KR20130093343A - Device for ejecting medicine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A medicine releasing device is provided to have advantage to be able to manage dosage of the fixed amount of medicine on time by automatically recognizing the information related to medicine taking when inputting a roll type medicine package, and releasing the fixed amount of medicine on time. CONSTITUTION: A medicine releasing device (10) comprises a case (110) in which multiple medicine packages containing a single dose of medicine are input on one open side in a roll type and an outlet where the medicine package is drawn is equipped on the other side; a cover (120) installed in the one open side of the case in an openable/closable manner; an information recognition part equipped within the case and acquiring the medicine taking information printed on the medicine package; a transfer device equipped within the case and transferring the medicine package to the outlet one by one; a cutting device equipped within the outlet and cutting the medicine package one by one; a collection device (200) in which untaken medicine package which has missed the medicine taking set up time is settled from the outlet, and the settled medicine package is collected within the case; and a control box (130) applying or blocking the power to the information recognition part, the transfer device, the cutting device and the collection device.

Description

Drug Dispenser {DEVICE FOR EJECTING MEDICINE}

The present invention relates to a drug dispensing device, and in particular, to help the coating users who have been prescribed drugs for a long time, such as chronic diseases, to help take the correct type and content of the drug at a predetermined time, as well as unused drugs It relates to a drug discharge device that can recover.

In general, patients take the prescribed medication periodically according to the diagnosis result for the treatment of the disease. In particular, it is important for chronically ill patients such as tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus or high blood pressure to take a prescribed amount of prescribed medication in a long time due to the nature of the disease.

If patients with tuberculosis, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, or high blood pressure do not take medications on time, or overdose with over-dose medications, the disease may worsen. You may lose.

This can occur more frequently in older people, when memory is impaired due to other causes, or in the case of physically and mentally weak people. In particular, overdose causes greater problems than non-drug use.

In foreign countries such as the United States and Europe, the drug holders are required to store the medicines to be taken for a long period of time so that the coated medicines can be taken out by themselves. Because of various diseases, the coating container that needs to take a combination of medications at one time is inconvenient to take a combination of drugs contained in each vial. Therefore, as in Korea, there is a tendency to prescribe a complex drug to be included in the pouch form medicine.

In addition, in the case of chronic diseases, a short-term prescription such as a cold or body ache is not made, but a long-term prescription of the same medicine is made for a month, and in some cases, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, and before bedtime. Depending on the medication time, medications may be prescribed. Therefore, the coating users feel more uncomfortable with taking the medicine, and it is difficult for the coating users to take the medicines on time.

In order to solve this problem, the caregiver of the patient or the manager who manages the patient to check the medication time and dose daily to help the patient directly, or to communicate to the patient using a communication means, etc. was inconvenient.

Therefore, the drug discharge device that can solve the inconvenience of the coating users by discharging the drug in a fixed amount of time is being developed one after another.

However, in the case of another patient who is taking breakfast, lunch, or dinner, if the patient is inevitably unable to take the medicine at the appointed time, the medication that is not taken should be skipped and the next medication must be taken. There is a problem that causes misuse.

In addition, since it is not possible to directly check whether or not the patient is taking it, it is difficult to give a notification for induction or recovery of unused drugs, etc., because the patient may not be able to neglect the medication management.

In addition, when it is necessary to discharge and bring drugs to be taken later in advance due to long-term business trips or travel, etc., there is inconvenience in the device for discharging only a fixed amount of medication on time, and there is a limitation in medication management.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a drug discharge device capable of quantitatively discharging the drug in the form of a continuous roll at a predetermined time.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a drug discharge device capable of automatically recovering a drug that can not be taken at a predetermined time.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a drug discharge device that can manage the medication by detecting whether or not the actual medication.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a drug dispensing apparatus that can be forced to discharge the drug to be taken later if necessary to manage the medication.

The present invention is a case in which a plurality of medicines containing a quantity of medicine to be taken once is put into one surface opened in a roll type, the outlet is withdrawn on the other side is drawn out; A cover installed to be opened and closed on one open surface of the case; An information recognition unit provided inside the case and acquiring medication information printed on a medicine package; A conveying apparatus provided inside the case and transferring medicines to the outlets one by one; A cutting device provided inside the outlet, for cutting medicines one by one; A recovery device for restoring the unused medicine medicine after the set time for medicine medicine is set from the outlet, and collecting the medicine medicine that has been seated into the case; And a control box for supplying or cutting off power to the information recognizing unit, the transfer device, the cutting device, and the recovery device.

The drug dispensing apparatus according to the present invention has an advantage of automatically recognizing information related to the medication when the roll-type medicine is put in, and discharging the quantitative medication on time, thereby managing and administering the quantitative medication on time.

In addition, the drug dispensing apparatus according to the present invention discharges a fixed amount of the drug on time, and automatically recovers a drug that has not been taken after the set time, it is possible not only to manage the dosage of the drug on time but also to prevent drug misuse. There is an advantage to that.

In addition, the drug discharging device according to the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to manage the correct medication and effective medication by the coating user by checking whether the actual patient is administered through imaging.

In addition, the drug discharging device according to the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to forcibly discharge the drug to be taken later, if necessary, to be able to discharge the drug that must be carried on a long-term business trip or travel, etc. to flexibly manage the medication.

1 is a perspective view showing an example of the drug discharge device according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view showing an example of the drug discharge device according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a front view showing an example of the drug discharge device according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a view showing a drug extraction state of the drug discharge device according to the invention.
Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the drug discharge device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the drug discharge device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the scope of the inventive concept of the present embodiment can be determined from the matters disclosed in the present embodiment, and the spirit of the present invention possessed by the present embodiment is not limited to the embodiments in which addition, Variations.

1 to 3 is a view showing an example of the drug discharge device according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a view showing a drug extraction state of the drug discharge device according to the present invention.

An example of the drug discharging device according to the present invention is a case 110 and a medicine drug provided on the bottom surface or the side of the case 110 is accommodated in the roll-type medicine medicine 1 as shown in Figures 1 to 4 The remaining amount sensor 115, the cover 120 which is opened and closed in the case 110, the control box 130 for performing the operation and control of the drug discharge device 10 and the medicine from the case 110 The information recognition unit 140 and the conveying device 150 and the cutting device 160 to be passed until the withdrawal, and the display device 170 to display the state of the drug discharge device 10 or to transmit information to the coating user; It is configured to include a photographing device 180 and the main button 190, and a recovery device 200 for recovering unused medicine.

Usually, the medicine 1 is packaged with a medicine to be taken at a time, and is formed in the form of a thin pouch or a rectangular pouch of vinyl material, usually provided with a plurality of medicines 1 connected in a line, It may be composed of the same kind of drugs, but in some cases, depending on the time taken, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner may be composed of different kinds of drugs. Therefore, in the medicine discharge device 10 of the present invention, such medicines 1 are wound in a roll form and accommodated.

The case 110 has an open top surface, and can be stored in a rolled-up form of the medicines 1, and is configured to be pulled out by rotating 90 ° while the rolls are released when the medicines 1 are drawn out. do. To this end, a guide (not shown) through which the medicines 1 pass may be provided in the case 110, and the medicines are moved along the guide as the transport device 150 pulls the medicines 1. It may be configured to rotate 90 ° while moving. In addition, a roll type medicine bag 1 is accommodated inside one side of the case 110, and a discharge port 111 through which the medicine bag 1 may be drawn out on one side of the case 110 in the opposite direction is provided. The outlet 111 may be formed in a thin slit shape as in the form of a general medicine (1).

The medicine remaining amount sensor 115 is a device capable of detecting the remaining amount of the medicines (1) accommodated in the case 110, a photo sensor or an ultraviolet sensor provided on the bottom or side of the case 110 And the like. Therefore, when the user has exhausted the medicine due to the carelessness of the user or the indifference of the caregiver and the manager, that is, when the user cannot take the medicine because the remaining amount of the medicines 1 is insufficient, the medicines delivered from the medicine remaining amount sensor When the remaining amount is reduced to a certain amount or less, the signal is transmitted to inform the user of the medicine through the display device, or the communication module (shown in Figure 5: 350) and the main server (shown in Figure 5) described below (400) to inform the guardian and the manager so that the medicine can be prepared in advance.

The cover 120 is installed to be opened and closed on the open upper surface of the case 110, the front end of the cover 120 is opened and closed, the rear end of the cover 120 to one or more hinges 124 Connected. In particular, a portion of the cover 120 is provided with a transparent window 121, although the drug remaining amount sensor 115 continuously monitors the remaining amount of the medicines (1), the transparent window 121 is the case It is possible to visually check the presence or absence of the remaining amount of the medicines (1) accommodated inside (110).

Between the case 110 and the cover 120 is provided with a locking device 122 for automatically or manually locking the cover 120 to the case 110, paranoia about infants, dementia disease, medicine Those who are weak in mind and the like can be prevented from taking out the medicines (1) in the case 110 and the cover 120. In addition, the drug discharge device 10 is provided with a safety switch 123 for detecting the state in which the cover 120 is closed to the case 110, the safety switch 123 is the cover 120 By closing all operations of the drug discharge device 10 in the closed state can be prevented in advance the safety accidents such as damage and blades of the transfer device 150 or cutting device 160. Of course, as the safety switch 123 is necessarily operated to transmit a signal indicating the closed state can be controlled to operate the drug discharge device 10 by the control of the control box 130.

The control box 130 is provided on one side of the case 110 in the form of a board (Board), it is preferable to include a control unit 300 (see Fig. 5) for controlling the operation of the device.

The information recognition unit 140, the transfer device 150 and the cutting device 160 are provided in the case 110, and are arranged in a line inside the outlet 111 from the position where the medicine bag 1 is embedded. , While the medicine bag 1 passes in order, it is discharged through the outlet 111.

The information recognition unit 140 is a kind of scanner, the time of taking the drug, the number of times, the information on the coating user, medication from the bar-code, QR-code, RFID, etc. printed on the top surface of the medicines (1) Acquire information such as a main server address to transmit information, etc., and as the medication starts, acquires medication time information for the individual medicine 1 when the medicine 1 passes, and then transmits the information to the control box 130. ) To the control unit 300 (shown in FIG. 5). Of course, the medicine 1 is stored in a rolled-up state, but as the direction of the medicine 1 lies 90 °, one surface of the medicine 1 passes through the information recognition unit 140, and The information is scanned. At the same time, the information recognition unit 140 controls the transfer device 150 and the cutting device 160 by detecting the cutting lines of the connected medicines 1, so that the medicines are precisely distanced by the transfer device 150. The cutting device 160 allows the cutting to be carried out at the correct point.

The transfer device 150 is a device capable of transferring the medicine 1 in one direction, the operation of which is controlled by the control unit 300 (shown in FIG. 5) of the control box 130. In this case, the transfer device 150 is operated to transfer the medicine 1 one by one even when un-dosing is made despite the elapse of the taking time obtained by the operation of the main button 190 or the information recognition unit 140. In addition, it may be operated in other forms according to a separate control signal.

The cutting device 160 is a device for cutting the medicines (1) one by one inside the outlet 111, likewise the operation is controlled by the control unit 300 of the control box 130 (shown in FIG. 5). . In this case, the cutting device 160 is operated to cut the medicines 1 connected in series one by one, it may be operated in another form according to a separate control signal to interlock with the transfer device 150.

The display device 170, the photographing device 180, and the main button 190 may be provided on an upper portion of the front of the control box 130, and may be provided on an oblique inclined surface so that the covering user can easily view and manipulate the cover device.

The display device 170 is a kind of display capable of transmitting a message in the form of a text, a picture, etc., may be configured as an LCD, a touch screen, or the like, and a speaker may be added to enable voice support. Of course, the operation of the display device 170 is controlled by the control unit 300 (shown in FIG. 5) of the control box 130. At this time, the display device 170 periodically displays a message indicating that the taking time has arrived, or the information message such as medication information displayed on the medicine from the information recognition unit 140, such as the dosage method, etc. If the dose is not taken even after taking the elapsed time, it may periodically display a warning message, such as a non-dose notification or dose recommendation according to the undosed detection signal.

The photographing apparatus 180 is a camera capable of capturing an image of the covering user, and is positioned at the center of the upper side of the display apparatus 170, and a wide-angle lens is preferably used to capture a wide space. In this case, the photographing apparatus 180 photographs the taking image of the covering user and transmits the photographed image to the controller 300 of the control box 130 (shown in FIG. 5), and the controller 300 of the control box 130 (FIG. 5). The image is transferred to the main server 400 (shown in FIG. 5) through the communication module 350 (shown in FIG. 5), which will be described below, and the delivered image is provided to a guardian or a responsible manager. Be sure to

The main button 190 may generate a signal for initiating the discharge of the medicine while informing that the taking time has arrived, or may generate a signal for forcibly discharging the medicine in order when the coating user. Therefore, when the main button is operated, the cover user may draw out the medicines 1 to be taken later, so that it may be useful when going out for a long time such as a business trip or a trip. Of course, when the operation is started by pressing the main button 190, this signal is applied to the control unit 300 of the control box 130 (shown in FIG. 5) when the taking time does not arrive in the display device ( 170) or through the loudspeaker to inform the coating user that it is not yet time to take the medicine, and when the time to take the medicine 150 is operated by the transfer device 150 and the cutting device 160, the drug outlet 111 Withdraw through. In addition, if the cover user wants the forced discharge, the cover user should be informed that it is not time to take the medicine. If the main button is still pressed, the cover user should enter a preset password or password. After obtaining approval through the communication network, the medicine (1) shall be withdrawn. In addition, one end near the main button 190 may be provided with various types of buttons 191 having a function of manually setting the time, the number of times the medicine 1 is discharged, or informing an emergency situation. .

The recovery device 200 includes a seating cover 210 that can be opened and closed, a recovery passageway 220 opened and closed by the seating cover 210, a recovery container 230 guided by the recovery passageway 220, and It is configured to include a drive unit (not shown) to open and close the seating cover 210.

The seating cover 210 is provided to be located directly below the outlet port 111, and the seating cover 210 is installed to open and close the recovery passageway 220 in the form of a flat plate. At this time, the seating cover 210 is driven by supplying power to the drive unit, the drive unit may be configured in the form of an actuator or a solenoid, etc., the control unit 300 of the control box 130 shown in Figure 5 Its operation is controlled.

The recovery flow path 220 may be provided with an upper surface open to allow the seating cover 210 to be installed, and an inclined lower surface to be guided along a downwardly inclined surface, and may be configured in various forms. This is possible. However, the recovery passage 220 may extend to the case 110 or the inside of the control box 130 and may extend to an upper side of the recovery container 230.

The recovery container 230 is a kind of drawer provided in the case 110 or the control box 130 so as to be able to withdraw and is configured to recover the unused medicine. In this case, a kind of locking device (not shown) is required to prevent infants and other people with weak mental bodies such as dementia diseases from taking out the medicines 1 recovered in the collecting container 230. In and out of the portion 230 may be provided with a separate locking device (not shown) interlocked with the locking device 122. Of course, when the lock is released, the recovery container 230 can be easily withdrawn and, for this purpose, a handle portion 231 of a convex shape may be provided on the front upper portion of the recovery container 230.

Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the drug discharge device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

In the drug discharge device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the power supply unit 310 for supplying power to the drug discharge device 10, the timer 320 for the integration of the drug taking time, and the user medication taking information Memory unit 330 for storing the, Buttons 190, 191 for setting the operation method (state) of the drug discharge device 10, and a display device for outputting a warning message and the like related to taking the drug to the user ( 170 and a controller 300 for controlling the operation of these components.

When the timer 320 is supplied with the power of the drug discharge device 10, a predetermined time setting is made by the operation of the button unit 190,191, and provides a time to the control unit 300 to take the time You can compute or integrate the arrival and the passing of.

The memory unit 330 scans the medication information, which is located at the tip of the medications, by the information recognition unit 140 (shown in FIG. 4), that is, information about the user's medication use, that is, medication time information and medications. Check information about whether or not to take or may not be stored.

As described above, the button units 190 and 191 may set a time setting of the drug discharging device 10, discharge of the drug when the dose is reached, forced discharge of the drug when going out or a business trip.

As described above, the display device 170 may display the next taking time, display the taking information such as a taking method or a doctor's instruction, or display guide information such as an untaken notification or a taking recommendation when not taken. Of course, the display device 170 may display such a message periodically or repeatedly.

The drug discharge device 10 further includes a communication module 350. The communication module 350 is defined as a device for communicating information related to the operation of the drug discharge device 10 to the main server 400. That is, the user's taking information, unused information, forced discharge information, etc., transmits the contents to the main server 400, or performs a function of processing the delivery items indicated by the main server 400.

In addition, the communication module 350 includes a communication method determination unit 352 for determining a communication method for performing communication with the main server 400. The communication method determination terminal 352 may be composed of a plurality of terminals. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, various communication schemes may exist in the communication scheme determination unit 352.

For example, a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or a packet switched data network (PSDN) scheme may be adopted as the wired scheme, and code division multiple access (CDMA) or global system for mobile communications may be employed as the wireless scheme. ), ZIGBEE, Bluetooth, or RF (Radio frequency) scheme may be employed.

According to this configuration, the drug discharging device 10 is not limited to the installation place of the drug discharging device 10, it is free to select the communication module 350 can be elastically compatible and installed.

On the other hand, the communication module 350 may be basically mounted in the drug discharge device 10, but may be configured to be removable from the outside according to the environment and location of the user, the drug discharge device 10 and the outside The communication between the main server 400 can be operated elastically.

That is, when the user's disease level is weak or the possibility of taking medications on time is high, and there is no need to communicate with a management system, management, or caregiver, the communication module (10) is used when the medicine discharging device 10 is used. 350) may also use only the on-time metering function of the drug discharge device (10).

The control unit 300 is information related to the operation of the drug discharging device 10 through the communication module 350, for example, information about whether or not to take the medication in accordance with the taking time, or whether the medication time, whether or not replenishing the drug Information about the server may be transmitted to the main server 400.

On the other hand, the main server 400, according to the information received from the drug discharge device 10, via a SMS (text transmission) or WEB connection method, to send a warning message to the coating user, guardian or responsible manager taking the medicine Can be.

For example, if a user (subscriber) has not taken a medicine and a certain time has elapsed, he / she sends a text message (SMS) to the guardian or manager to notify the user of the user's unused medication. The user may be contacted to take the medication and a message may be sent to the guardian or manager informing them that any significant problem may have occurred if the user continues to take the medication.

According to the configuration of the drug discharge device, the user can expect to cure or alleviate the disease by allowing the user to take a quantitative drug on time, reduce the medical costs due to the progress of the disease, and maintain a healthy life There is.

Looking at the process using the drug discharge device configured as described above with reference to Figures 1, 4, 5 as follows.

First, when the user or the user's behavior is inconvenient, when the caregiver, helper, or manager receives the medicines 1 containing the prescribed medicines directly, they are stored in the drug discharge device 10. At this time, the locking device 122 is released, the cover 120 is opened from the case 110, and the roll type medicines 1 are stored in a standing state inside the case 110. The bar-code, QR-code, RFID, etc. printed on one end of the medicines 1 are accommodated in the information recognizing unit 140 in a recognizable direction.

When the medicines 1 are stored in the case 110, the cover 120 is closed, and the safety switch 123 is operated as the cover 120 is closed, so that the drug discharge device 10 is closed. The operation starts. Therefore, when the drug discharge device 10 starts to operate, the controller 300 requests the user to set the current time through the display device 170, and the user uses the buttons 190 and 191. The current time is set, and from this point on, the timer 320 starts normal operation.

When the setting of the timer 320 is completed, the control unit 300 causes the transfer device 150 to transfer the medicines 1, and the medicines 1 carry the information recognition unit 140 during the transfer. Will pass. At this time, the information recognition unit 140 detects the cutting line of the medicine 1 to cause the transfer device 150 to stop the delivery of the medicines. In addition, the information recognition unit 140 acquires information about the medications located at the top of the medicines 1 that have been stopped, that is, the taking time of the medicine, the taking person, the transmission position of the corresponding information, and the like. The memory device 330 is stored in the memory unit 330 through the control unit 300, and the drug discharge device 10 operates normally based on the information.

When the information is acquired through the control unit 300, the control unit 300 operates the information recognition unit 140 and the transfer device 150 so that the most extremes of the medicines 1 may operate the cutting device 160. Pass through, then cut and order to wait for the next dose.

On the other hand, since the drug discharge device 10 continuously checks the time, when the user's medicine taking time arrives, the user starts notifying the medicine taking time through the display device 170 or the speaker.

When the user is located near the drug discharge device 10, such an alarm, voice notification, etc. are recognized through the display device 170 or a speaker, and the user presses the main button 190 to release the medicine. If requested, the control unit operates the information recognition unit 140 and the conveying device 150 to transfer the medicine, then cut and discharged to the seating cover 210. At this time, when the user's medication must be checked, that is, when the user is a tuberculosis patient, etc., the medicine is discharged to the seating cover 210 and at the same time operating the photographing apparatus 180 to shoot a video for a predetermined time, Such photographing information may be usefully transmitted as it is transmitted to the main server 400 through the communication module 350.

When the user is not around the drug discharge device 10, or do not take the alarm because it does not recognize the alarm, the drug discharge device 10 continuously informs the taking of medicine at a predetermined interval, and continuous unused even in this alarm After a certain time has elapsed in the state, the drug discharge device 10 notifies the unused facts to the person or guardian through the communication network 352 and the main server 400 so that the taking can be made.

Nevertheless, if the user does not take the medicine at the time of taking, and the time of the next dose arrives, the user should take the next medicine. However, if the type of drug to be taken according to the taking time is to be avoided as the misuse of the drug is made.

Therefore, when the user does not take the medicine at the taking time, and the next taking time arrives, the control unit 300 before the user is informed of taking the medicine, the information recognition unit 140 and the transfer device 150 and The cutting device 160 is operated to cut the unused medicine package 1 onto the seating cover 210, and to operate the driving unit (not shown) to open the seating cover 210 to open the seating cover 210. The medicine bag 1 placed on the top surface of the medicine bag 1 is recovered along the recovery passageway 220 to the recovery container 230. Of course, the user himself or his guardian and the manager is unused and the medicines (1) loaded in the recovery container 230 is recovered for the prevention of environmental pollution or misuse or returned to the pharmacy or hospital or incinerated desirable. After this process, the above-described medicine taking procedure is repeated.

When the user normally takes the medicine and the next taking time does not arrive, when the user presses the main button 190 of the drug discharging device 10 due to a decrease in memory, etc., the medicine is discharged. The device 10 may generate information or an alarm to confirm whether or not the medicine has been taken normally, such that the user may be assured.

If the user is forced to withdraw the drug for reasons such as going out, sleeping, traveling or traveling, the user presses the main button 190. In this case, as described above, information or an alarm for confirming taking Will occur. Even so, if the user is continuously pressing the main button 190, the drug discharge device 10 to enter a password or password, and report to the main server 400 of the drug under the approval of the manager or guardian Allowing for discharge

When the user continuously takes the medicine and the remaining amount of the medicine stored in the drug discharge device 10 is less than a predetermined amount, by the medicine package remaining amount sensor 125 to notify through the display device 170 or a speaker, the user You can have your doctor take a new prescription and receive it, or you can notify your guardian or caretaker about it before it runs out.

Figure 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the drug discharge device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Compared to the first embodiment, the drug discharge device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is described in terms of differences in the addition of the configuration of the emergency signal generating unit. The description and reference numerals of the first embodiment are used.

The second embodiment of the present invention includes an emergency generating unit 370, and a receiving unit 360 for receiving an emergency signal according to the operation of the emergency generating unit 370.

The emergency signal generation unit 370, when an emergency situation arrives to the user (the recipient), for example, when the user's health condition suddenly worsened, or an unpleasant accident occurs in the home and the third If you need help, you can manipulate it.

The emergency signal generator 370 may be integrally formed in the drug discharge device 10 or provided to be detachable from the drug discharge device 10 so that the user carries it on a body, or a specific place, that is, a toilet. It can be installed on the table, on the side of the bedroom, etc.

When an emergency occurs and a user operates the emergency signal generator 370, the emergency signal is transmitted from the emergency signal generator 370 to the receiver 360.

The controller 300 communicates an emergency occurrence signal to the main server 400 through the communication module 350 to the main server 400 based on the signal transmitted to the receiver 360.

In addition, the main server 400 may transmit a message indicating that an emergency situation has occurred to a user, a guardian, a manager, or an emergency rescue team by an SMS or a WEB transmission method.

Then, the guardian, the manager in charge or the rescue team can directly check the user's status by separately contacting the user (the recipient) or making a home visit.

According to the configuration of the drug discharging device, not only can the user be warned to take a certain amount of medicine on time, but also has an effect that the user can respond quickly to unexpected accidents, especially if the user is an elderly person.

110: case 120: cover
130: control box 140: information recognition unit
150: feeder 160: cutting device
170: display device 180: recording device
190: main button 200: recovery device

Claims (11)

A case in which a plurality of medicines containing a quantity of medicine to be taken once is added to one surface opened in a roll type, and a withdrawal port through which the medicines are drawn is provided on the other surface;
A cover installed to be opened and closed on one open surface of the case;
An information recognition unit provided inside the case and acquiring medication information printed on a medicine package;
A conveying apparatus provided inside the case and transferring medicines to the outlets one by one;
A cutting device provided inside the outlet, for cutting medicines one by one;
A recovery device for restoring the unused medicine medicine after the set time for medicine medicine is set from the outlet, and collecting the medicine medicine that has been seated into the case; And
And a control box for supplying or cutting off power to the information recognition unit, the transfer device, the cutting device, and the recovery device. The method of claim 1,
The cover is a drug discharge device provided with a transparent window for viewing the medicine in the case. The method of claim 1,
And a safety switch provided between the case and the cover and operating the drug discharging device in the closed state of the cover. The method of claim 1,
And an information recognition unit provided inside the case and recognizing drug information recorded in the medicine package.
The control box is a drug discharge device for controlling the operation of the transfer device, cutting device and recovery device according to the drug information transmitted from the information recognition unit. The method of claim 1,
And a display device provided in the control box and outputting a message or a voice informing to administer the medicine medicine stored in the medicine dispensing device. The method of claim 5,
And a main button provided to be close to the display device and starting the operation of the transfer device and the cutting device such that medicines are drawn out during manual operation. The method of claim 5,
And a photographing apparatus provided to approach the display apparatus and detecting whether to take a medicine through image capturing.
The control box is a drug discharge device for storing or controlling the transmission of the image information transmitted from the imaging device. The method of claim 1,
The control box, drug discharge device with a built-in communication module to enable communication with the external main server. 9. The method of claim 8,
Applicable communication scheme for configuring the communication module,
Drug discharge device including any one of the communication method of PSTN, PSDN, CDMA, GSM, ZIGBEE, BLUETOOTH or RF. 10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The recovery device,
A seating cover on which the medicine is drawn out from the outlet;
A recovery passage opened and closed by the seating cover and provided to communicate with the inside of the case;
A collection passage provided in the case so as to be able to take out and out of the case and collecting medicines guided along the collection passage;
Drug discharge device comprising a drive unit for opening and closing the seating cover as the power supply or cut off by the control box. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising: a locking device provided between the case and the cover,
The locking device is a drug discharge device for interlocking the opening and closing of the cover and the withdrawal of the recovery container.

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