until the packaging operation becomes possible. Then, the situation becomes such that the packaging operation can be performed, and when the packaging operation is performed, the execution waiting state is canceled.

Furthermore, if there are a plurality of packaging operations waiting to be executed, each packaging operation will be executed in turn according to a predetermined order. In other words, the execution waiting state is cleared one by one.

As shown in FIG. 23, the weighing reservation notification screen is provided with a patient information display area 105 and a drug display area 106.

The patient information display area 105 displays patients who have been prescribed one or more medicines among the medicines used at least once in the packaging operation that is currently waiting for execution. Information regarding the patient, such as the patient name, patient ID, and number of packages, will be displayed for each patient to be displayed.
Note that the "number of packages" is information that indicates how many bags will be intended for the patient when one or more medicines for one dose are packed in one bag in a future packaging operation. .

To explain in detail with an example, suppose there are three packaging operations waiting to be executed, and the drugs to be packaged in the first packaging operation are "Ichiro Yuyama" and "Niro Yuyama". The drug prescribed to Mr. ``Yuyama'' and packaged in the second packaging operation is prescribed to Mr. ``Yuyama Niro'' and ``Yuyama Samiro'' and packaged in the third packaging operation. Suppose that the medicine was prescribed to Mr. Shiro Yuyama. In this case, in the patient information display area 105, "Ichiro Yuyama", "Niro Yuyama", "Sarou Yuyama", and "Shiro Yuyama" will be displayed in parallel.

In the medicine display area 106, a list of medicines to be used at least once in all the packaging operations currently waiting to be executed is displayed. Then, for each drug, the drug name, reserved amount, and stock amount are displayed, and if necessary, the shortage amount is displayed.

The "reserved amount" is the future required amount of the target drug, and is the cumulative value of the amount used in each packaging operation that is currently waiting for execution. In other words, it is the total value of the amount to be used in each packaging operation that is currently waiting for execution.

The "inventory amount" is the amount of the target medicine currently stored in the automatic medicine container 4 held in the container storage section 23 or in the automatic medicine container 4 stored in the management shelf.

The reservation amount and inventory amount are displayed in graphs as well as letters and numbers. As shown in FIG. 24, the total length (numeral 108 in the drawing) indicates the maximum amount, and the differently colored portion (numeral 109 in the drawing) indicates the current amount. Note that the maximum reservation amount is the same as the maximum inventory amount, and is the maximum capacity (amount that can be accommodated) of the automatic chemical container 4 containing the target drug.

In addition, when the target medicine is stored in two automatic medicine containers 4, the inventory amount is the total value of the current storage amount of the two automatic medicine containers 4, and the maximum inventory amount is 2. This is the total value of the maximum storage capacity of the two automatic chemical containers 4.
In addition, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, in the above-mentioned packaging operation, when the medicine to be used is stored in two automatic medicine containers 4, the medicine containing the stored medicine is used from the one with the smallest amount remaining. It is configured to do this. That is, it is possible to obtain the amount of medicine contained in each of the two automatic medicine containers 4 through the information reading operation, and perform a remaining amount comparison operation in which these amounts are compared. Through this operation, it is possible to specify automatic chemical containers 4 with a small amount remaining, and to carry out a sorting and use operation in which the identified automatic chemical containers 4 are used for a packaging operation.

Here, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, a comparison operation (comparison operation) is performed to compare the reserved amount and the stock amount, and when the reserved amount exceeds the stock amount, the shortage amount is calculated. Perform amount calculation operation. Then, a shortage notification operation (notification operation) is performed in which the calculated shortage amount is displayed and the frame is displayed blinking.

Note that this frame is displayed at the edge of the area where each drug is individually displayed in the drug display area 106, and it flashes and repeats display and non-display at predetermined intervals (for example, 2 seconds). This is what is shown on the display.

In addition, when the user touches the area displaying the drug with the insufficient amount while this shortage notification operation is in progress, a screen for performing the filling operation to fill the drug will be displayed. It is now possible.

Note that this filling operation is performed in the same procedure as the above-described filling operation. Briefly, when the user performs a predetermined operation, the automatic medicine container 4 for storing the insufficient medicine is transported to the door 16 by the container moving device 28, and the door 16 is opened. state.
Then, the user takes out the automatic medicine container 4 and manually fills the automatic medicine container 4 with the insufficient amount or more medicine. At the same time, an operation is performed to store the amount of medicine filled in the RFID of the automatic medicine container 4 using an external device.
Further, the automatic medicine container 4 filled with medicine is placed on the container temporary storage part 18 of the door part 16, and a predetermined operation (for example, pressing the completion button) is performed.

At this time, the container temporary storage unit 18 is performing a filling verification operation in which the weight of the automatic chemical container 4 is measured again. As a result of this operation, if it is determined that the automatic medicine container 4 is filled with the correct amount of medicine (more than the insufficient amount), the automatic medicine container 4 is moved to the container storage section 23 or the container holding stand 36. Implement. Note that the case where the container is moved to the container holding table 36 is the case where the next packaging operation is a packaging operation using the automatic medicine container 4 filled with medicine.
On the other hand, if the result of the filling verification operation is that the medicine contained in the automatic medicine container 4 is still insufficient, a notification operation (for example, prompting to take out the automatic medicine container 4 and fill it with medicine) , display a message on the operation display unit 3). Alternatively, a screen is displayed that allows the user to select switching to a packaging operation using the automatic medicine container 4 or the manual medicine container 5 stored in an external management shelf.
[Package verification operation]

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment is capable of carrying out a packaging verification operation for verifying whether the past packaging operations were performed correctly.
In this packaging verification operation, a prescription history list screen (see FIG. 25) is displayed in advance, one of the prescriptions is selected, and the packaging verification operation is performed for the packaging operation related to the selected prescription.

As shown in FIG. 25, the prescription history list screen includes a condition input area 115 for specifying the prescription for the sachet operation to be verified, and a prescription display area 116 for displaying the prescriptions as a list.

In the condition input area 115, it is possible to input items such as patient name, start date, end date, start time, and end time, which are specific conditions for prescription.
At this time, when entering a patient name, the user can select a predetermined patient from a list (not shown) that is displayed after pressing the patient list call button 117, or the user can directly enter characters. ing. The start date and end date can be entered by specifying the date and time from a calendar screen (not shown) that is displayed by selecting an input field.

After inputting conditions in the condition input area 115, by pressing the display button 118, a list of prescriptions that satisfy the input conditions will be displayed in the prescription display area 116.
That is, when a patient name is input, prescriptions for patients matching this patient name are displayed in a list. Also, if a start date and end date are entered, prescriptions included within the period in which the prescription date was entered will be displayed in the list, and if a start time and end time are entered, prescriptions will be displayed in a list. Prescriptions included within the period for which the time was entered will be displayed in a list. Note that if a plurality of conditions are input from among these, those that satisfy all of the plurality of conditions will be displayed.

On the other hand, if the display button 118 is pressed while no conditions are input in the condition input area 115, all recorded prescriptions are displayed as a list in the prescription display area 116.
Note that the display button 118 is written as "display" when any item is entered in the condition input area 115, and "display all" when nothing is entered (the state shown in FIG. 25). The configuration is as follows.

When prescriptions are displayed as a list in the prescription display area 116 (see FIG. 26), each row corresponds to a different prescription. By touching the area where one of the lines is displayed with your finger, it is possible to move the prescription corresponding to the line displayed in the touched area from the unselected state to the selected state. ing.
Note that when the delete button 119 is pressed with a prescription selected, processing for deleting the selected prescription from the list is executed. Furthermore, when a predetermined operation is performed with a prescription selected, a weighing history screen (see FIG. 27) that displays specific details regarding the selected prescription is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 27, the weighing history screen includes a date display section 125, a patient name display section 126, an explanation display section 127, an error display section 128, a drug information display section 129, and a transition display section 130. , a distribution animation button 131, a flow rate button 132, and a weighed value button 133 are provided.

The date display section 125 is a section for displaying the date of administration and the date of dispensing of the packaged medicine.

The patient name display section 126 is a section for displaying information regarding the name of the patient who has been prescribed the packaged medicine.

The explanation display section 127 is a section for displaying information related to taking the packaged medicine, such as when to take it, how to use it, and the prescribed amount.

The error display section 128 is a section for displaying information (hereinafter also referred to as error information) regarding a malfunction that occurs during the packaging operation related to the displayed prescription. Note that if multiple defects have occurred, multiple pieces of error information will be displayed in a list.

By touching a portion where any of the error information is displayed with a finger or the like, it is possible to shift the error information displayed in the touched portion from an unselected state to a selected state. Here, if a plurality of pieces of error information are displayed, any one of the pieces of error information can be selected. In other words, all error information other than the selected error information becomes unselected.

The drug information display section 129 is a section for displaying information regarding each drug used in the packaging operation, and includes the drug name, amount to be distributed, information indicating the dispensing tray 35 used in the packaging operation, and information on the packaging operation. This is the part where information regarding the form etc. is displayed.

The transition display section 130 is a section where information indicating the transition of the flow rate or weighed value of the medicine is displayed. Specifically, it is a graph in which the horizontal axis is time and the vertical axis is the flow velocity or weighed value (in FIG. 27, This is the part where the flow velocity) is displayed.
Here, the "flow rate" is the absolute value of the amount of medicine supplied to the distribution pan 35 during continuous time, and the "weighed value" is the absolute value of the amount of medicine supplied to the distribution pan 35 by a predetermined time. It is the cumulative value of the amount of In other words, the transition display section 130 can be said to be a section for displaying the transition of the amount of medicine supplied to the distribution tray 35 in the packaging operation to be displayed.
Note that when a drug is displayed in the drug information display section 129, by selecting the displayed drug, a line corresponding to the selected drug in the graph is highlighted. That is, operations such as displaying the polygonal line as a thick line, changing the color of the polygonal line, or blinking the polygonal line are performed.

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment is capable of displaying a graph showing changes in flow rate or weighed value over time, and can display whether or not the performed packaging operation causes a normal change in flow rate or weighed value. , if it is not a normal one, you can immediately understand the extent of the difference.
Here, if each part of the powder packaging device 1, such as the distribution plate 35 and the container holding stand 36, deteriorates due to use over time, the flow velocity or weight value may change slightly different from normal changes. . In other words, although it is not a problem, there may be a change that is slightly different from normal. In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, since the user can immediately grasp such changes, it is possible to predict the occurrence of problems related to aging deterioration that may occur in the future.

Further, when information regarding a malfunction is displayed on the error display section 128, a display symbol 135 indicating the occurrence time of the error information selected on the error display section 128 is displayed (error time display behavior). In other words, it is possible to select a malfunction that occurred in a packaging operation performed in the past, and on condition that a malfunction is selected, a notification operation that visually reports the occurrence time of the selected malfunction using a graph can be performed. It is possible to implement it.

The allocation video button 131 is a button for displaying a past video display screen (see FIG. 28, etc.), which will be described later.

The flow rate button 132 and the weighing value button 133 are buttons for switching the items of the graph displayed on the transition display section 130. That is, when the flow rate button 132 is pressed, the value shown on the vertical axis of the graph becomes the "flow speed", and when the weighed value button 133 is pressed, the value shown on the vertical axis of the graph becomes the "weighed value". .

In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, by displaying the past video display screen (see FIG. 28, etc.), you can see the time up to the time when the malfunction occurred and what happened around the dispensing tray 35 at the time when the error occurred. It is possible to verify whether certain actions have been taken. Further, it is possible to confirm the change in flow velocity or weight value over time while comparing it with the operation actually performed around the distribution plate 35.

The past video display screen is provided with, in order from the top, a past action display area 138 for displaying videos shot in the past, a seek bar display area 139 (time display section), and a graph display area 140.

In the past action display area 138, a first past action display section 145 and a second past action display section 146 are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction.

The first past operation display section 145 displays a moving image captured and recorded by a camera member 40 that photographs the drug discharge portion of the drug container on the container holding table 36 adjacent to one distribution plate 35 and its surroundings. This is the part for. In other words, in a packaging operation performed with one distribution pan 35 among past packaging operations, a video (past packaging This is the part that displays images).

The second past operation display section 146 displays a moving image captured and recorded by a camera member 40 that photographs the drug discharge section of the drug container on the container holding stand 36 adjacent to the other distribution tray 35 and its surroundings. This is the part for. In other words, in the packaging operation performed on the other distribution pan 35 among the packaging operations performed in the past, the part that displays a video showing the state of the surrounding area of the other distribution pan 35 during the packaging operation. It becomes.

In the seek bar display area 139, a play button 148, a stop button 149, and a seek bar 150 are displayed.

The play button 148 is a button for playing a moving image on the first past action display section 145 and/or the second past action display section 146, and is a button that starts playing the moving image when pressed.

The stop button 149 is a button for stopping the video being played in the first past action display section 145 and/or the second past action display section 146, and is a button that stops the playback of the video when pressed. It has become.

The seek bar 150 indicates the current playback position of the video displayed in the past motion display area 138, and is used to visually indicate which part between the start part and the end part is being displayed. It is something. Furthermore, by operating this seek bar 150, it is possible to change the playback position of the video.

The graph display area 140 is a portion for displaying a graph similar to the graph displayed by the above-described transition display section 130.

The past video display screen displays a video showing the surrounding area of the distribution pan 35 during a past packaging operation and a graph showing the change in the amount of medicine supplied to the distribution pan 35 during this packaging operation. It is displayed on the screen. In the displayed graph, the time when the problem occurred during the packaging operation is highlighted.
Therefore, when the user checks what happened in the vicinity of the distribution pan 35 at the time when the malfunction occurred and at the time before and after that time, the user can easily grasp the situation by simply comparing these. Therefore, the user's confirmation operation can be simplified.
[Maintenance operation]

In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, a cleaning operation for cleaning the distribution tray 35 can be performed as necessary. As a result, even if a small amount of medicine remains on the distribution plate 35 due to the packaging operation, the remaining medicine can be completely removed. That is, when the medicine is supplied to the distribution tray 35 in the subsequent packaging operation, the supplied medicine and the remaining medicine do not mix (so-called contamination does not occur).

In the cleaning operation, the distal end portion of the cleaning device 38 is lowered to be close to the distribution pan 35. Then, the distribution plate 35 is rotated at a predetermined speed.
Here, the cleaning device 38 is provided with a suction device that suctions the remaining medicine. A rotatable brush-like portion and a suction port of the suction device are formed at the tip end portion.
In other words, the cleaning operation is an operation in which the brush-like portion that is in contact with the distribution plate 35 scrapes out the remaining medicine, and the residual medicine that flies upward is sucked by the suction device.
[Repackaging operation]

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment is configured to perform a history storage operation in which execution conditions are stored as history information for each packaging operation performed.
Note that the execution conditions include information such as the name of each drug used in the packaging operation, the total amount of each drug used, the amount per dose, the timing of administration, and the number of doses.

In this history storage operation, in addition to implementation history information that is history information of performed packaging operations, completion history information that is history information only of normally completed packaging operations is stored. That is, the operation of storing implementation history information (first history storage operation) and the operation of storing completion history information (second history storage operation) can be performed.

Then, the first repackaging operation is performed again based on the history information of the performed packaging operation (implementation history information), and the history information of the successfully completed packaging operation (completion history information). It is possible to perform a second repackaging operation in which the repackaging operation is performed again based on the second repackaging operation.

To explain in more detail, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, a packaging history display screen (see FIG. 29) can be displayed by operating the operation display section 3.

The packaging history display screen is provided with a history display area 155 that displays a list of drugs for which packaging operations have been performed in the past. By performing a predetermined operation, the history of packaging operations that have been performed in the past is displayed in a list for each operation, and the history of packaging operations that were successfully completed in the past is displayed for each operation. It is possible to switch between the displayed states.

Then, by selecting any one of the operations displayed in the list and pressing the "reissue" button, the previously executed packaging operation is executed again.

In other words, in this embodiment, it is possible to perform the packaging operation again based on the execution history information, and when re-executing the packaging operation that was interrupted during execution for some reason, it is possible to perform detailed setting operations. It is possible to do without. That is, there is an advantage that no complicated operations are required when re-executing.
For example, if the packaging operation has been executed halfway, it is easy to open the packaging bag, reintroduce the medicine into the medicine container (automatic medicine container 4, manual medicine container 5), and perform the operation again. It is now possible to implement
[Other operations]

Furthermore, the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment can appropriately perform various operations such as a holding container confirmation operation, a container posture determination operation, a holding position change operation, a moving distance shortening operation, a vibration pattern change operation, and a measuring means adjustment operation. It becomes. Each operation will be explained in detail.
[Holding container confirmation operation]

The holding container confirmation operation is an operation of acquiring information regarding the positions of the automatic medicine containers 4 held in the container storage section 23, the types of medicines stored in each automatic medicine container 4, and the weights of the medicine containers.
In this holding container confirmation operation, the drum member 25 is rotated, and an information reading device (not shown) provided at a position corresponding to each stage of the drum member 25 is used to check the automatic chemical containers 4 attached to each stage. An information reading operation is performed to read information from the RFID tag.

Here, the number of information reading devices is smaller than the number of container installation parts of the drum member 25 described above. That is, in this embodiment, by having a configuration in which information is read by rotating the drum member 25, it is possible to reduce the number of attached information reading devices.

After carrying out this holding container confirmation operation, the names of the drugs contained in each of the automatic drug containers 4 held in the container storage section 23, the weight of the contained drugs, the holding positions, etc. are recorded on a medium such as paper. It may also be printed out. Although not particularly limited, it is desirable that this printing operation be performed when the powder medicine packaging device 1 is started up (immediately after the power is turned on).
[Container posture determination operation]

The container attitude determination operation is an operation for determining whether the automatic chemical container 4 is correctly held in the container storage section 23 or not.
That is, the optical sensor built into the drum member 25 detects whether or not the protruding member of the container installation section is recessed. In addition, the drum member 25 is rotated, and the optical sensor provided outside the drum member 25 detects whether the automatic chemical container 4 has protruded from the specified position. Based on the detection results from these two optical sensors, it is determined whether the automatic chemical container 4 is attached in the correct orientation.

In this way, the powder packaging device 1 of this embodiment is configured to rotate the drum member 25 and perform the holding container confirmation operation and the container attitude determination operation. The rotating operation of the drum member 25 is configured to be automatically performed when the powder medicine packaging device 1 is started up (immediately after the power is turned on). In addition to the time of startup and the above-mentioned packaging operations, the packaging operations may be performed at predetermined times, such as before the start of the day, before each packaging operation, at regular intervals, and immediately after the door 16 is closed. It's okay.
[Holding position change operation]

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment is capable of carrying out a holding position changing operation of changing the mounting position of the automatic medicine container 4 in the container storage section 23 as a unique operation.
This holding position changing operation automatically changes the holding position of the automatic medicine container 4 in the container storage section 23 based on the frequency of use of each automatic medicine container 4 held by the container storage section 23. It is an action.

For example, when influenza is prevalent or when pollen is scattered, the amount of specific chemicals used increases significantly. That is, in the packaging operation to be performed, the automatic medicine container 4 containing a specific medicine is used more frequently than other automatic medicine containers 4.

Therefore, the powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment performs the holding position changing operation in such a situation, and places the frequently used automatic medicine container 4 near the distribution tray 35.

Specifically, the drum member 25 holding the automatic medicine container 4 in the container storage section 23 is located above the distribution tray 35. Therefore, the lower side of the drum member 25 is located closer to the distribution plate 35 than the upper side.

From this, when the arm section 30 takes out the automatic medicine container 4 from the container storage section 23 and moves the automatic medicine container 4 to the container holding stand 36, the automatic medicine container 4 is taken out from below the drum member 25. When moved, the moving distance can be made shorter than when the automatic chemical container 4 is taken out from above and moved.

In other words, by carrying out the holding position change operation and moving the holding position of the frequently used automatic chemical container 4 from above to below the drum member 25, the automatic drug container 4 when performing the packaging operation is It becomes possible to shorten the moving distance, and it becomes possible to carry out efficient packaging operations.

That is, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, the number of times the automatic medicine container 4 is used in the packaging operation is stored. Then, on the condition that the number of times of use of a predetermined automatic chemical container 4 has become a predetermined number or more, or that the number of uses of another automatic chemical container 4 has been exceeded by a predetermined number, the upper stage side of the drum member 25 is A predetermined automatic chemical container 4 held in the container is moved to the lower stage.

At this time, if there is an empty area on the lower side and the automatic chemical container 4 can be held, the predetermined automatic chemical container 4 is moved to the lower side as it is.
On the other hand, if there is no free space on the lower side to hold the automatic chemical containers 4, the automatic chemical containers 4 currently held on the lower side can be temporarily moved to an evacuation place such as the container temporary storage section 18. After installing and moving a predetermined automatic chemical container 4 from the upper stage side to the lower stage side, the automatic chemical container 4 at the evacuation location is moved to the upper stage side.
[Moving distance shortening operation]

In the case where each of the above-mentioned packaging operations is performed consecutively, if the automatic chemical container 4 used in the preceding packaging operation is used in the subsequent packaging operation, it may be necessary to A moving distance shortening operation may also be performed.
In this movement distance shortening operation, after discharging powder medicine (medicine) from the automatic medicine container 4 to the distribution tray 35 in the preceding packaging operation, the automatic medicine container 4 is moved from the container holding stand 36 to the container storage section 23. Instead of the operation, the automatic chemical container 4 is moved to the container temporary storage section 18. Then, in the subsequent packaging operation, the automatic chemical container 4 is moved from the container temporary storage section 18 to the container holding table 36. Thereby, the moving distance of the automatic chemical container 4 can be shortened.

Note that if there is a container holding stand 36 that is not used in the preceding dispensing operation, the automatic drug container 4 is moved from the container holding stand 36 to the container storage section 23 instead of The container 4 may be moved to a container holding stand 36 that is not used. In this case, in the subsequent packaging operation, the automatic chemical container 4 is moved from the container holding table 36 that is not used in the preceding packaging operation to a predetermined container holding table 36. This also makes it possible to shorten the moving distance of the automatic chemical container 4.
[Vibration pattern change operation]

The powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment can perform a vibration pattern changing operation of increasing or decreasing the amplitude when vibrating the vibrating table section.

To explain in detail, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, when carrying out each packaging operation, the vibration table part of the container holding stand 36 is vibrated, and the parts held by the container holding stand 36 are vibrated. The medicine is supplied to the distribution pan 35 from inside the medicine container.

Here, even though the vibrating table section continues to vibrate, there may be cases where the chemical is no longer supplied from the chemical container, or where the amount supplied per unit time becomes extremely small. In this case, the possible causes are that the powdered medicine sticks and becomes a lump inside the automatic medicine container 4, or that there is no medicine inside the automatic medicine container 4.

In addition, in a situation where there is no medicine inside the automatic medicine container 4, the above-mentioned reservation management operation is not performed normally for some reason, and the packaging operation is started without displaying the amount of shortage, and, This may occur if the weight measuring means of the container holding stand 36 cannot detect that no medicine is stored inside the automatic medicine container 4.

In this embodiment, when the supply amount per unit time becomes less than a certain level even though the vibration table continues to vibrate, first, a vibration pattern changing operation is performed to increase the vibration amplitude, and the chemical Perform the action of breaking up the lumps. That is, first, assume that a lump of chemicals has formed, and try to eliminate the cause. At this time, if the cause is that the medicine has become lumps as expected, by increasing the amplitude and making the automatic medicine container 4 vibrate greatly, the lumps may break and the cause may be resolved. There is.

If the supply amount per unit time is less than a certain level even though the vibration pattern is changed to increase the amplitude, the vibration of the vibration table is stopped and the user is instructed to A notification operation is performed to notify that a predetermined amount of medicine will not be supplied per hour.
This notification operation is performed by displaying a predetermined message on the operation display unit 3, emitting a sound such as a voice or an alarm, or emitting a light such as turning on a separately provided emergency light. .

Furthermore, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, after this notification operation is performed, out-of-stock processing is performed as appropriate.
That is, by using the arm portion 30 or manually, the automatic medicine container 4 in which the medicine could not be discharged is taken out from the main device 2, and the user inspects this automatic medicine container 4.

At this time, if the powdered medicine is stuck to form a lump inside the automatic medicine container 4, the user breaks the lump. Moreover, when it is confirmed that there is no medicine inside the automatic medicine container 4, the medicine is filled.

Thereafter, by using the arm section 30 or manually, the automatic chemical container 4 that has been inspected is placed on the container holding stand 36, and the operation of supplying chemicals to the distribution tray 35 is restarted. That is, the vibration of the vibrating table is restarted, and the distribution plate 35 is rotated again.
Here, as described above, in the powder medicine dispensing device 1 of this embodiment, the weight of the automatic medicine container 4 is constantly detected while the medicine is being supplied from the automatic medicine container 4 to the distribution tray 35. It becomes. That is, the weight of the medicine supplied to the distribution tray 35 before the interruption is stored.
Therefore, when the supply operation of the medicine to the distribution pan 35 is restarted, the remaining supply amount is calculated based on the weight of the medicine supplied to the distribution pan 35 before the interruption, and only the calculated supply amount is supplied. is supplied to the distribution plate 35.

In this embodiment, if the supply amount per unit time is less than a certain level even though the vibration pattern changing operation to increase the amplitude is performed, the vibration of the vibration table section is stopped, and the arm section 30 automatically The operation of moving the chemical container 4 to the container temporary storage section 18 is automatically carried out. Then, the user opens the door 16 and takes out the automatic chemical container 4.

In the embodiment described above, an example is shown in which the manual medicine container 5 is used when performing the third packaging operation, but the invention is not limited to this, and the automatic medicine container 4 may be used to perform the third packaging operation. You can. That is, the automatic chemical container 4 may be used instead of the manual chemical container 5.

The data storage unit described above is not limited to the HDD built into the main unit 2, but may also be an external HDD connected to the main unit 2 via a cable or the like. Further, a configuration may be adopted in which an HDD built into the main device 2 and an external HDD are used together.

In the above-described embodiment, an example was shown in which the operation button section 88 is operated to change the discharge speed of the powder into the distribution tray 35. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, as shown in FIG. 30, a structure may be adopted in which a speed increase button and a speed decrease button are provided, and the speed increases or decreases by pressing each button. Further, a memory unit such as a bar-shaped memory for visually displaying speed levels may be provided near the speed increase button and speed decrease button.

In addition to the above-mentioned operations, when it is detected that the discharge speed has suddenly changed due to external vibrations or shocks when supplying powder medicine (medicine) from the inside of the medicine container to the distribution pan 35. , performs a notification operation to notify that effect (for example, displays a warning message on the operation display section 3, emits an alarm sound, etc.), and displays a message on the operation display section 3 that prompts the user to select whether or not to make an emergency stop. It's okay.
Here, if the emergency stop is not made, the packaging operation may be continued as it is, and an operation may be performed in which the fact that the discharging speed has suddenly changed (occurrence of an abnormality) is stored in the history information.

In addition to each of the above-mentioned operations, the total weight of the sachets divided into one or more doses formed by each sachet operation and the powder contained therein is calculated, and the total weight of the sachets divided into one or more doses formed by each sachet operation is calculated, and the total weight is calculated either directly on the sachets or on a medium such as paper. The configuration may be such that the calculated results are printed.

For example, an RFID is attached to the core tube portion of a long sheet that is a raw material for sachets and is stored inside the housing 10 in a rolled state around a core tube. Then, by reading the information written in this RFID, a weight acquisition operation for acquiring the weight of the long sheet can be performed.
Here, by performing a weight acquisition operation before and after each packaging operation and comparing the acquired weights, the weight of the sachet bag created in the target packaging operation is calculated. Then, the total weight of the sachet and the powder contained therein is calculated from the calculated weight of the sachet and the total amount used (total amount discharged) of the medicine used in the sachet operation.

In addition, as another example, the information of the RFID attached to the core tube part is read, the length of the output long sheet is obtained, and from this length and the total weight of the unused long sheet, The weight of the prepared sachet may also be calculated. Then, the total weight of the sachet and the powder contained therein may be calculated from the weight of the sachet and the total amount of medicine used in the sachet operation (total amount discharged). .

When forming sachets, if the total weight of the sachets and the contained powders is directly printed, the user can check the printed contents by simply placing the formed sachets on a balance. This makes it possible to improve the convenience of business operations.
Note that when printing the total weight of the sachet and the powder contained therein, it may be printed along with other information. Other information includes weighing start time, voucher number, age, weight, drug name, daily dose (theoretical value and/or measured value), total amount (theoretical value and/or measured value), total drug package. There is information such as weight (theoretical value and/or measured value), number of minutes, number of days, etc.

Of the above-mentioned packaging operations, when performing the packaging operation using the automatic medicine container 4, before the operation of discharging the powder into the distribution tray 35 is started, the medicine container to be used is replaced with the automatic medicine container. A container switching operation may be performed to switch from the manual chemical container 5 to the manual chemical container 5.
That is, by selecting a predetermined drug from the list of drugs to be used in the packaging operation to be performed (or the packaging operation currently being performed) on the operation display section 3, and performing the predetermined operation, the manual drug container can be opened. 5 to discharge the medicine to the distribution pan 35. Then, before (or during) the packaging operation, the front door 34 is temporarily raised, and the manual medicine container 5 filled with medicine in advance is placed on the container holding table 36.

In the above example, a moving image related to the packaging operation is displayed, but not only a moving image but a still image may also be displayed. For example, while performing the packaging operation, a photographing operation is performed every few seconds. On the other hand, a bar code for specifying the prescription (packaging operation) is printed on the packaging bag formed by the packaging operation. Then, a predetermined reading device performs an operation of reading the barcode information, and a corresponding still image is displayed on the operation display section 3. This confirms whether the medicine has been normally discharged into the distribution tray 35.
Note that the reading device may be provided integrally with the main device 2, or may be provided separately and connected via a communication network.

In the above example, both the automatic medicine container 4 and the manual medicine container 5 are used when performing a packaging operation in which a predetermined number (six in this embodiment) or more of medicines are mixed and packaged. We carried out the packaging operation. In this packaging operation, it is possible to specify the medicine to be discharged into the distribution tray 35 using the manual medicine container 5, and to prompt the user to select a predetermined medicine.

Specifically, in the database editing operation, when registering a drug in the "medicine master", it is possible to input a "manual dispensing cassette priority order" item (an item for specifying the priority order). This item can be selected from, for example, high, medium, and low.
When performing a packaging operation that mixes a predetermined number (six in this embodiment) or more of chemicals, the chemicals recommended for manual dispensing are displayed in descending order of priority (or the difference in priority is clearly displayed). ).

Note that if the number of chemicals (hereinafter also referred to as the set number) for which the manual medicine container 5 is used is preset (or specified by the user), there will be more chemicals with the same priority than the set number. If they exist, they may be presented a set number of times in the order of registration.

In addition, although the above-mentioned priority setting can be carried out as appropriate, it should be set in consideration of high-risk drugs such as narcotics, poisonous drugs, psychotropic drugs, powerful drugs, granular drugs, colored drugs, drugs that require refrigerated storage, etc. It is preferable.
For example, high-risk drugs may be marked as "low" to reduce the possibility of cross-contamination. Moreover, the effort of filling the manual chemical container 5 with chemicals may be reduced by setting chemicals that are likely to scatter as "low". Conversely, drugs that can be easily filled into the manual drug container 5, such as granule drugs, may be set as "high". Alternatively, the colored medicine may be set to "low" to prevent the manual medicine container 5 from being colored.

As described above, the medicine container of this embodiment is attached with an information recording member (RFID chip), and can perform information reading operations and information writing operations as appropriate. This enables the following operations. Although there are some duplicate explanations, all of them are based on the configuration and operation described above.

In addition to the name of the drug, the remaining amount of the drug in the drug container is recorded on the RFID.
When the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment is started, the types and remaining amounts of medicines contained in all the medicine containers mounted on the drum member 25 are read from the RFID and recorded in the control unit. That is, the drum member 25 is rotated, and the RFID information is read by an information reading device (an information reading device and an information writing device provided integrally or separately). Furthermore, which chemical container is housed in which position on the drum member 25 is confirmed and recorded.

Further, in this embodiment, an information reading device is provided near the container holding stand 36. Then, when a drug container is taken out from the container storage section 23 and placed on the container holding stand 36 in order to package the drug, it is confirmed whether the drug is the target drug or not.

Further, when the dispensing work is completed, the remaining amount of the medicine in the medicine container recorded on the RFID is rewritten by an information reading device near the container holding stand 36.

Furthermore, before the packaging is completed and the drug container is returned to the container storage section 23, the drug container is placed in the container temporary storage section 18, and the weight of the drug container is measured again. In this way, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, the weight of the medicine is double checked.

After returning the drug container from the container temporary storage section 18 to the container storage section 23, the drum member 25 is rotated to bring the returned drug container closer to the information reading device, and the drug container returned to the container storage section 23 is returned to its original state. It is confirmed that it is a drug container.

Further, when storing a medicine container into the powder medicine packaging device 1 from the outside, information on the medicine stored in the medicine container is inputted on the operation display section 3. Then, by installing a drug container in the container temporary storage section 18 and performing a predetermined operation, the weight of the drug container is measured and the weight is written to the RFID. Further, drug information is read from the RFID, and it is confirmed that the drug is the one input by the user.

The same applies when there is a shortage of medicine in the medicine container, the medicine container is replenished with medicine, and the medicine container is stored in the powder medicine packaging device 1.
Note that when the medicine in the medicine container is insufficient, the medicine container is moved from the container holding stand 36 or the container storage part 23 to the container temporary storage part 18 of the door part 16. The door 16 then opens automatically, allowing the user to take out the medicine container.

When packaging medicines that are not normally stored in the container storage section 23 (hereinafter also referred to as emergency medicines), the medicine containers containing the medicines are placed in the powder medicine packaging device 1 according to the procedure described above. In this case as well, information on the medicine (emergency medicine) is read from the RFID, and it is confirmed that the medicine is the medicine input by the user.
In addition, when using emergency medicine, the medicine container is directly carried to the container holding table 36 and dispensing is started.
The medicine container filled with the emergency medicine is moved to the container temporary storage section 18 immediately after the distribution is completed. The door 16 then opens automatically, allowing the user to take out the medicine container.

The sliding front door 34 does not need to be opened during normal work, but when the front door 34 is opened in the event of some kind of trouble, the environment becomes such that chemical containers in the container storage section 23 can be freely inserted and removed. Therefore, in order to confirm that the drug container has not been replaced and to confirm the position of the drug container again, when the front door 34 is closed, the drum member is The types and remaining amounts of chemicals contained in all the medicine containers mounted on the device 25 are read out from the RFID and recorded in the control unit. That is, the drum member 25 is rotated and the RFID information is read by the information reading device. Furthermore, which chemical container is housed in which position on the drum member 25 is confirmed and recorded.

As shown in FIG. 31, the powder medicine packaging device 1 described above is capable of transmitting and receiving data (signals) to and from the control device 160 via a communication network such as a local area network (LAN). It is now possible to construct a dispensing business support system 161. This powder medicine dispensing work support system 161 will be explained in detail.

As shown in FIG. 31, this powder dispensing work support system 161 includes a control device 160, a drug weighing device 6, and a powder packaging device 1. The device 6 and the powder medicine packaging device 1) are connected to each other via a communication network such as a local area network (LAN) so that they can send and receive data (signals) to and from each other.
The control device 160 is also connected to an external PC 162 used by a doctor so that data can be sent and received to and from the external PC 162 . Then, when the doctor inputs information regarding the prescription into the external PC 162, prescription data to be used by each device constituting the powder medicine dispensing work support system 161 is created.

That is, when a doctor inputs prescription-related data on the external PC 162, a signal is transmitted from the external PC 162 to the control device 160, and the control device 160 inputs prescription-related data (hereinafter simply referred to as prescription data) to be sent to the powder medicine packaging device 1. ) is created. Then, a determination operation is performed to determine whether the prescription included in this prescription data is a prescription that can be automatically processed only by the powder medicine packaging device 1. Note that this discrimination operation may be performed by the control device 160, or may be performed by the powder medicine packaging device 1 after prescription data is transmitted from the control device 160 to the powder medicine packaging device 1.

This determination operation is an operation for determining whether the prescription included in the prescription data can be packaged by the first packaging operation or the second packaging operation described above.
As a result of this discrimination operation, if the prescription included in the prescription data is a prescription that can be automatically processed only by the powder medicine packaging device 1 and can be handled by the first packaging operation, the first packaging operation is performed. A first packaging operation is performed. Furthermore, if the prescription included in the prescription data can be automatically processed by the powder medicine packaging device 1 alone, but the first packaging operation cannot be performed, the second packaging operation is performed.

With such a configuration, prescriptions that can be packaged by the first packaging operation or the second packaging operation can be automatically processed by simply performing an input operation on the external PC 162. This makes it possible to package powdered medicines without performing any input on the powdered medicine packaging device 1.

Here, a description will be given of an operation for filling the automatic medicine container 4 with powder medicine (drug) that can be performed in the powder medicine dispensing work support system 161.
The powder medicine dispensing operation support system 161 also allows the powder medicine packaging device 1 to perform an operation of holding the automatic medicine container 4 on the drum member 25, similar to the above-described filling operation. In addition, in the powder medicine dispensing operation support system 161, when filling powder medicine into the automatic medicine container 4 stored in an external management shelf, the control device 160 controls the filling of powder medicine into the automatic medicine container 4. The operation to register is possible. This registration operation will be explained in detail.

First, prior to operation, the automatic medicine container 4 is filled with powder medicine. This filling operation is performed manually by a pharmacist. Furthermore, various information is stored in the RFID tag of the automatic medicine container 4 as the medicine is filled. More specifically, information such as the filler name (or filler ID) indicating the person who performed the filling operation, the filling date, the filling amount, and the name of the filled medicine is stored.

Then, the operation display section 3 is operated to open the door section 16, and the automatic medicine container 4 filled with powdered medicine is placed on the temporary container storage section 18. At this time, by operating the control device 160, a signal will be transmitted from the control device 160 to the powder medicine packaging device 1. When the powder medicine packaging device 1 receives the signal, the weight measurement means of the container temporary storage section 18 performs a weight measurement operation to measure the weight of the automatic medicine container 4. In addition, an information writing operation is performed to store the measured weight in the RFID tag of the automatic chemical container 4.

When the weight measurement operation and the information writing operation are completed, a signal indicating the completion of the operation is transmitted from the powder packaging device 1 to the control device 160. Then, a message prompting the operator to take out the automatic chemical container 4 from the door 16 is displayed on the operation display section 3. In this state, the user takes out the automatic medicine container 4, thereby completing a series of registration operations.

In the example described above, the powder medicine packaging device 1 receives a signal transmitted from the control device 160 to perform the weight measurement operation and the information writing operation, but instead of this, A configuration may be adopted in which the weight measurement operation and the information writing operation are performed by operating the operation display section 3.
Furthermore, in the powder medicine dispensing work support system 161, when carrying out the filling operation of holding the automatic medicine container 4 in the drum member 25, the control device 160 is operated, and the powder medicine dispensing device 1 receives the information transmitted from the control device 160. By receiving the signal, various operations equivalent to a weight measurement operation, an information writing operation, and moving the automatic chemical container 4 may be performed. That is, various operations may be performed by operating the operation display section 3, or various operations may be performed by receiving signals from the control device 160.

By the way, in the powder medicine packaging device 1, as described above, a medicine container (automatic medicine container 4 or manual medicine container 5) is placed on the container holding table 36, and the medicine container is placed on the vibration table part of the container holding table 36. A vibration operation is performed. Then, the weight of the drug container obtained before the start of the vibration operation (original weight) was compared with the current weight (current weight) of the drug container that continues to be obtained during the vibration operation, and the current weight was subtracted from the original weight. The vibration operation is stopped when the supplied amount of powder medicine reaches the specified amount.

Here, when stopping the vibration operation, it is conceivable that the powder medicine may be discharged from the medicine container due to inertia after the vibration operation is stopped. That is, it is conceivable that a small amount of powdered medicine will be supplied to the distribution tray 35 after the vibration operation stops. In this case, if the vibration operation is stopped after the amount of powder actually supplied reaches the scheduled supply amount, there is a risk that more powder than the scheduled supply amount will be supplied to the distribution plate 35. In other words, when the vibration operation is stopped on the condition that the supply amount of powder medicine reaches a specified amount, if this specified amount is set to be the same as the scheduled supply amount, more powder medicine than the scheduled supply amount will be delivered to the distribution pan 35. There is a possibility that it will be supplied.

Therefore, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, the prescribed amount is set based on the assumption of the amount of powder medicine that is expected to be discharged after the vibration operation stops. That is, a specified amount smaller than the scheduled supply amount is set, and the vibration operation is stopped on condition that the supplied amount of powder medicine reaches the specified amount.

More specifically, the powder medicine packaging device 1 calculates the remaining amount to be supplied from the scheduled supply amount and the amount of powder that has already been supplied, and also calculates the amount to be supplied per predetermined time during the vibration operation being performed. It is possible. Further, the amount of powder that flows out of the medicine container due to inertia after the vibration operation stops is determined in advance through experiments or the like, and is stored in the data storage section. From this, it is possible to obtain the amount of powder that is predicted to be supplied after the vibration operation stops.
After continuing to supply the powder to the distribution tray 35, the vibration operation is stopped when the remaining amount of supply becomes equal to the amount of powder supplied from the medicine container after the vibration operation is stopped. In other words, the "specified amount" that satisfies the above-mentioned conditions is a value obtained by subtracting the amount of powder medicine to be supplied after the vibration operation stops from the scheduled supply amount.

Here, we will consider a case where the powder medicine packaging device 1 is momentarily shaken due to a person bumping into the powder medicine packaging device 1 or the like. In this case, there is a possibility that the value of the amount of powder supplied per hour calculated by the powder packaging device 1 may temporarily increase due to the vibration being transmitted to the drug container, the container holding table 36, and the like. That is, there is a possibility that the supply amount of powder medicine calculated by the powder medicine packaging device 1 may exceed the supply amount of powder medicine that is actually supplied. Then, the powder medicine packaging device 1 determines that a sufficient amount has been supplied, even though the sufficient amount has not actually been supplied, and stops the vibrating operation. That is, a problem may occur in which the amount of powder medicine to be actually packaged is smaller than the planned amount.

Therefore, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, it is possible to perform a vibration operation different from that in normal times when discharging a small amount. This operation will be explained in detail below.

In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, when a medicine container (automatic medicine container 4 or manual medicine container 5) is placed on the container holding table 36 and the vibrating table part of the container holding table 36 is vibrated. The vibration operation can be performed by changing the amplitude and vibration frequency based on the scheduled supply amount, the remaining supply amount after a predetermined amount of powder has already been supplied, and the supply amount per predetermined time.
For example, if the planned supply amount is small or the remaining supply amount is small, the amplitude and vibration frequency are reduced to supply a reduced supply amount per predetermined time. It is now possible. Although not particularly limited, in the present embodiment, the case where the remaining supply amount becomes small is defined as the case where the remaining supply amount becomes 4 g or less. That is, when the amount falls below a preset reference value, it is determined that the amount has become small.

When performing vibration operation with a small amplitude and vibration frequency (hereinafter also referred to as low-output vibration operation), even if the value of the supply amount per hour of powder medicine increases rapidly, the vibration Performing an action that does not stop the action. In other words, under normal conditions, when the value of the supply amount per hour increases, the vibration operation is abnormally stopped, but when the remaining supply amount is small, the value of the supply amount per hour of powder medicine stops. The device is performing an operation that does not stop the vibration operation even if the value increases rapidly.

More specifically, during execution of the low-output vibration operation, the obtained supply amount per hour increases by more than a reference value (0.3 g in this embodiment) than the supply amount per hour obtained immediately before. At this time, the standby operation is performed for a predetermined period of time (300 ms in this embodiment). This standby operation is an operation in which the operation of acquiring the amount of supply per hour performed when supplying powdered medicine and the operation of determining whether to stop the vibration operation based on this operation are temporarily not performed. It is. As a result, even if the powder medicine packaging device 1 is shaken by an external force and there is a momentary increase in the calculated amount of powder medicine supplied per time, the vibration operation will not stop erroneously.
Note that the vibration operation performed when discharging a small amount can be performed individually on each container holding stand 36.

In addition, when the low-output vibration operation is performed, the powder is supplied little by little, so the amount supplied per hour usually does not increase rapidly. In other words, when a sudden increase in the amount of powdered medicine supplied per hour is detected during low-output vibration operation, there is a very high possibility that this is a false detection. Therefore, if a sudden increase in the amount of powder supplied per hour is detected during low-output vibration operation, whether to perform an extremely short standby operation and temporarily stop the vibration operation or not. The configuration is such that this determination is not performed. As a result, even if the powder medicine packaging device 1 is momentarily shaken due to someone bumping into it or the like, the influence can be eliminated and malfunctions can be prevented. Then, in the case where the powder medicine packaging device 1 is subjected to long-term vibrations due to an earthquake or the like, an emergency stop can be carried out as usual.

In addition, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment, after the drug container (automatic drug container 4 or manual drug container 5) is placed on the container holding table 36, the container holding table 36 is stabilized. It is possible to carry out a stability determination operation to determine whether or not the current state has been reached.

To explain in more detail, the container holding table 36 may be in a state where the value measured by the weight measuring means is unstable, for example, immediately after a drug container is placed thereon. That is, if vibrations are transmitted from the chemical container when it is placed, a phenomenon occurs in which the measured values differ depending on the measurement time, even though the same object is being detected. That is, depending on the situation, the container holding stand 36 may be in a stable state in which highly accurate measurement is possible, or in an unstable state in which highly accurate measurement is not possible.

Therefore, in this embodiment, a stability determination operation is performed to determine whether or not the container holding stand 36 is in a stable state.
Specifically, if the weight of the drug container is detected by the weight measuring means of the container holding table 36 for a predetermined period of time (for example, 1 second), and the detected value does not change significantly during that period (the amount of change is less than a predetermined amount) (within the error range), it is determined that the container holding stand 36 is in a stable state.

When it is confirmed that the container holding table 36 is in a stable state, the original weight and current weight of the drug container are acquired as described above, and the vibrating operation is started.

By the way, in such a stability determination operation, false detection may occur due to the container holding stand 36 becoming temporarily stable for some reason. That is, even though the container holding table 36 is not actually in a stable state, the amount of change in weight accidentally decreases during the predetermined time period (for example, 1 second) when the stability determination operation is performed. There is a possibility that it may be mistakenly determined that the container holding stand 36 is in a stable state. In other words, by simply performing this stability determination operation, it is impossible to determine whether the stable state will continue or not, so there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of obtaining weight with high accuracy.

Therefore, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, a series of operations described below are performed in order to prevent such false detection.
First, as a first operation, when the drug container is placed on the container holding table 36, the stability determination operation is not performed immediately, but an operation is performed in which the system waits for a predetermined period of time. That is, since there is a high possibility that the drug container is in an unstable state immediately after being placed, an operation of waiting for a predetermined period of time is performed.
Thereafter, a stability determination operation is performed, and if it is determined that the container holding stand 36 is in a stable state (at least temporarily in a stable state), a second operation is performed.

In the second operation, the weight of the drug container is detected every predetermined time (2.5 ms in this embodiment) by the weight measuring means of the container holding table 36. Furthermore, the weight detected at this time is compared with the weight acquired immediately before to determine whether the weight has changed significantly (determining whether a stable state continues or not). Then, on the condition that it is confirmed that the container holding stand 36 continues to be in a stable state (not in an unstable state) for a certain period of time (1 second in this embodiment), the container holding stand 36 continues to be in a stable state. It is determined that there is. If it is determined that the container holding stand 36 continues to be in a stable state, a third operation is performed.

In the third operation, the average value of the weight of the medicine container detected every predetermined time (2.5 ms in this embodiment) is obtained as the original weight of the medicine container, and the vibration operation is started. By performing a series of operations from the first operation to the third operation, it becomes possible to calculate the original weight of the drug container with high accuracy.

Note that this series of operations may be performed not only before the supply of powder medicine to the distribution pan 35 is started, but also when acquiring the weight of the medicine container after the supply of powder medicine to the distribution pan 35 is completed. That is, a series of operations from the first operation to the third operation may be performed, and the average value of the weights of the drug containers detected at predetermined intervals may be obtained as the weight at the end of supply of the drug containers.

Here, the above-described scraping device 37 (see FIG. 4, etc.) will be explained in more detail.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 32, the scraping device 37 includes an arm member 171 fixed to the upper surface of a disc-shaped turntable 170, and the arm member 171 protrudes toward the outside of the turntable 170. ing. Therefore, by rotating the turntable 170, it is possible to rotate substantially the entire scraping device 37.
Furthermore, a scraping plate 172, a partition plate 173, and a scraping plate 174 are attached to the tip side of the arm member 171.

The scraper plate 172 is a small disc-shaped member made of a thin plate, and is attached so that its thickness direction is perpendicular to the protruding direction of the arm member 171. In other words, the scraper plate 172 is fixed to a side surface of the arm member 171 that is perpendicular to the protrusion direction, and takes an upright posture.
Further, a circumferential sealing material 175 made of rubber or resin is provided on the peripheral edge of the scraping plate 172 so as to be in close contact with the upper surface of the distribution plate 35 .

The partition plate 173 is a thin plate-like member arranged parallel to the scraping plate 172, and has a shape close to a fan shape. That is, the partition plate 173 is a substantially triangular plate formed by an arc having a central angle of about 30 degrees and two straight sides.

The scraping plate 174 is in contact with the scraping plate 172 and one linear side forming the central angle of the partition plate 173, and is a plate-shaped member disposed perpendicular to both of them. . In other words, it is formed to protrude outward from the circular surface of the scraping plate 172.
A scraping sealing material 176 made of rubber or resin is also provided on the edge of the scraping plate 174 so as to be in close contact with the upper surface of the distribution plate 35 .

Next, the specific operation of the scraping device 37 during the above-mentioned packaging operation will be explained.

The scraping device 37 of this embodiment operates in conjunction with the distribution plate 35 to perform a scraping operation to collect a part of the powder spread on the distribution plate 35 around the scraping plate 172, and to perform a scraping operation to collect the powder spread on the distribution plate 35 around the scraping plate 172, and to It is possible to carry out a scraping operation in which the liquid is introduced into the chemical introduction port 39. A series of operations consisting of a scraping operation and a scraping operation will be explained.

First, as described above, the powder is discharged from the medicine container to the distribution plate 35, and the distribution plate 35 is rotated, so that the powder is evenly spread over the entire upper surface of the distribution plate 35. Then, after the discharge from the medicine container to the distribution plate 35 is stopped, the rotation of the distribution plate 35 is stopped.
In this state, the arm member 171 rotates downward as shown in FIG. )reference). In other words, the lower portion of the scraping plate 172 enters into the recessed portion of the distribution plate 35.

In this state, the distribution plate 35 is rotated by an angle corresponding to the number of divided powders, and a portion of the powder spread on the distribution plate 35 is gathered around the scraper plate 172 (see FIG. 33). c). Then, by rotating the scraping plate 172, the collected powder medicines are thrown into the medicine introduction port 39.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 34, the scraping plate 172 is rotated clockwise when viewed from the front. Then, as the scraping plate 172 rotates, the scraping plate 174 also moves. Then, the scraping plate 174 comes into contact with the collected powder (see FIG. 34(b)). At this time, the scraping plate 174 moves in a direction along the arcuate radius of the cross section of the groove portion of the distribution plate 35, and in a direction from the inside to the outside (direction from the right side to the left side in FIG. 34). Therefore, the scraping plate 174 comes into contact with the powder gathered from the inside of the distribution plate 35 in the radial direction.

In this state, by continuing to rotate the scraping plate 172, the powder medicine is pushed to the outer end in the radial direction of the distribution plate 35 (see FIG. 34(c)). Then, the powder pushed out from the distribution pan 35 is dropped into the medicine introduction port 39 adjacent to the outside of the distribution pan 35.

By the way, as described above, the scraping plate 174 is provided with a scraping sealing material 176 (see FIG. 32, etc.) made of rubber or resin so as to be in close contact with the upper surface of the distribution plate 35. As a result, when the scraping plate 174 comes into contact with the distribution plate 35, no gap is formed between the scraping plate 174 and the upper surface of the distribution plate 35. That is, when pushing out the collected powder to the outside, the powder does not leak out from between the scraping plate 174 and the distribution plate 35. Therefore, when powdered medicine is introduced into the medicine introduction port 39, it is possible to prevent the powdered medicine from remaining on the distribution plate 35.

However, it is conceivable that a small amount of powder may adhere to this scraping sealing material 176 due to static electricity generation or the like. In this case, the powdered medicine to which the scraping sealing material 176 is attached cannot be dropped into the medicine introduction port 39, and a problem may occur in which the amount of powdered medicine per package becomes smaller than planned.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when carrying out the scraping operation, the powder medicine adhering to the scraping seal material 176 is removed from the scraping seal material 176, and the removed powder medicine is swept into the medicine introduction port 39. A drop motion is being performed.

This brushing operation is performed following the normal scraping operation described above.
First, as described above, the scraping plate 174 is moved to a predetermined position near the drug inlet 39 (see FIG. 34(d)), and almost all of the collected powder is dropped into the drug inlet 39. From this state, the scraping plate 172 is rotated in a direction opposite to the normal direction. That is, the scraping plate 172 is rotated counterclockwise when viewed from the front.

As a result, the scraping sealing material 176 of the scraping plate 174 moves along the upper surface of the distribution plate 35 while being in close contact with the upper surface of the distribution plate 35 . That is, the scraping plate 174 moves in a direction along the arcuate radius of the cross section of the groove portion of the distribution plate 35, and in a direction from the outside to the inside (from the left to the right in FIG. 34).

In this way, by moving the scraping sealing material 176 while rubbing it against the distribution plate 35, the powder adhering to the scraping sealing material 176 falls onto the distribution plate 35. Then, when the scraping plate 174 is moved over a certain distance, the rotation of the scraping plate 172 is stopped, and the scraping plate 172 is rotated in the opposite direction to the previous rotation direction. That is, the rotation of the scraping plate 172 is stopped, and then, as in the normal case, it is rotated clockwise when viewed from the front.
As a result, the powder medicine dropped onto the distribution plate 35 by the reverse rotation of the scraping plate 172 is pushed to the outer end of the distribution plate 35 in the radial direction, and the medicine introduction port 35 adjacent to the outside of the distribution plate 35 It becomes possible to input it into
Note that the speed of the rotation operation of rotating the scraping plate 172 in the opposite direction and the subsequent rotation operation of rotating it in the same direction as usual, that is, the rotation operation of the brushing operation, is the same as the normal rotation operation. It is preferable to set it as the above speed. By doing so, the powders adhering to the scraping plate 172 can be dropped more effectively, and the time required for unnecessary operations added to the original dispensing operation can be minimized.

Further, it is possible to appropriately select whether or not to perform the above-mentioned brushing-off operation for each drug.
To explain in detail, when the user performs a predetermined operation while displaying an appropriate screen such as the drug master screen (see Figure 6) or the prescription input screen (see Figure 8), the screen It is possible to select whether or not the medicine displayed in requires a dispensing operation after the packaging operation. When a medicine that is preset as a medicine that requires a scraping operation is selected as a target for the packaging operation, the scraping operation is automatically performed following the normal scraping operation. In other words, if the drugs that are the target of the packaging operation include one or more drugs that require a shake-off operation, the shake-off operation will be automatically performed, and all the drugs that are the target of the packaging operation will require the shake-off operation. If the chemical is not a suitable chemical, the brushing operation is not performed.

In the above-mentioned brushing-off operation, an operation was described in which the powder medicine adhering to the scraping plate 172 is dropped onto the distribution plate 35 by rotating the scraping plate 172 in the opposite direction. However, the dusting operation performed by the powder medicine packaging device 1 is not limited to this.
For example, the arm member 171 is vibrated to cause powders adhering to the scraping plate 172 to fall onto the distribution plate 35, and then a rotation operation is performed in which the scraping plate 172 is rotated in the same direction as usual, and the distribution plate 35 is rotated. An operation may also be performed in which the powder dropped onto the distribution plate 35 is pushed to the outer end in the radial direction of the distribution plate 35.

Here, as described above, when performing the packaging operation, the distribution plate 35 is rotated by an angle corresponding to the number of divided powders (see FIG. 33(b), etc.). For example, if the powder supplied on the distribution plate 35 is to be divided into 30 packages, the rotation is performed by 12 degrees, which is 30 times divided into 360 degrees.

By the way, when the number of divisions is small, the angle corresponding to the number of divisions also becomes large. For example, when dividing into two packages, the distribution plate 35 is rotated 180 degrees as shown in FIG. 35(a). At this time, as the angle corresponding to the divisor becomes larger, the range on the upper surface of the distribution plate 35 in which one package of powder medicine is gathered becomes wider. For example, if the distribution plate 35 rotates 90 degrees, the powder spread over a quarter of the circumference of the distribution plate 35 is collected, but as described above, the distribution plate 35 rotates 180 degrees. In this case, the powder spread over a half-circumference area of the distribution plate 35 is collected.

However, when the powder spread over a wide area is collected in a single operation, the pile of powder collected around the scraping plate 172 spreads in the circumferential direction of the distribution plate 35, as shown in FIG. 35(b). There is a problem that it becomes an extended state.
In such a case, when the scraping plate 172 is rotated and the scraping plate 174 attempts to push out the powder to the medicine inlet 39 (see FIG. 34, etc.), the part of the collected powder close to the scraping plate 172 (the part indicated by α in FIG. 35(b)) can be introduced into the chemical inlet 39, but the part far from the scraping plate 172 (the part indicated by β in FIG. 35(b)) It becomes impossible to introduce chemicals into the chemical introduction port 39.

Therefore, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, when rotating the dispensing plate 35 during the packaging operation, if the angle according to the division number is a certain angle or more, one packet is divided into multiple times. A charging operation (multiple scraping operation) for charging into the chemical introduction port 39 is possible. This operation will be explained in detail below with reference to FIG.

First, the powder medicine packaging device 1 determines whether the angle at which the distribution plate 35 is rotated for one package is larger than a predetermined angle. Here, when rotating the distribution plate 35 by an angle corresponding to the number of divisions, the rotation angle is varied by varying the pulse amount of the motor that rotates the distribution plate 35. That is, there is a correlation between the angle at which the distribution plate 35 rotates and the amount of pulses of the motor at that time, and the angle at which the distribution plate 35 rotates can be calculated from the amount of pulses of the motor.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, by performing a determination operation to determine whether or not the pulse amount Z required to rotate the distribution plate 35 for one package is greater than the prescribed amount X (STEP 1), the distribution It is determined whether the angle at which the plate 35 is rotated for one package is larger than a predetermined angle.

In this embodiment, the amount of motor pulses required to rotate the distribution plate 35 once is 50,000 pulses. Further, the specified amount X is set to 2200 pulses, which is 4.4% of the amount of pulses of the motor required to rotate the motor once. In other words, it is approximately several percent (approximately 1 to 9 percent) of the amount of motor pulses required to rotate one revolution.
Further, in this embodiment, when rotating the distribution plate 35 by an angle corresponding to the number of divisions, the configuration is such that rotation that requires a pulse amount of more than a prescribed amount X at one time is not performed. In other words, the prescribed amount X is the maximum value of the pulse amount for one rotation when the distribution plate 35 is rotated by an angle corresponding to the number of divisions.

As a result of the determination operation, if the angle to rotate one package is less than the predetermined angle (No in STEP 1 and the pulse amount Z is less than the specified amount X), the angle according to the divisor is After moving the distribution plate 35 by the same amount, the scraping device 37 introduces the powder medicine into the medicine introduction port 39 (single scraping operation, STEP 9).

On the other hand, if the rotation angle for one package is larger than the predetermined angle (Yes in STEP 1 and the pulse amount Z is larger than the specified amount X), the powder for one package is divided into multiple doses. Insert into the chemical inlet 39. In this case, the number of times the loading operation is performed to input one package of powder medicine into the drug introduction port 39, and the angle at which the distribution plate 35 is rotated in each loading operation (the amount of pulses required to move the distribution plate 35) are determined respectively. Calculate and perform the charging operation multiple times.

To explain more specifically, in this case, there is a loading operation in which the distribution plate 35 is rotated by a specified amount An operation (hereinafter also referred to as a residual scraping operation) is performed as appropriate, and the powder medicine is introduced into the medicine inlet 39.
That is, if the angle at which one package is rotated is larger than the predetermined angle (Yes in STEP 1), first, the number of times n of performing the maximum amount scraping operation, the number of times n2 of performing the remaining scraping operation, and the remaining scraping operation are calculated. The angle at which the distribution plate 35 is rotated (the amount of pulses required to move the distribution plate 35) is calculated.

First, the following formula (1) is performed to calculate the calculation result S, and the integer part of the calculation result S is calculated to obtain the number n of times the maximum amount scraping operation is performed (STEP 2). At this time, the integer part of the calculation result S directly becomes the number n of times the maximum amount scraping operation is performed.
S=Z/X...(1)

Subsequently, the number of times n2 of the residual scraping operation is performed and the angle at which the distribution plate 35 is rotated in each residual scraping operation (the amount of pulses required to move the distribution plate 35) are calculated.
Specifically, the total pulse amount P necessary for moving the distribution plate 35 in the residual scraping operation performed once or multiple times is calculated, and the residual scraping operation is performed based on the calculated total pulse amount P. The number of times n2 and the rotation angle of the distribution plate 35 in each residual scraping operation are calculated.

More specifically, first, the following formula (2) is calculated to calculate the total pulse amount P required for the residual scraping operation (STEP 3).
P=Z−nX...(2)

Once the total pulse amount P is calculated, it is determined whether the total pulse amount P is twice or more the specified amount X2 (STEP 4). Note that the specified amount X2 is the amount of pulses required to move the distribution plate 35 by the same amount as the width of the scraping plate 172 (see FIG. 32, etc.), and is 600 pulses in this embodiment.

As a result of this determination operation, if the total pulse amount P is more than twice the prescribed amount X2 (Yes in STEP 4), two residual scraping operations are performed. That is, the amount of pulses required to rotate the distribution plate 35 in each of the two residual scraping operations is calculated (STEP 5), and n maximum amount scraping operations and two residual scraping operations are performed. (STEP 6).
The amount of pulses required to rotate the distribution plate 35 in each residual scraping operation is determined by subtracting the specified amount X2 from the total pulse amount P to rotate the distribution plate 35 in the first residual scraping operation. Let the specified amount X2 be the pulse amount to rotate the distribution plate 35 in the second residual scraping operation. In other words, as a result of the discrimination operation, if the total pulse amount P is more than twice the specified amount The amount of pulses for rotating the plate 35 becomes the prescribed amount X2 (minimum amount scraping operation).

On the other hand, if the total pulse amount P is smaller than twice the specified amount X2 (No in STEP 4), one residual scraping operation is performed. That is, the amount of pulses required to rotate the distribution plate 35 for each of one residual scraping operation is calculated (STEP 7), and n maximum amount scraping operations and one residual scraping operation are performed. (STEP 8).
In this case, the total pulse amount P becomes the pulse amount for rotating the distribution plate 35 in the residual scraping operation. That is, as a result of the discrimination operation, if the total pulse amount P is smaller than twice the specified amount =1).

Regarding the above-mentioned operation, there are cases where the amount of motor pulses Z required to rotate one package is 4167 pulses, and cases where the amount Z of motor pulses required to rotate one package is 5556 pulses. This case will be explained in detail by giving a specific example.

First, a case will be described in which the amount of motor pulses Z required to rotate one package is 4167 pulses. In this case, the calculation result S in the above equation (1) is 4167 pulses/2200 pulses, which is 1.89... From this, since the integer part is 1, the number n of times the maximum amount scraping operation is performed is 1 (STEP 2).
Subsequently, the total pulse amount P calculated using the above equation (2) becomes 1967 pulses (4167-1×2200) (STEP 3). Since this total pulse amount P is 1200 pulses or more, which is twice X2 (Yes in STEP 4), the pulse amount to rotate the distribution plate 35 in the first residual scraping operation is 1367 pulses (1967-600 ), and the amount of pulses for rotating the distribution plate 35 in the second residual scraping operation becomes 600 pulses (STEP 5). That is, in this case, one package is divided into three times and introduced into the medicine inlet 39, and one maximum amount scraping operation and two remaining scraping operations are performed (STEP 6). That is, after rotating the distribution plate 35 with 2200 pulses, the powder is scraped out by the scraping device 37 (first time), and then after rotating the distribution plate 35 with 1367 pulses, the powder is scraped out with the scraping device 37 (first time). Finally, after rotating the distribution plate 35 at 600 pulses, the powder is scraped out by the scraping device 37 (third time).

Furthermore, a case will be explained in which the pulse amount Z of the motor required to rotate one package is 5555.55 pulses. In this case, the pulse amount Z is rounded off to the nearest whole number and is set to 5556. Then, the calculation result S in the above equation (1) is 5556 pulses/2200 pulses, which is 2.52... From this, since the integer part is 2, the number n of times the maximum amount scraping operation is performed is 2 (STEP 2).
Subsequently, the total pulse amount P calculated using the above equation (2) becomes 1156 pulses (5556-2×2200) (STEP 3). Since this total pulse amount P is smaller than 1200 pulses, which is twice X2 (No in STEP 4), the pulse amount for rotating the distribution plate 35 in the first residual scraping operation becomes 1156 pulses (STEP 7). , the second residual scraping operation is not performed. That is, in this case, one package is divided into three times and introduced into the medicine inlet 39, and two maximum amount scraping operations and one residual scraping operation are performed (STEP 8). That is, after rotating the distribution plate 35 at 2200 pulses, the powder is scraped out by the scraping device 37 (first time), and then after rotating the distribution plate 35 at 2200 pulses, the powder is scraped out by the scraping device 37 (first time). Finally, after rotating the distribution plate 35 at 1156 pulses, the powder is scraped out by the scraping device 37 (third time).

As described above, the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment is capable of performing the third packaging operation using the manual medicine container 5. In addition, when performing a packaging operation using the automatic medicine container 4, such as the first packaging operation or the second packaging operation, before the operation of discharging powder medicine to the distribution tray 35 is started, A container switching operation for switching the medicine container from the automatic medicine container 4 to the manual medicine container 5 can be performed. In such a packaging operation, when performing the packaging operation by discharging a plurality of powder medicines onto the distribution tray 35, the packaging operation may be performed using two or more manual medicine containers 5. For example, among the three container holding stands 36 corresponding to one distribution pan 35 (see FIG. 4, etc.), the automatic medicine container 4 is installed in one to discharge powder medicine, and the other two are equipped with manual medicine containers. This is a case where the container 5 is installed and powdered medicine is discharged.

Here, in the powder medicine dispensing device 1 of this embodiment, when using two or more manual medicine containers 5, two or more manual medicine containers 5 are placed on the container holding stand 36 at a time, and each The operation of discharging powder medicine from the manual medicine container 5 and the operation of sequentially placing two or more manual medicine containers 5 on one container holding table 36 and discharging the powder medicine are possible. Specifically, the latter operation involves discharging the powder from the previously installed manual medicine container 5, and then replacing the manual medicine container 5 from which the powder has been discharged with a new manual medicine container 5. This is an operation for discharging powder medicine from the new manual medicine container 5.
These operations will be explained in detail below.

When a dispensing operation using two or more manual medicine containers 5 is performed, a message prompting the user to place a predetermined number of manual medicine containers 5 on the container holding stand 36 and a message dispensing from the medicine containers are displayed. A start button for starting discharging powder medicine into the tray 35 and an open/close button for raising and lowering the front door 34 (see FIG. 1, etc.) are displayed on the operation display section 3.

When placing the manual chemical containers 5 to be used on the container holding stand 36 at once, the user touches the open/close button to raise the front door 34 and place all the predetermined number of manual chemical containers 5 on the container holding stand. 36 and touch the open/close button again to lower the front door 34. Then, by pressing the start button, the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container installed on the container holding stand 36 to the distribution tray 35.

On the other hand, if the manual medicine containers 5 to be used are not placed on the container holding table 36 all at once, but are placed one after another and the powder medicine is discharged, the front door 34 is raised by touching the open/close button. The person places a smaller number of manual chemical containers 5 than a predetermined number on the container holding stand 36, and touches the open/close button again to lower the front door 34. Then, by pressing the start button, the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container installed on the container holding stand 36 to the distribution tray 35.
In this case, when the discharge of the powder medicine is completed, a message prompting the operator to place the remaining manual medicine container 5 on the container holding stand 36 is displayed on the operation display section 3. In this state, the user touches the open/close button to raise the front door 34, places the remaining manual chemical containers 5 on the container holding stand 36, and then touches the open/close button again to lower the front door 34. do. Then, by pressing the start button, the powder medicine is discharged from the medicine container installed on the container holding stand 36 to the distribution tray 35.

That is, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, when performing a packaging operation using two or more manual medicine containers 5, the number of manual medicine containers 5 smaller than the number of manual medicine containers 5 to be used is With only the container 5 placed on the container holding stand 36, the powder can be discharged onto the distribution plate 35. As a result, it is possible to place two or more manual chemical containers 5 on the container holding table 36 at a time and discharge the powder from each manual chemical container 5 at the same time, and to place two or more manual chemical containers 5 on the container holding table 36 at the same time. Both of the operations of sequentially placing the manual medicine containers 5 and sequentially discharging powder medicines can be performed.

As described above, the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment can be operated with the same type of powder medicine introduced into two or more automatic medicine containers 4 held in the container storage section 23. .
Here, when discharging the powder from the automatic medicine container 4 to the distribution tray 35 in the first packaging operation, if the amount of powder contained in the automatic medicine container 4 is less than the scheduled amount to be supplied to the distribution tray 35, It is conceivable that the built-in powder may run out during the operation of discharging the powder into the distribution tray 35.

Therefore, in the powder medicine dispensing device 1 of the present embodiment, the powder medicines to be discharged into the distribution tray 35 are contained in two or more automatic medicine containers 4, and the amount of powder medicine contained in one of the automatic medicine containers 4 is distributed. If the amount to be supplied to the tray 35 is less than the scheduled amount, a replenishment cassette preparation operation described below can be performed.

First, as in a normal packaging operation, the first automatic medicine container 4 containing a smaller amount of powder than the scheduled supply amount is placed on the container holding stand 36, and the powder is discharged into the distribution tray 35. Start.
When the powder medicine is being discharged from the first automatic medicine container 4 to the dispensing tray 35, the arm part 30 causes the second automatic medicine container 4 to contain the same kind of powder as the first automatic medicine container 4. The container 4 is placed on the unused container holding stand 36 (temporarily placed). Note that the container holding stand 36 on which the second automatic medicine container 4 is placed may be placed on any container holding stand 36 as long as no medicine container is placed thereon. It is desirable to place the container on a container holding stand 36 that is close to the container holding stand 36 on which the container No. 4 is placed.

Then, when the powder contained in the first automatic medicine container 4 runs out, the arm section 30 moves the first automatic medicine container 4 to the container storage section 23, and the first automatic medicine container 4 is removed. The second automatic chemical container 4 is placed on the container holding stand 36 that was placed thereon. Then, the remaining powder is discharged from the second automatic medicine container 4 into the distribution tray 35.
That is, by placing the second automatic medicine container 4 containing the same kind of powder medicine in advance near the first automatic medicine container 4 where a shortage of powder medicine is expected, the first automatic medicine container 4 It becomes possible to quickly carry out the work of installing the second automatic chemical container 4 instead of the container 4.

Here, the specific structures of the automatic chemical container 4 of this embodiment and the arm portion 30 of the container moving device 28 will be explained.
As shown in FIG. 37, the automatic chemical container 4 has a structure including a container body 180, a lid member 181, a lower iron plate member 182, and an upper iron plate member 183. More specifically, two upper side iron plate members 183 are integrally fixed to one of the two opposing sides in the transverse direction (height direction in FIG. 37) of the container body 180, and a lower side iron plate member is fixed to the other side. 182 are integrally fixed. In the following description, when explaining the vertical direction of the automatic chemical container 4, the attitude shown in FIG. 37 will be used as a reference.

The container main body 180 is a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped container, and its interior is roughly divided into a powder storage section 185 for storing powder medicines and a desiccant storage section 186, as shown in FIG. Further, a chemical discharge portion 187 is provided at one end of the container body 180 in the longitudinal direction. This medicine discharge part 187 opens larger by removing surrounding members, and functions as a medicine input part for introducing medicine into the interior of the container body 180. This chemical discharge portion 187 is provided with a chemical discharge port 188 (discharge port) that communicates the inside and outside of the container body 180 at a position near the lower end.

The lid member 181 has a structure including a movable lid portion 190 in the form of an upright plate, and an engagement piece portion 191 and a pad portion 192 that both protrude inward from the inner surface of the movable lid portion 190. The engagement piece 191 protrudes inward from the inner surface of the movable lid part 190 slightly above the center in the height direction, and the pad part 192 protrudes inward from near the lower end.
This lid member 181 is integrally attached to the container body 180 so that the movable lid portion 190 covers the end of the container body 180 where the medicine outlet 188 is located. In a state where it is attached to the container body 180, it is in a state where it can swing around a part of the engagement piece part 191.

That is, as shown in FIG. 38(a), by pressing the upper side of the movable lid 190 toward the outside in the longitudinal direction of the container body 180, the lower end side of the movable lid 190 approaches the container body 180. Then, the pad section 192 located on the lower end side of the movable lid section 190 closes the chemical discharge port 188, so that the lid is in a closed state (see FIG. 38(b)).
On the contrary, by pressing the upper side of the movable lid part 190 inward in the longitudinal direction of the container body 180 from the closed state of the lid, the lower end side of the movable lid part 190 moves outward in the longitudinal direction of the container body 180. do. When the pad section 192 located at the lower end of the movable lid section 190 moves away from the drug outlet 188, the drug outlet 188 is opened and the lid is in an open state (see FIG. 38(a)).

As shown in FIG. 39, the arm section 30 includes a main arm member 201 attached to the lifting platform 200 of the lifting mechanism 31, an intermediate arm member 202 attached to the distal end side of the main arm member 201, and an intermediate arm member. The structure includes a hand section 203 attached to the distal end side of the hand section 202.

The main arm member 201 is attached to the lifting platform 200 via a vertical shaft (not shown), and is rotatable in the horizontal direction about the lifting platform 200.
The intermediate arm member 202 is also attached to the tip of the main arm member 201 via a vertical shaft (not shown), and is rotatable in the horizontal direction about the tip of the main arm member 201.

The hand section 203 is roughly divided into a main section 204 and a container holding section 205, which are integrally attached via a mounting fitting 206.
The base portion 204 is attached to the tip of the intermediate arm member 202 via a vertical shaft (not shown), and is rotatable in the horizontal direction about the tip of the intermediate arm member 202.

As shown in FIG. 40, the container holding part 205 is rotatably attached to the mounting bracket 206 in a horizontally lying position via a horizontal axis. Therefore, the container holder 205 can take either a parallel attitude (see FIG. 40(a)) or a vertical attitude (see FIG. 40(b)).

The container holding section 205 includes an electromagnet (not shown) for adsorbing a drug container and an opening/closing member 207 (lid engaging section, see FIG. 41).
Specifically, an opening 208 is provided on the surface of the container holding portion 205 that is pressed against the drug container when the drug container is adsorbed (lower surface in FIG. 41), and an opening/closing member 207 is provided on the back side of this opening 208. It is provided. The opening/closing member 207 is a substantially "L"-shaped plate-shaped member that is constituted by two continuous abutment plates so that the shape when viewed from the side is substantially "L"-shaped. This opening/closing member 207 is attached to be swingable around the base portions of the two contact plates.
Note that this opening/closing member 207 can be swung by the power of a solenoid, a motor, or the like (not shown).

From the above, as shown in FIG. 41, when the automatic chemical container 4 is adsorbed by the container holder 205, the outwardly protruding portion of the lid member 181 is inserted into the opening 208, and the outwardly protruding portion of the lid member 181 is inserted into the opening 208. The part can be located between the two abutting plates of the opening/closing member 207. Then, by swinging the opening/closing member 207 in this state, the lid member 181 can be opened/closed.

Next, in the packaging operation, after discharging powder medicine from the automatic medicine container 4 to the distribution tray 35, details will be given regarding the operation when the automatic medicine container 4 placed on the container holding stand 36 is moved by the arm part 30. Explain.

First, as shown in FIG. 41, the container holding part 205 of the arm part 30 is brought close to the automatic chemical container 4, and the suction surface (lower surface in FIG. 41) of the container holding part 205 and the upper surface of the automatic chemical container 4 are The surface to which the iron plate member 183 is attached (the upper surface in FIG. 41) is spaced apart and opposed to each other. In other words, the suction surface of the container holder 205 is placed at a position apart from the upper surface of the automatic chemical container 4 by a predetermined distance L (1 mm to 3 mm, 1.5 mm in this embodiment).
Then, by swinging the opening/closing member 207 in this state, the lid member 181 is brought into a closed state (temporary closing operation). At this time, by setting the electromagnet of the container holding part 205 in a non-excited state and eliminating the attraction force, the cassette will not be naturally attracted or shaken by the force of trying to attract it even if the cassette is brought as close as 1 mm.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 42(a), the container holding part 205 is raised to a state where it is separated from the automatic chemical container 4. As a result, the upper end portion of the lid member 181, which was located between the two abutting plates of the opening/closing member 207, is now located on the lower side of the opening/closing member 207. In other words, the engagement between the opening/closing member 207 and the lid member 181 is released, and even if the opening/closing member 207 is swung, it does not come into contact with the lid member 181.

From this state, the container holding part 205 is brought close to the automatic chemical container 4 again, and the suction surface of the container holding part 205 (the lower surface in FIG. 42) and the surface to which the upper side iron plate member 183 of the automatic chemical container 4 is attached ( (upper surface in FIG. 42) are in close contact with each other. Then, the electromagnet (not shown) of the container holding section 205 is caused to develop magnetic force, and the automatic chemical container 4 is attracted to the container holding section 205 . Then, the opening/closing member 207 is swung again to perform an operation of closing the lid member 181 (main closing operation). This operation of closing the lid member 181 brings the lid member 181 into a securely closed state. Then, in this state, the arm section 30 is operated to move the automatic chemical container 4 together with the container holding section 205.

As described above, in this embodiment, before adsorbing the automatic medicine container 4 to the container holding part 205, the lid member of the automatic medicine container 4 is 181 is performed, and the lid member 181 is brought into a temporarily closed state. This makes it possible to prevent the powder from falling out of the automatic medicine container 4 due to the impact when the container holding part 205 is adsorbed to the automatic medicine container 4.

As described above, in the powder medicine dispensing device 1 of this embodiment, the number of container holding stands 36 provided inside the casing 10 (in this embodiment It is possible to mix and package a predetermined number of chemicals (6) or more.
This operation will be explained in detail below.

As shown in FIG. 43(a), first, different automatic chemical containers 4 (automatic chemical containers 4a to 4f) are placed on all the container holding stands 36, and powders are taken from each automatic chemical container 4. to be discharged.

Then, the automatic medicine container 4a whose built-in powder has been completely discharged is moved by the arm part 30 (see FIG. 43(b)), and the medicine container is placed on the container holding table 36 on which the automatic medicine container 4a was placed. is not placed. Then, a new automatic chemical container 4g is placed on this container holding stand 36 (see FIG. 43(c)). That is, a new automatic chemical container 4g is moved by the arm portion 30, and the new automatic chemical container 4g is placed on the container holding table 36.

In this way, by sequentially replacing the automatic chemical containers 4 whose built-in powder medicines have been discharged with new automatic chemical containers 4, the number of medicines that are equal to or greater than the number of container holding stands 36 (six in this embodiment) can be increased. It becomes possible to mix and package. For example, as described above, after placing the automatic chemical containers 4 on all the container holding stands 36 and discharging the powder medicine, by replacing one automatic chemical container 4, it is possible to mix seven types of chemicals. It becomes possible. Furthermore, by exchanging the automatic chemical containers 4 placed on all the container holding stands 36 once, it is possible to mix 12 types of chemicals, and by exchanging them twice, it is possible to mix 18 types of chemicals. This means that it is possible.

In addition, by performing the operation of temporarily closing the lid member 181 described above, the powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment can prevent unintentional discharge of powder medicines when the automatic medicine container 4 is adsorbed. There is. In other words, when moving the automatic medicine container 4, it is possible to move the powder medicine without spilling it. Therefore, even if a given automatic medicine container 4 is replaced while powder medicine is being supplied from another automatic medicine container 4 to the distribution tray 35, the powder will not spill out from the automatic medicine container 4 being moved. do not have. In other words, when mixing more chemicals than the number of container holding stands 36 (six in this embodiment) without excessively discharging powder medicine into the distribution tray 35 due to movement of the automatic medicine container 4. It is also possible to carry out highly accurate packaging operations. That is, in the conventional powder medicine packaging device, during the operation of dispensing medicines of the same prescription, medicine containers are not replaced in principle due to concerns about the occurrence of packaging errors due to spillage. On the other hand, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment, such concerns are eliminated, so that it is possible to safely mix a large number of medicine types.

In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, instead of the weighing history screen (hereinafter also referred to as the first weighing history screen) shown in FIG. (also referred to as a 2-weighing history screen) may be displayed.
The second weighing history screen, like the first weighing history screen described above, includes a date display section 125, a patient name display section 126, an explanation display section 127, an error display section 128, a drug information display section 229, A transition display section 130, a distribution animation button 131, a flow rate button 132, and a weighed value button 133 are provided, but the arrangement positions of each part and each button are different.

The drug information display section 229 on the second weighing history screen differs from the drug information display section 129 on the first weighing history screen described above, from the vicinity of one end to the vicinity of the other end in the left-right direction of the screen. Displayed. From this, it is possible to display important items such as "drug name", "target amount", "allocation amount", "allocation time", "remaining amount at the start of allocation", and "allocation start time" on one screen. It becomes possible. That is, important items can be confirmed at a glance without scrolling the display contents on the drug information display section 229.

In the powder medicine packaging device 1 of this embodiment, a manual medicine container 300 with an open medicine input port as shown in FIG. 46 can be used in place of the manual medicine container 5 described above.

As shown in FIG. 46, the manual chemical container 300 includes a storage space forming member 301 and a bottom forming member 302.

As shown in FIG. 47, the storage space forming member 301 has a main body portion 303 whose four sides are completely covered by side walls 304 and whose upper and lower surfaces are open. That is, the main body part 303 has a rectangular shape in plan view, and has an opening 305 at the top, through which a medicine can be introduced.

Further, an opening 306 is also provided in the bottom portion of the main body portion 303, as shown in FIG. The opening 306 on the lower side has a smaller opening area than the opening 305 on the upper side. These two openings 305 and 306 are spaced apart and facing each other, and serve as openings that communicate the space surrounded by the side wall 304 with the outside.

An RFID tag is provided on the side of the main body 303, and can store information regarding the medicine to be put in and the ID of the manual medicine container 300 (an identifier for identifying a specific medicine container from a plurality of medicine containers). It becomes. That is, this RFID tag functions as container-side information storage means.

As shown in FIG. 47, guide pieces 309 are provided on a pair of side surfaces of the main body portion 303. As shown in FIG. The guide piece 309 is formed integrally with the side wall 304 on the long side of the main body part 303, and projects horizontally from the side wall 304 (based on the attitude placed on the container holding table 36). Further, the guide piece 309 extends along the long side of the side wall 304. A stopper 307 is formed at one end. The stopper 307 is located at the end of the guide piece 309 and has a large cross-sectional area.

Moreover, the storage space forming member 301 has a lid part 308 that can be attached to the upper part of the main body part 303, and has a structure in which the opening 305 located on the upper side can be closed by attaching the lid part 308.

The bottom forming member 302 is a member formed by processing a steel plate containing a magnetic component such as ferrite, and as shown in FIGS. 48 and 49, both sides of the bottom forming member 302 are bent upward around the bottom 310. An inclined wall 311 is formed.

Here, as shown in FIG. 49, no vertical wall portion is formed at one end in the longitudinal direction of the bottom forming member 302, and the side is left open. This side-opened portion constitutes a medicine discharge section 315. On the other hand, a vertical wall 316 is provided at the other end of the bottom forming member 302 in the longitudinal direction, so that the side is closed.

Furthermore, a plurality of protrusions 325 are provided on the bottom 310 of the bottom forming member 302 near the drug ejection section 315.

The total length of the bottom forming member 302 is longer than the total length of the storage space forming member 301, as shown in FIG. 46 and the like.

A guide receiving member 313 is provided on the outer periphery of the inclined wall 311 of the bottom forming member 302 .

The guide receiving member 313 is composed of a receiving portion forming member 317 and an elastic member 320, as shown in FIG.

The guide receiving member 313 has a substantially rectangular box shape. A cover portion 318 is provided on the top surface of the guide receiving member 313, and a slit portion 319 with which the above-mentioned guide piece 309 engages is formed between the top surface of the box-shaped portion and the cover portion 318. Note that the slit portion 319 is open on the medicine discharge portion 315 side and closed on the vertical wall 316 side.

Inside the guide receiving member 313, two pins 324 are provided that hang down from the ceiling.

The elastic member 320 is provided on the inclined wall 311 of the bottom forming member 302 and is attached to a support base 321 that protrudes outward in the form of a shelf. That is, a support stand 32 is provided on the outer periphery of the inclined wall 311, and two elastic members 320 are erected on this support stand.
Specifically, the elastic member 320 is a spring. A receiving member 322 is provided on the upper part of the elastic member 320, and a recess 323 is formed in this receiving member 322.

The receiving portion forming member 317 is a member that is attached to cover the elastic member 320, and an internal pin 324 can engage with a recess 323 of the elastic member 320.

The storage space forming member 301 can be integrally attached to the bottom forming member 302 via the guide receiving member 313. That is, as shown in FIG. 50, the manual medicine container 300 is formed by engaging the guide piece 309 of the storage space forming member 301 with the slit portion 319 of the guide receiving member 313 and integrating the two. It has a structure that allows

Here, since the guide receiving member 313 has the elastic member 320 as described above, the storage space forming member 301 and the bottom forming member 302 are integrated with the elastic member 320 interposed therebetween. That will happen.
Further, as described above, since the drug discharge section 315 side of the slit section 319 is open and the vertical wall 316 side is closed, the storage space forming member 301 can be inserted into the drug discharge section 315 along the longitudinal direction of the bottom forming member 302. By moving it to the side, the storage space forming member 301 can be removed from the bottom forming member 302.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 48, the lower opening 306 of the storage space forming member 301 is not in contact with the bottom 310 of the bottom forming member 302, and there is a gap between the two.

Here, this manual chemical container 300 can be used in the same manner as the manual chemical container 5 described above.
That is, a medicine is put into the storage space forming member 301, and the manual medicine container 300 is manually carried into the housing 10 and placed on a desired container holding stand 36. Then, the vibrating table section of the container holding table 36 is vibrated to discharge the medicine from the drug discharging section 315.

At this time, in the manual medicine container 300, since the storage space forming member 301 and the bottom forming member 302 are integrated via the elastic member 320, the bottom forming member 302 vibrates and moves the medicine, but the storage space is formed. The amount of vibration of the member 301 is smaller than that of the bottom forming member 302. In this way, by making the amount of vibration of the storage space forming member 301 and the bottom forming member 302 different, the drug (drug) introduced into the storage space forming member 301 is smoothly moved from the opening 306 to the bottom forming member 302. This makes it possible to smoothly discharge the drug.

Here, when using this manual medicine container 300, the medicine is weighed by the medicine weighing device 6, the weighed medicine is filled into the manual medicine container 300, and the manual medicine container 300 is carried inside the housing 10. There are cases where In such a case, the manual medicine container 300 is placed on the desk and the measured medicine is put into the storage space forming member 301.
However, in this manual chemical container 300, the bottom part is formed by the bottom forming member 302, but the cross-sectional shape of the bottom forming member 302 is "U" shaped, and the area of the part in contact with the desk surface is is small. For this reason, when the manual chemical container 300 is placed directly on a desk, the posture is not stable, and there is a concern that the manual chemical container 300 may tip over.

Therefore, when the manual chemical container 300 is actually used, it is preferable to use it together with a temporary storage stand 340 (temporary storage stand device), as shown in FIG.

The temporary storage stand 340 is a table-shaped member having an installation groove 341 with which the bottom surface of the bottom forming member 302 of the manual chemical container 300 matches.
The installation groove 341 has an open portion 345 on one side and a vertical wall portion 342 on the other side. The bottom portion of the installation groove 341 is inclined, and the open portion 345 side is higher than the vertical wall portion 342 side. The angle of inclination of this bottom portion is about 3 degrees to 10 degrees, and in this embodiment it is 5 degrees.

Further, this temporary storage stand 340 is provided with an information reading device (information reading means) that reads information from an RFID tag or the like. Therefore, when the manual medicine container 300 is placed on the temporary stand 340, an information reading operation for reading information from the RFID tag or the like of the manual medicine container 300 can be carried out.

By placing the manual chemical container 300 on such a temporary storage stand 340, it becomes possible to input the medicine while the posture of the manual chemical container 300 is stabilized.
More specifically, the inclined wall 311 of the bottom forming member 302 of the manual chemical container 300 is aligned with the inclined surface of the installation groove 341 of the temporary storage stand 340, and the vertical wall 316 of the bottom forming member 302 is aligned with the vertical side of the temporary holding stand 340. The manual chemical container 300 is placed on the temporary stand 340 so as to be in contact with the wall 342 . As a result, the bottom forming member 302 assumes an inclined position, and the position of the manual medicine container 300 is stabilized with the medicine discharge part 315 facing upward. By locating the drug ejection section 315 upward in this manner, spilling of the drug from the drug ejection section 315 can be prevented.

By the way, as described above, the powder medicine dispensing operation support system can be implemented by enabling the powder medicine dispensing device 1 to send and receive data (signals) to and from the control device 160 via a communication network such as a local area network (LAN). 161 (see FIG. 31).
In this powder medicine dispensing work support system 161, a manual medicine container 300 and a temporary storage stand 340 can be used.

When the temporary storage stand 340 is used in the powder medicine dispensing operation support system 161, the temporary storage stand 340 and the medicine weighing device 6 are connected to the internal communication network so that the temporary storage stand 340 can send data (signals) to the medicine weighing device 6. They are connected to each other so that they can send and receive data (signals) via a communication network such as a local area network (LAN). In addition, similarly to the above, the control device 160 and other dispensing devices (drug weighing device 6 and powder medicine packaging device 1) can send and receive data (signals) to and from each other via a communication network such as a local area network (LAN). It is connected to the state. The control device 160 is also connected to an external PC 162 used by a doctor so as to be able to send and receive data to and from it.

Next, a detailed description will be given of the packaging operation using the manual medicine container 300 that can be performed with such a powder medicine dispensing operation support system 161.

First, when a doctor inputs prescription-related data on the external PC 162, a signal is sent from the external PC 162 to the control device 160, and the control device 160 sends the prescription-related data (hereinafter simply referred to as prescription data) to the powder medicine packaging device 1. ) is created. Then, a determination operation is performed to determine whether the prescription included in this prescription data is a prescription that can be automatically processed only by the powder medicine packaging device 1. Note that this discrimination operation may be performed by the control device 160, or may be performed by the powder medicine packaging device 1 after prescription data is transmitted from the control device 160 to the powder medicine packaging device 1.

If it is determined that the prescription cannot be automatically processed by the powder medicine packaging device 1 alone, that is, if it is determined that it is necessary to use the manual medicine container 300, the control device 160 Data to be used by the medicine weighing device 6 is created and transmitted to the medicine weighing device 6.

Next, with the manual chemical container 300 placed on the temporary stand 340, the chemical is weighed using the chemical weighing device 6. At this time, an information reading operation is performed in which the information reading device of the temporary storage stand 340 reads information from the RFID tag or the like of the manual medicine container 300, and data regarding the read information is transmitted from the temporary storage stand 340 to the medicine weighing device 6. That is, data regarding information such as the ID of the manual medicine container 300 is transmitted to the medicine weighing device 6, and is temporarily (or semi-permanently) stored in the medicine weighing device 6 (information storage operation).

When the weighing is completed, the data regarding the results of the weighing performed and the data transmitted from the temporary storage stand 340 and temporarily (or semi-permanently) stored in the drug weighing device 6 are transferred from the drug weighing device 6 to the control device 160. is transmitted to the powder medicine packaging device 1 via (information transmission operation).

When the powder medicine packaging device 1 receives the data transmitted from the medicine weighing device 6, it performs a data creation operation that associates the received data with prescription data received in advance.
This data creation operation extracts information related to the ID and weight of the manual drug container 300 included in the data sent from the drug weighing device 6, and the common parts of the information included in the prescription data, and then extracts the common parts of the information included in the prescription data. This is an operation of creating data (hereinafter also referred to as powder medicine-related information) in which the information transmitted from the weighing device 6 and prescription data are associated.

In this state, the medicine weighed by the medicine weighing device 6 is put into the manual medicine container 300, moved from the temporary storage stand 340 into the casing 10, and placed on the container holding stand 36.

Here, an information reading operation is performed in which the information reading means located near the container holding stand 36 reads information from the RFID tag or the like of the manual chemical container 300. Then, based on the information read in this information reading operation and the powder medicine-related information, a prescription corresponding to the packaging operation for packaging the medicine contained in the manual medicine container 300 is specified.

Then, if the specified prescription is a prescription for packaging only the medicine contained in the manual medicine container 300, the packaging operation is started as is.
On the other hand, if the prescription uses a medicine stored in the automatic medicine container 4 in addition to the medicine stored in the manual medicine container 300, the arm section 30 moves the desired automatic medicine container 4 to the container holding stand. After moving up to 36, the packaging operation is started.

Further, the powder medicine dispensing work support system 161 may be configured to include a known medicine packaging machine in addition to the powder medicine packaging device 1 described above. That is, the powder medicine dispensing work support system 161 connects a control device 160, a medicine weighing device 6, a powder medicine packaging device 1, and a known medicine packaging machine to each other via a communication network such as a local area network (LAN). The system may also be configured such that the temporary storage stand 340 is connected to a state in which data (signals) can be transmitted and received, and the temporary storage stand 340 is in a state in which data (signals) can be transmitted to the medicine weighing device 6.
In this case, the medicine weighing device 6 performs a weighing operation of weighing the medicine contained in the manual medicine container 5 (or manual medicine container 300) used in the powder medicine packaging device 1, and loading it into the hopper of a known medicine packaging machine. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which a weighing operation for weighing chemicals to be carried out is possible. When the weighing operation is started, it is necessary to check whether the started weighing operation is for the medicine to be stored in the manual medicine container 5 (or the manual medicine container 300), or whether it is for the hopper of the known medicine packaging machine. A determination operation may be performed to determine whether the target is a drug.
That is, the medicine weighing device 6 may be configured to have a function of determining whether it is weighing the medicine used in the powder medicine packaging device 1 or the medicine used in the medicine packaging machine.

Specifically, when the medicine weighing device 6 performs the operation of weighing the medicine, as described above, the information reading means of the medicine weighing device 6 or the information reading device of the temporary storage stand 340 reads the RFID tag, etc. of the medicine container. Executes an information reading operation to read information from. This information reading operation is an operation of reading information including a drug container ID (an identifier for identifying a specific drug container from a plurality of drug containers).

If information including the ID of the drug container is acquired through this information reading operation, the drug weighing device 6 determines whether the currently weighed drug is contained in the manual drug container 5 (or manual drug container 300). It is determined that the target is a drug.
On the other hand, if the information including the ID of the drug container cannot be acquired in the information reading operation, the drug weighing device 6 measures the drug to be put into the hopper of a known drug packaging machine. It is determined that there is one.

In other words, the "drug container ID" is stored only in the RFID tag (information storage means) of the drug container used in the powder medicine packaging device 1, and the "drug container ID" is stored in the tray, etc. for placing the medicine used in the known drug packaging machine. The RFID tag (information storage means) is set so that it is not stored as the "ID of the drug container." Then, the information reading operation performed together with the operation of weighing the medicine also serves as a discrimination operation for determining the equipment used for the medicine to be weighed.

If the current drug weighing is for a drug to be stored in the manual drug container 5 (or manual drug container 300), the process includes an information transmission operation and an operation of creating powder medicine-related information, as in the case described above. A series of operations are performed to identify a prescription corresponding to the packaging operation, and the packaging operation is performed.
In addition, when the current weighing of the drug is for a drug to be put into the hopper of a known drug packaging machine, an operation is performed in which the weighing result is written on an RFID tag of a tray or the like on which the drug is placed. Then, when the user holds this RFID tag over an RFID reader of a known medicine packaging machine, information such as the weighing result is read into the known medicine packaging machine, and the packaging operation becomes possible.

In addition, when the powder medicine dispensing operation support system 161 is not constructed and the powder medicine packaging device 1 and the medicine weighing device 6 are used to perform the packaging operation using the manual medicine container 5 (or the manual medicine container 300). The process involves writing the weighing result of the medicine into the RFID tag of the manual medicine container 5 (or manual medicine container 300), and the user holding the RFID tag over the RFID reader of the powder medicine dispensing device 1 to read the weighing result etc. It is also possible to read the information into the powder medicine packaging device 1.

By the way, as described above, in each packaging operation, drug containers (automatic drug container 4, manual drug container 5, manual drug container 300, etc.) are placed on the container holding stand 36, and the container holding stand 36 is The powder medicine contained in the medicine container is supplied to the distribution tray 35 by causing the vibration table section to perform a vibration operation and vibrating the medicine container. After that, a scraping operation to gather some of the powder spread on the distribution plate 35 around the scraping plate 172 and a scraping operation to throw the gathered powder into the medicine introduction port 39 are performed as appropriate. ing.

Here, when supplying powder medicine from the medicine container to the distribution plate 35, if the scheduled amount of powder medicine to be supplied to the distribution plate 35 (the amount to be finally supplied) is very small, an appropriate amount of powder medicine is supplied to the distribution plate 35. may not be able to be supplied. That is, when a normal amount of powder is supplied to the dispensing tray 35, a very small amount of supply error that occurs during supply can be substantially ignored.
On the other hand, when a very small amount of powder is supplied to the dispensing tray 35, the proportion of the error in the total amount becomes large, and there is a possibility that this supply error cannot be ignored.
The same thing applies when scraping together; if it is a normal amount, a very small amount of powder left behind can be virtually ignored; however, when scraping a very small amount of powder, this The ratio of quantity will become large.

Therefore, in the powder medicine packaging device 1 of the present embodiment, when performing the above-mentioned various packaging operations, if the powder (drug) targeted for the packaging operation satisfies the specified conditions, the powder medicine packaging device 1 performs a small amount packaging operation. It is possible to implement this. This small amount packaging operation will be explained in detail below.

In the above-mentioned various packaging operations, when an operation for specifying the powder to be used in the packaging operation (for example, a cassette selection operation) is performed, a determination operation (hereinafter referred to as (also referred to as a small quantity determination operation) is performed.
This small amount determination operation is an operation for determining whether or not a small amount packaging operation should be performed based on the following criteria (1) and (2) for each of the powder medicines used in the packaging operation. When a powder medicine satisfies all of the following criteria (1) and (2), it is determined that a small-volume packaging operation is to be performed.
(1) In the target packaging operation, the scheduled supply amount (total supply amount) to the distribution tray 35 is less than the specified value Q1 (fixed value, which is 2 g in this embodiment).
(2) Bulk specific gravity is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.
Note that the "bulk specific gravity" here refers to the mass per volume including the volume of space existing around each particle constituting the powder or granule, and more specifically, the volume of the particle itself, Volume including the volume of closed pores, the volume of spaces between irregularities on the particle surface, the volume of gaps between particles, and the volume of gaps between particles and containers (powder or other objects such as plates containing granules) It is the mass of the hit. This "bulk specific gravity" is calculated in advance for each powdered drug (drug) under specified conditions (temperature, humidity, pressure applied to the drug, etc.) and stored in a database etc. (for example, drug master etc.). put.

That is, when the bulk of the powder supplied to the distribution pan 35 is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the above-described problem does not occur, and the discharging operation, scraping operation, and scraping operation to the distribution tray 35 are performed accurately as usual. It is likely possible. However, since it is difficult to obtain the bulk value of the powder during the packaging operation, in this embodiment, the small amount packaging operation is performed based on the weight (or mass) and the bulk specific gravity calculated in advance. It determines whether it should be done or not.
To explain in more detail, since there is a correlation between the weight (or mass) and the bulk, the small amount determination operation may be more simply performed based on only the criterion (1). In other words, if the weight is small (or the mass is small), the bulk value is expected to be small, so the small amount determination operation may be performed based on only the criterion (1). However, from the viewpoint of performing a more accurate determination operation, it is desirable to perform the small amount determination operation based on the criteria (1) and (2), as described above. That is, it is desirable to determine the bulk value based on weight (or mass) and bulk specific gravity.

If it is determined in the above-mentioned small quantity discrimination operation that a small quantity packaging operation is to be carried out, at least one of the number of days of the prescription or the number of packages (number of doses per day or one time) is changed and packaging is carried out. Perform small volume packaging operation.
For example, assume that one package weighs 0.3 g and a medicine (powder) that is to be taken twice a day is prescribed for three days. In this case, in a normal packaging operation, six packages (two packages per day, three days' worth) are packaged. On the other hand, in a small-volume packaging operation in which the prescription date is changed, a prescription for "3 days" is changed to "4 days" and 8 packages (2 packages per day, 4 days' supply) are packaged. In this case, the scheduled amount to be supplied to the distribution pan 35 (total amount supplied) will be from 1.8 g (0.3 g x 6) to 2.4 g (0.3 g x 8), which is equal to or greater than the specified value Q1 (2.0 g). becomes.
That is, when changing the number of days, the scheduled amount to be supplied to the distribution tray 35 is made equal to or greater than the specified value Q1 by increasing the prescribed number of days. Note that the setting of the number of days to be increased (operation for changing the number of days) may be automatically calculated and reflected, or may be manually input on a predetermined screen displayed on the operation display section 3.

Similarly, when changing the number of packages (number of doses per day or per dose), by increasing the number of prescribed doses, the scheduled amount to be supplied to the dispensing tray 35 is made equal to or higher than the prescribed value Q1. .
For example, let us assume that one package is 0.5 g, and a medicine (powder) that is to be taken three times a day is prescribed for one day. In the small-volume packaging operation in which the number of packages is changed, the packaging operation is performed on the assumption that one day's worth of medicine (powdered medicine) has been prescribed to be taken in one package four times a day. In this case, the scheduled supply amount (total supply amount) to the distribution pan 35 will be from 1.5 g (0.5 g x 3 x 1) to 2.0 g (0.5 g x 4 x 1), which is the specified value Q1 (2 .0g) or more. Alternatively, the packaging operation may be performed assuming that a medicine (powdered medicine) to be taken in two packages three times a day has been prescribed for one day. In this case, the scheduled amount to be supplied to the distribution pan 35 (total amount supplied) will be from 1.5 g (0.5 g x 3 x 1) to 3.0 g (0.5 g x 3 x 2), which is the specified value Q1 (2 .0g) or more.
In other words, by increasing the prescribed number of doses per day or per dose, the scheduled amount to be supplied to the dispensing tray 35 is set to be equal to or greater than the prescribed value Q1. Note that the setting of the number of doses to be increased (operation for changing the number of doses) may be automatically calculated and reflected, or may be manually input on a predetermined screen displayed on the operation display section 3.

Thus, in any case, a larger number of packages than usual will be carried out. Then, when the user manually discards the difference, the patient is provided with the original amount of medicine based on the prescription. For example, when 8 packages are packaged in a small volume packaging operation when 6 packages would normally be packaged, the 2 different packages are manually discarded and 6 packages are provided to the patient.

At this time, along with the execution of the small quantity packaging operation, a small quantity packaging notification operation is performed to notify the user that the small quantity packaging operation is being performed (that it has been carried out), if necessary.
In this small amount notification operation, a message is printed on the excess portion of the output medicine bag or a paper medium outputted from the journal printer 7 to urge disposal, and a predetermined message is displayed on the operation display section 3. Action is performed. Further, when displaying a message, an operation of emitting a sound such as a voice or an alarm sound is performed as necessary.
Note that the "surplus portion of the drug bag" is a portion corresponding to the difference of two packages when, for example, six packages would normally be packaged, but eight packages are packaged by a small-volume packaging operation.

In this way, by notifying that the small amount packaging operation is being performed (that it has been performed) through the small amount notification operation, it is possible to prevent the patient from being erroneously provided with a difference in medicine that should be discarded.

In the minority discrimination operation described above, one of the criteria is "the bulk specific gravity is less than or equal to a predetermined value", but the minority discrimination operation of this embodiment is not limited to this. For example, the following (2a) may be adopted instead of the criterion (2) above.
(2a) The value of bulk (which is the reciprocal of bulk specific gravity, and is the volume per unit mass) is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.

Further, in the above-described small quantity discrimination operation, the small quantity dispensing operation is performed when all of the criteria (1) and (2) above are satisfied, but the small quantity discrimination operation is not limited to this. For example, the determination criterion may be whether the scheduled supply amount of powdered medicine is smaller than a reference value determined according to the bulk specific gravity of the powdered medicine.
Specifically, the specified value Q2 is calculated in advance based on the bulk specific gravity (or bulk volume) for each type of powder medicine, and when one or more powder medicines meet the criterion (3) below, small-quantity packaging is performed. It may be an action that is determined to be performed.
(3) In the target packaging operation, the scheduled supply amount (total supply amount) to the distribution tray 35 is less than the specified value Q2 (variable value that varies depending on the type of powder medicine).
In this case, the specified value Q2 is a value calculated based on the bulk specific gravity (a value that fluctuates according to the bulk specific gravity), so for drug A, the specified value Q2 is 2.0 g, and for drug B, the specified value Q2 is It is conceivable that the value may vary depending on the type of drug, such as 3.0 g. In addition, the small quantity dispensing operation performed after this small quantity discrimination operation changes at least one of the number of days of prescription or the number of packages (the number of doses per day or one time), and changes the amount scheduled to be supplied to the distribution tray 35. The operation is to make Q2 equal to or higher than the specified value Q2.

In other words, the small number discrimination operation in this embodiment is an operation for determining whether or not the packaging operation can be performed based on the values related to the weight (or mass) and bulk (or volume) of the target powder. I can say that.

Note that when performing a small amount packaging operation using the manual medicine container 5 (or the manual medicine container 300), a larger amount of powder than originally intended is manually introduced into the manual medicine container 5, and the manual The type medicine container 5 is placed on the container holding stand 36, and the powder medicine is supplied to the distribution plate 35.
Therefore, even if the powder to be introduced into the manual medicine container 5 is a powder made from tablets, the user will also have to powder a larger number of tablets than originally intended and introduce them into the manual medicine container 5. . The scheduled supply amount at this time may be calculated based on the weight of one tablet at the time of crushing, which is registered in the medicine weighing device 6 or the like when the tablet is crushed.

To explain specifically, let us assume that one package is equivalent to one tablet, and a three-day supply of medicine (powder medicine) is prescribed, which is to be taken in one package three times a day. Here, if the weight of one tablet when crushed is 0.2 g, the original number of packages is 9, and the original planned supply amount is 1.8 g (0.2 x 9), which is less than 2 g.
In this case, the number of packages is changed to 10, and 10 tablets are crushed and put into the manual medicine container 5 (or the manual medicine container 300). Then, instead of 9 packages that would normally be packaged, 10 packages are packaged using a small-volume packaging operation, and the remaining 1 package is discarded.

In the embodiment described above, the date and the number of packages (the number of doses per day or one time) can be changed by manually inputting them on a predetermined screen displayed on the operation display section 3 of the powder medicine packaging device 1. Although an example is shown in which a small amount packaging operation is performed, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, when the above-mentioned powder medicine dispensing operation support system 161 is constructed, the date and number of packages may be changed by operating the operation display section 3 of the powder medicine packaging device 1, and other devices such as the control device 160 and medicine weighing device may be used. You can also change the date and number of packages by operating the device. In this case, a screen for the change may be displayed on the control device 160 or the display section (display, etc.) of the medicine weighing device.

1; Powder drug packaging device (drug dispensing device), 3; Operation display unit (display device, operating device), 4; Automatic drug container (powder drug container), 5,300; Manual drug container (powder drug container) , 6; drug weighing device, 12; drug container placement area, 13; drug dividing area, 14; drug packaging area, 23; container storage section (container storage device), 28; container moving device, 35; distribution plate, 37; Scraping device, 36; Container holding stand (container mounting device), 81; Speed operation section (image for operation), 91; Speed notification section (image for speed display), 139; Seek bar display area (time display section), 160; Control device, 171; Arm member, 172; Scraping plate, 174; Scraping plate, 187; Chemical discharge section (discharge port), 188; Chemical discharge port (discharge port), 181; Lid member, 205; Container holding part, 207; Opening/closing member (lid engaging part), 340; Temporary holding stand (temporary holding stand device)

Claims (7)

A medicine dispensing device that takes out a predetermined amount of powder medicine from a powder medicine storage container, divides the powder medicine into a predetermined number of powder medicines, and further packages and discharges the powder medicines individually,
It has a distribution tray that distributes the powder medicine discharged from the powder medicine storage container and a control device,
The control device determines whether the scheduled supply amount to be supplied to the distribution tray is less than a specified value Q1 before discharging the powder from the powder storage container to the distribution tray, and determines that the scheduled supply amount is less than the specified value Q1. A medicine dispensing device that supplies powder medicine in an amount equal to or greater than the specified value Q1 to the dispensing tray. The control device determines whether the scheduled supply amount to be supplied to the distribution tray is less than a specified value Q1 before discharging the powder from the powder storage container to the distribution tray, and determines that the scheduled supply amount is less than the specified value Q1. 2. The medicine dispensing device according to claim 1, further comprising an operation of increasing the number of days for which the scheduled supply amount is prescribed and supplying an amount of powdered medicine equal to or more than a prescribed value Q1 to the dispensing tray. Before discharging the powder medicine from the powder medicine storage container into the distribution tray, the control device determines whether the scheduled supply amount to be supplied to the distribution tray is less than the specified value Q1, and determines whether the scheduled supply amount is less than the prescribed value Q1 for one day of the prescribed prescription. The medicine dispensing device according to claim 1, further comprising an operation of supplying an amount of powdered medicine equal to or more than a prescribed value Q1 to the dispensing tray by performing a change to increase the number of doses taken per time. Before discharging the powder from the powder storage container to the distribution tray, the control device determines whether the scheduled supply amount to be supplied to the distribution tray is less than a specified value Q1, and supplies powder in an amount equal to or greater than the specified value Q1 to the distribution tray. If the powder is being supplied to the dispensing tray, the user is notified that the amount of powder that is equal to or greater than the specified value Q1 is being supplied to the dispensing tray, or if the amount of powder that is equal to or greater than the prescribed value Q1 is being supplied to the dispensing tray, the specified value The medicine dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an operation of notifying a user that an amount of powder medicine equal to or more than Q1 has been supplied to the dispensing tray. It further includes a printing means, a journal printer, and an operation display section,
The operation to notify the user is an operation of printing a message urging disposal on the excess portion of the medicine bag outputted from the printing means, or an operation urging disposal of the paper medium outputted from the journal printer. 5. The medicine dispensing device according to claim 4, wherein the operation is an operation of printing a message using a journal printer, or an operation of displaying a predetermined message on an operation display section. A medicine dispensing device that takes out a predetermined amount of powder medicine from a powder medicine storage container, divides the powder medicine into a predetermined number of powder medicines, and further packages and discharges the powder medicines individually,
It has a distribution tray that distributes the powder medicine discharged from the powder medicine storage container and a control device,
The control device calculates the specified value Q2 based on the bulk specific gravity of the type of powder medicine to be supplied to the distribution tray,
Before discharging powder medicine from the powder medicine storage container to the distribution tray, it is determined whether the scheduled supply amount to be supplied to the distribution tray is less than the specified value Q2, and if it is determined that the scheduled supply amount is less than the specified value Q2, the specified amount A medicine dispensing device that includes an operation of supplying powdered medicine in an amount equal to or more than a value Q2 to a dispensing tray. A powder medicine discharging method using a medicine dispensing device that takes out a predetermined amount of powder medicine from a powder medicine storage container, divides the powder medicine into a predetermined number of parts, and further packages and discharges the powder medicines individually, the method comprising:
The medicine dispensing device has a distribution tray that distributes the powder medicine discharged from the powder medicine storage container,
Before discharging powder medicine from the powder medicine storage container to the distribution tray, it is determined whether the scheduled supply amount to be supplied to the distribution tray is less than the specified value Q1, and if it is determined that the scheduled supply amount is less than the specified value Q1, A method for discharging powders that supplies powders in an amount equal to or greater than the value Q1 to a distribution tray.

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