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本發明係一種藥盒及其運作方法，尤指一種具監測服藥狀況功能之智慧型藥盒及其運作方法。
The invention relates to a medicine box and a method for operating the same, in particular to a smart medicine box with a function of monitoring medication status and a method for operating the same.
糖尿病是現今文明社會最常見的內分泌疾病，它除了會引起高血糖的症狀外，同時也會造成病人的視網膜、神經、腎臟病變及心血管疾病等慢性併發症。而在治療上，其亦被視為最難治療的一種慢性疾病，不但要按時服藥，患者還要特別注重飲食以抑制血糖。
而在治療以糖尿病為首的慢性疾病時，雖然按時服藥是控制病情的有效方法，但時常有患者會忘了服藥。一旦忘記服藥，若是患者是糖尿病病患，則可能會引起血糖波動。除此之外，糖尿病患者的平均年齡較高，因此在記憶力衰退之下，除了會忘記服藥之外，還有可能會忘記正確的服用藥量為何。加上糖尿病（高血糖）患者通常也兼具高血脂和高血壓，在「三高」的影響下，醫生所開立的處方中通常包含不只一種藥品，患者可能一天要服用數十顆藥物，非常容易遺忘何種吃了、何種沒吃、何者多吃以及何者少吃。因此，如何輔助這些慢性病患者能夠準時服用正確的藥物，即為一重要課題。
於過去技術中，所使用的藥盒有對藥盒盒蓋的開關有所偵測，但其並不能確認藥物是否有真的被取出服用。於中國專利公告號CN101128180當中，其揭示了一種服藥管理裝置，其係利用光電二極體來偵測藥包是否有被取走，若藥盒中有藥包存在，光源將會被藥包遮蔽。然而，現實情況中，醫院診所並不見得會將藥品預先分裝成小包，因此使用者需要自行代勞；但若使用者自行分裝，則藥物可能會發生受潮或是被汙染；再者，此種裝置也沒辦法判斷藥物是否有被完全服用。
於美國專利公開號US2009/0299522一案，其係透過藥盒內影像掃描或是攝影機，來取得影像資料與資料庫的藥品做比對，進而辨識藥品以進行分裝。不過受限於藥品間的堆疊以及藥盒內的光線問題，此技術的效果並不良好，且成本高昂。
另於美國專利號US6294999一案，其係透過藥盒底部的量秤以及藥盒內每一格頂部的RFID（Radio Frequency Identification，無線射頻識別）來量測藥包重量的變化，藉此判斷藥包是否已被服用。然而，除了前述的分裝問題之外，這還需要倚賴藥局或醫院預先製作RFID的標籤，先行讓其記載有藥物名稱和重量，因此並不是一個普遍方便的設計。
再於歐盟專利公開號EP0403294一案中，其係揭示了一種監測藥劑消耗和病人狀況的系統及其方法，其會透過對藥物的反覆秤重而取得重量變化值，以判斷藥物是否有被消耗。然而，此案並非可攜式藥盒裝置，也沒有揭露何時進行秤重，因此並不能掌握使用者是否在正確的時間點服藥，而僅係為一藥物分配系統。
因此，有鑑於慢性病患在治療上的需求，本發明提供了一種具監測服藥狀況功能之智慧型藥盒及其運作方法，其可克服先前技術所未能解決之問題，讓使用者能夠準時服用正確的藥物。
Diabetes is the most common endocrine disease in today's civilized society. In addition to causing symptoms of hyperglycemia, it also causes chronic complications such as retinal, neurological, renal and cardiovascular diseases. In terms of treatment, it is also regarded as the most difficult to treat a chronic disease, not only to take the medicine on time, but also to pay special attention to diet to suppress blood sugar.
In the treatment of chronic diseases such as diabetes, although taking medication on time is an effective way to control the disease, patients often forget to take the medicine. Once you forget to take the medicine, if the patient is a diabetic, it may cause blood sugar fluctuations. In addition, the average age of diabetic patients is higher, so in the memory decline, in addition to forgetting to take the drug, you may forget the correct dose. In addition, patients with diabetes (hyperglycemia) usually have high blood lipids and high blood pressure. Under the influence of "three highs", doctors prescribe a prescription that usually contains more than one drug. Patients may take dozens of drugs a day. It is very easy to forget what kind of eating, what did not eat, what to eat and which to eat less. Therefore, how to assist these patients with chronic diseases to take the right drugs on time is an important issue.
In the prior art, the kit used has a switch to the lid of the cartridge lid, but it does not confirm whether the drug has actually been taken out. In Chinese Patent Publication No. CN101128180, it discloses a medication management device which uses a photodiode to detect whether a drug pack has been taken away. If a medicine packet is present in the medicine box, the light source will be covered by the medicine package. . However, in reality, hospital clinics do not necessarily pre-package drugs into small packets, so users need to do it themselves; however, if users install the drugs themselves, the drugs may be damp or contaminated; There is also no way to determine if the drug has been taken completely.
In the case of U.S. Patent Publication No. US2009/0299522, it is obtained by comparing the image data with the drug in the database through the image scanning in the kit or the camera, thereby identifying the medicine for dispensing. However, due to the stacking between drugs and the light in the kit, this technique is not very effective and costly.
In addition, in the case of U.S. Patent No. 6,294,999, the weight of the drug pack is measured by the RFID scale at the bottom of the kit and the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) at the top of each cell in the kit. Whether the bag has been taken. However, in addition to the aforementioned dispensing problem, it is also necessary to rely on the pre-production RFID tag of the pharmacy or hospital, first having the drug name and weight recorded, and thus is not a generally convenient design.
In the case of the European Patent Publication No. EP0403294, a system and method for monitoring the consumption of a medicament and the condition of a patient are disclosed, which can obtain a weight change value by weighing the drug repeatedly to determine whether the drug is consumed. . However, this case is not a portable cartridge device, nor does it disclose when to weigh, so it is not possible to know whether the user is taking the drug at the correct time, but only as a drug dispensing system.
Therefore, in view of the therapeutic needs of chronic patients, the present invention provides a smart kit with a function of monitoring medication status and a method for operating the same, which overcomes the problems that have not been solved by the prior art and allows the user to be punctual. Take the right medicine.
本發明之主要目的，係提供一種具監測服藥狀況功能之智慧型藥盒及其運作方法，其能讓智慧型藥盒自行建立一服藥行為模式，能夠自動判斷使用者是否有正確以及準時地服用藥物，避免發生重複服用或是服藥間隔過近，特別適合記憶力不若以往之年老患者。
本發明之次要目的，係提供一種具監測服藥狀況功能之智慧型藥盒及其運作方法，其能讓使用者在不改變用藥習慣之下，確實服用正確的劑量。
本發明之另一目的，係提供一種具監測服藥狀況功能之智慧型藥盒及其運作方法，其會在病患服藥行為不確實時發出警告通知或是提示通知，以維護病人的健康，特別是對於需要及時維持血糖高低穩定之糖尿病患者。
本發明之再一目的，係提供一種具監測服藥狀況功能之智慧型藥盒及其運作方法，其可讓位於遠端的病患家屬或是醫療人員能夠追蹤與記錄病患的服藥狀況，確保有確實投藥，並且參照其於治療記錄後，能評估該些藥物是否具有療效。
為了達到上述之目的，本發明揭示了一種具監測服藥狀況功能之智慧型藥盒及其運作方法，其步驟係包含：設置至少一藥袋於一藥盒，該些藥袋具有至少一種藥品，該些藥品具有至少一藥丸，而該藥盒具有一重量感測模組用以量秤該些藥袋之一第一總重量；打開該藥盒之一盒蓋，該藥盒之一開關感測模組感測到該盒蓋被打開；儲存一服用時間於該藥盒之一儲存模組；該藥盒之一處理單元比較該服用時間是否符合一標準服用時間，該標準服用時間係為該儲存模組所儲存之一週期內之至少一時距；自該些藥袋中取出該些藥丸；關上該盒蓋；量秤該藥袋之一第二總重量，取得該第二總重量與該第一總重量之一差值；儲存該差值於該儲存模組；以及該藥盒之一處理單元計算該差值是否相等於該標準服用時間對應之一標準服用重量。
The main object of the present invention is to provide a smart kit with a function of monitoring medication status and a method for operating the same, which enables the smart kit to establish a self-administration behavior mode, which can automatically determine whether the user has taken it correctly and on time. Drugs, to avoid repeated taking or too close intervals of medication, especially suitable for patients with memory that are not as old as in the past.
A secondary object of the present invention is to provide a smart kit having a function of monitoring medication status and a method of operating the same, which allows the user to take the correct dose without changing the medication habit.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a smart medicine kit with a function of monitoring medication status and a method for operating the same, which can issue a warning notice or a notification notice when the patient takes an inaccurate medication behavior to maintain the patient's health, in particular It is for diabetic patients who need to maintain high and low blood sugar levels in a timely manner.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a smart kit with a function of monitoring medication status and a method for operating the same, which allows a remotely located family member or medical staff to track and record the patient's medication status. Make sure that the medication is actually administered and that it can be evaluated for efficacy after reference to the treatment record.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention discloses a smart kit with a function of monitoring medication status and a method for operating the same, the steps comprising: providing at least one medicine bag in a medicine kit, the medicine bags having at least one medicine, The medicines have at least one pill, and the medicine cartridge has a weight sensing module for weighing the first total weight of the medicine bags; opening a lid of the medicine box, and one of the medicine boxes has a switch feeling The measuring module senses that the lid is opened; stores a storage module in a storage module of the kit; and the processing unit of the kit compares whether the taking time meets a standard taking time, and the standard taking time is The storage module stores at least one time interval in one cycle; takes out the pills from the medicine bags; closes the lid; and weighs a second total weight of the medicine bag to obtain the second total weight and One of the first total weights; storing the difference in the storage module; and one of the processing units of the kit calculates whether the difference is equal to one of the standard take-up weights corresponding to the standard take-up time.
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為了讓患有諸如糖尿病等慢性疾病患者能夠按時及按量地正確服藥，並且是在不改變原用藥習慣，也不必預先將藥物進行分裝的情況下，本發明透過智慧型藥盒便利且人性化地與使用者配合。
為了實現本發明所揭示之運行方法中的各項步驟，該具有監測服藥狀況功能之智慧型藥盒的結構請參考第一圖；如圖所示，其於應用時，整體相關硬體結構係包含了：一藥盒1；一盒蓋11；一重量感測模組12；一儲存模組13；一開關感測模組14；一提示模組15；一處理單元16；一傳輸模組17；一輸入模組18；一盒底19；一顯示器2以及一遠端伺服器3。
其中，藥盒1的上方具有盒蓋11，一般時間是呈關閉狀態，除了初期放入藥物以或是補充新藥之外，只有在準備取用藥盒1內的藥物來服用時才會打開盒蓋11，如此能確保放置於其中的藥袋不會受潮，同時也有助於集中管理藥物。特別是現今許多慢性疾病需要同時服用多種藥物，不但份量多，種類也相當繁雜。一般而言，藥物的類型可分為藥粉、錠劑及膠囊；包裝的類型有分鋁箔包裝、藥罐、藥袋及藥包等等。醫院及診所都是提供藥袋形式，醫院之每個藥袋通常只有一種藥並在藥袋上附有用藥相關訊息；而診所之藥袋內會裝有處方箋及複數個藥包，藥包裝有每次應服用的藥量，其中可能參雜複數個藥丸或混成藥粉；一般保健藥品則大多為藥罐包裝。因此，鑒於多種形式之藥物包裝，本發明可通用容置這些藥物並且紀錄服用情形。
本發明中，盒蓋11係與開關感測模組14相連接，因此當盒蓋11被使用者開啟或關上時，開關感測模組14皆會感測到此些行為。而處理單元16則是與開關感測模組14相連接，用以處理本發明中所有需要進行的運算處理以及各個元件之間的作用聯繫。
除了與開關感測模組14相連接之外，處理單元16另分別與重量感測模組12、儲存模組13、提示模組15、傳輸模組17、輸入模組18以及顯示器2相連接。重量感測模組12位於藥盒1的盒底19下方，用以量秤藥盒1之內含物的重量；提示模組15可發出警告通知或是提示通知，架構上可為喇叭或指示燈，其在必要時會發出不同的音效以對使用者做不同事項之警告或是提醒，或為不同顏色的閃爍燈示；儲存模組13可以儲存諸如服用時間和服用藥物的重量等數值資訊；傳輸模組17可傳輸數值資訊至遠端伺服器3，但其並不限定傳輸方式係為有線傳輸或無線傳輸，且亦可為較短程的藍芽或是近場通訊技術；輸入模組18是讓使用者能主動輸入部分設定資訊的管道，例如單一藥丸的重量（藥物重量）、預期服用時間、藥物名稱、藥物顏色、藥物形狀、藥物圖片以及藥物特徵聲音檔等，其可為一掃描器、錄音器或是按鍵。掃瞄器可以用來記錄藥品的圖像，例如外觀、顏色或標記等；錄音器可以用來記錄藥品訊息，例如名稱、外觀、顏色或其他特點等；按鍵可以用來輸入單一藥丸的名稱及重量、預期服用的時間或用量等，但並不限定於此些輸入方法，輸入模組18也可以搭配重量感測模組12來設定不同藥物的代碼與單位重量。至於顯示器2，則是藥盒1回饋使用者資訊之媒介，可以顯示本發明運作過程當中的部分訊息，以讓使用者能夠即時知曉。
基於上述所揭示的結構，於其運作方法中，請參考第二圖，此圖揭示本發明之具監測服藥狀況功能之智慧型藥盒之運作方法的一較佳實施例之步驟，其首先係包含：
步驟S10：設置至少一藥袋於一藥盒1，該些藥袋具有至少一種藥品，該些藥品具有至少一藥丸，而該藥盒1具有一重量感測模組12用以量秤該些藥袋之一第一總重量；
步驟S20：打開該藥盒1之一盒蓋11，該藥盒1之一開關感測模組14感測到該盒蓋11被打開；
步驟S30：儲存一服用時間於該藥盒1之一儲存模組13；及
步驟S40：該藥盒1之一處理單元16比較該服用時間是否符合一標準服用時間，該標準服用時間係為該儲存模組13所儲存之一週期內之至少一時距。
於步驟S10當中，係已知藥盒1當中具有至少一個藥袋，此些藥袋通常為醫院領藥處所發給之大藥袋。以內含藥物而言，此些袋內具有複數種藥品，不同種類的藥品又可分別具有複數顆藥丸。而依照醫院習慣之不同，除了該些藥丸被分別置於不同藥包以外，也可能已被醫院的分藥儀器包裝為每次服用之藥包，使該藥包中同時混雜有具有不同的藥丸等；然而，無論係屬何者，以上各種藥物的包裝方式皆可適用本發明，並不需要額外於醫院取藥後自行回家進行分裝或是分剪成小藥包，故能避免藥物被汙染或是受潮。
此外，當藥袋被置於藥盒1之後，重量感測模組12會對藥盒的內含物，也就是放置於盒底19之上的該些藥袋先做一次重量量測。
接下來，使用者即可以在準備服用藥物時，透過開啟盒蓋11來讓藥盒1發覺使用者將要服藥，而為了避免使用者因為遺忘或是任何之理由而在過短時間之內非預期地重複服藥，因此本發明所採用的藥盒1會立即儲存此時間，以對使用者的服藥時間點進行掌握。待掌握此服用時間後，若再與先前所儲存有的時間資訊做比較，進而可以判斷使用者是否有忘記短時間前已吃過藥而再次服用藥物，避免面臨服藥過量之危險。
於步驟S40中，標準服用時間並不限定為單一個時刻點，而是指一週期內之至少一時距，並可為複數個時距所組成的群組，此時距一般不超過2個小時；當然，時距也可緊縮至一時間點。現今服藥的週期通常以一日為循環單位，例如三餐飯後與睡前，也就是約略為每日的8:00、12:00、18:00、22:00等時間點，不過考量到藥物有用餐前後之分別，因此若僅允許設定一單獨時間點，則可能發生系統誤判為重覆服藥，因此本發明可開放使用者可調整輸入時距，例如每日的7:00~9:00、11:30~13:30以及17:30~19:30等。
上述該些時距的取得，其一可基於儲存模組13在過去已自動儲存的服用時間而建立起的週期，也就是讀取儲存模組13內所儲存之前一該週期之該些服用時間。此方式的優點在於可以配合個別使用者的生活作息，同時也可通用於不同藥物有不同的服藥週期，具有非常大的靈活性和方便性。另一種方式則是透過輸入模組18手動預先設定。由於使用者於領藥後，本身可能很快會忘記醫生交代的服藥時間，因此在還沒忘記之前就可以先做設定；當然，使用者的家屬也可以先行透過自行輸入的方式將標準服用時間設定完成，讓使用者能適時的被提醒服藥，以及警示其錯誤取藥。
在自行輸入的時後，使用者可以針對不同的藥物性質而選擇如何進行設定。其一為以每日的早、中、晚及睡前等通常時刻為標準服用時間，自行輸入於該些時間要服用哪些藥物；其二則是以各個藥品本身的需求為主體，藥袋中的每單一藥品各有固定的標準服用時間，例如A藥品每四小時服用一次，B藥品每六小時服用一次，或者A藥品每餐飯後服用，B藥品只需睡前服用，此時會針對該不同的藥品而輸入標準服用重量及其所對應之標準服用時間並儲存於儲存模組。如此，雖然藥物的性質多樣性會讓一般服藥者難以確切掌握到底何時要服用藥物，但本發明在設定上的自由度高，可輕易地處理不同藥物性質的服藥規律，同時可以提示使用者應服用或少服用何種藥品。
處理單元16於步驟S40會比較服用時間是否符合標準服用時間，若比較後並不符合，就意味著並不符合使用者應進行服藥的時間，不該進行服藥。此時提示模組15將會發出警告通知，以警示使用者，並且於顯示器2顯示該服用時間與該標準服用時間之間所相差之時間為何。另外，在警示機制上，當標準服用時間當中的時距屆臨時，提示模組15將會發出提示通知，提醒使用者此時應服用藥物。
為了能正確掌握使用者是否有服用正常的藥量，於步驟S10取得第一總重量，也就是獲得了取藥前的原始重量後，除先進行前述之服用時間判斷之外，再請參考第二圖，使用者接著進行：
步驟S50：自該些藥袋中取出該些藥丸；
步驟S60：關上該盒蓋11；
步驟S70：量秤該藥袋之一第二總重量，取得該第二總重量與該第一總重量之一差值；
步驟S80：儲存該差值於該儲存模組；
步驟S90：該藥盒1之該處理單元16計算該差值是否相等於該標準服用時間對應之一標準服用重量。
使用者將藥服用的藥取出之後，重量感測模組12將會在盒蓋11關上後再次秤重以獲得取藥後的剩餘重量。因此，取藥前和取藥後所分別量測的第一總重量和第二總重量之間的差值，就會等於使用者自藥盒1所取出的藥丸重量。
而後於步驟S90，處理單元16將會計算此差值重量是否相等於標準服用時間所對應的標準服用重量；對此，標準服用重量可為使用者透過藥盒1之輸入模組18預先進行手動設定，直接設定每次應取用多少份量的藥丸，可為一顆、兩顆，甚至是半顆等單位重量；然而，也可以透過處理單元16自動取得，也就是在應用本發明時，前一次所取得之差值被自動設定為標準服用重量。
除此之外，差值除了重量以外，還可代表藥品種類以及藥丸數量。因此，在已輸入各種藥品的單一藥丸重量之下，可以透過計算的方式，由處理單元16運算出差值重量是由哪幾顆藥丸所組成。若差值與標準服用重量不同，就意味著使用者沒有按照預設的服藥量來取藥。更進一步而言，此時可確認發生了用藥過量、用藥錯誤或是用藥不足的情形，因此提示模組15將會發出一警告通知來警示使用者，並且於顯示器2顯示該服用重量與該標準服用重量之間所相差之重量訊息。
而於步驟S90計算出差值是否相等於標準服用重量之後，為了讓使用者的家屬或是相關醫療人員能夠掌握使用者的服藥狀況，可進一步包含一步驟S91：該藥盒1之一傳輸模組17傳送該服用時間及該差值之資訊至一遠端伺服器3。經此傳送之後，位於遠端的家屬或是相關醫療人員就可知道使用者在什麼時間服用了多少的藥物，不但可掌握當下的服藥狀況，還可進一步做追蹤與統計。換言之，若將服用時間及實際服用的藥量與治療結果做比對，可以對該些藥物的療效有所更透徹的認識，並且有助於評估是否要換投予其他藥物。
最後，為了讓使用者能在被智慧型藥盒1偵測到取藥過量或是不足時，能夠了解到底多拿或少取了多少藥物，因此經步驟S90比較出差值不相等於該標準服用重量而發出該警告通知之後，可進一步包含一步驟S92：顯示該差值與該標準服用重量之間，所相差之該些藥丸之該藥物資訊於該藥盒1之顯示器2。透過顯示器2以文字、影像或聲音方式進行提示，可提供使用者藥丸名稱、藥丸數量等資訊，也可一併附上藥丸顏色、藥丸大小或是藥丸圖片等資訊來增加辨識度，使用者將能確切得知所取藥物與標準門檻相差多少，進而落實正確的服藥。
此外，若是差值出現負數，也就是第二總重量大於該第一總重量，則代表使用者打開盒蓋1是為了對舊藥做補充或是加入新藥，此時提示模組15不會發出警告通知，而是由處理單元16會進入設定模式，讓使用者對加入的藥物資訊做輸入設定。
於本發明中，何時透過輸入模組18來輸入藥物資訊並沒有限定，可在任何時間點上執行此項設定行為。使用者在設定時，除了可逐一設定用藥的時間之外，也可以清單模式逐一選擇早、中、晚、睡前之服用規則。並且，在輸入預計的標準服用時間的同時，一併輸入所屆時所要服用的標準服用重量。
藉由本發明之具監測服藥狀況功能之智慧型藥盒及其運作方法，使用者可以在不改變原有的服藥習慣之下，被適時的提醒以及監測用藥狀況，智慧型藥盒本身也會依循使用者的用藥行為自動建立起管理模式。此應用非常適合現今多種慢性疾病，特別是糖尿病患者所領取的藥物又多又繁雜，服藥時間也需要準確落實，因此本發明實為一極具經濟價值及實際效益的具監測服藥狀況功能之智慧型藥盒之運作方法。
惟以上所述者，僅為本發明之較佳實施例而已，並非用來限定本發明實施之範圍，舉凡依本發明申請專利範圍所述之形狀、構造、特徵及精神所為之均等變化與修飾，均應包括於本發明之申請專利範圍內。
本發明係實為一具有新穎性、進步性及可供產業利用者，應符合我國專利法所規定之專利申請要件無疑，爰依法提出發明專利申請，祈 鈞局早日賜准專利，至感為禱。
In order to provide a better understanding and understanding of the features of the present invention and the efficacies achieved, the preferred embodiments and detailed descriptions are provided as follows:
In order to allow a patient suffering from a chronic disease such as diabetes to take the medicine correctly and in a timely manner, and without changing the original medication habit, and without pre-packaging the medicine, the present invention is convenient through the smart medicine box. User-friendly cooperation with users.
In order to realize the steps in the operation method disclosed in the present invention, the structure of the smart kit having the function of monitoring the medication status is referred to the first figure; as shown in the figure, when applied, the overall related hardware structure is The invention comprises: a medicine box 1; a box cover 11; a weight sensing module 12; a storage module 13; a switch sensing module 14; a prompt module 15; a processing unit 16; 17; an input module 18; a box bottom 19; a display 2 and a remote server 3.
Wherein, the top of the medicine box 1 has a lid 11 which is normally closed. Except that the medicine is initially placed or the new medicine is added, the lid is opened only when the medicine in the medicine box 1 is ready to be taken. 11, this will ensure that the pouch placed in it will not get wet, but also help to centrally manage the drug. In particular, many chronic diseases today require multiple drugs at the same time, not only in large quantities, but also in a variety of types. In general, the types of drugs can be divided into powders, tablets and capsules; the types of packaging are divided into aluminum foil packaging, medicine cans, medicine bags and medicine bags. Hospitals and clinics are all in the form of medicine bags. Each medicine bag in a hospital usually has only one medicine and a medicine-related message is attached to the medicine bag. The medicine bag of the clinic will be filled with a prescription and a plurality of medicine packages. There are doses that should be taken each time, which may involve a plurality of pills or mixed powders; most of the general health care products are packaged in medicine cans. Therefore, in view of various forms of drug packaging, the present invention can accommodate these drugs universally and record the use situation.
In the present invention, the cover 11 is connected to the switch sensing module 14, so that when the cover 11 is opened or closed by the user, the switch sensing module 14 senses such behavior. The processing unit 16 is connected to the switch sensing module 14 for processing all the arithmetic processing required in the present invention and the interaction between the various components.
In addition to being connected to the switch sensing module 14, the processing unit 16 is further connected to the weight sensing module 12, the storage module 13, the prompt module 15, the transmission module 17, the input module 18, and the display 2, respectively. . The weight sensing module 12 is located below the bottom 19 of the medicine box 1 for measuring the weight of the contents of the medicine box 1; the prompting module 15 can issue a warning notice or a notification notice, and the structure can be a horn or an indication. The lamp, when necessary, will emit different sound effects to warn or remind the user of different matters, or for different color flashing lights; the storage module 13 can store numerical information such as the time of taking and the weight of the drug taken. The transmission module 17 can transmit numerical information to the remote server 3, but it does not limit the transmission mode to wired transmission or wireless transmission, and can also be a short-range Bluetooth or near-field communication technology; 18 is a conduit for the user to actively input some setting information, such as the weight of a single pill (drug weight), expected time of taking, drug name, drug color, drug shape, drug picture, and drug characteristic sound file, etc., which may be one. Scanner, recorder or button. The scanner can be used to record images of drugs such as appearance, color or markings; the recorder can be used to record drug messages such as name, appearance, color or other features; buttons can be used to enter the name of a single pill and The weight, the expected time or amount of administration, and the like are not limited to the input methods. The input module 18 can also be combined with the weight sensing module 12 to set the code and unit weight of different drugs. As for the display 2, it is a medium for the medicine box 1 to feed back user information, and can display part of the information during the operation of the present invention so that the user can know immediately.
Based on the structure disclosed above, in the method of operation, please refer to the second figure, which discloses the steps of a preferred embodiment of the method for operating the smart kit with the function of monitoring medication status of the present invention, which is firstly contain:
Step S10: setting at least one medicine bag in a medicine box 1 having at least one medicine, the medicines having at least one medicine, and the medicine box 1 having a weight sensing module 12 for weighing the medicines The first total weight of one of the medicine bags;
Step S20: opening a lid 11 of the medicine box 1, and the switch sensing module 14 of the medicine box 1 senses that the lid 11 is opened;
Step S30: storing a taking time of the storage module 13 of the kit 1; and step S40: the processing unit 16 of the kit 1 compares whether the taking time meets a standard taking time, and the standard taking time is The storage module 13 stores at least one time interval in one cycle.
In the step S10, it is known that the medicine box 1 has at least one medicine bag, and the medicine bags are usually large medicine bags issued by the hospital medicine. In terms of the contained drugs, the bags have a plurality of drugs, and the different types of drugs may respectively have a plurality of pills. According to the different habits of the hospital, in addition to the pills being placed in different medicine packages, they may have been packaged by the hospital's medicine dispensing equipment for each time, so that the medicine packets are mixed with different pills. Etc.; however, regardless of the system, the above various drugs can be applied to the present invention, and there is no need to go home to take the medicine and then go home to pack or cut into small packets, so that the drug can be avoided. Contaminated or damp.
In addition, after the medicine bag is placed in the medicine box 1, the weight sensing module 12 performs a weight measurement on the contents of the medicine box, that is, the medicine bags placed on the bottom of the box 19.
Next, the user can open the lid 11 to make the kit 1 detect that the user is going to take the medicine while preparing to take the medicine, and to prevent the user from being unexpected in a short time because of forgetting or for any reason. The medicine is repeatedly administered, so the kit 1 used in the present invention is immediately stored for the time to grasp the time point of the user's medication. After the time of taking this time, if you compare it with the time information stored before, you can judge whether the user has forgotten to take the medicine again after a short time before eating, so as to avoid the risk of overdose.
In step S40, the standard taking time is not limited to a single time point, but refers to at least one time interval in a week, and may be a group composed of a plurality of time intervals, and the distance is generally no more than 2 hours. Of course, the time interval can also be tightened to a point in time. The current cycle of taking medicine is usually in a cycle of one day, for example, after three meals and before going to bed, that is, about 8:00, 12:00, 18:00, 22:00, etc., but it is considered The medicine has a difference before and after the meal, so if only a single time point is allowed to be set, the system may be mistaken for repeated medication, so the open user can adjust the input time interval, for example, 7:00~9:00 daily. 11:30~13:30 and 17:30~19:30.
The obtaining of the time intervals may be based on a period established by the storage module 13 in the past, which is automatically stored in the past, that is, the reading time of the previous period stored in the storage module 13 is read. . The advantage of this method is that it can match the life of individual users, and can also be used for different medications with different medication cycles, with great flexibility and convenience. Another way is to manually preset through the input module 18. Since the user may soon forget the doctor's medication time after taking the medicine, he can make the setting before he has forgotten it; of course, the user's family can also take the standard time by self-input. The setting is completed, so that the user can be reminded to take the medicine at the right time and warn him to take the wrong medicine.
After entering the time of self-input, the user can choose how to set for different drug properties. The first is to take the time of the usual time, such as morning, middle, late and bedtime, and to enter which drugs to take at that time; the second is to take the demand of each drug as the main body, in the medicine bag. Each single drug has a fixed standard time of administration. For example, A drug is taken every four hours, B drug is taken every six hours, or A drug is taken after each meal. B drug is taken only before going to bed. The different drugs are entered into the standard take-up weight and the corresponding standard take-up time and stored in the storage module. Thus, although the diversity of the properties of the drug makes it difficult for the general drug taker to know exactly when to take the drug, the present invention has a high degree of freedom in setting, can easily handle the medication law of different drug properties, and can prompt the user to Take or take less medicine.
The processing unit 16 compares whether the taking time meets the standard taking time in step S40. If the comparison does not match, it means that the time when the user should take the medicine is not met, and the medication should not be taken. At this time, the prompting module 15 will issue a warning notice to alert the user, and the display 2 displays the time difference between the taking time and the standard taking time. In addition, in the warning mechanism, when the time interval of the standard taking time is temporary, the prompting module 15 will issue a notification to remind the user that the medicine should be taken at this time.
In order to correctly grasp whether the user has taken the normal dose, the first total weight is obtained in step S10, that is, after obtaining the original weight before taking the medicine, in addition to the above-mentioned taking time judgment, please refer to the first In the second picture, the user proceeds next:
Step S50: taking out the pills from the medicine bags;
Step S60: closing the lid 11;
Step S70: measuring a second total weight of the medicine bag, and obtaining a difference between the second total weight and the first total weight;
Step S80: storing the difference in the storage module;
Step S90: The processing unit 16 of the kit 1 calculates whether the difference is equal to one of the standard taking weights corresponding to the standard taking time.
After the user takes out the medicine taken by the medicine, the weight sensing module 12 will be weighed again after the lid 11 is closed to obtain the remaining weight after taking the medicine. Therefore, the difference between the first total weight and the second total weight measured before and after taking the medicine is equal to the weight of the pill taken by the user from the medicine box 1.
Then, in step S90, the processing unit 16 will calculate whether the difference weight is equal to the standard taking weight corresponding to the standard taking time; for this, the standard taking weight can be manually performed by the user through the input module 18 of the medicine box 1 Set, directly set how many servings of pills should be taken each time, which can be one, two, or even half a unit weight; however, it can also be automatically obtained through the processing unit 16, that is, when applying the present invention, The difference obtained at one time is automatically set to the standard take-up weight.
In addition to this, the difference can represent the type of drug and the number of pills in addition to the weight. Therefore, under the weight of a single pill into which various drugs have been input, the processing unit 16 can calculate the number of pills from which the difference weight is calculated by calculation. If the difference is different from the standard weight, it means that the user does not take the medicine according to the preset dose. Further, at this time, it can be confirmed that the overdose, the medication is wrong, or the medication is insufficient, so the prompting module 15 will issue a warning notice to alert the user, and display the weight and the standard on the display 2. Take the weight difference between the weights.
After the step S90 calculates whether the difference is equal to the standard weight, in order to enable the user's family or related medical personnel to grasp the user's medication status, the method further includes a step S91: the transmission mode of the medicine box 1 The group 17 transmits the information of the taking time and the difference to a remote server 3. After this transmission, the remotely located family members or related medical personnel can know at what time the user took the medicine, not only can grasp the current medication status, but also can further track and count. In other words, if you compare the time taken and the amount of the actual dose with the treatment result, you can have a more thorough understanding of the efficacy of these drugs, and help to assess whether to switch to other drugs.
Finally, in order to allow the user to detect whether the medicine is excessive or insufficient by the smart medicine box 1, it is possible to know how much medicine is taken or not, so the difference is not equal to the standard by the step S90. After the warning is issued by taking the weight, a step S92 may be further included: displaying the difference between the difference and the standard taking weight, and the drug information of the pills is different from the display 2 of the medicine box 1. Through the display 2, text, video or sound prompts, can provide users with the name of the pill, the number of pills and other information, can also be attached with the color of the pill, the size of the pill or the picture of the pill to increase the recognition, the user will It is possible to know exactly how much the drug is different from the standard threshold, and then implement the correct medication.
In addition, if the difference has a negative number, that is, the second total weight is greater than the first total weight, the user opens the lid 1 in order to supplement the old medicine or add a new medicine, and the prompting module 15 does not emit. The notification is notified, but the processing unit 16 enters the setting mode, allowing the user to make input settings for the added medication information.
In the present invention, when the input of the drug information through the input module 18 is not limited, the setting behavior can be performed at any point of time. When the user sets the time, in addition to the time of setting the medication one by one, the list mode can also select the early, middle, late, and bedtime taking rules one by one. Also, enter the expected standard take-up time and enter the standard take-up weight to be taken at that time.
By the intelligent medicine kit with the function of monitoring the medication status and the operation method thereof, the user can be timely reminded and monitor the medication status without changing the original medication habit, and the smart medicine box itself will follow. The user's medication behavior automatically establishes a management mode. This application is very suitable for many kinds of chronic diseases today. In particular, the medicines received by diabetic patients are numerous and complicated, and the time of taking the medicines needs to be accurately implemented. Therefore, the present invention is a wisdom with the economic value and practical benefit of the function of monitoring medication status. The method of operation of the type of kit.
The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and the variations, modifications, and modifications of the shapes, structures, features, and spirits described in the claims of the present invention. All should be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.
The invention is a novelty, progressive and available for industrial use, and should meet the requirements of the patent application stipulated in the Patent Law of China, and the invention patent application is filed according to law, and the prayer bureau will grant the patent as soon as possible. prayer.
1．．．藥盒1. . . Pill box
11．．．盒蓋11. . . Cover
12．．．重量感測模組12. . . Weight sensing module
13．．．儲存模組13. . . Storage module
14．．．開關感測模組14. . . Switch sensing module
15．．．提示模組15. . . Prompt module
16．．．處理單元16. . . Processing unit
17．．．傳輸模組17. . . Transmission module
18．．．輸入模組18. . . Input module
19．．．盒底19. . . Bottom of the box
2．．．顯示器2. . . monitor
3．．．遠端伺服器3. . . Remote server
第一圖：其係為本發明之一較佳實施例之藥盒結構示意圖；以及
第二圖：其係為本發明之一較佳實施例之步驟流程圖。
1 is a schematic view showing the structure of a medicine cartridge according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and a second diagram showing a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
1．．．藥盒1. . . Pill box
11．．．盒蓋11. . . Cover
12．．．重量感測模組12. . . Weight sensing module
13．．．儲存模組13. . . Storage module
14．．．開關感測模組14. . . Switch sensing module
15．．．提示模組15. . . Prompt module
16．．．處理單元16. . . Processing unit
17．．．傳輸模組17. . . Transmission module
18．．．輸入模組18. . . Input module
19．．．盒底19. . . Bottom of the box
2．．．顯示器2. . . monitor
3．．．遠端伺服器3. . . Remote server
Claims (23)
設置至少一藥袋於一藥盒，該些藥袋具有至少一種藥品，該些藥品具有至少一藥丸，而該藥盒具有一重量感測模組用以量秤該些藥袋之一第一總重量；
打開該藥盒之一盒蓋，該藥盒之一開關感測模組感測到該盒蓋被打開；
儲存一服用時間於該藥盒之一儲存模組；
該藥盒之一處理單元比較該服用時間是否符合一標準服用時間，該標準服用時間係為該儲存模組所儲存之一週期內之至少一時距；
自該些藥袋中取出該些藥丸；
關上該盒蓋；
量秤該藥袋之一第二總重量，取得該第二總重量與該第一總重量之一差值；
儲存該差值於該儲存模組；以及
該藥盒之該處理單元計算該差值是否相等於該標準服用時間對應之一標準服用重量。A method for operating a smart kit with a function of monitoring medication status, the steps of which include:
Locating at least one medicine bag in a medicine bag, the medicine bags having at least one medicine, the medicines having at least one medicine, and the medicine box having a weight sensing module for weighing one of the medicine bags total weight;
Opening a lid of the kit, wherein the switch sensing module of the kit senses that the lid is opened;
Storing a storage module in one of the kits;
The processing unit of the kit compares whether the taking time meets a standard taking time, and the standard taking time is at least one time interval in one period of storage of the storage module;
Taking out the pills from the bags;
Close the lid;
Measuring a second total weight of the medicine bag, obtaining a difference between the second total weight and the first total weight;
The difference is stored in the storage module; and the processing unit of the kit calculates whether the difference is equal to one of the standard taking weights corresponding to the standard taking time.
輸入一藥物資訊於該藥盒之一輸入模組。The method for operating a smart kit with the function of monitoring medication status as described in claim 1 of the patent application further includes a step:
Enter a drug information into one of the input modules of the kit.
顯示該差值與該標準服用重量之間，所相差之該些藥丸之該藥物資訊於該藥盒之一顯示器。The method for operating a smart kit for monitoring the status of a medication as described in claim 2, wherein after the processing unit calculates whether the difference is equal to the standard weight, if not equal, further comprising the step :
The difference between the difference and the standard take-up weight is displayed, and the drug information of the pills is displayed on one of the displays of the kit.
依據該差值判斷服用藥物。The method for operating a smart kit for monitoring the status of a medication as described in claim 2, wherein after the difference between the second total weight and the first total weight is obtained, the method further comprises the steps of:
The medication is judged based on the difference.
輸入至少一藥物之該標準服用重量及對應之該標準服用時間並儲存於該儲存模組。The method for operating a smart kit with the function of monitoring medication status as described in claim 1 of the patent application further includes a step:
Enter the standard weight of at least one drug and the corresponding standard take time and store in the storage module.
該藥盒之一傳輸模組傳送該服用時間及該差值之資訊至一遠端伺服器。The method for operating a smart kit having the function of monitoring medication status as described in claim 1 wherein the processing unit further comprises a step after calculating whether the difference is equal to the standard weight.
A transmission module of the kit transmits the information of the taking time and the difference to a remote server.
該藥盒之一提示模組發出一警告通知；以及
顯示該服用重量與該標準服用重量之間，所相差之重量訊息於該藥盒之一顯示器。The method for operating a smart kit having the function of monitoring medication status as described in claim 1 wherein the processing unit calculates whether the difference is equal to the standard weight, and if not equal, further includes steps :
One of the kits prompts the module to issue a warning notice; and displays a weight difference between the weight of the take-up and the standard take-up weight on one of the monitors of the kit.
該藥盒之一提示模組發出一警告通知；以及
顯示該服用時間與該標準服用時間之間，所相差之時間於該藥盒之一顯示器。The method for operating a smart kit having the function of monitoring medication status as described in claim 1 wherein the processing unit compares the taking time to meet the standard taking time, and if not equal, further comprises the steps of:
One of the kits prompts the module to issue a warning notification; and displays a time difference between the taking time and the standard taking time on one of the displays of the kit.
一藥盒，內部具有一盒底，其係供設置藥袋；
一盒蓋，設置於該藥盒之上方；
一開關感測模組，與該盒蓋相連接；
一處理單元，與該開關感測模組相連接；
一儲存模組，與該處理單元相連接；及
一重量感測模組，設置於該盒底之下方，並與該處理單元相連接；
其中，該開關感測模組會感測該盒蓋之開關而儲存一服用時間於該儲存模組，該重量感測模組會量秤該藥盒內容物之重量變化而取得一差值，該處理單元透過該服用時間及該差值而判斷使用者有無正確服用藥物。A smart kit with the function of monitoring medication status for storing multiple drugs, the system comprising:
a medicine box having a box bottom therein for providing a medicine bag;
a lid disposed above the kit;
a switch sensing module connected to the cover;
a processing unit connected to the switch sensing module;
a storage module is connected to the processing unit; and a weight sensing module is disposed below the bottom of the box and connected to the processing unit;
The switch sensing module senses the switch of the cover and stores a time for the storage module. The weight sensing module measures the weight change of the contents of the cartridge to obtain a difference. The processing unit determines whether the user has taken the correct medication through the taking time and the difference.
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