JPH05270503A - Device for storing powdered medicine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate bringing out any powdered medicine container from among a number of powdered medicine containers. CONSTITUTION:There are provided a number of powdered medicine containers 1, 1,... and a means 3 for bringing any one powdered medicine container 1 to a position 2 for dispensation. This constitution is designed to bring from among a number of powdered medicine containers 1, 1,... any one powdered medicine container 1 to a position 2 for dispensation without the need of the pharmacist's manual handling.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a powdered medicine storage device which stores various kinds of powdered medicine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, there are many kinds of powdered medicines handled in hospital pharmacies, etc., but these powdered medicines are separately stored in a storage container called an apparatus bottle, and further, in a dispensation table. Many are arranged side by side on a plurality of shelves. When dispensing any kind of powdered medicine contained in such a large number of device bottles to administer it to a patient based on a doctor's prescription, first, place the device bottle of the powdered medicine indicated on the prescription on the shelf of the dispensation table. Must be taken from.

[0003]

However, the only clue to identify the individual device bottles is generally only the display content of the label attached to the device bottles, and moreover, the labels on the racks of the dispensing table. Not only are the device bottles lined up left and right, but it is normal for other device bottles to be placed in the back of the device bottle placed in the foreground, so all the devices lined up on the shelf of the dispensing table It is extremely difficult for the pharmacist to check the label of the bottle from the front, and therefore, the work of taking out the required device bottle from the large number of device bottles is a great burden for the pharmacist. It was

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional ones and to provide a powder medicine storage device capable of taking out an arbitrary powder medicine storage container from a large number of powder storage containers. is there.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises a large number of powder medicine containers and means for bringing an arbitrary powder medicine container to an extraction position.

[0006]

According to the present invention, by adopting the above-mentioned means, any powder medicine container among a large number of powder medicine containers can be brought to the take-out position without requiring the manual work of the pharmacist.

[0007]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a powder medicine storage device according to the present invention. This powder medicine storage device comprises a large number of powder medicine storage containers 1, 1 ,. And a moving means 3 for bringing 1 to the extraction position 2.
Each powder container 1 has a stock section 4 for stocking powder.
And a discharging unit 5 for discharging the stocked powder little by little. The discharge unit 5 can be appropriately configured, but can be realized by, for example, combining rotation and stop of a screw provided in the discharge path and opening and closing of a shutter provided at the outlet. it can. The moving means 3 is composed of a circulation device 6 and a handling device 7, as described below. As shown in the side view of FIG. 2, the powdered medicine containers 1, 1, ... Are arranged along a circulation path extending in the vertical direction as a plurality of powdered medicine containers 1, 1 ,. Has been done. This circulation path is provided with a circulation device 6 adapted to circulate (or reversely move) it in one direction or in both directions. Therefore, each powder medicine container 1, 1, ... Of the powder medicine container group 1A is By the operation of the circulation device 6, they are integrally combined so as to circulate (or reverse) in one direction or both directions. Further, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 1, a plurality of sets of powder medicine container groups 1A, 1B, ... Are adjacently arranged on the left and right. To the adjacent positions of these powder medicine container groups 1A, 1B, ...
A handling device 7 for taking out the powdered medicine container 1 at a predetermined height from (1B, ...) Is provided, and the handling device 7 brings the taken out powdered medicine container 1 to the take-out position 2. At the take-out position 2, the drive device 8 for operating the discharge part 5 of the powder medicine container 1 brought to this position.
And a weighing device 9 for weighing the powdered medicine discharged from the discharge part 5 by the operation of the driving device 8, and when the weighing value of the weighing device 9 reaches a predetermined required amount, the driving device 8 It is preferable to stop the operation of the discharging unit 5. The controller 10 controls the operation of each part related to the removal of the powder medicine container 1, that is, the designation of the powder medicine container 1 to be taken out by the operation of the circulation device 6 and the handling device 7 and the execution thereof. .. That is, the circulation device 6 belongs to the powder medicine container 1 such that the powder medicine container 1 designated by the control device 10 is located at the height of the handling device 7 among the powder medicine containers 1, 1 ,. Container group 1A (1
B) ..., and the handling device 7 handles the powdered medicine container 1 that has reached a predetermined height by the operation of the powdered medicine container group 1A (1B, ...) And moves it to the take-out position 2. On the other hand, it is configured to handle the unnecessary powder medicine container 1 at the take-out position 2 and return it to the original position. As the circulation device 6 and the handling device 7 as described above, appropriate devices can be used, and therefore detailed description of their configurations will be omitted. Further, as the control device 10, an appropriate device utilizing a computer control system can be used, and therefore, a detailed description of its configuration will be omitted. For example, the content of a prescription issued by a doctor is input. If configured as a part of an appropriate dispensing system, it becomes possible to more smoothly carry out the flow of the entire pharmacy business from the necessary dispensing of the powdered medicine to the administration to the patient. Further, the control device 10 also determines the operation of each part related to the taken out powder medicine container 1, that is, the discharge amount of the powder medicine to be discharged by the operation of the drive device 8 and the weighing device 9 and the execution thereof.
Preferably controlled by

Next, the operation of the powder medicine storage device configured as described above will be described. First, the control device 10 designates the powder medicine container 1 to be taken out at the take-out position 2. Then, the circulation device 6 operates the powder medicine container group 1A (1B, ...) To which the specified powder medicine container 1 belongs, and brings the specified powder medicine container 1 to the height of the handling device 7. Next, the handling device 7 is the powder medicine container 1
Is handled and moved to the extraction position 2. Therefore, the pharmacist must use the powder medicine container 1 required for dispensing.
Need not be selected from a large number of powder medicine containers 1, 1, ..., And the circulation device 6 and the handling device 7
By using the powder medicine container 1 brought to the take-out position 2 as it is, the necessary dispensing work can be performed.
Further, if the drive device 8 and the weighing device 9 are provided at the take-out position 2, the drive device 8 actuates the discharge portion 5 of the powder medicine container 1 brought to the take-out position 2, whereby the discharge portion 5 is removed. When the discharged amount of the powdered medicine reaches a required amount that is predetermined as a weighing value of the weighing device 9, the driving device 8
Will stop the operation of the discharge part 5. for that reason,
Not only the required powder medicine container 1 is brought to the extraction position 2, but also the required amount of powder medicine is discharged from the powder medicine container 1 automatically without the manual work of the pharmacist. .. Then, the powder medicine container 1 for which the predetermined dispensing operation has been completed is handled again by the operation of the handling device 7 in the opposite direction and returned to the original position.

In the above embodiment, each powder medicine container 1
Is configured as shown in FIG. 3, but is not limited to this. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the moving means 3 is composed of the circulation device 6 and the handling device 7, but it is not limited to this. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the powdered medicine containers 1, 1, ... Of each powdered medicine container group 1A (1B, ...) Are arranged along the circulation path extending in the vertical direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, in the above embodiment, the plurality of sets of powder medicine container groups 1A, 1B, ... Are arranged adjacent to each other on the left and right, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, the handling device 7 is not limited to the device for taking out the powder medicine container 1 at a predetermined height from the arbitrary powder medicine container group 1A (1B, ...),
For example, it goes without saying that the powder medicine container 1 at a predetermined position rather than the predetermined height is taken out depending on the direction of the circulation path of the powder medicine container groups 1A, 1B, ... And the direction of the adjacent arrangement. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the drive device 8 for operating the discharge portion 5 of the powder medicine container 1 brought to this position at the extraction position 2 and the powder discharged from the discharge portion 5 by the operation of the drive device 8 are provided. Although the weighing device 9 for weighing is provided,
The present invention is not limited to this, and even when the drive device 8 is provided, for example, the drive device 8 can be provided for each powder medicine container 1, 1, ..., and the weighing device 9 can be provided. However, for example, it can be attached to the handling device 7, and when the direct means for bringing to the take-out position 2 is not the handling device 7 but the circulation device 6, the circulation device 6 must be attached. Is possible. Further, the extraction position 2 is not limited to one location corresponding to one powder medicine container 1. Further, in order to perform the powder medicine replenishing work for each powder medicine container 1, 1, ..., The required position for attaching and detaching the powder medicine container 1 from the apparatus main body can be provided separately from the take-out position 2.

[0010]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
Among the many powder medicine containers, any powder medicine container can be brought to the take-out position without requiring the pharmacist's manual work, so that the pharmacist can supply the powder medicine containers necessary for dispensing with a large number of powder medicine containers. It is not necessary to select from the containers, and the necessary dispensing work can be performed simply by using the powder container that has been brought to the extraction position, thus significantly reducing the burden on the pharmacist. It has an excellent effect that it can be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing an embodiment of a powder medicine storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the powder medicine storage device of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Powder medicine container 2: Extraction position 3: Moving means 4: Stock part 5: Discharge part 6: Circulation device 7: Handling device 8: Drive device 9: Weighing device 10: Control device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A powder medicine storage device comprising a plurality of powder medicine containers and means for bringing an arbitrary powder medicine container to an extraction position.