JP3206103U - Tablet removal tool - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To eliminate the need for the user to hold in hand, can be operated with one hand, and can handle tablets of various shapes. Provided is a tablet take-out device that can take out tablets and capsules from the tablet. A tablet take-out device for easily discharging tablets and capsules from a PTP package by utilizing the principle of an insulator. A plurality of discharge plates 30, a ruler plate 40 that guides a region where tablets or capsules exist in a tablet or capsule packed in PTP to a passage portion, and a push-out portion 54 that can move forward and backward toward the passage portion. And a discharge lever 50 provided. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for easily taking out a medicine from a PTP package, and relates to a tablet taking-out tool that can cope with various kinds of PTP-packed medicine.

  Tablets and capsules are packaged in PTP (press through pack) packaging sheets made of plastic and aluminum. Such PTP packaging has a function of preventing moisture absorption due to exposure of the contained medicine to the atmosphere and alteration due to ultraviolet rays, and is used for preventing damage to the medicine.

  A general PTP package is composed of a plastic sheet provided with a large number of storage domes that form a space for storing contents, and an aluminum sheet attached to the plastic sheet so as to close the storage domes. And when taking out the chemical | medical agent accommodated from this PTP package, it is comprised so that the content in a storage dome may push an aluminum foil layer and the content may be extruded by pushing the storage dome of a plastic sheet strongly.

  When pressing the storage dome to remove the drug from such a PTP package, it is usually necessary to use fingers. However, taking out tablets and capsules is not always easy for the elderly or handicapped people. That is, for those who have to take many drugs due to diseases, etc., a large amount of drugs must be taken out at once, and if this is done three times a day in the morning, noon, and night, The burden is substantial.

  In the past, several devices have been proposed that facilitate the removal of drugs from PTP packaging containers.

  For example, in patent document 1 (Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2015-120527), it was provided with the crescent-shaped press-cut part which has R at the front-end | tip part attached to the operation board, the chemical | medical agent stopper, a pair of lateral deviation prevention board, and a pair of main stand. There has been proposed a medicine take-out tool, which is a medicine take-out tool in which a crescent-shaped pressing part pushes out a medicine by rotating an operation plate. According to this medicine take-out device, there is no possibility of destroying tablets and capsules, it can handle a wide variety of PTP-packed drugs, an elderly person can easily handle with one hand, and a PTP-packed drug is received from a pharmacy or the like. Since it can be used as it is, it is not necessary to cut out one package at a time, and the effect of responding to the request of preventing accidental ingestion is shown.

  In Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-55666), a silicon ball is provided at the lower part of the tip of the presser, a drop hole with a protrusion for dropping the tablet is provided at the tip of the cradle, and a tablet storage case is provided below. There has been proposed a tablet pushing tool provided with a tablet taking-out opening at the top of the case. According to such a tablet push-out tool, it is shown that the tablet can be easily taken out from the take-out opening by placing the packaged tablet in the hole portion and simply pressing from the top into the lower tablet reservoir case. .

JP2015-120527A JP 2012-55666 A

  As described above, several tablet takeout tools have been proposed to facilitate taking out tablets and capsules from PTP packaging. However, in any case, the tablet take-out tool must be operated by hand, and it cannot be said that it is easy to use for those who are handicapped or elderly.

  In view of this, the first object of the present invention is to provide a tablet take-out device that can be operated with one hand without the need for the user to hold it in use.

  In addition, depending on the disease state of the user, a large amount of medicine must be taken at once, and the forms of the medicine to be taken are various. Under such circumstances, if the adapter for the medicine to be replaced has to be replaced in accordance with the shape of the medicine to be taken out, the taking out operation of the tablet or the like becomes rather troublesome.

  Therefore, the present invention is to provide a tablet take-out device that can deal with tablets of various shapes and can easily take out tablets and capsules from PTP packaging without requiring any force even by elderly people. It is an issue.

  In order to solve at least one of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a tablet take-out tool that is used by being placed on a table.

  That is, the tablet take-out device according to the present invention is a tablet take-out device for discharging tablets and capsules from PTP packaging, on which PTP-packed tablets and capsules are placed and a plurality of tablet passage portions are formed. Consists of a discharge plate, a ruler plate that guides a region where tablets or capsules are present to the passage portion, and a discharge lever provided with an extruding portion that can be moved forward and backward toward the passage portion. I can do it.

  Such a tablet taking-out tool can be further provided with a support for holding the discharge plate on a table. Two such support columns are installed at a predetermined interval, and the discharge lever can be provided so as to swing up and down with respect to the discharge plate.

  Further, in the present invention, in order to solve at least one of the above-mentioned problems, there is provided a tablet takeout device for discharging tablets and capsules from PTP packaging, and a column installed on a table and a laterally deployed from the column. And a discharge plate having a plurality of passage portions for tablets, a ruler plate provided with a guide portion for guiding the PTP-packed medicine to the passage portion on the discharge plate, and between the plurality of passage portions. And a discharge lever provided with an extruding part that is movable forward and backward toward the passage part.

  The support column functions to install a discharge plate on a table or the like and secure a space under which the medicine taken out from the PTP package is dropped. Two such columns can be installed at a predetermined interval. Further, when a recumbent member is installed between the columns, the discharge lever can be configured to move while being guided by the recumbent member.

  A clamp, an adhesive, an adhesive, a suction cup, or the like can be used to install the column on the table. Preferably, a suction cup or a clamp is used to detachably fix the table to the table. In addition, the said clamp can use what clamps a top plate in the thickness direction.

  The discharge plate is for placing a PTP-packed tablet or capsule (hereinafter also referred to as “PTP-packed drug”) to be taken out, and the drug discharged from the PTP package in the thickness direction. A passage portion formed as a hole or a groove to be penetrated through is provided. The discharge plate can be formed using metal, resin, wood, or the like, and it is necessary to have hardness and rigidity enough to hold the PTP package at least when the drug is discharged. Moreover, the passage part of the tablet formed in this discharge | emission board can be formed by varying the magnitude | size and shape in order to respond | correspond to the chemical | medical agent of various dosage forms. In particular, it can be formed as a round hole for discharging a disc-shaped drug, and can be formed as an elliptical hole for discharging a spherical or oblong drug.

  This discharge plate is provided so as to expand in the lateral direction (preferably in the horizontal direction) so that the placed PTP packaging medicine does not drop or move, and is held at a certain height from the tabletop. And provided on the column.

  The ruler plate has a function for guiding and holding a PTP-packed medicine for taking out the medicine to a predetermined position, and at least a PTP-packed tablet or capsule is present in the passage formed on the discharge plate. As such, it is configured to hold a PTP packaged drug. Such a ruler plate is particularly formed as a recess into which the PTP packaging drug can be inserted, and the side surface (guide wall) forming the recess is formed so as to be constricted to the distal end side in the insertion direction of the PTP packaging drug. Things are desirable. Therefore, this ruler plate can be formed as a plate having a V-shaped or inverted trapezoidal depression at a position corresponding to the passage portion. At this time, it is necessary to secure a gap between the ruler plate and the discharge plate so that at least the PTP packaging of the PTP packaging medicine is inserted.

  And it is desirable for the tablet taking-out tool concerning this invention to be formed so that it can be used with the PTP packing chemical | medical agent of various magnitude | sizes. For this reason, in the tablet extracting device according to the present invention, the passage portion of the tablet formed in the discharge plate is formed as a through hole having a different size and shape, and the ruler plate includes the passage portion. A recess having a size and shape corresponding to this is formed for each part, and the discharge lever has an extruding part having a length that can be moved forward and backward with respect to the passage part. The tablet takeout tool can be used.

  In particular, the discharge lever has a plurality of extrusion portions formed on a plate-like body provided swingably with respect to the discharge plate, and the plate-like body provided with the plurality of extrusion portions integrally swings with respect to the discharge plate. In this case, the medicine, capsule, and the like can be discharged at once from a plurality of PTP-packed medicines arranged on the discharge plate by a single push-down operation.

  The tablet take-out device according to the present invention has PTP-packed tablets and capsules placed thereon, a discharge plate in which a plurality of tablet passage portions are formed, and PTP-packed tablets and capsules that have tablets and capsules. A ruler plate that guides the region to be moved to the passage portion, and a discharge lever that includes a push-out portion that can move forward and backward toward the passage portion. For this reason, the PTP packaging medicine placed on the discharge plate can be surely positioned by the ruler plate, and then the resin lever portion of the PTP packaging container is pressed by the discharge lever. Only the tablets or capsules contained in the PTP packaging container can be taken out from the passage. Thereby, even if it is elderly people, a child, etc. with weak finger strength, the tablet extraction tool which can take out a tablet or a capsule without difficulty is implement | achieved.

  The tablet take-out device further includes a support column for holding the discharge plate on the table, and two support columns are installed at a predetermined interval, and a recumbent member is installed between the support columns. When the discharge lever is provided so as to be swingable up and down with respect to the recumbent member, the tablet or capsule can be taken out while the tablet take-out tool is installed and fixed on a table or the like. I can do it. Thereby, the tablet extraction tool which can take out a tablet or a capsule smoothly only with one hand is implement | achieved. That is, it is possible to provide a tablet take-out device that can be operated with one hand, eliminating the need for the user to hold it at the time of use.

  Further, in the tablet take-out tool, when the ruler plate is formed so as to position the PTP-packed tablet or capsule by supporting the side surface of the PTP package for packaging the tablet or capsule, There is no shift in the horizontal direction as well as the direction, and a tablet takeout tool capable of holding the PTP packaged medicine in a predetermined place is realized.

  Further, in the tablet take-out device according to the above device, the passage portion of the tablet formed in the discharge plate is formed as a through hole having a different size and shape, and the passage portion includes the passage portion. Correspondingly, a recess having a size and shape corresponding thereto is provided, and the discharge lever has an extruding portion having a length that can be moved forward and backward with respect to the passage portion. When the device is used, a tablet extraction tool that can take out a plurality of tablets or capsules is realized by pressing the discharge lever once. In addition, when the shape and size of the passage portion are variously formed, a tablet takeout tool that can deal with tablets of various shapes is realized.

Thus, according to the tablet takeout device according to the present invention, a tablet takeout device that can take out tablets or capsules from the PTP packaging container without difficulty even if the user does not operate as desired is realized. Furthermore, since the pressing operation of the resin capsule part (storage dome) in the PTP packaging container can be easily performed by operating the discharge lever according to the principle of the lever, even in a user who uses many PTP packaging drugs, Tablets or capsules can be taken out from the PTP packaging container without causing pain or the like in the fingers. That is, it is possible to realize a tablet take-out tool that can easily take out tablets and capsules from PTP packaging without requiring force even for elderly people.

The disassembled perspective view of the tablet extraction tool concerning 1st Embodiment The perspective view of the tablet extraction tool concerning 1st Embodiment Partial perspective top view of the tablet extraction tool concerning 1st Embodiment (A) AA arrow sectional view of the tablet take-out tool shown in FIG. 3, (B) AA arrow sectional view showing the installation state of the PTP packaging medicine The perspective view of the tablet extraction tool concerning 2nd Embodiment Partially transparent top view of the tablet extraction tool concerning 2nd Embodiment

  Hereinafter, the tablet extracting device 10 according to some embodiments will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. However, the tablet take-out tool 10 according to the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

  1 to 4 show a tablet take-out tool 10 according to the first embodiment, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the tablet take-out tool 10, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the tablet take-out tool 10 assembled. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a part thereof transparently, and FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which the medicine 22 is taken out from the PTP packaging 21. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tablet take-out tool 10 according to the first embodiment includes a discharge plate 30 in which a plurality of passage portions 31 each having a hole corresponding to the size of the medicine 22 taken out from the PTP package 21 are formed. A ruler plate 40 provided on the discharge plate 30 and provided with guide walls 41 composed of convex portions projecting on both sides of the passage portion 31, and the passage portion disposed on the ruler plate 40. The discharge lever 50 is provided with an extruding portion 54 that can freely move forward and backward with respect to 31.

  Further, on both sides of the discharge plate 30, a support column 60 having a suction cup 61 on the lower end side is provided. The discharge plate 30 is held by the support column 60 in a state of being separated from a table or the like to which the suction cup 61 is attached. Has been. Thereby, the medicines 22 such as tablets and capsules discharged from the passage part 31 can be dropped below the discharge plate 30.

  In the present embodiment, the discharge plate 30 can be formed using metal, resin, or the like, but is formed so as to have a rigidity that does not deform at least when the drug 22 is discharged from the PTP package 21. In the discharge plate 30, a through hole is formed in accordance with the size and shape of the medicine 22 taken out from the PTP package 21, and the through hole functions as the passage part 31. In particular, the through hole (passage portion 31) in this embodiment is formed so that the centers of the respective openings are arranged in a straight line. As a result, a force (pushing force) that is applied when a discharge lever 50 described later is operated can be applied equally to each PTP packaging medicine 20. However, the formation position of the passage portion 31 can be varied intentionally. For example, in the case of the medicine 22 that is easily crushed, it can be formed at a position away from the swing center of the discharge lever 50 so that a large force does not act. Further, when the aluminum sheet in the PTP package 21 is not easily torn, it can be formed at a position close to the swing center of the discharge lever 50 in order to apply a greater force.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the passage part 31 has a round hole with a diameter of 15 mm from the right, a long elliptical hole with a width of 9 mm and a length of 22 mm, a round hole with a diameter of 13 mm, and a diameter as viewed in the insertion direction of the PTP packaging medicine 20. It is formed as a 10 mm round hole. As a matter of course, the size of the passage part 31 can be arbitrarily changed according to the size and shape of the medicine 22 taken by the user.

  Further, the ruler plate 40 is formed with a concave portion 42 having a size enough to accommodate the passage portion 31 on the tip side (the side into which the PTP packaging medicine 20 is inserted), and a convex portion appearing between the concave portions 42. 43 exists between the passage portions 31. As a result, if the PTP packaging medicine 20 is inserted into the recess 42 from the front end side of the ruler plate 40, the PTP packaging medicine 20 is guided to the side wall (guide wall 41) of the projection 43, and the medicine 22 in the PTP packaging is Can exist on the passage part 31. In particular, in the present embodiment, the concave portion 42 has a shape that is narrowed toward the back. As a result, the PTP-packed medicine 20 inserted into the concave portion 42 is supported by the inclined guide grooves present on the left and right sides of the resin capsule portion covering the medicine 22, so that the positioning can be performed more accurately. I can do it.

  The ruler plate 40 is installed in a state of being separated from the discharge plate 30. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the PTP packaging drug 20 can be inserted between the discharge plate 30 and the ruler plate 40, and the PTP packaging drug 20 can be placed at a predetermined position. The ruler plate 40 is preferably formed with elasticity that can be deformed when the medicine 22 is discharged from the PTP package 21. That is, it is desirable that the ruler plate 40 is formed so as not to hinder the push-down operation of the discharge lever 50.

  The discharge lever 50 can be formed using a metal such as a spring material or a resin material that can be elastically deformed. The discharge lever 50 according to the present embodiment is fixed to the discharge plate 30 so that the tip side is swingable up and down. The swinging width of the discharge lever 50 needs to be equal to or greater than the height of the PTP packaging medicine 20 inserted between the discharge plate 30 and the ruler plate 40. In the present embodiment, the discharge lever 50 includes a plate-like portion 51 fixed to the discharge plate 30 and an operating rod portion 52 extending from the plate-like portion. A convex portion 53 is formed on the front end side of the plate-like portion 51 at a position facing the passage portion 31, and the lower surface of the convex portion 53 has a length that can be moved forward and backward with respect to the passage portion 31. An extruded portion 54 is formed. The extruding part 54 can be formed of a material having a high frictional resistance and elastic deformation, such as rubber, in addition to being formed of metal or resin.

  As described above, by providing the support columns 60 on both sides of the discharge plate 30 and providing the ruler plate 40 and the discharge lever 50 on the discharge plate 30, the tablet take-out tool 10 as shown in FIG. 2 is formed.

  FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a use state of the tablet take-out tool 10 according to this embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. As shown in this figure, the medicine 22 packed in the PTP package 21 inserts the PTP-packed medicine 20 between the discharge plate 30 and the ruler plate 40 from the front side (front end side) of the tablet take-out tool 10. Since the PTP packaging medicine 20 includes a capsule portion (storage dome) for storing the medicine 22 and a flat portion that expands in a flange shape below the capsule portion, the capsule portion (storage dome) is a ruler plate. Therefore, the flat plate portion exists between the discharge plate 30 and the ruler plate 40. In this way, after positioning the PTP packaging medicine 20 at a predetermined position as shown in FIG. 4A, the medicine in the PTP packaging 21 is lowered by lowering the discharge lever 50 as shown in FIG. 4B. 22 is pushed out and passes through the passage portion 31 and falls below the discharge plate 30.

  As described above, the tablet take-out tool 10 according to this embodiment can smoothly and accurately place the PTP-packed medicine 20 at a predetermined position, and remove the medicine 22 from the PTP package 21 simply by operating the discharge lever 50. I can do things. At that time, since the tablet take-out tool 10 can be installed on the table by the suction cup 61 provided on the support column 60, it can be operated with one hand, and the discharge lever 50 uses the principle of lever. Therefore, the drug 22 can be taken out from the PTP package 21 with a slight force. In particular, the tablet take-out tool 10 according to the present embodiment can discharge a plurality of medicines 22 installed on the passage part 31 by a single operation of the discharge lever 50, so that many medicines 22 are taken. A user who has to do so can take out a large amount of the medicine 22 in one operation, and can greatly improve the trouble of taking out the medicine 22 when taking the medicine 22.

  5 and 6 show a tablet unloading tool 10 according to another embodiment. The tablet take-out tool 10 according to this embodiment has the discharge lever 50 formed so as to be movable in the width direction of the tablet take-out tool 10 and is particularly suitable for taking out the medicine 22 one by one. It is 10.

  That is, in the tablet take-out tool 10 according to this embodiment, the discharge plate 30, the ruler plate 40, and the support column 60 are the same as those shown in the first embodiment, and the discharge lever 50 has a different structure. . The discharge lever 50 is provided so as to be slidable in the length direction of the horizontal bar 62 laid between the columns 60 and swingable up and down around the horizontal bar 62. The discharge lever 50 is made of metal, resin, or the like, and is provided at a position facing the thin plate member having sufficient rigidity, a grip portion provided on the distal end side of the thin plate member, and the passage portion 31 of the discharge plate 30. And the extruded portion 54 formed. By moving the discharge lever 50 onto the PTP packaging medicine 20 installed at a predetermined location and pressing it toward the PTP packaging medicine 20, the medicine 22 in the PTP packaging 21 can be discharged from the passage portion 31. it can.

  In particular, in the tablet take-out tool 10 according to this embodiment, when the discharge lever 50 is moved, the pushing portion 54 may be temporarily fixed so as to be positioned at a position on the passage portion 31. it can. As the temporary fixing structure, an existing structure such as a combination of a groove and a protrusion can be used.

  According to the tablet unloading tool 10 configured as described above, after the PTP packaging medicine 20 is installed at a predetermined position, the medicine 22 in the PTP packaging 21 is moved by pressing the discharge lever 50 upward. Can be taken out from the passage portion 31 below the discharge plate 30.

  The tablet take-out device according to the present invention can be used to easily take out a medicine packaged in PTP, and in order to take out various articles in PTP packaging without taking the medicine, in various industries. Can also be used.

10 Tablet removal tool
20 PTP packaging drugs
21 PTP packaging
22 drugs
30 Discharge plate
31 Passing part
40 Ruler plate
41 guide wall
42 Recess
43 Convex
50 Discharge lever
51 Plate-shaped part
52 Operating section
53 Convex
54 Extrusion section
60 props
61 Suction cup
62 Lying

Claims (4)

A tablet takeout tool for discharging tablets and capsules from PTP packaging,
While placing PTP-packed tablets and capsules, a discharge plate on which a plurality of tablet passages are formed,
In a PTP-packed tablet or capsule, a ruler plate that guides the area where the tablet or capsule is present to the passage part;
A tablet take-out tool comprising a discharge lever provided with an extruding part that can be moved forward and backward toward the passage part.
Furthermore, it has a support column that holds the discharge plate on the tabletop,
Two such pillars are installed at a predetermined interval,
The tablet takeout tool according to claim 1, wherein the discharge lever is provided so as to be swingable up and down with respect to the discharge plate.
The tablet takeout tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ruler plate positions the PTP-packed tablet or capsule by supporting a side surface side of the PTP package for packaging the tablet or capsule.
The passage part of the tablet formed in the discharge plate is formed as a through hole having a different size and shape,
The ruler plate is provided with a recess having a size and shape corresponding to each passing portion,
5. The tablet take-out device according to claim 1, wherein the discharge lever has an extruding portion having a length that can be moved forward and backward with respect to the passage portion so as to be opposed to each passage portion.