JPH024297B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention takes out an appropriate drug from a drug container,
This invention relates to a dispensing device that weighs and dispenses medicines.

[Prior Art] In general, hospital pharmacies must perform dispensing work for a large number of prescriptions quickly and in a short period of time. The dispensing worker performs the dispensing work while looking at the prescription, and then the auditing worker confirms that there are no discrepancies between the dispensed drug and the contents of the prescription.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, not only the weight value of a dispensed drug is unknown just by looking at it, but also the name of the drug is generally unknown. It is cumbersome to have to write down the name and weight of the drug dispensed by the dispensing worker in a memo, and the audit worker does not audit the actual drug dispensed, but rather the dispensing worker has to write down the name and weight of the drug dispensed through the notes written by the dispensing worker. We are auditing whether the work was performed according to the prescription, and as long as the contents of the memo written by the dispensing worker match the contents of the prescription,
Even if there is a dispensing error caused by a dispensing worker mixing up drug containers or misunderstanding the weighing operation, the audit worker will not be able to detect it, making it possible to prevent the occurrence of erroneous medication due to dispensing errors. There were some problems, such as not being able to do it.

This invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional methods, allowing dispensing workers to visually confirm the name and weight of the drug they have dispensed, and eliminating the need to write notes for audit workers. In addition, dispensing workers can visually confirm the name and weight of the dispensed drug, and also check it against the prescription to ensure that any dispensing errors occur and are able to detect them. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dispensing device that can prevent the occurrence of erroneous medication due to dispensing errors.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a member for identifying a drug container and a display that continuously displays the weighed value during a weighing operation, and A weighing member for weighing a drug taken out from a container and a drug name corresponding to the drug container identified by the identification member, and displayed on the display as the weighing member performs a weighing operation. The device includes a member that displays the stable weight value when the weight value is stabilized, and a member that records the drug name and weight value displayed on the display member.

[Function] By employing the above means, the present invention can display the name and weight of the dispensed drug for confirmation by the dispensing worker simply by performing dispensing work using the identification member and the weighing member. It will also be recorded for auditing purposes by audit workers.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is an identifier for identifying a drug container (so-called device bottle) 2 having a circular cross section, 3 is a weighing device for weighing the drug taken out from the drug container 2, and 4 is a weighing device for weighing the drug taken out from the drug container 2. This is a printer that records the drug name corresponding to the drug container 2 identified by the identifier 1 and the weighed value by the weigher 3. 7, and a weighing device 3 and a JIS keyboard 8 for drug name registration are connected to this device main body 7.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the discriminator 1 has a disk 10 with an annular groove 9 around it, eight outer origin sensors 11, 11, . . . made of Hall ICs, and eight inner origin sensors 11, 11, made of Hall ICs. Data sensor 12,1
2,... are arranged evenly along the circumference, and the bottom of the drug container 2 has second,...
As shown in FIG. 4, an attachment 14 having an annular protrusion 13 on its periphery that fits into a groove 9 is attached to a suction cup 15.
At the bottom of the attachment 14, there is one zero point magnet 16 and four close contact magnets 17, 17, on the circumference corresponding to the origin sensors 11, 11,...
... are arranged, and data sensors 12, 12,
1 to 8 data magnets 1 on the circumference corresponding to...
8, 18,... are arranged. Zero point magnet 16
At what angle is the attachment 14 attached to the disk 10?
It is formed in a size that covers an angle of 45 degrees in the circumferential direction so that any one of the origin sensors 11, 11, ... can detect the zero point magnet 16 even if it is placed on the , 17, . . . , the attachment 14 is placed on the disk 10 and the zero point magnet 16
is detected by any of the origin sensors 11, but if the attachment 14 is floating on one side, the data magnets 18, 18, ... are moved to the data sensors 12, 1.
2,... may not be detected properly, so the angle distribution is 90° in the circumferential direction so that the origin sensor 11, 11,... can detect that the entire bottom surface of the attachment 14 is in close contact with the disk 10. data magnets 18, 18,...
is the identification data (typically the drug name) of the drug container 2 to which the attachment 14 is adsorbed.
8 bits in the circumferential direction with reference to position 6.
The discriminator 1 is arranged so as to be represented by a BCD code, so that when the drug container 2 with the attachment 14 attached is placed on the disc 10, the discriminator 1
In addition to recognizing the presence or absence of the drug container 2 (whether it has been placed or removed), the identification data (drug name) of the drug container 2 is detected and displayed on the display 5.

The weighing device 3 is equipped with a display 19, a zero point key 20, and a tare key 21, and when dispensing, place paper and operate the tare key 21, then weigh the loaded weight and check the fluctuating weight during the weighing. Display value 1
9, and when it stabilizes, display the weighed value at 7 on the main body of the device.
The printer 4 is operated when the weighed drug is removed together with the paper and the weighed value becomes negative. printer 4
When the identifier 1 recognizes that the drug container 2 to which the attachment 14 is attached has been removed from the disc 10 after identification, it automatically prints out the drug name of the drug container 2, and then prints out the drug name of the drug container 2. When the weighed drug is removed from the weighing device 3 along with the paper and the weighed value becomes negative, do you automatically print out a stable weighed value before it becomes negative?
Or, when the drug that was identified by the identifier 1 and then weighed by the weigher 3 is removed from the weigher 3 along with the paper and the weighed value becomes negative, the name of the drug identified by the identifier 1 and the name of the drug before it became negative. The stable weighing value is automatically printed out, and can also be printed out by pressing the "confirmation" key of the operation key group 6, if necessary. Although not shown, the main body 7 of the device includes a memory for storing drug names corresponding to a large number of drug containers 2, 2, etc., and a memory for temporarily storing the drug names and weighed values displayed on the display 5. It is equipped with memory to control and a CPU to control each part.

To use the above dispensing device, first register the drug name as follows. That is, when the "Product Name Registration" key of the operation key group 6 is pressed, the word "Touroku" is displayed on the display 5, and then the drug container 2 with the attachment 14 attached is placed on the identifier 1 and rotated slightly. A confirmation sound is generated and the drug container 2 is opened based on the arrangement of the data magnets 18, 18,... detected by the data sensors 12, 12,...
The code number will be displayed on the display 5, and after pressing the "Confirm" key in the operation key group 6, operating the JIS keyboard 8 for drug name registration and inputting the drug name, the drug name (for example, "Alinamin") will be displayed. ) is displayed on the display 5, and the following code numbers 1 to 1 are displayed in the same manner.
You can input the drug name for each of up to 255 types of drug containers 2, 2, ..., and the entered drug name will be displayed in the data magnet 1 of the corresponding drug container 2.
It will be stored and registered in memory along with a code number based on the arrangement of 8, 18, . . . . If the drug name has been registered in this way, the dispensing operation is performed as follows. In other words, the operation key group 6
Press the "START/END" key to display "Yakuzai"
is displayed, and then place the medicine container 2 with the attachment 14 attached on the identifier 1 and rotate it slightly until a confirmation sound is generated.The code number based on the arrangement of the data magnets 18, 18, ... is displayed. The corresponding drug name (e.g. "Alinamin") is read out from the memory and displayed on the display 5, and then when the drug container 2 with the attachment 14 attached is removed from the identifier 1, the drug name (e.g. "Alinamin") is read out from the memory and displayed on the display 5. "Alinamin") disappears. At this time, the printer 4 may or may not operate to automatically print out the drug name (ie, "alinamin"). Next, after placing paper on the weighing device 3 and operating the tare key 21, the drug is taken out from the drug container 2 and placed on the paper while watching the weight value on the display 19, which changes from moment to moment. When the desired weighing value is reached and the drug loading operation is stopped, the indicator 1 will be displayed.
The weighing value of 9 becomes stable and the same weighing value (for example, "23.3 g") is displayed on the display 5, and then when the drug on the weighing scale 3 is removed along with the paper, the weighing value on the display 19 becomes negative. At the same time, the weight value (for example, "23.3 g") disappears from the display 5.
At this time, the printer 4 operates, and the above-mentioned identifier 1
When the drug container 2 is removed from the container, if the name of the drug (e.g. "alinamin") has already been printed out, only the stable weight value (i.e. "23.3g") is automatically printed out, and When the drug container 2 is removed from the identifier 1, if the name of the drug (for example, "Alinamin") is not printed out, the name of the drug (ie, "Alinamin") and the stable weight value (ie, "23.3g") are printed out. ”) are automatically printed out. Thereafter, by repeating the identification operation using the identifier 1 and the weighing operation using the weighing device 3 for a plurality of drug containers 2, 2, ... in the same manner, each drug name and each weighing value are automatically printed in correspondence with each other. It will be output. In addition, press the "Date Registration" key in operation key group 6, use the numeric keys to enter two digits each for the year, month, and day, and then press the "Confirm" key to enter the date (for example, "85/04/01 '') is registered, press the ``Prescription No.'' key in operation key group 6, enter a 4-digit number that corresponds to the serial number in the prescription list using the numeric keypad, and then press the ``Confirm'' key. For example, "1234") is registered, and after registration, it is updated by +1 every time the list is output.Furthermore, after pressing the "Dispenser No." key in operation key group 6, a 3-digit number representing the operator number in the prescription list is entered. If you press the "Confirm" key after inputting the following using the numeric keypad, the dispensing person number (for example, "679") will be registered, and the registered date, dispensing number, dispensing person number, etc. The drug name and the weighed value are printed out by the printer 4 to form an appropriate prescription list.

In the above embodiment, the weighing device 3 is constructed separately from the device main body 7, but it may be constructed integrally with the weighing device 3, or an appropriate recording member other than the printer 4 may be used. Alternatively, it may be constructed as a part of the drug container 2 from the beginning instead of being attached to the weighing device 2. Alternatively, for example, a gram of drug A may be weighed, and while the a gram of drug A is placed on the weighing device 3, b grams of drug B may be added. When further placing the drug container 2 on the weighing device 3, place the drug container 2 of the drug B on the discriminator 1 after the weighing of the drug A is finished and a stable weighed value a-gram is displayed on the display 5. By recognizing this, the discriminator 1 can be configured to automatically move from the weighing step of drug A to the identification step of drug B, and during this transition, the weighed value of drug A (if In addition, the printer 4 may automatically print out the names of the drugs A and B on the weighing device 3 after weighing the drug B.
When the weighed value on the display 19 becomes negative after removing the whole paper, the weighed value of only the drug B is calculated separately from the weighed value of the drug A and the total weighed value of drugs A and B, and the printer 4 It can also be configured to print out automatically. Further, the identifier 1 is not limited to the one shown in the drawings, and may have any suitable configuration, and the keyboard for drug name registration may be a JIS keyboard or other suitable configuration. It goes without saying that various changes and modifications are possible.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, dispensing work can be performed simply by using the identification member and the weighing member.
The dispensed drug name and weighed value can be displayed and recorded. Therefore, by visually viewing the displayed drug name and weighed value, the dispensing worker can easily check his own dispensing. In addition to being able to confirm the names and weights of the drugs dispensed by the user himself/herself, there is no need to write down the names and weights of the drugs dispensed by the audit worker in notes, thus improving work efficiency. In addition, by visually viewing the recorded drug name and weighed value, the audit worker can confirm the drug name and weighed value dispensed by the dispensing worker, and also check the drug name and weighed value. By comparing the data with the prescription, it is possible to reliably detect any dispensing errors caused by mixing up drug containers or misunderstanding the weighing operation by dispensing workers.
Therefore, it has excellent effects such as being able to prevent the occurrence of erroneous medication due to dispensing errors.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded longitudinal cross-sectional view of main parts showing the relationship between the discriminator, drug container, and attachment, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the discriminator. Figure 4 is a bottom view of the attachment. 1...Identifier, 2...Medicine container, 3...Weigher, 4...
Printer, 5...Display unit, 6...Operation key group, 7...Device main body, 8...JIS keyboard for drug name registration, 9...
Groove, 10... Disc, 11... Origin sensor, 12... Data sensor, 13... Projection, 14... Attachment,
15... Suction cup, 16... 0 point magnet, 17... Close contact magnet, 18... Data magnet, 19... Display, 20...
Zero point key, 21...Tare key.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Includes a member for identifying a drug container and a display device that continuously displays the weighed value during a weighing operation, and
a weighing member for weighing a drug taken out from the drug container; and a display device that displays a drug name corresponding to the drug container identified by the identification member, and that displays the display device as the weighing member performs a weighing operation. A dispensing device comprising: a member that displays the stable weight value when the weight value displayed on the display member becomes stable; and a member that records the drug name and weight value displayed on the display member. . 2. The dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the identification member is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of a drug container to be identified. 3. Claim 2, wherein the recording member is capable of automatically recording the drug name corresponding to the drug container when the identification member recognizes that the drug container to be identified has been removed. Dispensing device as described. 4. The dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the weighing member is configured to weigh the weight loaded after taring. 5. The dispensing device according to claim 4, wherein the recording member is capable of automatically recording a stable weighed value before the weighed value becomes negative when the weighed value by the weighing member becomes negative. 6. When the weighed value by the weighing member becomes negative, the recording member automatically records the drug name corresponding to the drug container identified by the identification member and the stable weighed value before it becomes negative. The dispensing device according to claim 4, which is recordable.