JP3848719B2

JP3848719B2 - Drug selection and supply device

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Publication number: JP3848719B2
Application number: JP04028297A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 植野　　進; 諭志渡辺; 大隅　　不二雄; 祐子東; 昭仁井阪
Original assignee: Takazono Corp
Current assignee: Takazono Corp
Priority date: 1997-02-25
Filing date: 1997-02-25
Publication date: 2006-11-22
Anticipated expiration: 2017-02-25
Also published as: JPH10236401A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、主として病院等に設置され、且つ複数の薬剤収容容器を具備すると共に、患者毎の処方箋に従って各薬剤収容容器から所定の薬剤を適宜選択して必要数取り出すことが出来る薬剤選択供給装置に関するものである。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
従来、錠剤、カプセル等に限らず各種の薬剤を収納した薬剤収容容器を備えた薬剤選択供給装置としては、例えば、図４及び図６に示す様な薬剤選択供給装置が存在する。
【０００３】
即ち、係る薬剤選択供給装置１は、錠剤、カプセル等の薬剤16を収納する薬剤収納部10と、その薬剤収納部10内に回転自在に設けられると共に、周囲に薬剤16を少なくとも一列以上で整列しうる薬剤整列部11が設けられた薬剤排出ローター12と、該薬剤排出ローター12に設けられたギア13とを備えた複数の薬剤収容容器14を平面視放射状（図示せず）に、しかも多段に装着するための円盤状に形成された複数の容器支持台２を所定間隔で多段に有すると共に、該容器支持台２の上面に位置する薬剤収容容器14の装着部2aには、薬剤収容容器14を容器支持台２に装着する際の案内路となる一対のガイド体３が設けられ、且つ容器支持台２の中心方向には、薬剤収容容器14の前方部に設けられた凹部15に嵌合する凸部5aが形成された前面板５が容器支持台２の上面に装着される薬剤収容容器14の夫々に対応すべく立設されてなる。
【０００４】
更に、装着部2aが設けられた容器支持台２には、モーターを用いた回転駆動装置９に軸着されたギア８が前記薬剤搬出ローター12に設けられたギア13と連結可能に突出してなると共に、装着部2aの近傍には前記薬剤収容容器14の回転駆動装置９を介して回転する薬剤搬出ローター12の薬剤整列部11に落とし込まれて搬出された後、薬剤収容容器14の薬剤排出部14a から排出された薬剤16を薬剤選択供給装置１内に設けられた薬剤包装用の分包装置18の上方に位置するホッパー20まで案内するための薬剤排出案内路７の個別路7aの開口部が設けられた薬剤選択供給装置本体1aで構成され、しかも前記容器支持台２の装着部2aに装着される各薬剤収容容器14の収納部蓋体10a には、薬剤収納部10内の湿気を吸い取るための除湿剤17を格納するための格納部10b が前記薬剤収納部10側に膨出すべく設けられ、しかも該格納部10b には湿気を通すための複数の孔10c が穿設されてなるものである。
【０００５】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
然しながら、上記構成からなる薬剤選択供給装置に於いては、下記の様な問題点があった。
即ち、上記構成からなる薬剤選択供給装置１に装着される各薬剤収容容器14の薬剤収納部10には、大きさや種類の異なる各種の錠剤、カプセル等に限らず各種の薬剤16が収納されるが、薬剤16の種類によっては吸湿性を有したものもあり、よって湿気を吸うことにより薬剤16の成分に変化が生じる恐れがあるだけでなく特に薬剤選択供給装置１を使用するにあたり薬剤収容容器14に収納された薬剤16が湿気を吸うことで膨張したり、又薬剤どうしや容器の内壁面等にくっついたりして薬剤収容容器14の薬剤排出部14a からの排出に不都合が生じる場合がある。
【０００６】
よって、従来の薬剤選択供給装置１に装着される薬剤収容容器14には、薬剤収納部10内の湿気を吸い取るための乾燥剤17が具備されてはいるが、如何せん、該薬剤収容容器14には薬剤収納部10内の薬剤16を排出するための薬剤排出部14a が設けられてなるために、該薬剤排出部14a から容器14内に装置１内の空気が流入する。従って、乾燥剤17が薬剤収納部10内に設けられてなる場合であっても、該薬剤収納部10内を完璧に密閉状態時のように乾燥させることは出来ず、よって薬剤16の膨張やくっつきのみならず薬剤排出部14a からの薬剤16の排出不可等の各種不都合を完全になくすことは出来ない。
又、使用者が薬剤16の中で吸湿性を有する薬剤16を前記薬剤収容容器14へ収納せずに、包装の都度手撒き作業によって供給したり、或いは薬剤収容容器14の薬剤収納部10に収納する薬剤16の量をあえて減らして該薬剤16が湿気を吸う前に収納した薬剤16全てを使いきることにより解消することも考えられるものの、煩雑な薬剤16の手撒き作業や、補充作業の回数、手間が著しく増加すると言う種々の問題が生じていた。
【０００７】
然して、本発明は上記問題を解決するものであり、薬剤選択供給装置に装着される薬剤収容容器に薬剤収納部内の薬剤を排出するための薬剤排出部が設けられてなる場合でも、各薬剤収容容器の薬剤収納部内の除湿を行うことが可能となり、しいては薬剤の膨張、くっつきを解消して薬剤排出部から薬剤を確実に排出させることが可能となり、円滑な薬剤の選択供給作業を行うことが出来る極めて優れた薬剤選択供給装置を提供することを課題とするものである。
【０００８】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、上記課題を解決するために全く新しい薬剤選択供給装置を発明し、以下の手段を講じたものである。
【０００９】
本発明は、円筒支柱１ａに上下方向に所定の間隔で複数の容器支持台２を多段に設け、各容器支持台２に薬剤収容容器１４を平面視略放射状に配置し、薬剤収容容器１４に収容された薬剤１６を、薬剤収容容器１４に設けた薬剤排出部１４ａ、各容器支持台２に設けた個別路７ａ、中心軸側の共通路７ｂを有する薬剤排出案内路７に排出して、下方側部に設けられた分包装置１８に案内するようにした薬剤選択供給装置であって、各薬剤収容容器１４内の除湿を行う除湿手段が、前記薬剤排出案内路７に設けられてなることから、装置に装着された各薬剤収容容器１４の薬剤収納部10内の除湿を行うことが可能となり、しいては薬剤１６の膨張、くっつきを完全に解消して薬剤排出部１４ａから薬剤１６を確実に排出させることが出来、円滑な薬剤１６の選択供給作業を行うことが出来る利点を有する。
【００１０】
更に、各薬剤収容容器14の薬剤収納部１０内の除湿を該薬剤排出案内路７に連絡してなる薬剤排出部１４ａから確実に、且つ効率良く行うことが出来る利点がある。
【００１２】
又、除湿手段が、除湿開始の湿度を設定可能で、且つ設定された湿度に対して除湿の開始及び終了を自動選択する構成を採用することにより、薬剤選択供給装置が設置された病院内等の空調状態や季節、病院の立地条件等の使用環境に適合させて効率よく薬剤収容容器14の薬剤収納部10内の除湿を行うことが出来る利点を有する。
【００１３】
更に、除湿手段には、除湿によって生じた水を貯留する貯留槽21が設けられ、且つ該貯留槽21には、貯留量を検知する検知手段が設けられてなる構成を採用することで、作業者による貯留槽21の水量確認を全く行う必要もなく貯留槽21の水抜き時期を作業者が装置近傍に付き添うことなく確実に知ることが出来る利点を有する。
【００１４】
更に、薬剤選択供給装置には、検知手段が貯留量の限界を検知した際、除湿手段の除湿機能を停止させる機能停止手段が設けられてなる構成を採用することで、貯留槽21からの水溢れを確実に防止することが出来る利点を有する。
【００１５】
又、薬剤選択供給装置には、除湿手段の停止を明示する明示手段が設けられてなる構成を採用することで、誰でも確実に、しかも瞬時に音、光、印刷物又は制御装置等のモニター等を介して除湿手段の現状を知ることが出来る利点を有する。
【００１６】
更に、除湿手段が、電気式除湿装置４で構成されてなる場合には、より強力に且つ高効率に装置に装着された各薬剤収容容器14の薬剤収納部10内の除湿を迅速に行うことが出来る利点を有する。
【００１７】
【発明の実施の形態】
＜第一実施形態＞
以下、本発明の一実施形態を図面に従って説明するが、前記従来の薬剤選択供給装置と同じ箇所の説明は省略する。
尚、本実施形態において、薬剤収容容器14は、従来の薬剤選択供給装置の如く収納部蓋体10a により薬剤収納部10の上面が閉鎖されてなるものの、該収納部蓋体10a には乾燥剤の乾燥剤格納部10b が設けられておらず、よって収納部蓋体10a は内面が平坦に形成されてなる。
【００１８】
図１に於いて、１は薬剤選択供給装置本体を示し、１ａは円筒支柱を示し、所定の間隔で多段に設けられた各容器支持台２に複数の薬剤収容容器１４を平面視略放射状（図示せず）に装着している。１９は院内コンピュータ（図示せず）等から送られてきた処方箋データを受信することにより薬剤収容容器１４より必要数量の薬剤１６を薬剤排出部１４ａから排出すべく薬剤収容容器１４内の薬剤排出ローター１２の回転量を管理制御する制御装置を示す。
【００１９】
７は前記薬剤排出部14a より排出された薬剤16を、装置本体１の下方側部に設けられた分包装置18に案内するための薬剤排出案内路を示す。
該薬剤排出案内路７は、各薬剤収容容器14の排出部14a から排出される薬剤16を装置本体１の各容器支持台２が取付けられた中心軸側に排出すべく各薬剤排出部14a に対応して各容器支持台２に設けられた個別路7aと、縦列状態で収納された各薬剤収容容器14から排出され、且つ前記個別路7aを通って落下する薬剤16を装置本体１の下方まで案内する共通路7bと、該共通路7bを介して落下してくる薬剤16を分包装置18まで案内するホッパー20とから構成されている。
ここでホッパー20は全体として円錐状で、且つ軸芯を傾斜して装置本体１に取付けられ、一側縁20a が他側方向に傾斜し、且つ他側縁20b も他側方向に傾斜した構成からなり、よって前記一側縁20a が下面となって薬剤16を分包装置18まで案内するよう設けられてなる。
【００２０】
４は除湿手段たる除湿装置を示し、本実施形態においては電気式除湿装置を採用してなり、しかも該電気式除湿装置４は最下段の薬剤収容容器14の下方に位置すべく装置本体１内に取付けられ、且つその吸湿部4aは前記薬剤排出案内路７のホッパー20の他側縁20b より突出してなる。
【００２１】
このように、本実施形態の薬剤選択供給装置には、複数の薬剤収容容器14の各薬剤排出部14a から分包装置18に通ずる薬剤排出案内路７に除湿装置４が設けられてなるので、各薬剤収容容器14の薬剤排出部14a から効率良く、且つ確実に薬剤収納部10内の湿気を吸い取ることが出来る。
【００２２】
しかも、上記の如く除湿装置４は、吸湿部4aが薬剤排出案内路７のホッパー20の他側縁20b より突出してなるが、薬剤16が通過する際に当接しない面（上面である他側縁20b ）に位置してなるので、該除湿装置４が薬剤排出案内路７における薬剤16の排出を阻害することがないという利点がある。
【００２３】
又、上記の如く薬剤収容容器１４の薬剤収納部１０内に乾燥剤の格納部１０ｂが設けられていないので、装置本体１に装着された各薬剤収容容器１４の薬剤収納部１０の容量一杯に薬剤１６を収納することが出来、よって薬剤１６の補充作業を必要最少限にとどめることが出来る利点がある。
【００２４】
従って、装置本体１に装着された各薬剤収容容器１４の薬剤収納部１０内の除湿を各薬剤収容容器１４の薬剤排出部１４ａから行うことが可能となり、しいては薬剤１６の膨張、くっつきを完全に解消して薬剤排出部１４ａから薬剤１６を確実に排出させることが出来、よって円滑な薬剤１６の選択供給作業を行うことが出来る利点がある。
【００２５】
更に、各薬剤収容容器14毎に乾燥剤を具備させる必要もないことから、所定の期間や薬剤補充作業等毎に各薬剤収容容器14の乾燥剤の点検や入れ替え等の各種作業等をも一切行うことなく、日常業務の中での煩雑な作業を省くことが出来る利点がある。
【００２６】
＜第二実施形態＞
尚、上記実施形態において、電気式除湿装置４は薬剤排出案内路７のホッパー20に設けられてなるが、例えば、図２に示す様に、電気式除湿装置４が薬剤選択供給装置本体1a内に設けられ、しかも各容器支持台２に装着された各薬剤収容容器14の全てに対応すべく前記電気式除湿装置４から振り分けられて配設された湿気吸引管の先端を吸湿部4aとする構成であってもよくこの場合でも、各薬剤収容容器14の薬剤収納部10内に乾燥剤の格納部10b を設ける必要もなく、又所定の期間や薬剤補充作業等毎に乾燥剤の点検や入れ替え作業をも一切行うことなく、全ての薬剤収容容器14の薬剤収納部10の除湿を行うことが出来る利点がある。
【００２７】
更に、本発明に係る薬剤選択供給装置は、上記各実施形態で説明した構成に限るものではなく、例えば、図３に示す様に、該薬剤選択供給装置本体１が、薬剤１６の手撒き装置２５を備え、且つ複数の薬剤収容容器１４を平面視略放射状で、且つ多段に装着可能な如く複数の容器支持台２を多段に有した円筒支柱１ａを並設すると共に、各円筒支柱１ａを介して装着された全ての薬剤収容容器１４を隠蔽状態で格納する格納庫１ｂを有した構成からなり、しかも除湿手段としての電気式除湿装置４が格納庫１ｂの中、即ち、装置正面に設けられた観音開きが可能な一対の扉１ｃと対峙すべく装置背面に位置する格納庫１ｂ内に設けられた構成であってもよく、この場合には、格納庫１ｂ内の空間を除湿することにより、各薬剤収容容器１４の薬剤収納部１０内の除湿を行うことが出来る。
【００２８】
よって、装置に大幅な改造等を一切施すことなく、格納庫1b内の所定空間を利用して各薬剤収容容器14の薬剤収納部10内の除湿を行うことが可能となって、しいては前記同様に吸湿性を有する薬剤16も全て吸湿性を有しない他の薬剤16と同様に夫々の薬剤収容容器14に収納して薬剤選択供給装置の格納庫1b内の容器支持台２に装着することで煩雑な薬剤の手撒き作業を無くすことが出来るだけでなく、又一つの薬剤収容容器14の薬剤収納部10内に吸湿性の有無に全く関係なく所望の薬剤16を薬剤収納部10の容量一杯に収納することも可能となって薬剤16の補充作業をも必要最少限にとどめてより円滑な薬剤16の選択供給作業を行うことが出来る利点がある。
【００２９】
又、上記第三実施形態の如く構成された薬剤選択供給装置に於いて、電気式除湿装置４に除湿によって生じた水を貯留する貯留槽21と、該貯留槽21の貯留量を検知する検知手段としての水量センサー22と、該水量センサー22が貯留量の限界を検知した際、電気式除湿装置４の除湿機能を停止させるべく制御装置19に設けられた機能停止手段としての保護装置23と、該保護装置23が作動した場合のみならず該電気式除湿装置４が何らかの異常によって停止した場合にその異常をブザーやサイレン等の音声、ランプ等の発光、ジャーナルプリンタ等を介しての印刷物及び制御装置等用のモニター画面等を介して使用者に明示して知らしめて告知する明示手段としての明示装置24が夫々設けられていてもよく、この場合には、先ず貯留槽21の貯留量を検知する検知手段としての水量センサー22を介して作業者による貯留槽21の水量確認を全く行う必要もなく貯留槽21の水抜き時期を作業者が装置近傍に付き添うことなく確実に知ることが出来る利点を有する。
【００３０】
更に、上記装置には水量センサー22が貯留槽21の貯留量の限界を検知した際、除湿手段の除湿機能を停止させる保護装置23が設けられてなることから、貯留槽21からの水溢れを確実に防止することが出来る利点を有する。
【００３１】
更に、上記装置には電気式除湿装置４の停止を明示する明示装置24が設けられてなることから、誰でも確実に、しかも瞬時に電気式除湿装置４の停止状態をブザーやサイレン等の音声、ランプ等の発光、ジャーナルプリンタ等を介しての印刷物及び制御装置等用のモニター画面等を介して使用者に知らしめてより迅速な対応を使用者が施すことが出来る利点を有する。
【００３２】
更に、上記第三実施形態に係る装置には、除湿手段としての電気式除湿装置４に除湿開始の湿度を設定可能で、且つ設定された湿度に対して除湿の開始及び終了を自動選択する機能や、除湿によって生じた水を貯留する貯留槽の貯留量を検知する検知手段、又検知手段が貯留量を検知した場合において、該貯留量の限界時に除湿手段の除湿機能を停止させる機能停止手段及び除湿手段の停止を明示する明示手段が設けられてなるが、必ずしも上記全てが設けられる必要はなく、少なくとも何れかの機能や手段を薬剤選択供給装置に設けることにより装置の製品価値を向上させて市場流通力を高めることが出来る利点があるが、必ずしも第三実施形態に係る装置に限定されるものではなく、第一実施形態や第二実施形態の装置のみならず各種薬剤選択供給装置に利用しても同様の効果を有することが可能にはなるが、必ずしも本発明に於ける必須の要件でないのは言うまでもない。
【００３３】
又、上記各実施形態に於いて、除湿手段の具体例の一つとして電気式除湿装置４を用いてなることから、より強力に且つ高効率に装置に装着された各薬剤収容容器14の薬剤収納部10内の除湿を迅速に行うことが出来る利点を有する。
【００３４】
更に、上記各実施形態に於いて、例えば電気式除湿装置４に、除湿開始の湿度を任意に設定可能で、且つ設定された湿度に対して除湿の開始及び終了を自動選択する機能が具備されていてもよく、この場合には、薬剤選択供給装置が設置された病院内等の空調状態や季節、病院の立地条件等の使用環境に適合させて効率よく薬剤収容容器14の薬剤収納部10内の除湿を全自動で行うことが出来る利点を有する。
【００３５】
尚、上記各実施形態に於いて、電気式除湿装置４は薬剤排出案内路７内に設けられたり、又薬剤収容容器14を格納する格納庫1bに設けられてなるが、要は薬剤収容容器14を装着可能な薬剤選択供給装置本体に、収納された各薬剤収容容器内の除湿を行うよう設けられてなるものであれば、本発明の意図する範囲である。
更に、上記実施形態においては、薬剤収容容器14に薬剤収納部10内に乾燥剤格納部10b を設けない場合について説明したが、本発明において乾燥剤格納部10b を有する薬剤収容容器14を使用することも可能である。
【００３６】
但し、上記第一及び第二実施形態の如く除湿手段を薬剤排出案内路７に設けた場合、或いは上記第三実施形態の如く薬剤収容容器14が格納庫に格納され、且つ該格納庫に除湿手段を備えた場合にあっては、薬剤収納部10内に乾燥剤格納部10b を設けなくとも足り、これにより収納部蓋体10a の内面を平坦に形成することで、薬剤収納部10の容量一杯に薬剤16を収納することが出来る利点を有する。
【００３７】
又、該電気式除湿装置４の機構、機能、種類、数量及び取付け箇所等も決して限定されるものではなく、更に薬剤選択供給装置の構成も各容器支持台２に平面視略放射状に複数の薬剤収容容器１４を装着するものでなくともよく、例えば薬剤選択供給装置本体１に直接に薬剤収容容器１４を装着脱自在で収納（図示せず）するものや、薬剤選択供給装置本体１に引出体を設け、且つ該引出体に複数の薬剤収容容器１４を装着脱自在として薬剤選択供給装置本体１内に収納する構成（図示せず）であってもよく、薬剤選択供給装置の具体的な種類、形状、更に薬剤選択供給装置本体１への薬剤収容容器１４の装着位置や装着数量及び装着脱機構等も決して限定されない。
【００３８】
尚、上記各実施形態において、薬剤にはカプセル、錠剤等が用いられてなるが、必ずしも限定されるものではなく、例えば、装置に装着される薬剤収容容器14に散薬が収納されると共に、必要に応じて所定量の散薬を供給する構成（図示せず）であってもよく、又装置が所定の薬剤収容容器14に散薬を、且つ所定の薬剤収容容器14にカプセル、錠剤等の薬剤を収納し、必要に応じて所定量の散薬又は薬剤の少なくとも何れか一方を適宜供給すべく排出する構成であってもよく、要は薬剤収容容器に収納された薬剤を必要量排出出来る構成であれば、薬剤の具体的な種類等も決して限定されないのは言うまでもない。
【００３９】
然して、要は錠剤、カプセル等の薬剤を排出する薬剤排出部を有した薬剤収容容器を複数収納可能な薬剤選択供給装置に於いて、該薬剤選択供給装置本体に、収納された各薬剤収容容器内又は該薬剤収容容器を格納する格納庫内の除湿を行う除湿手段を設けることで、装置に装着された各薬剤収容容器の除湿を行うことができれば、必ずしも除湿手段が電気式除湿装置である必要はなく、除湿手段の具体的な構成、種類及び機能等も限定されるものではなく、又取付け箇所等も薬剤選択供給装置本体に取付けられていれば具体的な取付け箇所や数量等も決して限定されないのは言うまでもない。
【００４０】
【発明の効果】
叙上の様に、本発明は、薬剤を排出する薬剤排出部を有した薬剤収容容器を複数収納可能な薬剤選択供給装置に於いて、該薬剤選択供給装置本体に、収納された各薬剤収容容器内又は該薬剤収容容器を格納する格納庫内の除湿を行う除湿手段を設けることにより、装置に装着された各薬剤収容容器の薬剤収納部内の除湿を確実に行うことが可能となり、よって薬剤収容容器に薬剤を例え長期間収納した場合でも薬剤の成分変化を緩和させることが出来るだけでなく、特に薬剤の膨張、くっつきを解消して薬剤排出部から薬剤を確実に排出させることが出来る効果を有する。
【００４１】
更に、除湿手段が、収納された各薬剤収容容器の薬剤排出部から排出される薬剤の薬剤排出案内路に設けられてなる場合には、各薬剤収容容器の薬剤収納部内の除湿を薬剤排出部を利用して行うことが出来、又除湿手段が、薬剤排出部が設けられた薬剤収容容器を格納する格納庫に設けられてなる場合であっても、格納庫内の空間を除湿することにより各薬剤収容容器の薬剤収納部内の除湿を行うことが出来る。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の薬剤選択供給装置の全体を示す一部断面概要図。
【図２】他の実施形態における薬剤選択供給装置の全体を示す一部断面概要図。
【図３】他の実施形態における薬剤選択供給装置を示し、同図（イ）は平面図，同図（ロ）は正面図。
【図４】従来の薬剤選択供給装置の全体を示す一部断面概要図。
【図５】従来の薬剤選択供給装置の要部拡大斜視図。
【図６】図５のＡ−Ａ線断面図。
【符号の説明】
１…薬剤選択供給装置本体
１ａ…円筒支柱
４…電気式除湿装置
７…薬剤排出案内路
１０…薬剤収納部
１４…薬剤収容容器
１６…薬剤[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a drug selection and supply device that is mainly installed in a hospital or the like and includes a plurality of drug containers, and can appropriately select a predetermined drug from each drug container according to a prescription for each patient. It is about.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are drug selection and supply devices as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, for example, as drug selection and supply devices including drug storage containers that store various drugs, not limited to tablets and capsules.
[0003]
That is, the drug selection and supply device 1 is provided with a drug storage unit 10 that stores drugs 16 such as tablets and capsules, and is rotatably provided in the drug storage unit 10, and the drugs 16 are arranged in at least one line around the drug storage unit 10. A plurality of drug storage containers 14 each including a drug discharge rotor 12 provided with a drug alignment section 11 and a gear 13 provided in the drug discharge rotor 12 are arranged in a radial manner (not shown) in a plan view, and in a multistage manner. A plurality of container support bases 2 formed in a disk shape for mounting on a container are provided in multiple stages at predetermined intervals, and the mounting portion 2a of the drug storage container 14 positioned on the upper surface of the container support base 2 includes a drug storage container A pair of guide bodies 3 serving as guide paths when the container 14 is mounted on the container support base 2 are provided, and in the central direction of the container support base 2 are fitted into a recess 15 provided in the front portion of the medicine container 14. The front plate 5 on which the convex portions 5a to be joined are formed is the container support 2 Formed by upright to correspond to each of the medicine receiving container 14 which is mounted on the top surface s.
[0004]
Further, on the container support 2 provided with the mounting portion 2a, a gear 8 pivotally attached to a rotary drive device 9 using a motor projects so as to be connectable with a gear 13 provided on the medicine carry-out rotor 12. At the same time, in the vicinity of the mounting portion 2a, after being dropped into the medicine aligning portion 11 of the medicine carry-out rotor 12 rotating via the rotation drive device 9 of the medicine containing container 14, the medicine is discharged from the medicine containing container 14. Opening of the individual path 7a of the medicine discharge guide path 7 for guiding the medicine 16 discharged from the section 14a to the hopper 20 located above the medicine packaging device 18 provided in the medicine selection / supply device 1 The medicine selection and supply device main body 1a provided with a portion, and the storage lid 10a of each medicine storage container 14 attached to the attachment part 2a of the container support 2 has moisture in the medicine storage part 10. The storage part 10b for storing the dehumidifying agent 17 for sucking The storage portion 10b is provided to bulge, and the storage portion 10b has a plurality of holes 10c through which moisture passes.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the drug selection and supply device having the above-described configuration has the following problems.
That is, in the medicine container 10 of each medicine container 14 mounted on the medicine selection / supply device 1 having the above-described configuration, various kinds of medicines 16 are stored, not limited to various tablets and capsules having different sizes and types. However, some types of medicines 16 have hygroscopicity, so that not only the components of the medicine 16 may be changed by sucking moisture, but also the medicine container for using the medicine selective supply device 1 in particular. In some cases, the medicine 16 stored in 14 expands when it absorbs moisture, or adheres to each other or the inner wall of the container, resulting in inconvenience in discharging from the medicine discharge portion 14a of the medicine container 14 .
[0006]
Therefore, the medicine container 14 attached to the conventional medicine selection and supply apparatus 1 is provided with the desiccant 17 for sucking moisture in the medicine container 10, but in any case, the medicine container 14 has Since the medicine discharge part 14a for discharging the medicine 16 in the medicine storage part 10 is provided, the air in the apparatus 1 flows into the container 14 from the medicine discharge part 14a. Therefore, even when the desiccant 17 is provided in the medicine container 10, the inside of the medicine container 10 cannot be completely dried as in a sealed state. Various inconveniences such as not being able to discharge not only the sticking but also the medicine 16 from the medicine discharging portion 14a cannot be completely eliminated.
In addition, the user can supply hygroscopic medicine 16 among the medicines 16 without being stored in the medicine container 14 by a manual operation every time packaging is performed, or can be supplied to the medicine container 10 of the medicine container 14. Although it may be possible to solve the problem by reducing the amount of medicine 16 to be stored and using up all of the medicine 16 stored before the medicine 16 absorbs moisture, Various problems have occurred that the number of times and labor are remarkably increased.
[0007]
However, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and even when a medicine discharge container for discharging the medicine in the medicine storage section is provided in the medicine storage container attached to the medicine selection and supply device, each medicine is stored. It is possible to dehumidify the inside of the medicine container of the container, so that it is possible to remove the medicine from the medicine discharge section by eliminating the expansion and sticking of the medicine, and to smoothly select and supply the medicine. It is an object of the present invention to provide an extremely excellent drug selection and supply device that can be used.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention invents a completely new drug selection and supply device and takes the following measures.
[0009]
In the present invention , a plurality of container support bases 2 are provided in a plurality of stages at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction on a cylindrical column 1a, and drug storage containers 14 are arranged on each container support base 2 in a substantially radial manner in plan view. The stored medicine 16 is discharged into a medicine discharge guide path 7 having a medicine discharge portion 14a provided in the medicine storage container 14, an individual path 7a provided in each container support base 2, and a common path 7b on the central axis side, A medicine selection and supply device that guides to the packaging device 18 provided on the lower side portion, and is provided with dehumidifying means for dehumidifying each medicine container 14 provided in the medicine discharge guide path 7. Therefore, it becomes possible to perform dehumidification in the medicine container 10 of each medicine container 14 mounted on the apparatus, and thus the expansion and sticking of the medicine 16 are completely eliminated, and the medicine 16 from the medicine discharge section 14a. Can be discharged reliably and smoothly It has the advantage that it is possible to perform the selection operation of supplying the drug 16.
[0010]
Furthermore , there is an advantage that the dehumidification in the medicine container 10 of each medicine container 14 can be reliably and efficiently performed from the medicine discharge part 14a formed in communication with the medicine discharge guide path 7.
[0012]
In addition, by adopting a configuration in which the dehumidifying means can set the humidity at the start of dehumidification and automatically selects the start and end of dehumidification with respect to the set humidity, etc., in a hospital where a drug selection supply device is installed, etc. There is an advantage that the inside of the medicine container 10 of the medicine container 14 can be efficiently dehumidified in accordance with the use environment such as the air-conditioning state, season, and hospital location conditions.
[0013]
Further, the dehumidifying means is provided with a storage tank 21 for storing water generated by dehumidification, and the storage tank 21 is provided with a detecting means for detecting the storage amount, thereby allowing the work to be performed. There is no need for the operator to confirm the amount of water in the storage tank 21 at all, and there is an advantage that the operator can surely know the timing of draining the storage tank 21 without attending the vicinity of the apparatus.
[0014]
Further, the drug selection and supply device employs a configuration in which a function stop unit is provided to stop the dehumidifying function of the dehumidifying unit when the detecting unit detects the limit of the storage amount, so that the water from the storage tank 21 is provided. There is an advantage that overflow can be reliably prevented.
[0015]
In addition, by adopting a configuration in which the medicine selection and supply device is provided with an explicit means for clearly indicating the stop of the dehumidifying means, anyone can reliably and instantaneously monitor the sound, light, printed matter, control device, etc. It has the advantage that the present state of the dehumidifying means can be known through the.
[0016]
Further, when the dehumidifying means is constituted by the electric dehumidifier 4, the dehumidification in the drug container 10 of each drug container 14 mounted on the apparatus is performed more quickly and more efficiently. Has the advantage that
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
<First embodiment>
Hereinafter, although one embodiment of the present invention is described according to a drawing, explanation of the same portion as the conventional medicine selective supply device is omitted.
In the present embodiment, the medicine container 14 is configured such that the upper surface of the medicine container 10 is closed by the container lid 10a as in the conventional drug selection and supply device, but the container lid 10a has a desiccant. The desiccant storage portion 10b is not provided, and thus the storage portion lid 10a has a flat inner surface.
[0018]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a medicine selection and supply device main body , 1 a denotes a cylindrical support , and a plurality of medicine storage containers 14 are arranged in a substantially radial manner in a plan view on each container support 2 provided in multiple stages at a predetermined interval ( (Not shown) . 19 is a medicine discharge rotor in the medicine container 14 for discharging a necessary quantity of medicine 16 from the medicine container 14a from the medicine container 14 by receiving prescription data sent from a hospital computer (not shown) or the like. 12 shows a control device for managing and controlling twelve rotation amounts.
[0019]
Reference numeral 7 denotes a medicine discharge guide path for guiding the medicine 16 discharged from the medicine discharge section 14a to the packaging device 18 provided on the lower side portion of the apparatus main body 1.
The medicine discharge guide path 7 is connected to each medicine discharge section 14a so as to discharge the medicine 16 discharged from the discharge section 14a of each medicine container 14 to the central axis side where each container support 2 of the apparatus main body 1 is attached. Correspondingly, the individual path 7a provided in each container support base 2 and the medicine 16 discharged from each drug storage container 14 stored in a column and falling through the individual path 7a below the apparatus main body 1 And a hopper 20 that guides the medicine 16 falling through the common path 7b to the packaging device 18.
Here, the hopper 20 has a conical shape as a whole and is attached to the apparatus main body 1 with an inclined axis so that one side edge 20a is inclined in the other direction and the other side edge 20b is also inclined in the other direction. Therefore, the one side edge 20a is provided on the lower surface so as to guide the medicine 16 to the packaging device 18.
[0020]
Denoted at 4 is a dehumidifying device as dehumidifying means. In the present embodiment, an electric dehumidifying device is employed, and the electric dehumidifying device 4 is disposed in the apparatus main body 1 so as to be positioned below the lowermost medicine container 14. And the moisture absorbing portion 4a protrudes from the other side edge 20b of the hopper 20 of the medicine discharge guide path 7.
[0021]
As described above, since the medicine selection and supply device of the present embodiment is provided with the dehumidifying device 4 in the medicine discharge guide path 7 leading from the respective medicine discharge portions 14a of the plurality of medicine storage containers 14 to the packaging device 18, It is possible to efficiently and surely absorb the moisture in the medicine container 10 from the medicine discharge part 14a of each medicine container 14.
[0022]
In addition, as described above, the dehumidifying device 4 has a moisture absorbing portion 4a that protrudes from the other side edge 20b of the hopper 20 of the medicine discharge guide path 7, but does not contact when the medicine 16 passes (the other side that is the upper surface). Since it is located at the edge 20b), there is an advantage that the dehumidifying device 4 does not hinder the discharge of the medicine 16 in the medicine discharge guide path 7.
[0023]
In addition, since the desiccant storage portion 10b is not provided in the medicine storage portion 10 of the medicine storage container 14 as described above, the capacity of the medicine storage portion 10 of each medicine storage container 14 mounted on the apparatus main body 1 is filled. There is an advantage that the medicine 16 can be stored, and therefore, the replenishment work of the medicine 16 can be minimized.
[0024]
Accordingly, it is possible to perform dehumidification in the medicine container 10 of each medicine container 14 mounted on the apparatus main body 1 from the medicine discharge part 14a of each medicine container 14, so that the medicine 16 is expanded and stuck. There is an advantage in that the medicine 16 can be completely discharged and the medicine 16 can be surely discharged from the medicine discharge section 14a, so that a smooth selection and supply operation of the medicine 16 can be performed.
[0025]
Further, since it is not necessary to provide each medicine container 14 with a desiccant, various operations such as inspection and replacement of the desiccant in each medicine container 14 are performed at every predetermined period or every time the medicine is replenished. There is an advantage that it is possible to omit a complicated work in daily work without performing it.
[0026]
<Second embodiment>
In the above embodiment, the electric dehumidifying device 4 is provided in the hopper 20 of the medicine discharge guide path 7. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the electric dehumidifying device 4 is provided in the medicine selection / supply device main body 1a. In addition, the tip of the moisture suction pipe arranged and arranged from the electric dehumidifying device 4 so as to correspond to all of the drug storage containers 14 mounted on each container support 2 is defined as a moisture absorbing part 4a. Even in this case, it is not necessary to provide the desiccant storage part 10b in the medicine storage part 10 of each medicine container 14, and the desiccant can be inspected every predetermined period or every time the medicine is replenished. There is an advantage that it is possible to dehumidify the medicine storage portions 10 of all the medicine storage containers 14 without performing any replacement work.
[0027]
Furthermore, drug selection supply device according to the present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the above embodiments, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the agent selected supplying device body 1, the hand of the drug 16 sowing device 25, and a plurality of drug storage containers 14 having a plurality of container support bases 2 in a plurality of stages so that the plurality of drug containers 14 can be mounted in a plurality of stages in a substantially radial manner in plan view. The electric dehumidification device 4 as a dehumidifying means is provided in the storage 1b, that is, in front of the apparatus. The structure may be provided in the hangar 1b located on the back of the apparatus so as to face a pair of doors 1c that can be opened, and in this case, each medicine is accommodated by dehumidifying the space in the hangar 1b. Container 14 Dehumidification can be carried out of the agent storage portion 10.
[0028]
Therefore, it is possible to perform dehumidification in the medicine container 10 of each medicine container 14 using a predetermined space in the hangar 1b without performing any major modifications to the device. Similarly, all the medicines 16 having hygroscopicity are housed in the respective medicine containing containers 14 like the other medicines 16 having no hygroscopicity and are mounted on the container support 2 in the hangar 1b of the medicine selective supply device. Not only can complicated drug handling work be eliminated, but the drug storage unit 10 of one drug storage container 14 can be filled with the desired drug 16 regardless of whether or not there is hygroscopicity. Therefore, there is an advantage that the medicine 16 can be selected and supplied more smoothly with the replenishment work of the medicine 16 being kept to a minimum.
[0029]
Further, in the medicine selective supply device configured as in the third embodiment, the electric dehumidifier 4 stores the water 21 generated by dehumidification, and the detection for detecting the storage amount of the storage tank 21. A water amount sensor 22 as a means, and a protection device 23 as a function stop means provided in the control device 19 to stop the dehumidifying function of the electric dehumidifier 4 when the water amount sensor 22 detects the limit of the storage amount; Not only when the protective device 23 is activated, but also when the electric dehumidifier 4 is stopped due to some abnormality, the abnormality is detected by sound such as a buzzer or siren, light emission from a lamp, printed matter via a journal printer, etc. An explicit device 24 may be provided as an explicit means for explicitly informing and informing the user via a monitor screen for a control device or the like. In this case, first, the storage amount of the storage tank 21 is determined. Detection There is no need for the operator to check the amount of water in the storage tank 21 at all through the water amount sensor 22 as a detection means, so that the operator can surely know the draining time of the storage tank 21 without attending the vicinity of the device. Have
[0030]
Furthermore, since the above device is provided with a protection device 23 for stopping the dehumidifying function of the dehumidifying means when the water amount sensor 22 detects the limit of the storage amount of the storage tank 21, the overflow from the storage tank 21 is prevented. It has the advantage that it can be reliably prevented.
[0031]
Further, since the above device is provided with an explicit device 24 that clearly indicates the stop of the electric dehumidifier 4, anyone can reliably and instantaneously indicate the stop state of the electric dehumidifier 4 by a sound such as a buzzer or a siren. It has the advantage that the user can give a quicker response by informing the user via the light emission of the lamp, the printed matter via the journal printer, the monitor screen for the control device or the like.
[0032]
Furthermore, the apparatus according to the third embodiment can set the dehumidifying start humidity in the electric dehumidifying device 4 as the dehumidifying means, and automatically selects the start and end of dehumidification for the set humidity. Or detecting means for detecting the storage amount of the storage tank for storing the water generated by dehumidification, and function stop means for stopping the dehumidifying function of the dehumidifying means when the detecting means detects the storage amount when the storage amount is limited And an explicit means for clearly indicating the stop of the dehumidifying means are provided, but it is not always necessary to provide all of the above, and the product value of the apparatus is improved by providing at least one of the functions and means in the medicine selection and supply apparatus. However, it is not necessarily limited to the device according to the third embodiment, and not only the device of the first embodiment and the second embodiment but also various drugs. It becomes the can have a similar effect can be utilized to select supply device, not of course necessarily in essential requirement to the present invention.
[0033]
In each of the above embodiments, since the electric dehumidifier 4 is used as one specific example of the dehumidifying means, the medicine in each medicine container 14 attached to the apparatus more powerfully and efficiently. There is an advantage that dehumidification in the storage unit 10 can be performed quickly.
[0034]
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, for example, the electric dehumidifier 4 can be arbitrarily set with the humidity at the start of dehumidification, and has a function of automatically selecting the start and end of dehumidification with respect to the set humidity. In this case, the medicine container 10 of the medicine container 14 can be efficiently adapted to the use environment such as the air condition of the hospital where the medicine selection and supply device is installed, the season, the location conditions of the hospital, etc. It has the advantage that the inside dehumidification can be performed fully automatically.
[0035]
In each of the above embodiments, the electric dehumidifying device 4 is provided in the medicine discharge guide path 7 or in the storage 1b for storing the medicine storage container 14, but the medicine storage container 14 is essential. If it is provided in the medicine selection and supply device main body to which the medicine can be mounted so as to perform dehumidification in each medicine container accommodated, it is within the intended scope of the present invention.
Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the case where the medicine container 14 is not provided with the desiccant storage part 10b in the medicine container 10 has been described, but in the present invention, the medicine container 14 having the desiccant container 10b is used. It is also possible.
[0036]
However, when the dehumidifying means is provided in the medicine discharge guide path 7 as in the first and second embodiments, or the medicine container 14 is stored in the storage as in the third embodiment, and the dehumidifying means is provided in the storage. In such a case, it is not necessary to provide the desiccant storage part 10b in the medicine storage part 10, and thereby the inner surface of the storage part lid 10a is formed flat, so that the capacity of the medicine storage part 10 is filled. There is an advantage that the medicine 16 can be stored.
[0037]
Multiple Further, the electric-type dehumidifier 4 mechanisms, functions, types, quantities and mounting points such is also not intended to be limiting in any way, even in a planar view substantially radially into each container supporter 2 configuration of further drug selection supply equipment may not intended to mount the medicine receiving container 14, for example, directly to the drug selection supplying device body 1 (not shown) medicine receiving container 14 mounted detachably an accommodating ones and, in drug selection supplying device body 1 the drawer body is provided, and the cited Detai may be configured to house the drug selection supplying device body 1 a plurality of medicine receiving container 14 as attachable de (not shown), the specific drug selected supply equipment The specific type and shape, and further, the mounting position, the mounting quantity, the mounting / dismounting mechanism and the like of the drug container 14 to the drug selection / supply device body 1 are not limited.
[0038]
In each of the above-described embodiments, capsules, tablets, and the like are used as the medicine. However, the medicine is not necessarily limited. For example, the medicine is stored in the medicine container 14 attached to the apparatus and is necessary. The device may be configured to supply a predetermined amount of powder according to the condition (not shown), and the apparatus supplies powder to the predetermined drug container 14 and drugs such as capsules and tablets to the predetermined drug container 14. It may be configured to store and discharge as needed to supply at least one of a predetermined amount of powder or drug as appropriate, and in short, it may be configured to discharge the required amount of drug stored in the drug container. Needless to say, the specific types of drugs are not limited.
[0039]
However, in summary, in a drug selection and supply device capable of storing a plurality of drug storage containers having a drug discharge portion for discharging drugs such as tablets and capsules, each drug storage container stored in the main body of the drug selection and supply device If the dehumidifying means for dehumidifying the inside of the container or the storage for storing the medicine container can be provided so that each medicine container mounted on the apparatus can be dehumidified, the dehumidifying means is necessarily an electric dehumidifier. However, the specific configuration, type and function of the dehumidifying means are not limited. Also, if the mounting location is attached to the main body of the selective drug supply device, the specific mounting location and quantity are never limited. It goes without saying that it is not done.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention relates to a drug selection and supply device that can store a plurality of drug storage containers each having a drug discharge unit that discharges a drug, and stores each drug stored in the main body of the drug selection and supply device. By providing a dehumidifying means for dehumidifying the inside of the container or the hangar for storing the medicine container, it becomes possible to reliably perform the dehumidification in the medicine container of each medicine container mounted on the apparatus. Even if the medicine is stored in a container for a long time, not only can the change in the composition of the medicine be mitigated, but in particular, the effect that the medicine can be discharged reliably from the medicine discharge section by eliminating the swelling and sticking of the medicine. Have.
[0041]
Further, when the dehumidifying means is provided in the medicine discharge guide path for the medicine discharged from the medicine discharge section of each stored medicine container, the dehumidification in the medicine storage section of each medicine container is performed. Even if the dehumidifying means is provided in the storage for storing the medicine container provided with the medicine discharge section, each medicine can be dehumidified by dehumidifying the space in the storage. Dehumidification in the medicine container of the container can be performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the entirety of a medicine selection and supply apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the entirety of a medicine selection and supply device according to another embodiment.
FIGS. 3A and 3B show a drug selection and supply device according to another embodiment, in which FIG. 3A is a plan view and FIG. 3B is a front view.
FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the whole of a conventional medicine selection and supply apparatus.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a conventional medicine selection and supply device.
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Drug selection supply apparatus main body 1a ... Cylindrical support | pillar 4 ... Electric dehumidification apparatus 7 ... Drug discharge | emission guide way 10 ... Drug storage part 14 ... Drug storage container 16 ... Drug

Claims

A plurality of container support bases (2) are provided in a plurality of stages at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction on the cylindrical column (1a), and drug storage containers (14) are arranged on each container support base (2) in a substantially radial manner in plan view. The medicine (16) housed in the container (14) is loaded into the medicine discharge part (14a) provided in the medicine container (14), the individual path (7a) provided in each container support (2), the central axis side A medicine selection and supply device which discharges to a medicine discharge guide path (7) having a common path (7b) and guides to a packaging device (18) provided on the lower side,
A medicine selection and supply device, wherein a dehumidifying means for dehumidifying each medicine container (14) is provided in the medicine discharge guide path (7).

2. The medicine selection and supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the dehumidifying means is configured to be able to set a dehumidifying start humidity and to automatically select a dehumidifying start and end with respect to the set humidity.

Claims wherein the dehumidifying means, storage tank (21) is provided for storing the water generated by dehumidification, and the該貯Tomeso (21), wherein a detection means for detecting a storage amount thus provided Item 3. The drug selective supply device according to Item 1 or 2 .

Wherein the drug selection supply apparatus, when the detecting means detects the limit of the storage volume, dehumidifier dehumidifying function function stopping means for stopping the wherein the is provided according to claim 3 drug selection supply apparatus according .

The drug selection / supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the drug selection / supply device is provided with an explicit means for clearly indicating the stop of the dehumidifying means.

The medicine selection and supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the dehumidifying means is an electric dehumidifying device (4).