JPH07285674A - Ampoule discharge device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a mistake of a chemical item, to lighten a burden of a worker at the time of ampoule selection work and to shorten selection time at the time of dosing an injection. CONSTITUTION:Ampoule cases 8 constituted by integrally having a shutter unit 13 on the lower part and storing ampoules in a lying down state inside are set by way of aligning them in one row sideways, and by dropping the required ampoules on a belt conveyor 9 by rotation of a motor 19, the required ampoules are collected in a tray 4 arranged at an end edge part of this belt conveyor 9. Additionally, data of patients' names, chemical names, etc., are printed by a ticket printer 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ampoule dispensing device in which various injection drug ampules are combined according to prescription data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when administering an injectable drug to an inpatient, a pharmacist (or a nurse) selects a desired ampoule from an ampoule case containing a large number of injectable drug ampoules with one hand in a prescription. ing.
In this case, recently, a method of managing various information for each patient based on prescription data input to a host computer is being adopted.

[0003]

However, if the pharmacist seeks out and takes out the injection drug ampoule based on the prescription as described above, there is a problem that the pharmacist's work load is heavy. There is also a problem that if the pharmacist makes an error, he or she will be given wrong medication, which is dangerous. Therefore, it is necessary to pay close attention to the work of taking out the ampoule by receiving the medication data from the computer, and of course, the operator is always subject to a great mental burden.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, prevents mistakes in the type of drug when administering an injectable drug, and reduces the burden on the operator at the time of selecting ampoules, and It is an object of the present invention to provide an ampoule dispensing device that can shorten the sorting time.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an ampoule dispensing device according to the present invention comprises: (a) a plurality of rows of ampoule containers for accommodating ampules in a recumbent state, and (b). ) The ampoule at the bottom of the ampoule holders provided for each ampoule holder is set to 1
A plurality of take-out mechanisms for taking out one by one, (c) ampoule carrying means for placing and carrying the ampoules taken out by the respective take-out mechanisms, and (d) ampoule discharged from the ampoule carrying means in a required combination unit. It is characterized in that it is provided with a receiving body.

Here, the take-out mechanism is provided with a shutter which rotates about an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the ampoule housed in the ampoule container, and this shutter is the lowermost ampoule in the ampoule container. It is preferable to provide a supporting concave portion for supporting the ampoule and a supporting convex portion that is connected to the supporting concave portion and that supports the ampoule immediately above the lowermost ampoule when the shutter rotates. In this case, it is preferable that the support concave portion has a shape in which the distance from the rotation center of the shutter becomes gradually smaller along the rotation direction of the shutter, and the support convex portion is an arc surface centered on the rotation center of the shutter.

Further, the ampoule housing can be integrally provided with a shutter corresponding to the ampoule housing, and the shutter can be connected and disconnected with a motor for driving the shutter via a clutch. Further, the ampoule container may be provided separately from the shutter corresponding to the ampoule container, and a slide type lid may be provided on the end surface of the ampoule container.

The shutter is provided with supporting recesses corresponding to the ampoules of each row accommodated in parallel in a plurality of rows in the ampoule housing, and the supporting recesses are arranged at predetermined angles along the rotation direction of the shutter. can do.

Further, it is preferable that a lid with a hinge is provided on the ampoule storage body so that one side surface can be opened, and the ampule storage body can be attached to and detached from the apparatus body as a cassette type.

In the present invention, it is preferable to further provide a box body supply means for supplying the box body to the ampoule discharge position, and a box body conveying means for carrying the box body which has already received the ampoule.

Further, it is preferable to provide a printer for printing data including data of patient name and drug name.

[0012]

The ampoule contained in each ampoule container is taken out one by one from the lowermost end of each ampoule container according to the prescription data, and placed on the ampoule conveying means below. Then, the placed ampoules are carried by the ampoule carrying means, carried out from the terminal end of the ampoule carrying means into the waiting container, and collected in a required combination unit.

Here, the take-out mechanism is provided with a shutter that rotates about an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the ampoule housed in the ampoule container, and this shutter is the lowermost ampoule in the ampoule container. If the support concave portion for supporting the ampoule and the support convex portion that is connected to the support concave portion and that supports the ampoule immediately above the lowermost ampoule when the shutter is rotated are provided, the support concave portion supports the lowermost ampoule. When the shutter is rotated from this state, the rotation of the shutter causes the supporting convex portion to support the ampoule immediately above the lowermost end and the supporting concave portion to release or take out the lowermost ampoule alternately, thereby Each ampoule is reliably taken out.

In this case, if the support concave portion is formed in a shape in which the distance from the rotation center of the shutter is gradually reduced along the rotation direction of the shutter, and the support convex portion is an arc surface centered on the rotation center of the shutter, The lowermost ampoule is reliably separated from the uppermost ampoule, and the impact due to the fall of the uppermost ampoule after taking out the lowermost ampoule is minimized.

Further, in a case where the ampoule container is integrally provided with a shutter corresponding to the ampoule container and the shutter can be connected to and disconnected from a motor for driving the shutter through a clutch, the ampoule container is placed at a predetermined position. The ampoule can be taken out simply by setting the shutter to the motor and connecting the shutter to the motor. Also, in the case where the ampoule container is provided separately from the shutter corresponding to the ampoule container and a slide type lid is provided on the end surface of the ampoule container, the ampoule container is set at a predetermined position and slides. The ampule is taken out by pulling out the lid of the expression.

The shutter is provided with supporting recesses corresponding to the ampoules of each row accommodated in parallel in a plurality of rows in the ampoule housing, and the supporting recesses are arranged at predetermined angles along the rotation direction of the shutter. Then, when accommodating a small ampoule in the ampoule container, each ampoule can be continuously dispensed in a short time.

Further, if a lid with a hinge is provided on one side of the ampoule housing so that the ampoule can be opened and the cassette can be attached to and detached from the apparatus body, the ampoule can be stored in the ampoule housing. It is easy to remove the empty ampoule container.

[0018] Further, by providing a body feeding means for feeding the body to the ampoule discharge position and a body carrying means for carrying the body that has already received the ampoule, the empty body is supplied to a predetermined position. And, it is possible to easily carry the box that has already received the ampoule, and it is possible to fully automate the dispensing of the ampoule.

Further, if a printer for printing the data including the data of the patient name and the drug name is provided, the ampoule stored in the body can be easily compared with the patient name, and the occurrence of medication error can be surely prevented. Get off.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A concrete embodiment of an ampoule dispensing device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an external view of an ampoule dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a main part of the ampoule dispensing device. In the ampoule payout device of the present embodiment, a sliding door type opening / closing door 2 is provided on the upper front surface of a rectangular parallelepiped frame 1, and the inside of the opening / closing door 2 serves as an ampoule case storage portion. An ampoule discharge port 3 is provided, and a plate-shaped tray receiver 5 on which a tray 4 for receiving an ampoule is placed is projectingly provided below the ampoule discharge port 3. further,
A ticket printer 6 for printing required data is provided above the ampoule discharge port 3, and a display for displaying an operation error of the ampoule dispensing device and an ampoule breakage in an ampoule case 8 described later on the top surface. 7 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, a large number (for example, 50) of ampoule cases 8 in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped are supported in a row in a row in the ampoule case storage portion.
Below these ampoule cases 8 are ampoule cases 8
An ampoule-carrying belt conveyor 9 having a width substantially equal to the depth and covering the lower surfaces of all the ampoule cases 8 is provided. This ampoule conveyor belt conveyor 9
An ampoule 10 described later that is taken out from the ampoule case 8
And place those ampoules 10 in the direction of arrow A,
The ampule 10 is discharged into the tray 4 through the ampule discharge port 3 at the end of the belt conveyor 9.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the ampoule case 8, a large number (39 in this example) of ampoules 10 are arranged side by side in a recumbent state and a lid 11 with a hinge is attached to one side. Ampoule storage part 12
And a shutter unit 13 integrally provided at one end of the ampoule storage portion 12, and can be carried by a handle 14 provided on one side surface, and a plurality of holes are provided on the side surface on which the handle 14 is provided. The remaining amount confirmation window 15 allows the remaining amount of the ampoule 10 stored inside to be confirmed. Also, this ampoule case 8
A name tag 16 on which a medicine name and a medicine bar code are printed is attached to the side surface of the medicine.

As shown in FIG. 4, the shutter unit 13 is provided with a shutter 17 that rotates about an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the ampoule 10 housed in the ampoule case 8. The shutter 17 is provided with a clutch 18 on the front side in the setting direction (arrow B direction) of the ampoule case 8, and this clutch 18 is attached to a motor 19 shaft on the apparatus main body side when the ampoule case 8 is set to the apparatus main body. The shutter 17 is driven by engaging with the clutch 20 that is driven. In addition, the protrusion 2 formed on the clutch 20 is provided on the apparatus body side.
A limit switch 21 for confirming the rotation of the shutter 17 by engaging with the shutter 0a is provided.
A photoelectric type drop confirmation sensor 22 for detecting the ampoule 10 falling from is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, the shutter 17
Has a shape in which the central portion of the cylindrical body is partially cut out, and this concave portion serves as a support recess 23 for supporting the lowermost ampoule 10 in the ampoule case 8, and the outer peripheral portion is the maximum when the shutter 17 rotates. It is an arc-shaped support protrusion 24 that supports the ampoule 10 immediately above the lower end ampoule 10. The support recess 23 is formed in the rotation direction of the shutter 17 (arrow C).
Direction), the three planes are combined so that the distance from the rotation center of the shutter 17 becomes gradually smaller. The shape of the support recess 23 may be one curved surface (spiral curved surface) such that the distance from the rotation center of the shutter 17 becomes gradually smaller.

Next, the separating / removing operation of the ampoule 10 by the rotation of the shutter 17 will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in (a), the lowermost ampoule 10 ₁ in the ampoule case 8 is the support concave portion 2 of the shutter 17.
When the drive command is issued to the motor 19 and the shutter 17 is rotated in the direction of arrow C from the state in which the ampoule 10 ₂ just above is in contact with the ampoule 10 ₁ at the lowermost end, the shutter 17 is rotated in the direction of arrow C. as shown, the tip portion of the rotating direction separates ampoules 10 _1, 10 ampoules 10 _one of them vertically enters between _2, 10 ₂ of the shutter 17, supported above the ampoule 10 ₂ the shutter 17 Convex part 2
It is supported by 4 and its fall is prevented.

When the shutter 17 further rotates in the direction of the arrow C and reaches the position shown in FIG. 7C (the position rotated 180 ° from (a)), the lowermost ampoule 10 ₁ is provided with the support recess 23.
Is released from the support, is dropped in the direction of arrow D, and is placed on the belt conveyor 9 below. When the shutter 17 further rotates from this state to the position shown in (d) (the position rotated by 270 ° from (a)), the upper ampoule 10 is moved.
₂ is released from the support by the support projection 24 and begins to fall,
As shown in (e) and (f), as the angle of the shutter 17 changes, the guide is guided in order from a plane having a smaller distance from the rotation center of the support recess 23, and is housed in the shutter 17 without dropping suddenly. In this way, the plurality of ampoules 10, 10 _2, ... In the stacked state are sequentially taken out one by one from below.

In the ampoule payout device having the above-described structure, the ampoule cases 8 each have a different type of ampoule 10 stored therein, and the ampoule cases 8 are set in the main body of the apparatus from the position of the opening / closing door 2. It When paying out the required ampoule for each patient, when the operator (pharmacist) operates the display monitor to call the prescription data for each patient from the host computer, this prescription data is displayed on the screen of the display monitor. At the same time, each motor 19, belt conveyor 9 and ticket printer 6 provided corresponding to each ampoule case 8
Is given a command to operate the motors 9 and the like. As a result, the required ampoule 10 is taken out from the ampoule case 8 and placed on the belt conveyor 9, collected from the end of the belt conveyor 9 and collected in the tray 4 placed on the tray receiver 5. To be Information such as a patient name and a drug name is printed by the ticket printer 6 and placed on the ampoule 10 in the tray 4. At this time, if there is no corresponding ampoule in the set ampoule case 8, the missing ampoule name is printed distinctly by the ticket printer 6.
When the ampoule is insufficient as described above, the operator looks at the ticket printed by the ticket printer 6 and manually extracts the required ampoule from a predetermined position such as a storage rack.

When the ampoule 10 is dispensed from the ampoule case 8, it is confirmed by the limit switch 21 whether the shutter 17 is rotating normally, and if abnormal rotation occurs, a number indicating the ampoule case position is displayed on the display 7. Along with this, an error is displayed. Further, when the drop confirmation sensor 22 does not confirm the drop of the ampoule 10 even if the shutter 17 rotates normally, in other words, when the ampoule in the ampoule case 8 is broken, the display 7 also shows a number indicating the ampoule case position. An error is displayed.

When replenishing the ampoule case 8 with the ampoule case 8, the remaining amount check window 15 is used to check the remaining amount in the ampoule case 8 as necessary, and the handle 14 is held when the apparatus is stopped.
Then, the ampoule case 8 is pulled out, the lid 11 is opened, and the ampoule 10 is replenished.

According to the ampoule dispensing device of the present embodiment, the ampoule case 8 is constructed by integrally forming the ampoule housing portion 12 and the shutter unit 13, so that the ampoule case 8 can be pulled out of the main body of the ampoule during the process. When replenishing 10, the replenishment can be easily performed. Further, since the motors and sensors are incorporated in the main body of the apparatus and there is no electric component on the ampoule case 8 side, the ampoule case 8 can be easily washed. Further, it is not necessary to set the required ampoule case 8 at a fixed position, and the ampoule case can be freely set at any desired position, and the ampoule case can be pulled out even while the apparatus is in operation.
Very easy to maintain.

In the above embodiment, the description has been given of the case where the shutter unit 13 is integrally provided in the ampoule housing portion 12, but there is a difficulty in replenishing the ampoule, but
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an embodiment in which an ampoule case (in this example, the ampoule housing portion is referred to as an ampoule case) 25 and a shutter unit 26 are separate bodies is also possible. .

As shown in the figure, in the case of the present embodiment, the ampule case 25 is provided with a sliding lid 27 on the end surface on the shutter unit 26 mounting side. On the other hand, to the shutter unit 26 provided on the apparatus main body side, the shaft of the motor 19 is connected to the support shaft of the shutter 17 via the coupling 28. Further, the limit switch 21 for confirming the rotation of the shutter 17 is adapted to engage with a protrusion (not shown) formed on the shutter 17 itself. Since the configuration and operation other than these are the same as those of the previous embodiment, detailed description will be omitted by attaching the same reference numerals to the drawings.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where only one ampoule 10 is housed in the shutter 17 has been described, but in the case of an ampoule having a short length, the ampoule case 25 is used.
As shown in FIG. 8, two rows of the ampules are accommodated in parallel, and as shown in FIG. 8, two support recesses 23 ′ are provided for each 180 ° rotation angle of the shutter 17 ′ corresponding to each row of ampules.
23 'can also be provided. This makes it possible to shorten the payout time, particularly when the ampoules are continuously paid out. In the example shown in FIG. 8, two support recesses are provided, but when three or more rows of ampules are accommodated in the ampoule case, three support recesses are provided and each support recess is 120 °. It will be arranged for each rotation angle. Further, in this example, the plurality of supporting recesses are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the ampoule, but an embodiment in which they are arranged in the rotation direction of the shutter is also possible.

In the ampoule dispensing device of each of the above embodiments, 50 kinds of injectable drugs can be handled by arranging 50 ampoule cases side by side. However, if more kinds of injectable drugs are to be handled, It is preferable to connect an additional unit to the side as shown in FIG. 2 types of injectables to be handled by this
It is possible to double the number (100 types).

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, when the ampules are continuously discharged to a large number of patients, the empty trays are automatically supplied to the ampule discharge position and the trays that have already received the ampules are automatically conveyed. It is preferable to attach a device. An embodiment in which such a tray supply / conveyance device is provided is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in the ampoule dispensing device of this embodiment, an automatic tray feeder 29 is disposed above the ampoule outlet 3, and below the tray automatic feeder 29, the ampoule is provided on the side of the apparatus main body. A pusher conveyor (not shown) for transporting the received tray 4 toward the front side of the apparatus main body (direction of arrow E) is provided, and the tray 4 received from the pusher conveyor is provided at the front of the apparatus main body. A belt conveyer 30 is disposed along the front portion of the apparatus main body to convey in the direction of arrow F. The side and end portions of the pusher conveyor and the belt conveyor 30 are covered with the frame body frame 31. Further, in this example, the ticket printer 6
Is arranged in the front part of the apparatus main body so as to supply a ticket to the tray 4 at the base end of the belt conveyor 30.
Here, the tray automatic supply device 29 is of a type in which the tray 4 engaged with the blades of the impeller is dropped onto the pusher conveyor by the rotation of the impeller, for example. The automatic tray feeder 29, pusher conveyor, and belt conveyor 30 are controlled by a command from the host computer.

According to the ampoule payout device of this embodiment, the ampoule can be paid out continuously to a large number of patients, and the trays 4 that have already received the ampoule can be sequentially stocked on the belt conveyor 30.

Also in the ampoule dispensing device provided with the tray supply / conveyance device as described above, it is possible to increase the kinds of injectable drugs to be handled by connecting the additional unit to the side portion as shown in FIG.

According to each of the above-described embodiments, the ampoule case 8 can be inserted and removed from the front of the apparatus, so that the operability is good, and the belt conveyor 9 is disposed at a position visible from the outside with the ampoule case 8 removed. Therefore, the maintainability is good, and the depth of the main body of the apparatus can be made thin. Therefore, the apparatus can be set on the wall to provide a suitable compact ampoule dispensing apparatus.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent mistakes in the type of drug when administering an injectable drug and to reduce the burden on the operator during the ampule selection work. Also, the sorting time can be shortened and labor can be saved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an ampoule dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of an ampoule payout device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an ampoule case in the ampoule payout device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a shutter unit in the ampoule payout device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view of a shutter in the ampoule payout device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the ampoule case.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the shutter unit.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the shutter.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a mode in which additional units are connected.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention in which a tray supply / conveyance device is additionally provided.

11 is a perspective view showing a manner of connecting additional units in the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Tray (holding body) 5 Tray tray 6 Ticket printer 8,25 Ampoule case (Ampule storage) 9 Belt conveyor (Ampule transfer means) 10 Ampule 11 Lid 12 Ampoule storage 13,26 Shutter unit (Ejection mechanism) 17, 17 'Shutter 18, 20 Clutch 19 Motor 23, 23' Support recess 24 Support projection 27 Lid 29 Automatic tray feeder (body supply means) 30 Belt conveyor (body transport means)

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of rows of ampoule containers for accommodating the ampules in a recumbent state in the height direction, and (b) a bottommost ampoule provided corresponding to each ampoule container. A plurality of take-out mechanisms for taking out one by one, (c) Ampoule carrying means for placing and carrying the ampoules taken out by the respective take-out mechanisms, and (d) Ampoule discharged from the ampoule carrying means are in a required combination unit. An ampoule payout device, which is equipped with a body to be received at. 2. The take-out mechanism includes a shutter which rotates about an axis substantially parallel to an axis of an ampoule housed in the ampoule housing, and the shutter comprises:
A support concave portion that supports the lowermost ampoule in the ampoule housing and a support convex portion that is connected to the support concave portion and that supports the ampoule just above the lowermost ampoule when the shutter rotates are provided. The ampoule dispensing device according to claim 1. 3. The support recess has a shape in which the distance from the rotation center of the shutter gradually decreases along the rotation direction of the shutter, and the support projection has an arc surface centered on the rotation center of the shutter. The ampoule payout device according to claim 2. 4. The ampoule container is integrally provided with a shutter corresponding to the ampoule container, and the shutter can be connected and disconnected with a motor for driving the shutter via a clutch. Ampoule dispensing device described in. 5. The ampoule according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the ampoule container is provided separately from a shutter corresponding to the ampoule container, and a slide type lid is provided on an end surface of the ampoule container. Dispensing device. 6. The shutter has supporting recesses corresponding to the ampoules of each row accommodated in parallel in a plurality of rows in the ampoule housing, and each supporting recess is at a predetermined angle along a rotation direction of the shutter. The ampoule dispensing device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, which is arranged. 7. The ampule storage body is provided with a hinged lid body, one side surface of which can be opened, and which is of a cassette type and can be attached to and detached from the apparatus body. The ampoule payout device according to any one of 1 to 6. 8. A container body supplying means for supplying the container body to an ampoule discharge position, and a container carrier means for carrying a container body that has already received an ampoule. Ampoule dispensing device according to any one. 9. The printer according to claim 1, further comprising a printer for printing data including patient name and drug name data.
The ampoule dispensing device described in any one of 1.