TWI661824B - Smart drug management system - Google Patents

Abstract

An intelligent medicine management system includes a smart medicine box, a medicine-taking smart bracelet, a medicine-using smart bracelet, a monitoring host, and a mobile device. The smart pill box is used to prompt and detect the medicine taking status of each medicine cell. The medicine taking smart bracelet is used to generate information that can prompt the medicine taking object. The medication-use smart bracelet has a medication confirmation key. The medication confirmation key is configured to generate a medication confirmation signal when a keystroke is captured, and then correspondingly send a medication confirmation SMS to the monitoring host and the mobile device.

Description

Smart drug management system

The invention relates to a medicine management system, in particular to an intelligent medicine management system suitable for the field of home care.

Modern people have a lot of civilizations and diseases, which makes a large number of medicines needed in old age, and the way to manage medicines only depends on the doctor's oral notification of the subject or his family. When family members bring medicines home, they usually place the medicines into plastic pill boxes that are available on the market by the number of days. Due to busy work, some family members will hire multiple caregivers to take care of the shift, but patients have multiple diseases at the same time, need to take a variety of drugs, and the time of each drug is different, such as before meals, after meals, during meals, Timed daily or before bedtime, so it is difficult for multiple caregivers to accurately record the predecessor's medication withdrawal status during the shift process, and it is difficult to track the drug use status, resulting in serious discrepancies in the remaining medications, and the family members are unable to clearly understand the patient's Medication status. However, the current electronic pill boxes on the market can only meet the basic requirements of medication reminders, and cannot track the medication taking status of caregivers and the medication status of patients from beginning to end.

In view of this, the inventor has been engaged in the development and design of related products for many years, and feels that the above-mentioned shortcomings can be improved. He has devoted himself to research and cooperated with the application of science to finally propose a present invention with a reasonable design and effective improvement of the above-mentioned shortcomings.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an intelligent medicine management system to solve the above problems.

The invention discloses a smart medicine management system, which includes a smart medicine box, which includes a box body, a control module, a storage module, a timing module, a prompt module, a detection module, and a communication module. The control module , The storage module, the timing module, the prompt module, the detection module, and the communication module are disposed in the box, and the storage module, the timing module, the prompt module, the detection The module and the communication module are electrically connected to the control module. The box includes a plurality of drug cells, each drug cell stores a drug, and each drug cell corresponds to a drug cell number. The storage module The group stores useful drug information (including the drug name, the single dose and time of drug corresponding to each drug name, and the drug cell number corresponding to each drug name). The timing module is used to provide time information. The module is used to prompt medication information, the detection module is used to detect the drug withdrawal status of each medicine cell, and the communication module is used for communication; a drug-receiving smart bracelet can be set on the drug-receiving object On the hands, and should take medicine The bracelet includes a first processing unit, a first wireless transmission unit, and a first display unit. The first wireless transmission unit, the first display unit, and the first processing unit are electrically connected. The first wireless transmission unit may After receiving the reminder signal transmitted by the smart medicine box, the first display unit can display the reminder signal received by the first wireless transmission unit; a medicine-use smart bracelet can be set on the hand of the medication subject, The medication-use smart bracelet includes a second processing unit, a second wireless transmission unit, a second display unit, and a medication confirmation key, and the second wireless transmission unit, the second display unit, and the medication confirmation key and The second processing unit is electrically connected, the second wireless transmission unit can receive the reminder signal transmitted by the smart pill box, the second display unit can display the reminder signal received by the second wireless transmission unit, and the medication confirmation The key is configured to generate a medication confirmation signal when a keystroke is captured; a monitoring host, and The smart pillbox communication link includes a database, and the content information of the prescriptions stored in the database corresponds to the medication information stored in the storage module; and a mobile device, which communicates with the smart pillbox, includes a user Interface to provide display and storage of related information such as medication information; where the control module of the smart medicine box compares the medication information with the time information to determine whether the medication time in the medication information is reached and the medication is reached At time, the reminder signal is sent to the reminder module and the medicine taking smart bracelet, and the detection module is controlled to detect the medicine taking state of each medicine cell to determine whether the medicine is taken correctly, and the control module judges "No ", You can control the reminder module to send an alarm message and send an alert short message to the medicine taking smart bracelet, the monitoring host and the mobile device through the communication module. The control module judges" yes "and schedules When the medication confirmation signal is received at the time, a medication confirmation SMS is sent to the monitoring host and the mobile device through the communication module.

Based on the above, the present invention provides an intelligent medicine management system, which generates information capable of prompting a medicine taking object through a smart medicine box and a smart bracelet on the medicine taking side, and can detect the medicine taking state through a detection module, thereby knowing the extracted medicine Whether the medicine is correct, and then the medication confirmation key on the smart bracelet on the medication side is configured to generate a medication confirmation signal when a keystroke is captured, so as to correspondingly send a medication confirmation SMS to the monitoring host and mobile device, so that the monitoring staff and their families can clearly understand To understand the medication status of the patient.

1‧‧‧Smart Pill Box

10‧‧‧Box

101‧‧‧ medicine grid

1011‧‧‧Pharmaceutical Number

11‧‧‧Control Module

12‧‧‧Storage Module

13‧‧‧ timing module

14‧‧‧Hint module

141‧‧‧ Indicator

142‧‧‧Speaker

15‧‧‧Detection module

151‧‧‧light sensor

152‧‧‧ Magnetic induction switch

153‧‧‧Pressure sensor

16‧‧‧Communication Module

2‧‧‧ Smart Band

21‧‧‧The first processing unit

22‧‧‧The first wireless transmission unit

23‧‧‧ the first display unit

24‧‧‧The first speaker unit

25‧‧‧The first vibration unit

26‧‧‧The first induction unit

3‧‧‧ Smart Bracelet

31‧‧‧Second Processing Unit

32‧‧‧Second wireless transmission unit

33‧‧‧Second Display Unit

34‧‧‧Second speaker unit

35‧‧‧Second vibration unit

36‧‧‧ medication confirmation button

37‧‧‧Second induction unit

4‧‧‧ monitoring host

41‧‧‧Database

5‧‧‧ mobile device

51‧‧‧user interface

6‧‧‧ internet

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a smart drug management system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a smart medicine box according to the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a schematic block diagram (1) of a detection module of the present invention.

FIG. 3B is a schematic block diagram of a detection module of the present invention (2).

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a medicine-taking smart bracelet according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a medication-use smart bracelet according to the present invention.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail by way of illustrations of various exemplary embodiments of the present invention. The inventive concept may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments of the examples set forth herein. Therefore, the embodiments of the present invention are examples and are not intended to be limiting. Except for the implementation in the text, the present invention can also be widely applied to other embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to any embodiment. The scope of the accompanying patent application and its equivalent are determined.

See Figures 1 to 5. As shown in FIG. 1, the smart medicine management system basically includes a smart medicine box 1, a medicine taking smart bracelet 2, a medicine taking smart bracelet 3, a monitoring host 4, and a mobile device 5. The smart medicine box 1, the medicine taking smart bracelet 2, the medicine using smart bracelet 3 can be connected to the monitoring host 4, mobile device 5 through the network 6. The smart medicine box 1, the medicine-taking smart bracelet 2, and the medicine-using smart bracelet 3 can also be connected wirelessly, such as WI-FI or Bluetooth.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the smart medicine box 1 includes a box body 10, a control module 11, a storage module 12, a timing module 13, a prompt module 14, a detection module 15, and a communication module 16. The above-mentioned control module 11, storage module 12, timing module 13, prompt module 14, detection module 15, communication module 16 can be disposed at appropriate positions inside and outside the box 10, and the storage module 12, timing The module 13, the prompt module 14, the detection module 15, the communication module 16 and the control module 11 are electrically connected.

The box 10 includes a plurality of drug cells 101, each drug cell 101 correspondingly stores at least one medicine (not shown), and each drug cell 101 corresponds to a drug cell number 1011, and the drug cell number 1011 can be regarded as a position number. The storage module 12 can store useful drug information in advance, and the drug use information can include, for example, the identity of the useful drug, the name of the drug, the single dose and time of the drug corresponding to each drug name, and the drug grid corresponding to each drug name ID and other related information.

In some embodiments, the medication information pre-stored by the storage module 12 corresponds to the content information of the prescription notes stored in the database 41 of the monitoring host 4, that is, the content information of the prescription notes may include, for example, the identity of the drug user, the name of the drug , The single dose and time of use corresponding to each drug name, and the drug case number corresponding to each drug name. In addition, the prescription note may have a quick response matrix code region (QR code region) to automatically input the content information of the prescription note into the database 41 of the monitoring host 4 after being read by the scanner. Then, the monitoring host 4 transmits the content information of the prescription to the smart medicine box 1 through the network 6, so that the storage module 12 stores the medication information corresponding to the content information of the prescription.

The timing module 13 is used to provide time information. The control module 11 can compare the medication information with the time information to determine whether the medication time in the medication information has been reached. When the medication time is reached, a reminder signal is sent to the reminder module 14 and retrieved. Medicine end smart bracelet 2.

The reminder module 14 is used to prompt medication information. For example, the reminder module 14 may include a plurality of indicator lights 141 and a speaker 142. For example, the indicator lights 141 may be LED lights which may be respectively set in the corresponding medicine cells 101, and the speaker 142 may be exposed. In the case 10, the prompting module 14 is used to prompt the medication information with prompting light or prompting voice, for example, the indicator light 141 corresponding to the medicine cell 101 emits green light, and the speaker 142 emits prompting sound, and the content of the prompting voice includes corresponding The drug cell number 1011 of drug cell 101 corresponds to a single dose of drug cell 101.

The detection module 15 is used to detect the medicine taking state of each medicine cell, and the detection module 15 can detect the medicine taking state of each medicine cell by detecting whether each medicine cell is turned on. When the detecting module 15 detects the medicine, When the cell 101 is turned on, the detection module 15 transmits an open signal to the control module 11, and after the medicine in the drug cell 101 is taken out, when the detection module 15 detects that the drug cell 101 is closed, the detection module 15 transmits a close signal. To the control module 11 so that the control module 11 can judge the selected medicine cell according to the open signal or the close signal Whether 101's medicine grid number 1011 is consistent with the medicine grid number in the medication information to determine whether the medicine is taken correctly.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3A, the detection module 15 may have a plurality of light sensors 151 may be respectively disposed in the corresponding medicine cells 101, and the light sensors 151 are used to detect the corresponding medicines. Whether the cell 101 is turned on, and when the corresponding medicine cell 101 is turned on, an opening signal is transmitted to the control module 11. In practice, the light sensor 151 can output an on or off signal according to whether light is detected.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3B, the detection module 15 may have a plurality of magnetic induction switches 152 that may be respectively disposed in the corresponding medicine cells 101. The magnetic induction switches 152 are used to detect whether the corresponding medicine cells 101 are Turn on, and transmit a turn-on signal to the control module 11 when the corresponding medicine cell 101 is turned on. In practice, the magnetic induction switch 152 can be composed of a magnet and a Hall switch. When the position or distance of the magnet and the Hall switch changes, the magnetic flux passing through the Hall switch changes, thereby triggering the Hall switch output to turn on or Off signal.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3A or 3B, the detection module 15 may further have a plurality of pressure sensors 153 which may be respectively disposed in the corresponding medicine cells 101. The pressure sensors 153 are used to When the medicine cell 101 is closed, it senses the medicine taking amount in the medicine cell 101 and outputs a corresponding sensing signal to the control module 11. In detail, after the medicine in the medicine cell 101 is taken out, the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor 153 decreases and is converted into an electric signal output, so that the control module 11 judges whether the medicine taking quantity and the medicine are based on this. The single doses in the information are consistent to determine whether the medicines are taken correctly.

The communication module 16 is used for communication. The communication module 16 may include a Bluetooth unit, a wireless fidelity unit (Wi-Fi), and a radio frequency unit (RF / 3G / 4G). A unit to realize the communication connection between the smart medicine box 1 and the monitoring host 4, the mobile device 5, or the medicine taking smart bracelet 2 and the medicine using smart bracelet 3.

As shown in Figures 2 and 4, the medicine taking smart bracelet 2 can be set on the hand of the medicine taking object. On the wrist, the medicine taking object may be a home caregiver, and the medicine taking smart bracelet 2 includes a first processing unit 21, a first wireless transmission unit 22, a first display unit 23, a first speaker unit 24, and a first The vibration unit 25, the aforementioned first processing unit 21, the first wireless transmission unit 22, the first display unit 23, the first speaker unit 24, and the first vibration unit 25 may be disposed at appropriate locations inside and outside the medicine-receiving smart bracelet 2. The first wireless transmission unit 22, the first display unit 23, the first speaker unit 24, and the first vibration unit 25 are electrically connected to the first processing unit 21. In addition, the medicine-receiving end smart bracelet 2 may further include a first sensing unit 26 electrically connected to the first processing unit 21, which will be described in detail later. The first wireless transmission unit 22 can receive the reminder signal transmitted by the smart medicine box 1. The first display unit 23 can display the reminder signal received by the first wireless transmission unit 22, the first speaker unit 24 can broadcast the reminder signal received by the first wireless transmission unit 22, and the first vibration unit 25 is, for example, a miniature vibration motor , Which is used to generate a vibration that can prompt the medicine taking object, so when the medicine time is reached, the smart medicine box 1 can send a reminder signal to the medicine taking smart bracelet 2 through the communication module 16, so that the medicine taking smart bracelet 2 Text message reminder, voice message reminder, or vibration reminder can be performed, so that even if the medicine taking object is not near the smart medicine box 1, the reminder can be received to avoid forgetting to take medicine.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the medication-use smart bracelet 3 can be set on the wrist of the medication subject. The medication-use subject is, for example, an elderly person or a person with reduced mobility, and the medication-use smart bracelet 3 includes a second processing unit 31. , The second wireless transmission unit 32, the second display unit 33, the second speaker unit 34, the second vibration unit 35, and the medication confirmation key 36, the above-mentioned second processing unit 31, second wireless transmission unit 32, second The display unit 33, the second speaker unit 34, the second vibration unit 35, and the medication confirmation key 36 can be disposed at appropriate positions inside and outside the medication-use smart bracelet 3. The second wireless transmission unit 32 and the second display unit 33 The second speaker unit 34, the second vibration unit 35, and the medication confirmation key 36 are electrically connected to the second processing unit 31. In addition, medication The smart bracelet 3 may further include a second sensing unit 37 electrically connected to the second processing unit 31, which will be described in detail later. The second wireless transmission unit 32 can receive the reminder signal transmitted by the smart medicine box 1. The second display unit 33 can display the reminder signal received by the second wireless transmission unit 32, the second speaker unit 34 can broadcast the reminder signal received by the second wireless transmission unit 32, and the second vibration unit 25 is used to generate The vibration of the medication subject, so when the medication time is reached, the smart medicine box 1 can send a reminder signal to the medication-taking smart bracelet 2 through the communication module 16 and also to the medication-wise smart bracelet 2 at the same time, so that the medication-wise smart hand Ring 3 can provide text message reminder, voice message reminder, or vibration reminder, so that the medication subject can know that the medication time has arrived even if it is inconvenient to take the medicine on their own, waiting for the medication recipient to take the medication after the medication is taken. .

When taking medicine, the control module 11 of the smart medicine box 1 can determine whether the medicine cell number 1011 of the medicine cell 101 selected by the medicine taking object is consistent with the medicine cell number in the medication information according to the electrical signal output by the detection module 15 , And whether the amount of medicine taken in the selected medicine cell 101 is consistent with the single dose in the medication information, so as to determine whether the medicine is taken correctly. When the control module 11 judges "No", the control module The group 11 controls the prompt module 14 to send out alarm information, such as a red light, and sends a warning short message to the monitoring host 4 and the mobile device 5 through the communication module 16, so that the monitoring personnel and family members can pass the monitoring host 4 and the mobile device 5 respectively. The user interface 51 of the computer learns that there is an error in taking the medicine, and then reminds the medicine taking object to take medicine again by phone or messaging to ensure the safety of the medicine taking object. When the control module 11 judges "yes" and receives the medication confirmation signal at a predetermined time, the control module 11 sends a medication confirmation SMS (detailed later) to the monitoring host 4 and the communication module 16 via the communication module 16. Mobile device 5.

Furthermore, the medicine taking bracelet 2 and the medicine taking bracelet 3 can sense each other, so when the medicine taking object and the medicine taking object are within a predetermined range, the two bracelets can pass through the first sensing unit 26 and the second sensing unit, respectively. 37 mutual induction, it means that the medicine taking object is real and The medication objects are together, and there will be flashes or vibrations of light after the two bracelets sense each other, indicating that they sensed each other, and this can record the time from when the medication is taken to the location of the medication object. The first sensing unit 26 and the second sensing unit 37 may be, for example, an induction coil or a near field communication (NFC) coil, and after the medication taking object gives the medication object to perform the medicine taking action, it is necessary to press the medication confirmation key 36 on the medication end bracelet 3, The medication confirmation key 36 is configured to generate a medication confirmation signal when a keystroke is captured, so as to confirm that the medication subject has actually taken the medication, and the smart medicine box 1 receives the medication confirmation signal at a predetermined time after the medication is taken, through communication. The module 16 sends a medication confirmation short message to the monitoring host 4 and the mobile device 5, so that the monitoring personnel and family members can know through the user interface 51 of the monitoring host 4 and the mobile device 5 that the medication subject has indeed taken the drug. The mobile device 5 in this embodiment preferably forms the user interface 51 with an application program (APP).

In summary, an intelligent drug management system provided by an embodiment of the present invention generates information capable of prompting the object to take medicine through the smart medicine box 1 and the smart bracelet 2 on the medicine taking side, and can detect and obtain the medicine through the detection module 15 The medication status, and then know whether the extracted medicine is correct for warning, and then the medication confirmation key 36 of the smartband 3 on the medication side is configured to generate a medication confirmation signal when a keystroke is captured, and accordingly send a medication confirmation SMS to The monitoring host 4 and the mobile device 5 enable monitoring personnel and family members to clearly understand the medication status of the patient.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of patent protection of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent changes made using the description and drawings of the present invention are also included in the right protection of the present invention. Within the scope, joint Chen Ming.

Claims (9)

An intelligent medicine management system includes a smart medicine box including a box body, a control module, a storage module, a timing module, a reminder module, a detection module, and a communication module. The control module, the The storage module, the timing module, the reminder module, the detection module, and the communication module are electrically connected and arranged in the box. The box includes a plurality of drug cells, and each drug cell is stored correspondingly. At least one drug, and each drug cell corresponds to a drug cell number, and the storage module stores useful drug information (including the drug name, a single dose and time of drug corresponding to each drug name, and corresponding to each drug name Drug cell number), the timing module is used to provide time information, the reminder module is used to prompt medication information, the detection module is used to detect the drug withdrawal status of each drug cell, and the communication module is used to communicate ; A medicine taking smart bracelet, which can be set on the hand of the medicine taking object, and the medicine taking smart bracelet includes a first processing unit, a first wireless transmission unit, a first display unit, and the A first wireless transmission unit, The first display unit is electrically connected to the first processing unit, the first wireless transmission unit can receive the reminder signal transmitted by the smart pill box, and the first display unit can display the reminder received by the first wireless transmission unit Signal; a medication-use smart bracelet, which can be set on the hand of a medication subject, and the medication-use smart bracelet includes a second processing unit, a second wireless transmission unit, a second display unit, and a medication confirmation key And the second wireless transmission unit, the second display unit, and the medication confirmation key are electrically connected to the second processing unit, the second wireless transmission unit can receive a reminder signal transmitted by the smart medicine box, the The second display unit can display the reminder signal received by the second wireless transmission unit, and the medication confirmation key is configured to generate a medication confirmation signal when a keystroke is captured; wherein the medication-receiving smart bracelet further includes a The first sensing unit electrically connected to the first processing unit, and the medication-use smart bracelet further includes a second sensing unit electrically connected to the second processing unit, so that the When the medicine end smart bracelet and the medicine end smart bracelet are within a predetermined range, the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit sense each other and record the time of sensing; a monitoring host communicates with the smart medicine box , Contains a database, and the content information of prescriptions stored in the database corresponds to the medication information stored in the storage module; and a mobile device, which communicates with the smart pill box, includes a user interface to provide medication information Display and storage of related information; among them, the control module of the smart medicine box compares the medication information with the time information to determine whether the medication time in the medication information has been reached, and the reminder signal is issued when the medication time is reached Go to the prompt module and the medicine taking smart bracelet, and control the detection module to detect the medicine taking status of each medicine cell to determine whether the medicine is taken correctly. When the control module judges "No", the control The module controls the reminder module to send an alarm message and sends a warning short message to the medicine taking smart bracelet, the monitoring host and the mobile device through the communication module. When the control module determines that "Yes" and received the medication confirmation signal to a predetermined time, the control module sends confirmation SMS to the medication monitoring host and the mobile device via the communication module. The intelligent medicine management system according to claim 1, wherein the reminder module includes a plurality of indicator lights and speakers, and the indicator lights are respectively arranged in the corresponding medicine cells, and the speaker is arranged in the box body, so that the reminder module The group reminded the medication information with prompt lights or voice prompts. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 1, wherein the detection module detects the drug taking status of each drug cell by detecting whether each drug cell is turned on, and sends the selected drug cell to the The control module transmits a corresponding opening signal, so that the control module judges whether the selected drug cell's drug cell number is consistent with the drug cell number in the medication information according to the open signal. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 3, wherein the detection module has a plurality of light sensors respectively disposed in corresponding drug cells, and the light sensors are used to detect whether the corresponding drug cells are turned on, and When the corresponding medicine cell is turned on, the turn-on signal is transmitted to the control module. The intelligent drug management system according to claim 3, wherein the detection module has a plurality of magnetic induction switches respectively disposed in corresponding drug cells, and the magnetic induction switches are used to detect whether the corresponding drug cells are turned on and When the medicine grid is opened, the opening signal is transmitted to the control module. The intelligent drug management system according to any one of claims 4 and 5, wherein the detection module further has a plurality of pressure sensors respectively arranged in the corresponding medicine cells, and the pressure sensors are used for the corresponding medicines. When the grid is closed, it senses the medicine taking amount in the corresponding medicine grid, and outputs the corresponding sensing signal to the control module, so that the control module judges whether the medicine taking amount is consistent with the corresponding sensing signal. The single dose in the medication information is consistent. The intelligent medicine management system according to claim 1, wherein the medicine taking smart bracelet further includes a first speaker unit electrically connected to the first processing unit, and the first speaker unit can broadcast the first speaker unit. A reminder signal received by a wireless transmission unit. The medication-use smart bracelet further includes a second speaker unit electrically connected to the second processing unit. The second speaker list can broadcast the second wireless transmission unit. Received reminder signal. The smart drug management system according to claim 1, wherein the medicine-taking smartband further includes a first vibration unit electrically connected to the first processing unit, and the first vibration unit is configured to generate The vibration of the medicine taking object, the medicine-using smart bracelet further includes a second vibration unit electrically connected to the second processing unit, and the second vibration unit is used for generating a vibration capable of prompting the medicine object. The smart drug management system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile device forms the user interface with an application program.