KR20140105625A

KR20140105625A - Medicine packing machine and management server for supporting manager's inspection on dispensing image

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Publication number: KR20140105625A
Application number: KR1020130017092A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 배병우; 김근영
Original assignee: 주식회사 인포피아
Priority date: 2013-02-18
Filing date: 2013-02-18
Publication date: 2014-09-02

Abstract

A medicine packing device capable of image-based manager compounding inspection is disclosed. The medicine packing device includes a communication unit which communicates with a management server; a compounding image acquisition unit which acquires images of single-dose tablets discharged from cartridges; and a control unit which transmits the acquired image data and compounding information to the management server through the communication unit and compounds medicine continuously or compounds medicine anew according to a compounding control command of a manager, the command being received through the communication unit. Thereby, compounding errors can be prevented.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical packaging machine and a management server,

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical packaging apparatus, and more particularly, to a technique for checking whether a preparation according to a prescription is normally performed.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a medicine packing apparatus, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the tablet cabinet shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

Pharmaceutical packaging devices such as the one shown in Figure 1 are well known for automatically dispensing and dispensing pharmaceutical formulations in tablet form in accordance with a doctor's prescription. The pharmaceutical packaging apparatus comprises a tablet cabinet 10 in which various tablets are stored for each type and a packaging unit 20 for packaging tablets supplied from the tablet cabinet 10 below the tablet cabinet 10. The refining cabinet 10 has a cabinet body 11 and a container 12 as shown in Fig. The cabinet body 11 has a structure in which an internal space is formed and at least one side is opened. For example, the cabinet body 11 may have an empty box shape and an open side. The container 12 has a structure in which a plurality of cartridges 13 can be mounted so that the cartridges 13 can be taken out together in the process of being drawn out from the cabinet body 11. [ The cartridge 13 has a cartridge case 13a and a cartridge base 13b which is engaged with the lower end of the cartridge case 13a. The cartridge case 13a accommodates tablets of any one of various kinds of tablets. The cartridge base 13b is controlled to discharge tablets stored in the cartridge case 13a in accordance with a prescription signal.

The tablets discharged from the cartridges 13 fall through the corresponding transfer passage and are temporarily stored in the intermediate shutter 30 or collected in the hopper 40 when there is no intermediate shutter 30. [ For reference, the transfer path is disclosed in detail in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0911061. When there is an intermediate shutter 30, the intermediate shutters 30 temporarily hold the tablets and then eject the tablets that have been opened and received. The tablets discharged from the intermediate shutters 30 fall again and are all collected in the hopper 40. [ The single dose amounts of the tablets collected in the hopper 40 are discharged into the packaging unit 20 located below the hopper 40 and packaged by the packaging unit 20 in a single dose amount. Here, the packaging unit 20 may be configured in various manners. For example, the packaging unit 20 may include a conveyor for conveying the wrapping paper, a sealing device for sealing the wrapping paper, and a printer for printing various information on the wrapping paper. Thus, a single dose of tablets is automatically packaged.

However, if the tablets to be prepared are not discharged from the cartridge 13 due to abnormal operation of the cartridges 13, system errors, or the like, which results in erroneous dispensing. Therefore, in order to prevent this, an optical sensor 50 is mounted on the discharge port 13b-1 of the cartridge base 13b as shown in Fig. The sensor 50 is used for detecting whether or not the tablet is discharged. Therefore, the discharge of the tablet can be confirmed. However, all of the tablets to be dispensed from the cartridges 13 are discharged, but they may not be all collected in the hopper 40. [ For example, some of the tablets discharged from the cartridges 13 may not be collected in the hopper 40 due to an unexpected problem in the transfer passage. Further, the optical sensor 50 for detecting whether or not the conventional tablet is discharged senses only whether or not an object passes through the discharge port 13b-1. Therefore, if a case such as dusting of the powder occurs, which is not a refining agent, it may be mistaken for the refining discharge. Further, when the cartridge case 13a is accommodated with a tablet of a different kind than the tablet of the designated kind, it is not possible to detect whether or not the discharge of the wrong tablet has occurred. This can still lead to erroneous dispensing.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0852493 Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0911061

An object of the present invention is to provide a pharmaceutical packaging apparatus and a management server interlocked with the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus that can guarantee preparation according to a prescription.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pharmaceutical packaging apparatus capable of inspecting an image-based manager, comprising: a communication unit for communicating with a management server; a dispenser for acquiring images of a once- And a control unit for transmitting the acquired image data and preparation information to the management server through the communication unit and for continuing or re-controlling the preparation according to the preparation control command of the administrator received through the communication unit .

The control unit analyzes the obtained image to determine whether or not there is a preparation abnormality, and transmits the determination result to the management server through the communication unit.

The control unit transmits the analysis data to the management server through the communication unit.

The image-based manager preparation inspectable drug packaging apparatus further includes a tablet collecting unit for temporarily collecting the once-dose tablets discharged from the cartridges and discharging the tablets to the packaging unit, wherein the image acquiring unit displays the images of the collected tablets .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a management server capable of inspecting an image-based manager, comprising: a communication unit for communicating with a drug packaging apparatus; and a communication unit for transmitting a single- And provides the image data and the preparation information to the manager, and transmits a preparation control command from the manager to the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus through the communication unit.

The control unit analyzes the image data in the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus, and further receives, through the communication unit, the result of determination on whether or not the dispensing abnormality is obtained according to the analysis result, and provides the data to the manager.

The control unit further receives analysis data on the image data from the drug packaging apparatus through the communication unit and provides the analysis data to the manager.

The image management system may further comprise a remote connection unit for remotely accessing the communication terminal of the manager, and the control unit transmits the data and preparation information received through the communication unit to the communication terminal connected to the remote connection unit , And delivers the dispensing control command of the manager, which is delivered through the remote connection unit, to the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus through the communication unit.

The present invention provides a method for taking a single dose of tablets to be dispensed and providing information to the administrator about the shot image and information to be dispensed, Create an effect. This also satisfies if the pharmacist must legally inspect the preparation.

Further, the present invention analyzes the photographed image to determine whether the preparation is wrong, and provides the result of the determination to the administrator, thereby creating an effect of facilitating the preparation inspection of the manager.

Further, the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus according to the present invention creates the effect of automatically recovering or easily distinguishing and recovering refined tablets.

1 is a schematic structural view of a conventional pharmaceutical packaging apparatus;
2 is a perspective view of the tablet cabinet shown in Fig.
3 is a perspective view of a conventional cartridge base.
4 is a block diagram of an image-based manager dispensing inspection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram of a pharmaceutical packaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a tablet shape related image processing screen according to the present invention.
Figure 7 illustrates a classifier according to one embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a view for explaining an operation example of the classifier shown in Fig.
9 illustrates a classifier according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figs. 10 and 11 are diagrams for explaining an example of the operation of the classifier shown in Fig. 9; Fig.
12 is a block diagram of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figs. 13 to 16 are views showing examples of a UI screen according to the present invention; Fig.
17 is an exemplary view of another UI screen according to the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a block diagram of an image-based manager dispensing inspection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the image-based manager dispensing inspection system includes the drug packaging apparatus 100 and the management server 200, and may further include a communication terminal 300 of the administrator. Here, the manager may be a pharmacist. As is well known, the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100 performs control such that tablets are discharged from the cartridges in accordance with preparation information of a prescription so that automatic packaging is performed in units of a single dose. The management server 200 is a device capable of controlling the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100 in cooperation with the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100. The administration server 200 transmits the preparation information according to the prescription to the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100 so that the preparation can be performed . Further, the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100 takes the tablets of a dose amount and delivers the preparation information and the preparation image data obtained by the photographing to the management server 200. Then, the management server 200 displays the dispensing image data and the dispensing information on the screen so that the administrator can compare the two to check whether the dispensing is properly performed. If there is no abnormality in the test result, the administrator instructs the preparation to proceed and if there is any abnormality, the preparation is ordered again. Then, the management server 200 delivers the command of the manager to the drug packaging apparatus 100, and the management server 200 continues the preparation or performs the preparation according to the delivered manager command.

On the other hand, the manager can perform the dispensing inspection even at the remote place using the communication terminal 300. [ The communication terminal 300 may be a desktop computer or a portable terminal. The communication terminal 300 is provided with an application for the preparation inspection of the manager. The communication terminal 300 can execute the application and can remotely access the management server 200 and receive the preparation information and the dispensing image data from the remotely connected management server 200 and output the screen to the screen. Accordingly, the administrator can compare the preparation information with the preparation image data to check whether the preparation is properly performed. When the manager inputs the command according to the inspection result, the communication terminal 300 delivers the inputted manager command to the management server 200. [ The management server 200 delivers the manager command transmitted from the communication terminal 300 to the drug packaging apparatus 100.

Meanwhile, the drug packaging apparatus 100 can transmit not only the preparation image data but also the result of determining whether the preparation abnormality is based on the image analysis to the management server 200. Further, the analysis data on the preparation image can also be transmitted to the management server 200, . This is to assist the administrator in the inspection.

5 is a block diagram of the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus shown in Fig.

The pharmaceutical packaging apparatus may include a storage unit 110 and a communication unit 120 and includes a tablet collection unit 130, a preparation image acquisition unit 140, and a control unit 150. And may include a display unit and an input unit, though not shown. Organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and thin-film transistor (Liquid Crystal Dispersion) TFT-LCD are examples of the display unit. The input may be an interface configuration for touch input. In this case, the input unit may be integrated with the display unit and provided as a touch screen. The storage unit 110 may be a non-volatile memory and is used for the black box function for preparation as described below. The communication unit 120 includes an internal communication unit 121 and an external communication unit 122. The internal communication unit 121 is a unit for communicating with communicable units such as cartridges in a pharmaceutical packaging apparatus. The internal communication unit 121 may comply with a wired communication standard to assure the reliability of communication, and may perform half-duplex communication as a serial communication. For example. The external communication unit 122 is configured for communication with the management server 200, and may be in accordance with a wired or wireless communication standard.

The tablet gathering unit 130 temporarily collects the tablets to be dispensed from the cartridges in accordance with the dispensing order, and discharges them. In one embodiment, the tablet gathering unit 130 may be a hopper that temporarily collects tablets to be dispensed and discharges them to a packaging unit. This tablet gathering unit 130 includes open / close means (also referred to as a 'shutter') that is open-controlled to discharge temporarily collected tablets to be dispensed. The dispensing image acquiring unit 140 captures the dispensing tablets of the dispensing dose discharged from the cartridges in accordance with the dispensing command and acquires the images. In one embodiment, the dispensing image acquiring unit 140 acquires an image (tabulated tablet image) of the tablets collected in the tablet gathering unit 130. In this case, the pharmaceutical image acquiring unit 140 may be configured to include one or more cameras arranged to image the collection area of the tablet gathering unit 130. Further, in order to enhance the sharpness of the photographed draft image, an illumination unit 160 for illuminating the photographed region of the camera may be further included. As a light source for illumination, visible light, infrared light, ultraviolet light, laser, X-ray, etc. may be used.

In another embodiment, the dispensing image acquiring unit 140 acquires an image (a packed tablet image) of a once-dose amount of tablets discharged from the tablet gathering unit 130 and packed by the packaging unit. That is, the preparation image acquiring unit 140 acquires the purified image by photographing the wrapping paper on which the tablets of one dose amount are packed. In this case, the dispensing image obtaining unit 140 may be configured to include one or more cameras arranged to photograph a specific area on the conveyor. It is preferable that transparent paper be used as the wrapping paper. A stereoscopic camera may be used as the camera of the dispensing image acquiring unit 140, and a stereo moire camera may be used to easily predict the three-dimensional shape of the tablet. Further, the photographing area on the conveyor can also be illuminated by the illumination unit 160.

The draft image acquiring unit 140 acquires an image by photographing a specific area on the conveyor. In order to do so, it is necessary to grasp the time point at which the wrapping paper reaches the photographing area and perform photographing. In one embodiment, if the tablet gathering unit 130 is controlled to open the tablets, the time interval between the opening of the tablets collection unit 130 and the arrival of the tablet image acquiring unit 140 to the shooting region may be substantially fixed Therefore, the control unit 150 may control the shooting of the draft image acquiring unit 140 in consideration of the time interval. In another embodiment, the medicine packaging apparatus further includes a paper sensing unit 170 that senses arrival of the paper wrapping area in the photographing area. The paper sensing unit 170 may be a light sensor that emits light to a predetermined point in the shooting region, for example, an entry point, and receives the reflected light. The light sensor senses the arrival of the packaging paper on the photographing area. For this purpose, the packaging paper may be printed with a material that reflects light. Or the infrared absorbing material is printed, and the paper sensing unit 170 may detect the arrival of the wrapping paper by distinguishing the intensity of the reflected light.

The control unit 150 may be a control module including one or more image processors and a central processing unit. As is well known, the control unit 150 transmits preparation information inputted through the input unit or preparation instruction data corresponding to the preparation information received through the communication unit 120 from the server to the corresponding cartridges, To be discharged. Further, the control unit 150 according to an aspect of the present invention receives the dispensing image data acquired by the dispensing image acquiring unit 140 and delivers the dispensed image data to the management server 200 through the communication unit 120 together with the dispensing information.

Alternatively, the control unit 150 may analyze the dispensing image acquired by the dispensing image acquiring unit 140 first. Refinement information can be recognized through image analysis and defect information such as cracks and foreign substance insertion and the like can be recognized. The refinement information recognized here includes at least some of the total number of tablets and the shape, color, and size information per tablets. The shape-related image processing will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 6 as follows.

(a) Acquired photographed images for tablets to be dispensed

(b) Extract the acquired image (apply scale_image)

(c) Tablet (pellet) candidate region extraction (threshold)

(d) erosion for separation of the attached regions of the tablets, opening application for restoration of shape in the attached region, separation of the tablets,

(e) Removal of non-tablets

(f) Classification of tablets (shape and color)

(g) Extracting the refinement region and generating an arbitrary elliptical region surrounding the extracted region, thereby separating the circle, ellipse, and small ellipse by comparing the long axis and the short axis distance

The control unit 150 recognizes the tablet information through the above-described image analysis, compares the recognized tablet information with the preparation information, and determines whether or not they match. At this time, it is possible to judge by setting an appropriate error range. When the determination is completed, the control unit 150 transmits the preparation information, the preparation image data, and the determination result of the preparation abnormality to the management server 200 through the communication unit 120. At this time, analytical data on the preparation image can also be transmitted.

Thereafter, the control unit 150 receives the preparation control command from the management server 200. The control unit 150 may control the preparations to proceed or resume the preparations according to the received preparation control command. The redistribution command is generated when an error occurs in the tablets of the single dose amount. The controller 150 not only controls the dosage of the single dose but also controls the redistribution tablets to be recovered .

For the recovery of tablets, the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100 may further include a sorter 180. The sorter 180 as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is provided on the lower side of the hopper 140 and includes a first opening 181a and a second opening 181b A partition plate 182 for selectively opening the first opening 181a and the second opening 181b in accordance with rotation of the partition plate 181 and a partition plate driving unit 183). The sorting vessel 181 receives the tablets discharged from the hopper 140 through the upper opening. The first opening 181a discharges tablets determined to be a normal preparation and enables the tablets to be packaged. The second opening 181b discharges the tablets judged as abnormal preparations so as to be recovered. As shown in Fig. 7, the partition plate 182 is positioned at an inclined state with the first opening 181a opened, so that normal tablets can smoothly be guided to the first opening 181a. Further, as shown in Fig. 8, the partition plate 182 can be inclinedly positioned with the second opening 181b opened, thereby smoothly guiding the abnormal tablets to the second opening 181b.

The sorting plate driving unit 183 can be controlled by the control unit 150. [ The control unit 150 can selectively open the first opening 181a or the second opening 181b by the partition plate 182 by controlling the partition plate driving unit 183 in accordance with the determination result of the preparation abnormality . For example, the sorting plate driving section 183 includes a rotating motor 183a, a driving gear 183b coupled to the rotating shaft of the rotating motor 183a, a driven gear 183b meshing with the driving gear 183b and coupled to the separating plate 182, And a gear 183c. The rotational force of the rotary motor 183a is transmitted to the partition plate 182 through the drive gear 183b and the driven gear 183c so that the partition plate 182 can rotate. Needless to say, the sorting plate driving unit 183 may be configured in various manners in which the sorting plate 182 is rotationally driven.

As another example, the classifier 180 may be configured as shown in Figures 9-11. The sorter 180 includes a sorting vessel 185 having an open upper part and a conveyor 186 for conveying the sorting vessel 185. The sorting vessel 185 receives the tablets discharged from the hopper 140 through the upper opening. The lower end of the sorting vessel 185 is fixed to the belt 187 of the conveyor 186 and can be conveyed by the rotating operation of the belt 187. [ For example, the left area of the lower area of the conveyor 186 may be set as a packaging area for packaging normal tablets, and the right area may be set as a collection area for recovering abnormal tablets. In this case, when normal tablets are supplied into the sorting container 185, as the belt 187 rotates counterclockwise as shown in Fig. 10, the sorting container 185 is conveyed to the left and inverted, The normal tablets in the container 185 may be discharged to the packaging area. When the abnormal tablets are supplied into the sorting container 185, the sorting container 185 is transported to the right and inverted as the belt 187 rotates clockwise, as shown in Fig. 11, Abnormal tablets within the < / RTI > And the conveyor 186 can be controlled by the control unit 150. The control unit 150 may control the rotation direction of the belt 187 to transfer the sorting container 185 to the packaging area or the collection area according to the determination result of the preparation abnormality. Needless to say, the classifier 180 can be configured in various manners as long as it can perform the functions described above.

On the other hand, the drug packaging apparatus 100 may further include a recovery mark unit 190 for recovering already packed but improperly prepared tablets. In one embodiment, the recovery mark portion 190 is a punch unit capable of drawing one or more small holes in the wrapping paper. The punch unit may be disposed at an appropriate position above the conveyor so as to puncture the wrapping paper being conveyed on the conveyor after wrapping. The control unit 150 controls the collection mark unit 190 to display a mark on the collection target packaging sheet that has passed through the image capturing area on the conveyor when the administrator's judgment based on the wrapped tablet image is a redistribution command. Thus, the administrator can easily distinguish and remove the wrongly prepared wrapping paper among the wrapping papers in which the single dose amount of the tablets are prepared.

The pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100 according to a further aspect of the present invention provides a black box function for dispensing history. Specifically, the control unit 150 matches the preparation information with at least one of the preparation image obtained by the preparation image obtaining unit 140, the analysis data of the preparation image, and the determination result of the preparation abnormality, . Here, the preparation information may include the kind and quantity information of tablets to be prepared, and may include a sample image. Such stored drug-related data may be provided to the outside for use as evidence in legal disputes relating to the preparation.

12 is a block diagram of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The management server 200 includes a display unit 210, an input unit 220, a storage unit 230, a communication unit 240, and a control unit 250. The display unit 210 may be an LED (Light Emitting Diode), a TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display), or the like. The input unit 220 may be an interface configuration for touch input. In this case, the input unit 220 may be integrated with the display unit 210 and provided as a touch screen. The storage unit 230 may be a non-volatile memory and is used for a black box function for dispensing as described below. The communication unit 240 may be a wired or wireless communication standard for communication with the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100. The control unit 250 may be a CPU (Control Processing Unit). The control unit 250 receives dispensing information and dispensing image data from the drug packaging apparatus 100 through the communication unit 240. [ When the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100 transmits the result of determination as to whether or not the preparation abnormality has occurred, the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100 receives the data additionally. In addition, the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100 further receives the analysis data for the preparation image. The preparation information may include the number of tablets to be dispensed, a sample image, a drug name, and the like.

The control unit 250 outputs the dispensing information and the dispensing image data to the display unit 210. At this time, it is possible to output the judgment result data together with the analysis result data for the preparation image. A user interface (UI) screen is illustrated in FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. Fig. 13 shows the UI when the preparation is normally performed, and Fig. 14 shows the UI when the preparation error occurs. First, FIG. 13 will be described. 13, the types of tablets to be dispensed are three, and the total number of the tablets is one, as preparation information. And the dispensing image information on the lower right side together show the dispensing image data received from the medicine packing apparatus 100 and the dispensing abnormality result data together with the medicine to be dispensed. The administrator can confirm this and select the 'Continue' button to continue the dispensing. If the 'continue' button is selected, the control unit 250 delivers the preparation control command corresponding to the 'continue' button to the drug packaging apparatus 100.

Next, FIG. 14 will be described. In the preparation of medicines for preparation shown in the upper right of FIG. 14, there are three types of preparations to be prepared, one of which is two in quantity and the other is one in number. In the preparation image information on the lower right side, there are three types of tablets, one for each type, indicating that there is an error, that is, a preparation error, which is inconsistent with the tablets to be prepared. In order to easily recognize this, false colors may be displayed in different colors, and red color may be displayed as shown in FIG. The administrator can confirm this and stop the preparation by selecting the 'Stop' button or select the 'Recrease' button so that the preparation can be performed again. When the 'reassemble' button is selected, the control unit 250 delivers the preparation control command corresponding to the button to the drug packaging apparatus 100.

15 and 16 show a UI screen at the time of image analysis error according to the present invention. In the UI screen of FIG. 15, it is indicated that an error occurred in the preparation due to the image analysis error, even though the tablets to be prepared during preparation of the drug to be prepared and the preparation tablets shown in the preparation image information are the same. In the UI screen of FIG. 16, the tablets to be prepared during preparation of the drug to be prepared and the tablet preparations shown in the tablet image information are not the same, but the preparation is normal due to the image analysis error. In this case, the manager can confirm that the dispensing medicines are being prepared and the dispensing image information by himself or herself, and that the result of judging the dispensing abnormality is wrong. Therefore, in the case of FIG. 15, the administrator can select the 'continue' button instead of the 'relapse' button to continue the dispensing. In the case of FIG. 16, the administrator may select the 'Recondition' button instead of the 'Continue' button to allow the dispensing to be performed again. For reference, another UI screen is illustrated in FIG. The administrator can also perform the dispensing control through the UI screen as shown in FIG.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the management server 200 further includes a remote connection unit 260. [ The remote connection unit 260 is a configuration for enabling data transmission / reception by forming a channel with the communication terminal 300 remotely connected to the management server 200. When the administrator executes the dispensing inspection application installed in the communication terminal 300, the communication terminal 300 attempts to connect to the management server 200, and the remote connection unit 260 of the management server 200 performs communication The terminal 300 is authenticated to form a channel. When the communication terminal 300 is remotely connected, the control unit 250 transfers the dispensing information and the image data received from the drug packaging apparatus 100 to the communication terminal 300. Thus, the administrator can generate the dispensing control command through the UI screen of the communication terminal 300. The UI screen may be expressed in the same or similar manner as in Figs. 13 to 16. The communication terminal 300 delivers the preparation control command to the management server 200, and the management server 200 delivers the delivered preparation control command to the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100. As a result, preparation inspection by an administrator can be easily performed remotely.

The management server 200 according to a further aspect of the present invention provides a black box function for dispensing history. Specifically, the control unit 250 matches at least one of the pharmaceutical image received from the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus 100 and the analysis result data on the pharmaceutical image and the pharmaceutical condition abnormality determination result data to the preparation information and stores the same in the storage unit 230 do. Here, the preparation information may include the kind and quantity information of tablets to be prepared, and may include a sample image. Such stored drug-related data may be provided to the outside for use as evidence in legal disputes relating to the formulation.

The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

100: medicine packing apparatus 110: storage unit
120: communication unit 130:
140: dispensing image acquiring unit 150:
160: illumination unit 170: paper sensing unit
180: classifier 190:
200: management server 210: display
220: input unit 230: storage unit
240: communication unit 250:
260: remote connection unit 300: communication terminal

Claims

A communication unit for communicating with the management server;
A preparatory image acquiring unit for acquiring an image of a single dose of tablets discharged from the cartridges; And
A control unit for transmitting the obtained image data and preparation information to the management server via the communication unit and continuing the preparation or re-controlling according to the preparation control command of the manager received through the communication unit;
Wherein the image-based manager is capable of inspecting the image.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit analyzes the acquired image to determine whether a dispensing error has occurred, and transmits the determined result to the management server through the communication unit.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the controller analyzes the acquired image to recognize at least one of a purified quantity, a shape, a color, and a size, and determines whether the preparation is abnormal according to the recognition result.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the control unit transmits the analysis data to the management server through the communication unit.

The method according to claim 1,
And a tablet gathering unit for temporarily collecting the one-time dose of the tablets discharged from the cartridges and discharging the tablets to the packaging unit,
Wherein the image acquiring unit acquires images of the collected tablets.

6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the control unit controls the collected tablets to be recovered when the tablet is reconstituted.

The method according to claim 6,
A classifier for classifying tablets discharged from the tablet collecting unit into a collection area or a packaging area according to the collection control of the control unit;
Further comprising: an image-based manager dispensing device operable to inspect the dispensing device.

The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the dispensed image acquiring unit is at least one camera arranged to image the gathering space of the tablet gathering unit.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the dispensing image acquiring unit acquires an image of a once-dose amount of tablets packed by the packaging unit.

10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the control unit controls the recovery of the wrapping paper to be collected in the case of re-preparation.

11. The method of claim 10,
A collecting mark portion for collecting a collecting mark on the collecting target packaging sheet according to the collecting control of the control portion;
Further comprising: an image-based manager dispensing device operable to inspect the dispensing device.

10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the dispensing image acquiring unit is one or more cameras arranged to image the wrapping paper packed with the once-dose tablets conveyed on the conveyor.

3. The method of claim 2,
A storage unit for matching and storing at least one of the obtained image, analysis data for the image, and determination result data on the preparation abnormality;
Further comprising: an image-based manager dispensing device operable to inspect the dispensing device.

A communication unit for communicating with the medicine packing apparatus; And
Receiving image data and dispensing information shot by the dispensing device from the dispensing device via the communication section and providing the image data and dispensing information to the manager, and delivering the dispensed dispensing device to the medicine packing apparatus through the dispensing control command dispensing control command from the manager A control unit;
Wherein the management server is capable of inspecting an image based manager.

15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the control unit analyzes the image data in the drug packaging apparatus and further receives, through the communication unit, resultant judgment result data on the judgment result of the dispensing abnormality obtained according to the analysis result, and provides the data to the manager. .

16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the control unit further receives analysis data on the image data from the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus through the communication unit and provides the analysis data to an administrator.

17. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16,
Wherein the control unit outputs the data and preparation information received through the communication unit to the administrator and provides the data to the administrator.

17. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16,
And a remote access unit for remotely accessing the communication terminal of the manager,
The control unit transfers the data and preparation information received through the communication unit to the communication terminal connected to the remote connection unit and transmits the preparation control command of the manager transferred through the remote connection unit to the pharmaceutical packaging apparatus through the communication unit Wherein said management server comprises:

16. The method of claim 15,
A storage unit for storing image data received from the medicine packaging apparatus through the communication unit, data on determination result of the dispensing abnormality, and dispensing information;
Further comprising: an image-based manager provisionable inspection server capable of inspecting an image based manager.