JP4964095B2 - Chemicals dispensing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing system that supports dispensing operations in hospital pharmacies, and more specifically, two medicine dispensing devices that automatically dispense various kinds of medicines and a portable container for carrying out the dispensed medicines. The present invention relates to a chemicals dispensing system that is connected to a carrying device juxtaposed device.
Each of the medicine dispensing devices is an automatic dispensing machine that arranges and stores various chemicals replenished from the front and sequentially discharges necessary ones in accordance with the prescription, and the carrier juxtaposition device is placed in front of the multistage carrier shelf. Can be taken in and out.

  The chemicals may or may not be accommodated in the container as long as they can be aligned and stored and automatically discharged, and may be easy to roll or difficult to roll. For example, box-shaped drugs, injections in containers such as ampoules, vials, and contrast agents, and drugs such as tablets, powders, ointments, and eye drops contained in bottles are typical examples of drugs. Medical supplies and auxiliary chemicals such as sterilizers and bottled disinfectants also fall under the category of chemicals.

Some chemical dispensing devices that store various chemicals in a line and sequentially discharge necessary chemicals according to the prescription have been developed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 9).
Each device is equipped with a large number of storage and discharge sections, and each storage and discharge section stores chemicals in a straight line. For example, refer to Patent Documents 1 to 9), and some storage discharge units are arranged by partitioning shelves (see, for example, Patent Documents 4, 5, 7, and 8). In some cases, the storage / discharge section is installed horizontally (for example, see Patent Documents 1 to 3), and in other cases, the storage / discharge section is installed in an inclined state (for example, see Patent Documents 4 to 9). In this inclined installation type, since chemicals slide down the inclination due to gravity, alignment storage and sequential discharge can be performed without a power source for energization, so chemicals are replenished from the higher end and the chemicals are replenished. Kind discharge from the lower end.

  The medicine dispensing device is also provided with a transport mechanism, and medicines discharged from a large number of storage / discharge sections are collected by the transport mechanism and then dispensed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 8). . In order to collect chemicals discharged from the storage and discharge sections arranged vertically and horizontally, the transport mechanism includes a small transport mechanism that moves up and down and left and right (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2), and a horizontally long horizontal that moves up and down. A transport mechanism (see, for example, Patent Document 3), a horizontally long horizontal transport mechanism (see, for example, Patent Documents 4 to 8) lying on the inner bottom of the apparatus housing, and the like are incorporated. When the collected chemicals are automatically carried out to the succeeding device or the like, a carry-out port is provided on the side surface of the device housing or the like (see, for example, Patent Documents 4 to 8). In the case where chemicals are discharged, the main part of the transport mechanism is provided in front of the storage / discharge part (see, for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3), and in the case where chemicals are discharged rearward from the storage / discharge part, the main part of the transport mechanism Is provided behind the storage / discharge unit, and a mechanism for transferring chemicals from the rear to the front is also added (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-024083 A JP 2000-024085 A JP 2005-125013 A JP 2006-288573 A JP 2007-007099 A JP 2007-007101 A JP 2007-020897 Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-303460 Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-119357

  When multiple such chemical dispensing devices are installed, of different types or of the same type, in order to achieve both good workability and effective use of the installation space, it is necessary to replenish chemicals from the front. It is thought that it would be good to arrange these devices along walls, partitions, etc. after being adopted in the devices. Moreover, when such chemicals dispensing system is operated, when the chemicals automatically dispensed from the chemical dispensing device is carried by the carrier, the sorting and storage are possible and the timing of automatic dispensing and manual transportation Workability is further improved if a transporter juxtaposition device that can reduce wasteful waiting due to deviation is also provided.

However, if a medicine juxtaposing device is provided side by side with a medicine dispensing device and a carrier juxtaposing device provided in a one-to-one manner as in the prior art (see, for example, Patent Document 3), However, since the space is occupied as it is, the number of medicine dispensing devices in the installation space, and hence the number of storage and discharge units, can be suppressed, so that the use efficiency of the installation space cannot be said to be sufficiently high.
Therefore, in order to further improve the utilization efficiency of the installation space without impairing good workability, it is a technical problem to devise a method of combining the chemical dispensing device and the transporter juxtaposition device.

  The medicine dispensing system of the present invention (Solution 1) was created to solve such a problem. The medicines replenished from the front are aligned and stored in a downwardly inclined state and moved backward. A multi-stage carrier shelf that is provided with a large number of storage and discharge sections that can be discharged sequentially and a rear transfer mechanism that is provided behind the storage and discharge section that performs rightward transfer or leftward transfer and that is open on the front side. Is a medicine dispensing system provided between the medicine dispensing devices, and a middle transport mechanism for carrying forward transport is provided at the rear of each of the transport racks and discharged from the storage discharge section. The collected chemicals are collected on the middle transport mechanism from the left and right by the rear transport mechanism, and are further introduced into the transporter on the transporter shelf by the middle transport mechanism. To.

  Further, the medicine dispensing system of the present invention (Solution means 2) is the medicine dispensing system of the above-mentioned solution means 1, wherein a downward lighting tool is provided above each of the carrying device shelves in the carrying device juxtaposition device, The inside of the transporter in which chemicals have been charged on the transporter shelf is illuminated by the lighting device.

  In such a medicine dispensing system of the present invention (Solution 1), there are a large number of storage and discharge sections that can store and replenish medicines replenished from the front side in a downwardly inclined manner and sequentially discharge them backward. Installed by adding a medicine dispensing device provided with a rear transfer mechanism that is provided on the rear side and performs a rightward transfer or a leftward transfer, and a transporter juxtaposition device that includes a multistage transporter shelf that is open at the front. The space can be used effectively, and manual operations such as replenishment of chemicals and dispensing with a transporter can be performed easily and quickly.

In addition, when the medicine dispensing device and the transporter juxtaposing device are provided side by side, the medicine dispensing device and the transporter juxtaposing device are provided in two-to-one instead of one-to-one, and the transporter juxtaposing device is sandwiched from the left and right by the medicine dispensing device. By locating like this, and sharing the single transporter juxtaposition device for collecting the chemicals discharged from the two chemical dispensing devices, the occupation ratio of the space by the transporter juxtaposition device is reduced. Therefore, the use efficiency of the installation space is further increased. In addition, since the transporter shelves are provided in multiple stages in the transporter juxtaposition apparatus, even if the transporter juxtaposition apparatus is shared, there is almost no shortage of the transporter shelves, so workability is maintained well. Furthermore, workability is maintained satisfactorily even when a plurality of such sets of three vehicles are installed side by side.
Therefore, according to the present invention, the utilization efficiency of the installation space can be further improved without impairing good workability.

Further, in the medicine dispensing system of the present invention (Solution means 2), an illuminating device is provided above each carrying device shelf of the carrying device juxtaposition device, and the inside of the carrying device in which the chemicals are charged on the carrying device shelf is illuminated. Because the equipment shelf is multi-staged in the equipment for juxtaposing the equipment, the equipment shelf can be used even in situations where it is difficult to visually recognize the contents of the equipment on the equipment shelf in general lighting such as indoor lighting. Before taking out the transporter from above, it is possible to easily visually check the charged chemicals in the transporter.
Therefore, according to the present invention, not only the use efficiency of the installation space but also the workability can be further improved.

With respect to such a medicine dispensing system of the present invention, a specific mode for carrying out this will be described with reference to Example 1 below.
The embodiment 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 embodies all the above-described solving means 1 and 2 (claims 1 and 2 at the beginning of the application). In the illustration, for the sake of simplification etc., fasteners such as bolts, coupling tools such as hinges, drive sources such as electric motors, transmission members such as timing belts, electric circuits such as motor drivers, controllers, etc. The details of the electronic circuit and the like are not shown in the figure, and those necessary and related to the explanation of the invention are mainly shown.

  A specific configuration of the medicine dispensing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B show an elevation structure of a medicine dispensing system, in which FIG. 1A is a front view and FIG. FIG. 2 shows a state where the chemicals 40 and the transporter 50 are placed, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a rear view of the back plate. Further, FIG. 3 shows a planar structure of the medicine dispensing system, (a) is a plan view of the top plate and the like, (b) is a plan view of the medicines 40 and the carrier 50 placed thereon, and (c) is a plan view. It is a top view of the place which is paying out chemicals 40. 4 shows a main part of the medicine dispensing apparatus 10 on one side, (a) is a right side view of the main part of the apparatus, (b) is a rear view of the main part of the apparatus, and (c) is the storage / discharge part 11. (D) is a perspective view of the storage / discharge part 11 in which the chemicals 40 are aligned and stored.

In this medicine dispensing system (see FIGS. 1 to 3), in order to improve the utilization efficiency of the installation space, the medicine dispensing apparatus 10 is disposed on the left side, and the medicine dispensing apparatus 20 is disposed on the right side. The transporter juxtaposition device 30 is arranged between 10 and 20, and is connected in a line on the left and right. Furthermore, in order to make them cooperate, while adjoining adjacent side surfaces, they are connected mutually, a location is connected suitably, and necessary electrical wiring etc. are connected.
The medicine dispensing device 10 (see FIG. 4 and Patent Document 8) is suitable for automatic dispensing of the medicine 40 such as a box set medicine. A discharge unit 11 is provided, and a rear conveyance mechanism 13 is provided behind the discharge unit 11. An apparatus controller 14 is also stored in an appropriate place such as the inner bottom of the housing.

  The storage / discharge unit 11 includes an alignment storage body 11a for storing and storing medicines 40 in a straight line, a sequential discharge mechanism 11b for sequentially discharging the medicines 40 from the head, and a drive source (not shown). ing. The storage / discharge unit 11 is divided into multi-stage inclined shelves 12 and is provided vertically and horizontally, and the inclined shelves 12 are installed in an inclined state of front-up and back-down. In order to maintain the performance, the storage / discharge unit 11 arranges and stores the chemicals replenished from the front side in an inclined state in which the back is lowered and sequentially discharges them backward. Although the example in which the storage discharge unit 11 is formed by partitioning the shelves is illustrated, the cassette type may be used, and the matrix arrangement example of 4 rows and 3 columns is illustrated, but the storage discharge units 11 may be mounted in other arrangements such as unequal pitches.

The rear conveyance mechanism 13 is configured such that, for example, a horizontal belt conveyor with a guide is raised and lowered by an elevator (see Patent Document 3), and receives the chemicals 40 discharged from the storage discharge unit 11. This is a so-called middle horizontal transport mechanism that performs rightward transport for feeding into the transporter juxtaposition device 30.
The device controller 14 is composed of a microprocessor system or the like, and receives dispensing instruction data created by partial extraction from electronic data of a prescription from the transporter juxtaposition device 30, and accordingly the storage / discharge unit 11 and the rear transport mechanism 13. The operation control is performed.

  The medicine dispensing device 20 is illustrated as one that automatically dispenses the box-shaped medicine 40 as in the medicine dispensing device 10. However, for example, the medicine dispensing device 20 may automatically dispense an infusion bottle or other shapes of the medicine 40. (Refer to Patent Documents 1 to 9) In short, a large number of storage / discharge sections 21 that can store and replenish chemicals replenished from the front face in a downwardly inclined state and sequentially discharge them backward are provided to the left and directed leftward. Any device may be used as long as it includes a rear conveyance mechanism 23 that performs conveyance. In the medicine dispensing apparatus 20 similar to the medicine dispensing apparatus 10, an inclined shelf 22 that supports the storage / discharge section 21 and an apparatus controller 24 that controls the operation of the storage / discharge section 21 and the rear transport mechanism 23 are also provided. 22 and 24 can also be used by diverting or sharing other members.

  The transporter juxtaposition device 30 (see FIGS. 1 to 3) is provided on the back of each of the main controller 35 composed of a microprocessor system, a multistage transporter shelf 34 whose front surface is open, and the transporter shelf 34 and facing forward. It has a middle transport mechanism 33 that transports, a downward illumination tool 32 provided above each of the transport racks 34, and a screen display 31 that is made up of, for example, a CRT or a touch panel. Each of the transporter shelves 34 is a plate in which a flat plate is fixed horizontally, but since only one transporter 50 for carrying chemicals is placed at a time, the transporter shelf 34 is more than one turn from the transporter 50 so that the transporter 50 can be easily taken in and out from the front. A transporter sensor (not shown) for detecting the presence or absence of the transporter 50 is provided after securing a large shelf space. Although not shown in the figure, in order to clearly indicate the completion of the introduction of the chemicals into the transporter 50 by lighting or the like, for example, a completion display member made of a small LED is attached forwardly on the shelf itself or in the vicinity for each transporter shelf 34. .

The middle transport mechanism 33 is, for example, a guide attached to a horizontally placed belt conveyor, and is installed at a position slightly higher than the upper end of the transporter 50 placed on the transporter shelf 34 located in the front. When the chemicals 40 are sent from the rear conveyance mechanism 13 of the chemicals dispensing apparatus 10 or the rear conveyance mechanism 23 of the chemicals dispensing apparatus 20, the chemicals 40 are received and the chemicals 40 are transferred to the container shelf 34 by forward conveyance. It is to be put into the upper carrier 50.
The illuminating device 32 is composed of, for example, a large LED (light emitting diode) or a mixed LED group of three primary colors, and illuminates the upper surface of the corresponding carton shelf 34 by illuminating downward when illuminated. The inside of the transporter 50 is illuminated.

  The main controller 35 inputs and receives prescription electronic data from a console (not shown), a prescription order entry system, and the like, extracts a corresponding portion from the prescription data, and carries a carrier shelf 34 on which an empty carrier 50 is placed, and By selecting the central transport mechanism 33 and adding the information, dispensing instruction data for the medicine dispensing device 10 and dispensing instruction data for the medicine dispensing device 20 are created, and these dispensing instruction data are stored in the device controller 14, 24 is transmitted to instruct automatic payout. Further, the main controller 35 controls the operation of the middle transport mechanism 33 so that the chemicals 40 are put into the transporter 50 on the transporter shelf 34.

Further, the main controller 35 holds the carry-on device 50 at the loading destination when the loading and collection of the chemicals 40 that can be dispensed by the chemical dispensing devices 10 and 20 among the chemicals obtained in the prescription are completed. The completion display member of the transporter shelf 34 and the lighting device 32 above it are turned on, and a dispensing completion notification and dispensing contents are displayed on the screen display 31. When the transporter 50 is removed from the transporter shelf 34, the corresponding part is turned off and the display is erased.
In the illustrated transporter juxtaposition device 30, the transporter shelf 34 is disposed in the middle part where the transporter 50 is easily taken in and out, the screen display 31 is disposed in the upper part where it is relatively easy to see, and the main controller 35 is disposed in the lower part where the main controller 35 remains. However, other arrangements are possible.

  The transporter 50 is composed of a dish-like tray or a box-shaped box with an open upper surface, and may be provided with a hook or without a hook, may be transparent or opaque, and a part of the surface or the entire surface may be a grid. If an identification information carrier consisting of a two-dimensional code, an electronic tag, or the like is attached to the transporter 50, it is easy to use the transporter when the transporter shelf 34 or the like is equipped with a reader suitable for it. Become. Further, when a data storage body that can be rewritten or additionally written in addition to non-contact reading is attached to the transporter 50, if the transporter shelf 34 or the like is equipped with a data access device suitable for it, the payout Since it is possible to check the results and manage other data in units of processes, the system becomes easier to use.

  The usage mode and operation of the medicine dispensing system of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The front view of FIG. 1A, the rear view of the back plate perspective of FIG. 1B, and the top view of the top plate of FIG. 3A show an empty state. Moreover, the front view of FIG. 2A, the rear view of the back plate perspective of FIG. 2B, and the plan view of the top plate of FIG. Show. Furthermore, the top view of the top plate and the like shown in FIG. 3C shows a state where the chemicals 40 are being dispensed.

Prior to use, various chemicals 40 are replenished to the storage / discharge unit 11 of the chemicals dispensing device 10 and the storage / discharge unit 21 of the chemicals dispensing device 20, but the replenishment work can be performed from the front of the device. The work space is sufficient just in front of the device, and the burden on the operator is light.
In use, an empty carrier 50 is placed on the carrier shelf 34 of the carrier juxtaposition device 30. Up to that point, the worker performs, but after that, the necessary chemicals 40 are automatically discharged and put into the transporter 50 in response to the input and reception of the prescription data, and a completion notice for the worker is issued. .

  That is, the specified number of drugs 40 are sequentially discharged from the storage and discharge units 11 and 21 that store and store the drugs 40 specified by the prescription-based dispensing instruction data, and the discharged drugs 40 are conveyed rearward. It is transferred from the left to the right by the mechanism 13 and is also transferred from the right to the left by the rear transfer mechanism 23 and is sent onto the middle transfer mechanism 33 of the intermediate carrier juxtaposition device 30. At that time, since the rear transport mechanisms 13 and 23 are appropriately lifted and lowered, the chemicals 40 are collected on the middle transport mechanism 33 at an appropriate position without being damaged. Then, since the chemicals 40 are forwarded by the middle conveyance mechanism 33, the chemicals 40 are put into the forward carrying device 50.

When all the desired chemicals 40 are collected in the empty transporter 50 and charging is completed, the completion display member and the lighting device 32 at the corresponding location are turned on, and the dispensing completion notification and the dispensing content are displayed on the screen display. 31 is displayed in the corresponding part.
Since the lighting of the completion display member and the display of the dispensing completion notification on the screen display 31 are conspicuous, it is immediately noticed if an operator is nearby. Then, when an operator tries to put a hand on the transporter 50 in order to take out the transporter 50 containing the chemicals 40, the interior of the transporter 50 in which the chemicals have been charged on the transporter shelf 34 is illuminated by the illumination tool 32. Therefore, even before the transporter 50 is taken out from the transporter shelf 34, the chemicals 40 put in the transporter 50 can be visually confirmed.

Since the contents of the dispensing are also displayed on the screen display 31, the matching can be confirmed before taking out the transporter 50.
Therefore, not only when there is only one transporter 50 that has been filled with chemicals, but even when there are a plurality of transporters 50 that have been filled with chemicals, it is unlikely that the transporter 50 will be accidentally taken out. It is possible to quickly and accurately shift to the next process.
After the transporter 50 is taken out, the completion display member and the lighting tool 32 are turned off in the corresponding transporter shelf 34, and the display of the corresponding part is deleted on the screen display 31, so that the next payout according to another prescription is performed. It becomes possible.

[Others]
In the above embodiment, the storage / discharge unit 11 has the same size. However, the storage / discharge unit 11 may be mixed in various sizes according to the size of the chemicals to be aligned and stored.
Moreover, it is good to attach the chemical | medical agent out sensor which detects that all the stored chemical | medical agents are discharged | emitted to the storage discharge part 11, and the attachment to the inclination shelf 12 was made into the appropriate position. It is also possible to attach an attachment position sensor for detecting this. In addition, a display member such as an LED may be attached to the storage / discharge unit 11 so that, for example, chemical outage, mounting failure, and other abnormalities are displayed by lighting, flashing, or fast flashing.
In order to make an emergency stop when an abnormality occurs, an emergency stop button may be provided on the front surface of the transporter juxtaposition device 30 or the like.

About Example 1 of this invention, the elevation structure of a chemical | medical agent delivery system is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a rear view of a backplate see-through | perspective. The state which mounted chemicals and a carrier is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a back view of a backplate see-through | perspective. The plan structure of the chemicals dispensing system is shown, (a) is a plan view of the top plate and the like, (b) is a plan view of the place where chemicals and a carrier are placed, and (c) is where the chemicals are being dispensed. It is a top view. The main part of the chemical dispensing device on one side is shown, (a) is a right side view of the main part of the apparatus, (b) is a rear view of the main part of the apparatus, (c) is a perspective view of the storage / discharge part, and (d) is a perspective view of the storage / discharge part. It is a perspective view of the storage discharge part which arranged and stored medicines.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Chemicals delivery apparatus, 11 ... Storage discharge part, 11a ... Alignment storage body,
11b ... Sequential discharge mechanism, 12 ... Inclined shelf (support part),
13 ... rear transport mechanism, 14 ... device controller,
20 ... Chemicals dispensing device, 21 ... Storage / discharge part, 22 ... Inclined shelf (support part),
23 ... rear transport mechanism, 24 ... device controller,
30 ... Carrying device juxtaposition device, 31 ... Screen indicator, 32 ... Illuminator,
33 ... Central transport mechanism, 34 ... Carrying rack, 35 ... Main controller,
40 ... Chemicals, 50 ... Carrier

Claims (1)

It has a large number of storage and discharge sections that can store and replenish chemicals that are replenished from the front side in a slanting downward state and sequentially discharge them backward, and a rear transfer mechanism that is provided on the rear side and that transfers rightward or leftward. The medicine dispensing system is provided between the medicine dispensing devices, and the medicine juxtaposing device provided with the medicine dispensing apparatuses provided on the right and left sides and having a multi-stage carrying shelf opened on the front surface, and performs forward conveyance. A middle transport mechanism is provided behind each of the transporter shelves, and the chemicals discharged from the storage / discharge unit are collected on the middle transport mechanism from the left and right by the rear transport mechanism, and further on the transporter shelf by the middle transport mechanism. the carriage is adapted to be turned on, the carriage apposition device demonstrates complete display member for the completion of the chemicals introduced into the carriage for each of the carriage shelves are attached in the front In the transporter juxtaposition device, a downward lighting tool is provided above each of the transporter shelves, and the interior of the transporter that has been filled with chemicals on the transporter shelf is illuminated by the lighting tool. medicine accessories and consumables dispensing system shall be the.

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