JP5631477B1 - Chemical management equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a medicine management instrument capable of improving medicine management. According to an embodiment, a medicine management instrument including a casing, an operation unit, a feeding unit, and a cassette is provided. The casing has a hollow portion. The operating portion is pivotally supported by the rotating shaft with respect to the casing. The feed unit is rotated by a force transmitted from the operation unit via the rotation shaft. The cassette holds a packaging bag band having a plurality of packaging bags each packaged with a medicine, and a part of the packaging bag band is inserted between the feeding part and the upper surface in a state of being inserted into the cavity part. Insert it. When the feeding part rotates in a predetermined direction, the packaging bag belt receives the force from the feeding part and moves. The packaging bag is sent out of the casing. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  Aspects of the present invention generally relate to drug management devices.

  For example, when a doctor prescribes a plurality of kinds of medicines to a patient, there may be a relatively large number of medicines or medicines taken by the patient at one time (for example, after breakfast). In this case, the patient may feel complicated to take the medicine. Or, for example, an elderly patient may not know what number of different types of medicines to take. On the other hand, there is a packaging bag in which medicines taken at one time are packaged (packaged) in one bag. In addition, there is a packaging bag belt in which such packaging bags are continuous. According to this, for example, the medicine to be taken once each after breakfast, after lunch and after dinner becomes clearer.

  However, for example, elderly patients may not know which end of the packaging bag should be taken when taking the medicine. Therefore, for example, further improvement is desired in terms of managing a packaging bag band of a packaging bag in which a medicine is packaged.

JP 2001-139035 A

  The present invention has been made based on recognition of such a problem, and an object thereof is to provide a chemical management instrument capable of improving chemical management.

According to the embodiment, a medicine management instrument including a casing, an operation unit, a feeding unit, and a cassette is provided. The casing has a hollow portion. The operation unit is rotatably supported with respect to the casing by a rotation shaft, and has at least one of an operation hole and a gripping portion that can be gripped. The feed unit is rotated by a force transmitted from the operation unit via the rotation shaft. The cassette holds a packaging bag band having a plurality of packaging bags each packaged with a medicine, and a part of the packaging bag band is inserted between the feeding part and the upper surface in a state of being inserted into the cavity part. Insert it. When the feeding part rotates in a predetermined direction, the packaging bag belt receives a force from the feeding part and moves. The packaging bag is sent to at least one of the outside of the casing and the inside of the casing.

  According to the aspect of the present invention, there is provided a medicine management instrument capable of improving medicine management.

It is a typical perspective view showing the chemical | medical agent management instrument concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic top view which illustrates the packaging bag belt | band | zone of the packaging bag with which the chemical | medical agent was packaged. It is typical sectional drawing in cut surface AA represented to FIG. It is typical sectional drawing in cut surface BB represented to FIG. It is a typical perspective view showing the chemical | medical agent management instrument concerning other embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each drawing, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same component and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted suitably.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a medicine management instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view illustrating a packaging bag band of a packaging bag in which a medicine is packaged.
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along a cutting plane AA shown in FIG.
4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along a cutting plane BB shown in FIG.
In addition, FIG. 1 represents the state which decomposed | disassembled the chemical | medical agent management instrument for convenience of explanation.

  The chemical management instrument 10 shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4 includes a casing 110, an operation unit 120, a feeding unit 141, and a cassette 200. A cavity 101 is provided inside the casing 110. The cassette 200 can be stored in the cavity 101 of the casing 110.

  The right side 111 of the casing 110 is provided with a recess 111a and a window 111c (second window). The width D3 (length in the front-rear direction) of the recess 111a is, for example, a multiple of about 2 millimeters (mm). The number of recesses 111a is not limited to the number shown in FIG. 1 (four in FIG. 1). The upper portion 113 of the casing 110 is provided with a window portion 113a (first window portion). The front portion 115 of the casing 110 is provided with an outlet 116 and a pasting portion 117. The inside of the casing 110 is connected to the outside of the casing 110 through the outlet 116. The affixing part 117 is provided at a position retracted from the surface of the front part 115 of the casing 110. For example, the sticking portion 117 has a concave shape. The first length D1 of the sticking part 117 is, for example, about 4 centimeters (cm) or more and 6 cm or less. The 2nd length D2 of the sticking part 117 is about 7 cm or more and about 9 cm or less, for example.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the operation unit 120 is provided on the right side and the left side of the casing 110, respectively. The operation unit 120 is rotatably supported with respect to the casing 110 by a rotation shaft 131. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotating shaft 131 is sandwiched between the bearing 133 and the shaft retainer 135. The rotation shaft 131 is connected to the operation unit 120 and rotates with the rotation of the operation unit 120. The operation unit 120 includes a grip part 121 and an operation hole 123. For example, the user can hold the grip part 121 and rotate the operation part 120. Alternatively, the user can put a finger or the like into the operation hole 123 to rotate the operation unit 120. Thereby, the rotating shaft 131 can rotate together with the operation unit 120.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the shaft retainer 135 has a side surface 135a extending in the left-right direction. The side surface 135 a has an inclined surface that goes inward of the shaft retainer 135 as it approaches the casing 110. On the other hand, the digital timepiece 150 shown in FIG. 1 has an engaging portion 151. The engaging portion 151 can be engaged with the side surface 135 a of the shaft retainer 135. For example, the digital timepiece 150 can be attached to the shaft holder 135 by moving the digital timepiece 150 in the left-right direction. The parts attached to the shaft holder 135 are not limited to the digital timepiece 150, and may be a digital thermometer or a photo frame, for example.

The feeding unit 141 includes an elastic material such as sponge or rubber, for example. The feeding portion 141 is pivotally supported by the rotating shaft 131 with respect to the casing 110. The feed unit 141 is attached to the rotation shaft 131 and rotates together with the rotation shaft 131. Therefore, when the user rotates the operation unit 120, the feeding unit 141 rotates by torque (rotational force) transmitted from the operation unit 120 via the rotation shaft 131.
Alternatively, the feeding portion 141 may be a gear including, for example, resin or metal. Even when the feed part 141 is a gear, the feed part 141 is attached to the rotating shaft 131 and rotates together with the rotating shaft 131. Therefore, when the user rotates the operation unit 120, the feeding unit 141 rotates by torque (rotational force) transmitted from the operation unit 120 via the rotation shaft 131.

  The cassette 200 has a rear part 220, an upper part 230, and a left side part 240. Further, the cassette 200 has a hollow portion 201 provided inside. As shown in FIG. 4, the rotating shaft 211 is provided on the left side 240 in the cavity 201 of the cassette 200. The rotation shaft 211 extends from the left side portion 240 toward the right side. A pipe 213 is provided around the rotation shaft 211. In other words, the pipe 213 is inserted into the rotating shaft 211. A stopper portion 215 is provided at the end of the rotating shaft 211. The pipe 213 can slide with respect to the rotating shaft 211 while being inserted into the rotating shaft 211 between the left side portion 240 and the stopper portion 215.

  In the packaging bag band 50 shown in FIG. 2, medicines to be taken at one time are packaged (contained) in one packaging bag 51. The packaging bag band 50 has a plurality of packaging bags 51. A plurality of adjacent packaging bags 51 are connected to each other via a cutting line 53. For example, the patient can take one medicine by cutting one packaging bag 51 at the cutting line 53 and taking out the medicine in the packaging bag 51. A display portion 55 is provided on the surface of the packaging bag 51. In the display unit 55, for example, a patient name 55a, a date 55b, a medication time 55c, and the like are described. In addition, the matter described in the display part 55 is not necessarily limited to the patient name 55a, the date 55b, and the medication time 55c. As a material of the packaging bag 51, resin, paper, etc. are generally mentioned.

Next, the usage method of the chemical management instrument 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.
For example, an elderly patient or the like may not know which one of the two end portions of the packaging bag belt 50 should take the medicine in the packaging bag 51 when taking the medicine. For example, when a medicine for about two weeks is prescribed, the packaging bag belt 50 is relatively long. Therefore, for example, the patient may not know which one of the both ends of the packaging bag belt 50 has started taking the medicine from the medicine in the packaging bag 51.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the user attaches the packaging bag band 50 to the cassette 200. Specifically, the user attaches and holds the wound packaging bag band 50 to the pipe 213 of the cassette 200. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the user sets the medicine packaging bag 51 a to start taking out of the plurality of packaging bags 51 included in the packaging bag belt 50, the rear portion 220, and the end of the upper portion 230. It is placed on the upper surface 233 through a gap between the portion 231 and the upper surface 233. At this time, the packaging bag 51 adjacent to the medicine packaging bag 51a that starts taking the medicine may be placed on the upper surface 233 in the same manner as the medicine packaging bag 51a that starts taking the medicine.

  Subsequently, the user inserts the cassette 200 to which the packaging bag band 50 is attached into the cavity 101 of the casing 110. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, a part of the packaging bag band 50 is sandwiched between the feeding portion 141 and the upper surface 233 of the cassette 200. For example, when the feeding part 141 includes a material having elasticity, the feeding part 141 is configured so that substantially the entire width direction of the packaging bag band 50 (the left and right direction of the packaging bag band 50 attached to the cassette 200) is on the upper surface 233. Press towards you. For example, when the feeding part 141 is a gear, the feeding part 141 presses both ends in the width direction of the packaging bag band 50 toward the upper surface 233. However, the form in which the feeding part 141 presses the packaging bag belt 50 toward the upper surface 233 is not limited to this.

  Subsequently, the user rotates the operation unit 120 in the direction of the arrow A1 illustrated in FIG. Then, the feeding unit 141 rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the operation unit 120. When the feeding part 141 rotates in the direction of the arrow A1 shown in FIG. 3, the packaging bag band 50 receives a force from the feeding part 141 and moves on the cassette 200 in the direction of the arrow A2 shown in FIG. As a result, the medicine packaging bag 51 a that has started to be taken is sent out of the casing 110 and comes out of the outlet 116 of the casing 110. In addition, when taking the medicine (when the medicine to be taken has already been taken), the packaging bag 51 existing at the end of the packaging bag belt 50 comes out from the outlet 116 of the casing 110.

  According to the present embodiment, the user can more clearly recognize the packaging bag 51 in which the medicine to be taken is packaged. Thereby, management of chemicals can be improved.

  As described above, the window portion 113 a is provided on the upper portion of the casing 110. The window 113a is formed of a light transmissive material. Examples of the material of the window 113a include light transmissive resin and glass. According to this, before taking out the packaging bag 51 from the outlet 116, the user can confirm the matter described in the display part 55 of the packaging bag 51 through the window part 113a. Therefore, before taking out the packaging bag 51 from the outlet 116, the user confirms in advance the packaging bag 51 in which the medicine to be taken is packaged, and more reliably suppresses taking a medicine different from the medicine to be taken. be able to. Thereby, management of chemicals can be further improved.

For example, when a sheet on which a patient name is written, a patient's face photograph, or the like is pasted on the pasting unit 117, it is possible to prevent the medicine management device 10 from being mixed up among a plurality of patients.
Moreover, when decoration is given to the recessed part 111a of the casing 110, it can suppress that the chemical | medical agent management instrument 10 is mixed among several patients. That is, the user can design the original medicine management instrument 10 by decorating the recess 111a of the casing 110 according to preference. Thereby, it can suppress that the chemical | medical agent management instrument 10 is mixed up among several patients.

  As described above, the window portion 111 c is provided on the right side portion 111 of the casing 110. The window part 111c is formed of a light transmissive material. Examples of the material of the window portion 111c include light transmissive resin and glass. Therefore, the user can check the remaining packaging bag 51 of the packaging bag band 50 by looking at the hollow portion 201 of the cassette 200 through the window portion 111c. Thereby, the remaining packaging bags 51 of the packaging bag belt 50 can be easily confirmed without taking out the cassette 200 from the casing 110.

  For example, when the user inserts the cassette 200 into the cavity portion 101 of the casing 110 and the packaging bag band 50 comes into contact with the feeding unit 141 and a wrinkle occurs in the packaging bag band 50, the user By rotating 120 in the direction of arrow A3 shown in FIG. 3 and returning a part of the packaging bag band 50 to the cavity 201 of the cassette 200, the wrinkles can be removed. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, when the cassette 200 is inserted into the cavity 101 of the casing 110, at least a part of the medicine packaging bag 51 a that has been started to take out from the outlet 116. In this case, the user rotates the operation unit 120 in the direction of the arrow A3 shown in FIG. 3 to return a part of the packaging bag belt 50 to the hollow portion 201 of the cassette 200, so that the medicine packaging bag 51a to start taking is removed. It can be housed inside the casing 110.

  For example, a user can connect and use a plurality of medicine management instruments 10. That is, the user prepares a plurality of medicine management instruments 10 and inserts the grip 121 of the arbitrary medicine management instrument 10 into the operation hole 123 of another medicine management instrument 10 adjacent to the arbitrary medicine management instrument 10. To do. Thereby, the user can connect the some chemical | medical agent management instrument 10, and can rotate the some operation part 120 in response. That is, the operation unit 120 functions as a connecting device. According to this, the user can manage the some packaging bag belt 50 collectively. For example, the user may connect a plurality of medicine management instruments 10 using a connecting table (not shown).

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a medicine management instrument according to another embodiment of the present invention.
In addition, FIG. 5 represents the state which decomposed | disassembled the chemical | medical agent management instrument for convenience of explanation.

The chemical management instrument 10a illustrated in FIG. 5 includes a casing 110a and a cassette 200a. A guide portion 111b is provided on the inner surface of the right side portion 111 of the casing 110a (the surface on the cavity portion 101 (see FIG. 3) side). The cassette 200a has a protrusion 236. The protruding portion 236 is provided on the side surface 235 of the upper portion 230 of the cassette 200a. The protruding portion 236 protrudes laterally from the side surface 235 of the upper portion 230 of the cassette 200a.
Other structures are the same as those of the medicine management instrument 10 described above with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, and 4.

  When the user inserts the cassette 200 to which the packaging bag band 50 is attached into the hollow portion 101 of the casing 110a, the protruding portion 236 of the cassette 200 engages with the guide portion 111b of the casing 110a. When the user further inserts the cassette 200 into the hollow portion 101 of the casing 110a, the protrusion 236 of the cassette 200 moves along the shape of the guide portion 111b while engaging with the guide portion 111b of the casing 110a. As shown in FIG. 5, the guide portion 111 b has a shape that once falls downward from the rear to the front and then rises upward.

  Therefore, the protruding portion 236 of the cassette 200 is temporarily lowered along the guide portion 111b of the casing 110a. Then, the upper part 230 of the cassette 200 bends downward as the protrusion 236 moves. Specifically, the front portion of the upper portion 230 is coupled to the front portion 237 of the cassette 200 and therefore hardly bends. On the other hand, since the upper end portion 231 is an open end, the upper end portion 231 is largely bent as compared with the front portion of the upper portion 230. Thereby, with respect to the upper portion 230 of the cassette 200, the end portion 231 of the upper portion 230 curves downward with the front portion of the upper portion 230 as a substantial center.

  Subsequently, when the user further inserts the cassette 200 into the hollow portion 101 of the casing 110a, the protruding portion 236 of the cassette 200 rises along the guide portion 111b of the casing 110a. Then, the upper part 230 of the cassette 200 bends upward as the protrusion 236 moves. Specifically, the end portion 231 of the upper portion 230 is curved upward about the front portion of the upper portion 230 as a substantial center.

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the packaging bag belt 50 from coming into contact with the feeding portion 141 while the user is inserting the cassette 200 into the hollow portion 101 of the casing 110a. Therefore, when the user inserts the cassette 200 into the hollow portion 101 of the casing 110a, it is possible to prevent wrinkles from occurring in the packaging bag band 50. Further, when the user inserts the cassette 200 into the cavity portion 101 of the casing 110 a, the upper portion 230 of the cassette 200 bends upward along with the movement of the protruding portion 236. Thus, when the insertion of the cassette 200 is completed, the packaging bag band 50 is reliably brought into contact with the feeding unit 141, and a part of the packaging bag band 50 is more reliably between the feeding unit 141 and the upper surface 233 of the cassette 200. Can be sandwiched.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to these descriptions. As long as the features of the present invention are provided, those skilled in the art appropriately modified the design of the above-described embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the shapes, dimensions, materials, arrangements, etc. of the elements included in the casing 110 and the cassette 200 and the installation forms of the operation unit 120, the window 113a, the recess 111a, the window 111c, and the outlet 116 are illustrated. It is not necessarily limited to and can be changed as appropriate.
For example, the casing 110 and the cassette 200 may be formed of a light transmissive material.
Moreover, each element with which each embodiment mentioned above is provided can be combined as long as technically possible, and the combination of these is also included in the scope of the present invention as long as it includes the features of the present invention.

  10, 10a medicine management device, 50 packaging bag belt, 51, 51a packaging bag, 53 cutting line, 55 display part, 55a patient name, 55b date, 55c medication time, 101 cavity part, 110, 110a casing, 111 right side part, 111a Recessed part, 111b guide part, 111c window part, 113 upper part, 113a window part, 115 front part, 116 outlet, 117 sticking part, 120 operation part, 121 gripping part, 123 operation hole, 131 rotating shaft, 133 bearing, 135 shaft Presser, 135a side surface, 141 feeding part, 150 digital watch, 151 engaging part, 200, 200a cassette, 201 hollow part, 211 rotating shaft, 213 pipe, 215 stopper part, 220 rear part, 230 upper part, 231 end part, 233 upper surface 235 side surface 2 6 projections, 237 front, 240 left side

Claims (5)

A casing having a cavity,
An operation portion that is pivotally supported by the rotation shaft with respect to the casing and has at least one of an operation hole and a graspable grasping portion;
A feed unit that rotates by a force transmitted from the operation unit via the rotary shaft;
A cassette that holds a packaging bag belt having a plurality of packaging bags each packaged with a medicine, and sandwiches a part of the packaging bag belt between the feeding portion and the upper surface in a state of being inserted into the hollow portion. When,
With
A medicine management instrument in which, when the feeding portion rotates in a predetermined direction, the packaging bag belt moves by receiving a force from the feeding portion, and the packaging bag is sent to at least one of the outside of the casing and the inside of the casing. The casing has a first window formed of a light transmissive material,
The medicine management instrument according to claim 1, wherein the items described in the packaging bag in a state before being sent out to the outside can be confirmed through the first window portion. The casing has a second window formed of a light transmissive material,
The medicine management instrument according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the packaging bag of the packaging bag belt held in the cassette in a state of being inserted into the hollow portion can be confirmed through the second window portion.   The said casing has a sticking part which exhibits a concave shape, The chemical | medical agent management instrument as described in any one of Claims 1-3. The casing has a guide portion provided on an inner surface,
The cassette has a protrusion that can be engaged with the guide,
When the cassette is inserted into the cavity and the protrusion moves along the shape of the guide while engaging the guide, the upper end of the cassette that forms the upper surface is once lowered downward. The chemical management instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the chemical management instrument is bent upward after being bent.

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